Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The pandemic may have shifted meeting to remote channels in 2020, however, organizing and inviting people virtual events still requires time and careful planning if it is going to be successful. Based on data from Markletic , 56 percent of marketers say it takes 2-4 weeks to organize a virtual event properly.

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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. KiKi L’Italien.

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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. Why asynchronous events?

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. 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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. 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.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The conversation thread fore-shadows a pivot, once again, to digital events in late 2021 due to a fluid COVID-19 environment. But we have a number of clients who have surprised us by letting us know that their late 2021 events will not have a physical presence after all. I totally agree.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

And w hile 66% say that they have postponed their events, 25% of events are being rescheduled for September or later. And will virtual events be the new normal? Post-Pandemic Events: Where to start? Events are tactile and offer opportunities that cannot be replaced using electronic mediums. .

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In February 2021, less than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Hilarity for Charity — the nonprofit led by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen and dedicated to support families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and to promote brain-health advocacy and education — organized its first-ever CareCon to honor and connect family caregivers.

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Alcor Mice

JANUARY 26, 2021

Since then, companies have continued exploring different ways to create a perfect virtual event. According to Bizzabo, as much as 93 % of event marketers have incorporated virtual events into their strategy for 2021. It is clear that virtual events are here to stay for the foreseeable future.

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Cort

MARCH 26, 2021

For most organizations, fundraising season is a nickname that’s been given to the last few months at the end of the year when most annual donations are made. For these same organizations, this period of time can be make or break. Virtual Auctions . What did change is the way these organizations hold their auctions.

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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

JUNE 15, 2022

By including your audience in your marketing efforts, your brand will connect with them in a much more effective way. Experiential events can be a goldmine for user-generated content. Create a memorable hashtag and give your audience a chance to participate in an activity they will want to share on their profiles (ie.

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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. IRF Trend: Large Group Events Deferred, but Still a Priority.

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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. Financial Incentives.

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Endless Events

JUNE 24, 2021

Last Saturday, he had his first 2021 live event experience when he went to a 15,000-person music festival in Arizona. Will’s First 2021 Live Event Experience. Meanwhile, companies such as CrowdPass are developing game-changing technologies to ensure future events are COVID-compliant. Wait, what!?

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MeetingsNet

MAY 27, 2022

The collaboration with VSef, the global data format for virtual events, will speed the push to make data easily accessible from and transferable between different online platforms and analytics tools. In early 2021, U.K-based

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

In its early days, hybrid meant little more than a live-streamed in-person event. Very little thought went into the virtual audience’s experience, their ability to network amongst themselves and the other attendees, the quality of the stream, and the way content was delivered. But in a post-COVID world, things took a turn.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 13, 2021

Nine out of 10 (91 percent) held a virtual event between March 2020 and June 2021, yet only slightly more than half (54 percent) said they were successful in meeting their organizations’ objectives. Two out of five said their virtual events were somewhat successful, and 6 percent said they were unsuccessful.

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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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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. The changes brought about by the pandemic have created “the best period” in his long career in the business events industry, said Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP. We’re leaning into them.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. Pichon had never organized a virtual event before, and so her team was just “learning as we went,” she told Convene.

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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. In that same spirit, I tuned in to the two-part CEMA webinar series , “Planning an Annual Conference in 2021, The Before & After.”

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Brightspot Incentive Events

JANUARY 27, 2021

Top 10 Must-Do’s for Post-COVID Channel Incentives and Virtual Lead Gen Events in 2021. With COVID-19 vaccines in sight and the next normal starting to settle in, it’s time to look at what channel incentive programs need to do in 2021 to keep the sales pipeline full. Make a New Start. Brand the Wallet.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia, looked very different than previous versions, it was kicked off with a rapid-fire session that has been a mainstay of the event over the years: Organizer Sam Lippman starts the clock and challenges himself to share five industry trends in five minutes.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 12, 2021

An attendee checks in for the Aesthetic Meeting 2021 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. When the Aesthetic Meeting 2021 — the signature annual event of the Aesthetic Society — convened at the Miami Beach Convention Center in early May, the hybrid event was remarkable for several reasons.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 31, 2022

A major misconception is that a hybrid event means that digital and in-person audiences experience the same content at the same time. More than one-third of 8,000-plus marketers responding to a Statistica survey last fall said they expected to hold hybrid events. You can also create a very different experience for each audience.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Advancements in technology and the global pandemic situations throughout 2020 and 2021 have pushed the popularity of virtual events all around the world. This is where a hybrid event comes in so both event organizers and attendees can get the best of both worlds.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 20, 2022

Hosts of The Boston Beer Company’s annual meeting and producers from Van Wagner Productions meet in the beer company’s Tap Room at Faneuil Hall, which was used as a broadcast studio for the live event. Van Wagner’s sporting event production and broadcast experience “really caught our eye,” Early said. They know how to produce a show.

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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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Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Many organizations have been embracing events as an effective way to market their business and products/services. However, why let the opportunity of generating revenue from these events go to waste if we can do it while still effectively promoting our brand, product, service, or community? Paid or Free Event?

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Not surprisingly, the uncertainty has led to recent event postponements and cancellations. Until more is known in the weeks ahead, event planners and their hospitality partners can expect to see more impacts. Running events where all attendees must be vaccinated is no longer an abstract idea.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

PCMA EduCon 2021 Main Stage speaker Janet Stovall, taking part virtually, answers questions from host Ameerah Saine, on stage at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge. Organizers need to ask how they can more seamlessly connect the online and in-person aspects of hybrid meetings for future events, Warren Berger says.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Today in 2021, events are no longer solely about in-person, live events like trade shows, conferences, and music concerts. Both in-person and virtual events each have their own benefits and disadvantages. However, a live event is much better at facilitating immediate interactions between attendees.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Booking major venues and event entertainment is something that should be done as soon as possible. What about virtual event timelines ? How else will anyone know your event exists? Start by thinking of your target audience. Should you create a Facebook page for your event ? Where do they hang out?

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

While the hybrid event as a concept isn’t something brand new, it’s no secret that the global COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020 and 2021 has significantly increased the adoption of hybrid events all over the world. What Is a Hybrid Event? In-Person Event: Still The Best Experience.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a lot of uncertainty regarding COVID variants and in response, event organizers are creating event contingency plans to prepare for the future. Having an event contingency plan is an essential part of being an event organizer but it’s especially key in 2021 and beyond. Digital-First Events.

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Eventtia

MAY 9, 2022

Throughout 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 quarantine and social distancing policies have forced many enterprises and event organizers to replace the canceled in-person events with virtual events, which caused a major increase in popularity for virtual events all over the world.

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