Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In many ways, 2021 felt like a series of false starts. 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. Marjorie Anderson.

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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. A great asynchronous hybrid event case study is IBTM 2021.

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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. After all, what makes an incredible event is not the stage and the logistics, but the atmosphere and the positive emotional state of the attendees.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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One10 Marketing

MARCH 10, 2021

One10 Xperts weigh in on IRF’s 2021 Trends Report. The IRF 2021 Trends Report is out and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Here’s the One10 take on 2021 trends and what we’re doing to meet client needs in 2021 and beyond: IRF Trend: Increase in Individual Rewards. In our world, that moment is now.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Sam Lippman shares his five event trends in five minutes during the Nov. In response to COVID-19, the 2021 event’s floorplan was designed to enable social distancing, and a new format allowed for more networking and one-hour blocks of programming. Lippman ended his trends report on a high note (and on time).

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. From missions and challenges to competitions, there are many ways to make your attendees feel truly immersed in the experience. PCMA EduCon 2021 , for example, hosted a walking challenge to promote fitness and health.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And almost a third were new since 2021. Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

One of the first big conventions to return anywhere in the world after the Covid pause was Informa Market’s World of Concrete show in June 2021 at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. in the still shiny space to learn about new equipment, techniques and trends from more than 1,100 vendors. The show took over 632,000 sq.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

From choosing the right platform to delivering the best virtual content , we always first need to think about what kind of an experience we are providing for our virtual attendees. Virtual audience engagement is key for every virtual and hybrid event, and it’s even more decisive when it comes to fundraising.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Attendees today are hungry for captivating events and are open to experiencing them in new ways. According to Forrester’s Q3 2021 B2B Enterprise Marketing Events Trends Survey , “Hybrid events will become the dominant form of events in 2022 and beyond.” Recent data shows that virtual is proving to be an enduring event trend.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

In practice that meant a robust lineup of think tanks and panel discussions on trends and deep dives into digital marketing by way of Adore founder and Creative Director Lisa Larson; environmental, social and governance priorities from Hilton Director of Sales Ava Setzer; and AI adaptations from Endless Events Chief Event Einstein Will Curran.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. We are turning attendees into participants,” he said. The Back-up Plan. Then omicron and the culture wars hit. “We

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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. Some large groups are throwing a camera in the room to capture the presentations for an extended remote audience.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Make sure that you’re up to date on this year’s Virtual Event Trends. Virtual concert series like these might be a common trend that we see more often, especially as artists delay, postpone, and reschedule their tours. The Ins & Outs Of Hybrid Audience Engagement. ?? CES 2021 Is Going Virtual! Now What?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 18, 2021

One of the biggest trends event profs can expect for 2021 pertains to expectations. While attendees were a lot more forgiving last year, as we all learned the ropes of virtual events, the same can’t be expected today. But the 72nd edition saw no physical audience. The Emmys are a great example of that.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Calendar year 2024 is already forecasted to show a healthy increase in group rooms nationwide, largely due to the number of meetings that had been on the books in 2021, 2022 and 2023 that were postponed or re-scheduled into 2024. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s all about bringing the event to more of your attendees, to those who are unable or unwilling to travel. If I wrote my event trends guide in like November, I would not have guessed that CES would not have happened this year, for example.” Your attendees are now playing a role in the story rather than just watching it.”

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Some of the primary upcoming concerns for event organizers will include re-organizing events with the limited timescale, adhering to strict safety guidelines to protect their guests and attendees, and discover solutions that potentially curb the spread of the virus. Will we adapt to a new way of marketing and communications? But it won’t be.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

If you’ve been paying attention to the event trends set to redefine the industry, you’ll know that hybrid is up there with the most relevant. In fact, according to our State of The Industry Survey , 64% of planners believe hybrid events will be the most common experiences in 2021. What’s Happening Across The World.

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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. Alternatively, you can switch hotel catering for local restaurants, as suggested in our Event Trends Guide 2022. Audiences have grown accustomed to a better standard in live streaming and consuming event content online. in the last year.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

While it’s important to emphasize that no event is risk-free, event planners can implement many safety processes that ensure the safety of their attendees, exhibitors, and staff. It’s important for the attendees to follow the guidelines outside the venue as well – be it in airplanes or hotels. Take it outdoors.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

You should watch our Virtual Event/Life Balance webinar to find out how to achieve attendee bliss! So much so that I purchased festival tickets to Outside Lands 2021 the day they came out. This online medium also allowed Another Planet to give away tickets to OSL 2021 to people who were attending virtually and active in the chat.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 23, 2020

After all that this year has thrown our way, it is easy to want to leave early and just wait for 2021. We are sharing six tips on how to keep your attendees interested and happy! How To Use Event Gamification and Boost The Energy Of The Attendees. Virtual Audience Engagement: Keep Your Remote Attendees Happy!

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

Let’s discuss how you can write the perfect invitation email for your virtual event to drive more registrations in 2021. In fact, Small Business Trends , estimates that almost half, 47 percent of recipients, judge whether to open the email based on the subject line alone. Make it Easy for Attendees to Check-In/Out.

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Eventbrite

JUNE 30, 2021

Eventbrite hosted the RECONVENE summit in May 2021, bringing together thousands of event producers. We’re sharing key takeaways from popular sessions — on topics like safely returning to in-person events, the future of virtual, and best practices for growing your audience — on our blog and our RECONVENE Recaps hub.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The capabilities of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation ( RSI ) have reached new heights, elevating the events industry and the experiences it creates for attendees. KUDO Language Access.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 24, 2023

Generic messaging that could apply to any show doesn’t usually resonate with audiences, especially Millennials and Gen Z who are used to customized content and skeptical of overly broad promises. But stuffing copy with specifics isn’t always an option, nor is it best practice. For example, the headlines “For Them. Forward” and “For You.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

Despite buzz about a tilt toward small gatherings , about one-third of associations expect at least 1,000 attendees at their events in the coming year, according to a survey by South American MICE Alliance. When asked how associations plan to organize their events in 2021 and beyond, 65 percent of respondents said they plan on going hybrid.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this post, we’ll show you how lean events teams can use ChatGPT to improve event strategies and audience experiences to build better business outcomes. To illustrate, we asked ChatGPT: How can you help me plan and market an event that brings ice cream makers together to discuss the latest industry trends and newest flavor innovations?

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

What I hope we’ve learned as an industry from our pandemic experience is that what’s important is not what or how we want our audiences to learn and grow. Sherrif Karamat speaks at PCMA EduCon 2021: “Accountability starts with us, me and you. Our events must be laser focused on what our customers want. We need to own it.

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ITA Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Why not engage your event attendees using experiential marketing strategies that trigger the same kind of memories and emotions? Maximizing audience engagement is key to the success of any event, and ensuring your people can connect with your brand on a personal level will help maximize your investment. Interactivity.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In 2021, Darren Mendola and his team at the Alzheimer’s Association faced a challenge that many event organizers hoped they had left behind in 2020 — a COVID variant surge forced the organization to radically redesign its annual international conference set to take place in Amsterdam and move it to Denver in just 90 days.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is aiming to restore its pre-pandemic in-person participation at the same time it cultivates a larger online audience. Our audience really has grown to expect choices and the hybrid event is the ultimate choice.”. Reed outlined the approach the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting, held Dec.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Courtesy of ASA) 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. The American Society of Anesthesiologists’ ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 was held in person in New Orleans.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 19, 2021

The RCPA have been developing tools to educate event attendees on what to expect at a hybrid event; what are some of the most common questions or feedback you receive from attendees/exhibitors regarding the hybrid experience? It was then scheduled for February 2021 at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2022

If you were to name one thing that has changed about the digital audience’s expectations during 2021, what would it be? Digital audiences have a much lower tolerance for poor digital experiences. We’ve seen an incredibly positive response to our escape rooms where attendees can share the experience with their friends.”.

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