Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

The massive disruption of in-person events since March 2020 has shaken our industry to the core. Online and hybrid meetings have seen less drastic reductions. One bright spot has been the normalization of online meetings for routine connection and collaboration. What we shouldn’t do. No related posts.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

JUNE 30, 2021

UGC provides a sense of trust and the human connection many people are craving after the 2020 pandemic. According to statistics from Status Labs , 79% of online users said they trust online reviews a much as recommendations from friends or family members. In 2020, over 3.6 Grow Your Social Media Channels. Pivot as Needed.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. This blog post explores why your event budgets will need to increase in 2023 and where to allocate that extra money. . Audiences have grown accustomed to a better standard in live streaming and consuming event content online.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Increasing audience engagement and online event attendee numbers during a pandemic. started a virtual sub-committee which fuelled online conversation and debate with, and among, attendees. Online attendees have more opportunities to engage with more people about different topics and people are appreciative.

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The MICE Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The first experiment took place on 3rd December 2020 and was about ‘ Mixed Reality: Let’s Meet in VR! ’. It offered both online and offline audiences a theoretical and practical glimpse into the world of mixed reality using virtual reality (VR). Online and offline. Pretty scary but exciting.’. ‘We

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Endless Events

MAY 15, 2020

Whether you enjoy reading our blog posts, opening these newsletters, or downloading our offers, we want to hear from you! May 19th – 11:30 am PST – Will is going to be speaking at Untethered 2020! ? May 28th – Will is going to be presenting a module for PCMA’s Digital Event Strategist live online course. ?

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Stova

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that health and wellness are vital. We see it presented in innovative ways (think Zoom fitness sessions), synching with various technologies (think Apple watch), and with lower barriers to entry (think vlogs on meditation, diet-conscious recipe blogs, or YouTube yoga videos).

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In fact, Meg and I met online, and collaborated on multiple occasions. Meg had helped me to launch and coordinate the Event Planners Talk hackathon in April 2020 and the Event Planners Talk Digital Festival in June 2020. That happened because we were all online. They have those collaborations. They have new friendships.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

It was live-streamed from Cruise Terminal Rotterdam ; the online audience was introduced to key industry leaders in the gaming industry and heard about two event case studies that had integrated gamification into their events to foster innovation and collaboration. That’s how the idea of the online #eventprofstalk hackathon was born.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

billion in political ad spend, a 13% surge from the 2020 election cycle’s $9 billion spend. million spent at this point in the 2020 election cycle. Digital marketing utilizes multiple social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to engage with audiences and create a solid online presence.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

Drag Taste’s ‘Sangria and Secrets’ is considered the world’s number one online experience. In March 2020, when they had to shut down due to COVID-19, five days later, they developed the virtual experience. Virtual event tech helped to scale the business, ‘The virtual world started for us in March 2020, in a big way.’. ‘We

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Endless Events

MAY 22, 2020

Virtual event planners are out there bringing people together in an online setting, and attendees have to meet them halfway. Whether you enjoy reading our blog posts, opening these newsletters, or downloading our offers, we want to hear from you! You’ve gotta put on that metaphorical cap and gown. Silly Scientific Findings.

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Tourism eSchool

DECEMBER 2, 2022

People have been able to generate credibility online, through creating content that speaks to niches and embracing two-way relationships. Where individual influence becomes powerful online is through their content and distribution. Social shares – How many times has a video / tweet / blog / influencer content been distributed?

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

The first experiment took place on 3rd December 2020. It offered both online and offline audiences a theoretical and practical glimpse into the world of mixed reality using VR technology. It offered both online and offline audiences a theoretical and practical glimpse into the world of mixed reality using VR technology.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

Christel Sieling, Director of Operations at Odyssey, shared how they’ve pivoted their live hackathon, called Momentum, into a virtual format in 2020. Asked about the challenges in creating Momentum, Christel shared, ‘When bringing the hackathon online, everyone’s success depends on their ability to connect and collaborate with other people.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. And , dear reader, get 20% off my ebooks until the end of the year! 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023. And, you know what?

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Tourism eSchool

APRIL 30, 2020

Published on May 1, 2020. We shared our thoughts for Tourism Businesses in a live webinar in partnership with Australian Regional Tourism on Thursday 26th March 2020, which expands on our suggested actions below in further details (you can also find the webinar slides here). By Rebecca White. Attractions . Accommodation.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 26, 2020

Some organizers have had to postpone their events others have decided to take theirs online with a virtual solution , others yet have had to make the very tough decision of outright cancelling their events. Original Event Date: February 24 - 27, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 17, 2020. Women in Cybersecurity.

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Solimar International

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Airlines didn’t begin selling tickets online until 1994, and hotels followed a year later. As more people gained access to computers and populated the web with tourism content, a new step emerged: between hearing about a place and deciding to go there, people started doing their own online research. Let’s rewind to 2004.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In fact, we’ve seen it all, from overflowing budgets in 2019 and near-zero activity in 2020 to the rise of hybrid events in 2021, business-almost-as-usual in 2022, and inflationary pressures causing businesses to rethink their budgets in 2023. If you’re still using the same words as 2020, you’re not staying contemporary.

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The MICE Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

And now with live events returning and many companies rescheduling events which had been postponed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planning for 2023, this timely interview focuses on providing tips on how to plan an incentive trip with confidence, and with safety protocols built into it. Overview of the past two years. Sponsored post.

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Endless Events

JUNE 17, 2021

Around 1997 when I was in high school, I built a website for myself and I was blogging in the early two-thousands. Those two things just soured me a lot to sharing stuff online. I probably made more phone calls in 2020 than I did in the three years before that because I just wanted one-on-one conversations.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

billion in political ad spend, a 13% surge from the 2020 election cycle’s $9 billion spend. million spent at this point in the 2020 election cycle. Digital marketing utilizes multiple social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to engage with audiences and create a solid online presence.

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Sojern

MARCH 18, 2021

Google announced in early 2020 that they would be joining many other browsers, most notably Safari and Firefox, in sunsetting the 3rd party cookie in 2022–a technology that’s been used for targeting in digital advertising for years. Current Online Experience for Travelers . The online experience can be disjointed.

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Tourism eSchool

MARCH 22, 2020

Published on March 23, 2020. This blog shares a few additional tips that are unique to Visitor Centres, that can be done regardless of where your team is working. Develop a "What’s Open/Online" Resources. For the moment, this includes businesses offering home delivery/takeaway/online sales etc. By Rebecca White.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A 2020 Bizzabo report showed that over 80% of B2B marketing professionals ranked event engagement as an important KPI for determining an event’s success. Market event hashtags and promote online discussions prior to the event and keep an eye on drastic usage changes during the event. How do you improve engagement in online meetings?

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

You can send a simple group email or use a free online invitation creator to get a bit more involved. The party may be online, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be boring. Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. Contact Us: hello@socialtables.com +1 (877) 973-2863 Request Pricing ?

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Tourism eSchool

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Published on October 27, 2020. There was a great discussion at the Australian Regional Tourism Convention in 2020, noting that there are a lot of first time Australians travelling to regional destinations. 4 Destination Website Tweaks to Support Visitor Demand in ‘COVID Times’. By Paige Rowett. Curate Virtual Experiences.

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The MICE Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

This interview took place in December 2020 and is available to watch on YouTube. This blog post has been edited for brevity and clarity. It tells you how people are talking about your event online, and it can set specific goals for this, such as ‘We want to have 500 positive reviews on Instagram after the event’.

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Meet Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

In-person events were either canceled in 2020 or switched to a virtual format. We compared the same eight events in the 2019 physical iteration and its digital 2020 counterpart. This constitutes a 78% increase in countries represented through virtual attendance in 2020. What Does the Data Say?

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 21, 2023

According to Verified Market Research , the size of the events industry — which was valued at $887 billion in 2020 — will reach a value of $2.194 trillion by 2028! Advanced attribution and analytics tools (like Google Analytics and Bright Funnel) can help event marketers keep track of this metric for most online interactions.

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DCI

JUNE 16, 2022

2 Travel Dads tout themselves as the original LGBTQ+ family blog, and with good reason. Two Moms in Motion features Morgan and Ale and their daughter, based in Canada, and traipsing around since 2020. Together they create family travel content across all social media outlets, making them exciting partners for your destination.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 7, 2022

According to Verified Market Research , the size of the events industry — which was valued at $887 billion in 2020 — will reach a value of $2.194 trillion by 2028! Advanced attribution and analytics tools (like Google Analytics and Bright Funnel) can help event marketers keep track of this metric for most online interactions.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Afterwards, it moved the second edition to Interlaken in 2020, and in 2021, it moved the event to Bern. The organisers would love to keep the travelling of speakers at a minimum, and yet the impact of speaker contribution is different if they are on site or online.

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Meet Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Adapting Events in 2020. At the beginning of the COVID 19 shutdown in March 2020, the MeetGreen team successfully converted the year’s first face-to-face meeting to a virtual event in ten days. Online technical assistance during the session. More than ever before. Speaker management is now a critical area of virtual meetings.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Welcome to another episode of #EventIcons, and this time around we’re talking 2020 event tech trends! So now it’s time for the 2020 event tech trends to shine! And once you’re done, feel free to press play and join us on this 2020 event tech trends focused conversation! ” 2020 Event Tech Trends: 5G.

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Tourism eSchool

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Published on November 23, 2020. With the upheaval of 2020, there are a number of visitor and wider society trends impacting our visitors which need to be considered in your next destination visitor guide update. Connect Offline with Online. This is ideally online, as well as through your local visitor centres.

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