Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. Our goal is to empower event managers to succeed with any event format,” the company said in a post.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

The average price for a paid virtual event is $443. Are virtual attendees seeing value? It depends. “To demand a fee, digital events must boast compelling content and a seamless experience. According to Kim Myhre, founder of Experience Designed, in “ Attendees to Virtual Events: To Charge or Not to Charge?

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Traveler's Q

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Events have evolved significantly over the years, and technology has been at the forefront. Event technology has become an essential aspect of planning and executing successful events. With such a diverse range of options, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or confused about which event tech solutions to choose.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2022

urges Dahlia El Gazzar, DES, altMBA, EWD, and Tech Evangelist & CEO at DAHLIA+Agency. Coming off her session at the Event Leadership Institute’s Innovation and Engagement Summit, we connected with Dahlia about how to maximize virtual event engagement today. “Know thy audience!”

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

We saw it with the emergence of virtual event platforms that offered everything from AI matchmaking to virtual booths. And now, everyone is beginning to pay attention to emerging technologies and looking into the future; enter Virtual Reality. VR For Virtual Events: A New Frontier. Remote Work.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

We’ve said time and time again that the events industry is changed forever. The pandemic normalized virtual events and accelerated the adoption of various event tech solutions. Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2023

As event professionals, we’re always looking to explore new methods, techniques, and technologies to make each event better than the last. Virtual reality (VR) is a topic we often discuss on the Event Tech podcast and has been a technology growing in popularity in recent years. Today, we have an audience question.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the 2024 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? 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% What is event technology?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2022

One New Year’s promise planners can count on is that hybridized events have become the driving force in the industry. The Omicron variant poses its own unique threat to in-person events. Cvent has a suite of virtual services to help guide your gatherings. Bizzabo Event Experience OS. Cvent DoubleDutch. MeetingPlay.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The Loudest Voices in Virtual Interpretation. The Loudest Voices in Virtual Interpretation.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The events industry is waking up to the importance of event data for reaching event marketing goals and proving ROI. A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. Attendee tracking starts at event registration.

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Endless Events

JULY 7, 2022

The Event Brew squad is tackling a complex topic today; a topic most event planners have contemplated in the last two years. It’s time to talk about audience engagement on event platforms! Event professionals are divided when it comes to implementing event technology to boost audience engagement.

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Now and then, the Event Tech Podcast reviews a certain product or service. This week, Brandt and Endless Events’ Kyle Kocinski do a case study on Remo , one of the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022. Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018.

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Endless Events

MAY 25, 2020

When an event reaches the end, most planners forget all the amazing content opportunities it can still provide. And especially now with virtual events , the possibilities are endless. And how can you harness it into a digital marketing tool to promote upcoming events? The results? Are you curious? Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 28, 2023

The taste of she-crab soup and locally made Tarnished Truth bourbon added authenticity and flavor to the event. Leverage Human-centric Event Tech Will Curran Tech trends eventually lead back to people. It is also a central place where everyone can access events, products and answers to questions from people they trust.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

Not all events need to done in person. Whether it’s a purely online event like a webinar or a hybrid event where online participants can be part of a real life event, virtual events can be a welcome addition for your audiences. Want event more event tips? Subscribe to our blog !

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

After more than a year of helping planners navigate the complex world of virtual events, we learned a thing or two about pain points. Over the course of these challenging months, many event profs came to us with a series of different problems and doubts. We get it – budgeting isn’t fun for anyone! Initial Considerations.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: RFPs Made Easy: Virtual Event RFP: What To Include (With Free Template!). 2020 Tech: Looking Back At 2020 In Events. ?? New virtual event tool alert! Check out our brand spanking new Virtual Event Request for Proposal Matrix! ??. Much to Discuss.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Best of the Best: Mistakes Happen: The Hybrid Event Mistakes You Want To Avoid! How It’s Done: Tomorrowland 2020: The Virtual Event of The Year? Virtual Engagement: More Engagement At Virtual Events With The Sketch Effect! ?Make Event mistakes happen to the best of us… (11 -minute read).

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Some of the technologies explored during the Tech Lab sessions at EduCon included augmented reality, virtual reality, holograms, and facial analysis. Now, Nguyen and Cheng are taking things up a notch by turning the tech labs into a tech playground at Convening Leaders 2024.

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Endless Events

JUNE 3, 2020

So, we’ve been talking about virtual events a lot later, but we were yet to tackle the virtual event production team. And yes, virtual events also involve a production team! But as we explained before, a virtual event production company is your best choice. Well, we have the answers!

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2023

Navigating event attendee data requires the right balance between collecting valuable information and respecting event attendee privacy. But with rapid advancements in technology and law that struggles to keep up, finding that balance can be tricky, especially as tech becomes cheaper and easier to access. The reason?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you think popping into a succession of boring Zoom calls makes you an expert on virtual meetings , it’s time to think again. Two recent examples show that by leveraging complementary tech and meaningful interactions, you can still surprise and delight through a screen. Cheers to Planners of the Year. Mark Catuogno.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 20, 2021

By now, most of us have attended more virtual events than we can count and gotten used to the concept of remote work. For the very last time in 2021, here is the Event Tech Podcast! It’s one of the simplest ways to increase your virtual audience engagement ,” says Will. It’s almost 2022!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As legendary mythologist Joseph Campbell , spelled out in his description of the time-tested storytelling tool, “The Hero’s Journey,” a crisis calls on ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The disruption caused by the pandemic and subsequent Great Resignation in the events world is no exception.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

How to apply behavioral triggers to conference programs to increase engagement If the golden ring everyone is reaching for on the merry-go-round of events is “engagement,” then we had better get real about what causes people to pay attention and interact with the content we work so hard to present at conferences and meetings.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. In today’s episode of the Event Tech podcast , Will and Brandt tackle cybersecurity, driven by the recent and controversial data breach at LastPass and a listener question.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The author of “Intentional Event Design” joined the IMEX team in June after leaving SITE Global where she was head of events for more than three years, to pursue a. Her role varied, however, including exhibitor, tech provider, speaker and tour guide. Ask yourself: ‘What is the content we aren’t seeing at other events?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, a series of articles sharing illuminating insider observations, we asked Geoffrey Wellen, chief customer care officer of 6Connex f or lessons learned from two years of virtual and hybrid events. Read More : Tech Tips From the Top: Breaking Barriers and Defining Hybrid. Preparation matters.

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Endless Events

MARCH 27, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Convert to Virtual: How to Turn Your In-Person Event into a Virtual Event. Virtual Event Tech: Virtual Event Platforms – Why An “All-In-One” Solution Just Won’t Cut It. ? Curious on how to navigate virtual events? It’s finally here.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For example, last year, Ralph Lauren introduced The 888 House , a virtual store with gorgeous desert views and luxury items, the forecast reports, and Bloomingdale’s created a virtual chocolate factory , where customers shopped a special collection and took part in a chocolate treasure hunt inspired by the “Wonka” movie.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2022

Fresh off the plane, Brandt Krueger returns to us from the IMEX Frankfurt 2022 event in Germany. That’s why, in today’s episode, Brandt gives him a full recap on this year’s event. In-Person Events Aren’t Going Anywhere. That’s the beauty of online events, it allowed me to connect with these people.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Welcome to the 2023 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? According to Gartner’s 2022 Technology Marketing Benchmark Survey , tech and service providers allocate 26.9% of their marketing program budget to hosted and sponsored events. . What is event technology?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

People used Zoom to host virtual events as well as catch up with their loved ones. Even though there are now more than 100 event platforms on the market, many event planners still choose Zoom in its limited form for their virtual experiences. Zoom also poses a challenge for event video storage.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

You’re either a planner eager to learn how you can set your virtual speaker up for success, or you’re a speaker looking to be trained in the art of virtual presentations. So let’s be real here – whether you like it or not, virtual and hybrid events are here to stay. For The Speakers. #1

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For a preview, we asked Eric Holmen, CEO of Splash , the event marketing software company that powers tens of thousands of business events each month, for trends in how organizers are adjusting their programs. The addition of a virtual option allows for dramatically higher registration rates, which can help build a marketing funnel.

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