Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Virtual events are here to stay. In a recent survey, we found that 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event, and 53% of organizers are “focused” or “very focused” on a virtual events strategy for 2023. What type of virtual event software will you use?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Those who’ve read our guide to event trends in 2022 already know how which hybrid event models hold the most promise and the role of event technology moving forward.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Virtual events are here to stay, but with in-person coming back in a big way, you’re probably stress-Googling, “What are some exciting virtual events ideas for companies?” We’ve accepted that virtual event experiences will never replicate the in-person event experience.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Predictions are that 40% of 2022 events are projected to happen online, there will be a 37% increase in companies’ virtual event spending, and 20% of trade shows will remain virtual. Organizers would expect that all of this translates into more opportunities for revenue. to 5 p.m.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What will the road ahead be like for the events industry? The Convene editors look back on an ever-changing 2021 and ask the question: What event trend is on my radar for 2022? Digital Events Will Borrow Storytelling Tools — Not B-Roll — From Filmmakers. Finding Middle Ground for Virtual Events.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 20, 2022

Virtual events are still new. Without a deep history to draw from, it can be hard to know what attendees, sponsors, and organizers might be willing to spend. How do you build a virtual event pricing strategy? That’s why some virtual event planners offer downloadable activities to keep the kids busy.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This growth follows the resurgence of in-person events and Bizzabo’s continued investment in its product and culture. . Between January and September 2022, the number of in-person events on Bizzabo’s Event Experience OS increased by almost 724%. Powering Hubspot’s INBOUND 2022 with innovative smart wearable technology.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Here are other factors that make for the ideal virtual event, according to the new survey results. That was nearly identical to the percentage — 93 percent — who chose that response when Kenes Group, a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, surveyed HCP virtual-event attendees in 2020.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

“That gave us a few months to really try to pull it together and make some decisions quickly on what that virtual event was going to look like.” The organization settled on a simulive event that was complimentary for attendees. Approximately 18,000 attendees registered and the event hosted 12,500 unique users.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study Success Story Connecting onsite and virtual attendees for maximum engagement. Databrick's 2022 Company Kickoff connected onsite attendees with virtual guests through hybrid technology, while also keeping a highly-tech savvy audience engaged throughout the onsite environment.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study Success Story C Databrick's 2022 Company Kickoff connected onsite attendees with virtual guests through hybrid technology, while also keeping a highly-tech savvy audience engaged throughout the onsite environment.  Ready to walk through Stova's event technology solutions?

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Seth and Lauren Miller Rogen answer fun questions for part of HFC’s CareCon 2022 pre-show. The Rogens launched the organization in 2012, inspired to take action after Lauren’s mother, Adele, was diagnosed with the disease at 55. But CareCon has never been planned as an in-person event. CareCon 2022, which took place Feb.18

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either they found comfort and convenience in the virtual format or they’re still nervous for health reasons. Pick the low-hanging fruit. Ensure cybersecurity.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. Virtual events have grown to be really popular due to the global pandemic, initially being hosted as replacements for live in-person events that were canceled due to social distancing and quarantine policies.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022! Perhaps the events industry and event marketing used to be mostly concerned with big, one-off in-person events, but that’s no longer how the world functions. What Is Community Marketing?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. This is a tech conference, after all—participants know how to manage virtual events.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 28, 2022

The post ITB China MeetUp 2022 to reunite over 20 destinations this September appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post ITB China MeetUp 2022 to reunite over 20 destinations this September appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. As discussed in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , hybrid events are not simply in-person and virtual events put together.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2023

Curbing pollutants has become part of the meeting professional job description, but how does one to do so at in-person and virtual events in a meaningful and cost-effective way? Partnering with event technology and destination experts can help cut through the green myths by taking an action-oriented, big-picture approach.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 6, 2022

I’ve had my ear to the ground during the nearly first quarter of the year and have aggregated the following advice and insights from organizers who have planned, produced, supported and/or marketed successful 2022 events. Or do we have an obligation to stage an event that helps small- and medium-sized businesses, as well?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“We live in a hybrid world where almost every major event has a virtual component, even if we don’t call it that,” said Bizzabo Chief Marketing Officer Alon Alroy. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. There are many reasons for the residual digital.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The latest meeting planner survey from Global Event Planners, the network of independent destination management companies, found that higher costs was a top challenge for 70 percent of the 200 planners surveyed. Virtual meetings: The survey revealed that only 47 percent of respondents expected to run any virtual events in 2023 and beyond.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

In 2022, the United States saw 1,774 data breaches. Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. asked, what steps would you give to a new event planner to help protect against cybersecurity threats for virtual events?

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

After a successful — albeit begrudging — era in which virtual events reigned supreme , event professionals are increasingly planning and executing in-person events once again. Looking ahead to 2023, 85% of event organizers plan to host at least three in-person events, with 35% planning to host at least 10.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re talking about the community model: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022! Perhaps the events industry and event marketing used to be mostly concerned with big, one-off in-person events, but that’s no longer how the world functions. What Is Community Marketing?

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Building on our range of onsite solutions for registration, check-in, and lead retrieval, Bizzabo’s SmartBadge — part of the Klik Experiential suite of solutions — empowers Event Experience Leaders to deliver enhanced experiences for attendees and exhibitors while capturing insightful behavioral data. Onsite check-in should be painless. .

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Eventtia

APRIL 1, 2022

You’ve planned your perfect hybrid event: best venue, best virtual event platform , best keynote speaker, and so on. Yet, all of those efforts will go to waste if you can’t attract enough attendees (both in-person and virtual attendees) to your hybrid event.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 13, 2022

PCMA EduCon 2022 will kick off Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, where speaker Andrew Davis will take the stage. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done to make a great digital or virtual event sustainable for multiple days. It’s hard on the audience, and I think the value is limited.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

We’ve talked about exhibitors at virtual events and virtual event sponsorship ideas. “In 2022, there are so many opportunities to give sponsors value ,” he adds. Forget Exhibitors At In-Person Events – Focus On The Perks Of The Community Model. ” … And Pre-Event Surveys!

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 30, 2023

Though AMDA held its 2022 annual conference in Baltimore, the meeting’s digital component was also well attended. Convene editors reached out to a handful of organizations to see how they are incorporating lessons learned from the ways the pandemic affected their audiences, stakeholders, and members into their go-forward strategies.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

2 priority when choosing to attend an event. On that note, 13% of event organizers identified DE&I as a major challenge in planning their most recent B2B conference. So how do you plan a sustainable event? To this end, many companies and organizers are getting on board with creating sustainable events.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

After a promising but brief return to in-person-only events in the spring, the Delta and Omicron variants forced many event organizers to renavigate a hybrid event landscape to engage both digital and physical audiences. KiKi L’Italien. she told Convene in early December.

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Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. Whether in-person or online, event organizers want attendees to pay attention and participate. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success. Understand your audience.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

of organizers say event software has a major impact on the success of their events 67.4% of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year 72.5% To select the right tech, you need to know your event goals. Consider your business goals.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Shifting trends are found in how planners are measuring sustainability as well as overall event success, plus technology, budgets, and staffing. Another area where the focus of planners has shifted from last year is in measuring the effectiveness of virtual events. social-media engagement (73 percent versus 51 percent in 2020).

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Head of one of the most important associations for the event industry says that the biggest issue ahead is climate change. Julius Solaris (@tojulius) January 10, 2022. Of course, let’s not forget about all the event swag that winds up in landfills — branded stress balls, branded plastic water bottles, and branded beverage koozies.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 15, 2024

As you continue to evolve your event strategy to make sense of what attendees want and what your organization needs, micro-events can help in more ways than one. Here are seven key benefits of adding satellite events to your strategy: 1. Or, best-case scenario, they’ll attend the virtual event — for free.

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