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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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

According to results from a recent Kenes Group study, health-care professionals are willing to attend sessions up to two hours long, which is a shift from the 2020 survey. Here are other factors that make for the ideal virtual event, according to the new survey results. See our Kenes Group 2020 survey story here.).

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The 2021 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) annual congress was all virtual and hosted from Philadelphia. In March 2020, the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) announced that its annual congress, set to take place in Milan in July, would be moving to a virtual format. Lisa Astorga.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Which virtual event platform features to look for?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Up until 2019, your live event audiovisual Request for Proposal (RFP) was straightforward. There wasn’t a need to include a virtual platform ; unless it was a rare occasion with a one-off request to include a broadcast element. In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And boy, has 2020 proved itself to be quite a challenging year! While shifts in consumer behavior have been one of the biggest concerns for marketers over the past few years, never before did event profs have to pay so much attention to it. New year, new challenges. As we discussed many times before, engagement is key for the latter.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

We’ve been teasing it for a while, but the time has come to introduce our 2021 event trends guide! So, 2020 was…a year. Presented with more challenges than ever before, the events industry was forced to do a complete 180. Will hybrid events become the norm? How will the expectations from attendees evolve?

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

What’s more, Verified Market Research , a leading global research and consulting firm, expects the global events industry to bring in a whopping $2.194 trillion by 2028 — quite the uptick from the $887 billion the market commanded in 2020. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 21, 2021

The Data + AI Summit North America 2021, presented by software company Databricks, held its second fully virtual event May 24-28, building off insights gleaned from its first virtual conference in 2020 to create a more intuitive and engaging experience for its 65,000 registrants. So, nothing was really ‘broken.’

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Digiday spoke with Candace Montgomery, senior vice president and general manager of AtlanticLIVE, the media company’s live event division, to learn what they did differently for this year’s virtual event, which just wrapped Sept. This year, the event was held over seven days over the course of two weeks — Sept.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Insights resource Crunchbase estimated that in 2020 and 2021, more than $1.5 billion was invested in virtual and hybrid event companies. Over the last two years, event platform companies Bizzabo and Hubilo each laid off double-digit percentages of staff. The attendee experience has to be seamless.

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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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Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2022

While virtual events are certainly not brand new and have been around for quite some time, it’s no secret that the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused the surge of popularity of virtual events. What is a Virtual Event? Why Host a Virtual Event?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They have captivating hosts, cover relevant content, and provide attendees with invaluable information. But how do webinar organizers take an idea and transform it into an appealing virtual event? Which webinar best practices do the most successful virtual event planners and organizers follow?

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Eventtia

MAY 20, 2022

On May 4th 2020, also known as Star Wars Day, the biggest convention in the name of the space-opera franchise was a little different. Of course, it has to be adapted to fit the virtual era, thanks to COVID, but that’s precisely what we’re going to dissect in this article. You’ll also see: How to create a virtual goodie bag.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

Before the pandemic hit in 2020, the events industry was a well-oiled machine. Virtual and hybrid events were nowhere near as common. While every big event already had its own event app, event app design was something only a few businesses dealt with. Then came March 2020, and with it, huge changes.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

It’s not just that technology appeals to our attendees. Event technology solves many common event planning pain points. It saves time, optimizes event management , boosts engagement, and thus makes event marketing more profitable. They can also set up chatbots that answer questions about the event.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

For serial entrepreneur Lawrence Coburn , who is navigating the serendipitous networking company twine through the evolution of the virtual events space as co-founder and CEO, getting in early to a growing niche was essential. I think the pendulum will end where virtual events are a bigger part of the pie than before Covid.”.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Event engagement, also known as audience engagement, refers to an event’s ability to hold the attention of its audience as well as promote full participation from event attendees. Engaging events are captivating and compelling; they capture the attention of their audience from the start and hold on tight.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

What’s more, Verified Market Research , a leading global research and consulting firm, expects the global events industry to bring in a whopping $2.194 trillion by 2028 — quite the uptick from the $887 billion the market commanded in 2020. More than 25% of in-person and hybrid events are paid vs. only 10% of virtual events.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the past two years, we’ve covered nearly every aspect of planning virtual events and keeping virtual audiences entertained from the safety of their homes. Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020.

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Alcor Mice

JANUARY 26, 2021

2020 has been a year for trial and error for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) Industry as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on global tourism. Since then, companies have continued exploring different ways to create a perfect virtual event. ESTABLISH A GOAL FOR YOUR EVENT.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Well, amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 fears and the spread of it, mega-events such as the 2020 Olympics, F8 for Facebook, Ceraweek, Zoom, and Zendesk have canceled their events. And w hile 66% say that they have postponed their events, 25% of events are being rescheduled for September or later. But it won’t be.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

What better way to learn more about the exciting world of event technology than listening to an awesome product spotlight episode of the Event Tech Podcast? Today, Will and Brandt bring two guests in to hear an unbiased review of Accelevents , an all-in-one hybrid, and virtual event management platform.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Any event can be experiential: conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade shows, and corporate events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2022

In 2020, we saw everything from mass cancellations to virtual-only events, as the world tried to grapple with the new reality of Covid-19. The events and meetings industry, like many during the pandemic, was forced to adapt, and many event professionals did so in creative ways. .

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The two-part CEMA webinar series, “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After,” reviewed what worked and what didn’t at Workiva’s Amplify virtual events. When the pandemic forced in-person events to shift to virtual, Workiva had some experience to fall back on. Virtual blew up our stats,” Strehle said.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

In his view, events look the same as they did in 2019. . Deanna agrees but adds that many audiences are clamoring for the pre-pandemic events. After all, aren’t we supposed to give attendees what they want? “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. ” Planning Events In 2022 The Right Way.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

While physical events were stalled, business was anything but normal for promo companies. They had to get creative, switching focus to PPE-related items and constructing swag boxes for shipping to virtual attendees and WFM employees. What’s most in demand as live events return? The Comeback.

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Tembusu Events and Communications

APRIL 28, 2021

Even before the pandemic, industries would have adopted different event layouts depending on the agenda of the event and the demographic of the attendees. The mainstream adoption of hybrid events. Hybrid events are a bridge between live and virtual events , usually peppered with elements of technology in its delivery.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Therefore, in 2022, your event strategy should lean onto event technology. You can set quantifiable KPIs and measure session analytics, attendee and sponsorship satisfaction, event registration trends, and other event data that offers insights into your attendees’ behavior and preferences at the event.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

MARCH 18, 2021

Transforming an In-Person Sales Kickoff into a Virtual Meeting. March 13, 2020 is the date that changed the world forever. Face-to-face events, conferences, and meetings were postponed or cancelled for the near future. Virtual Event Platform and AV Partner. They executed over 65 virtual events in 2020!

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2022

From design through debrief, we’ve got you covered with the event technology trends you need to know for success. Discover top event technology trends for planners and venues alike: 1. Through the rise of virtual events , planners have been able to extend their reach and scale their events to a wider audience.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Marketers are tasked with reaching members of their target audience, enticing them to register for an event, and continuing communications all the way up to the event to encourage attendance. In this post, we explore unique, creative, and research-backed marketing strategies that event professionals use to build buzz.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

You can do it at registration as well. They were already working on adding the video capabilities before March 2020.” They created a gigantic message board and they asked every attendee to submit top things they want to talk about. At CT Montreal, for example, I said I want to talk about event trends.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Since 1989, SAP has traditionally held a single, annual customer event where our customers, partners, prospects, and influencers travel from around the world to a single venue to connect in person with SAP and each other. This approach culminated in >20,000 attendees in 2019. RainFocus for virtual event platform.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2021

That would be a 60 percent increase from the same weekend in 2020, but still 6 million fewer than in 2019. million Americans were planning air travel over the three days, according to AAA statistics, six times more than in 2020, but 750,000 fewer than the same time in 2019. Conventioneers Return. Proven Safe. Mike Massari.

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