Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, we began our mini-series on the best virtual speaker kits. What are the best microphones speakers can use to deliver top-notch presentations? As mentioned in our 2021 event trends guide , attendee expectations will be on the rise. ” Virtual Speaker Kits: Lighting.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

The second part of Events Reimagined by Hubilo focused on presenting key virtual and hybrid event trends that we’ll see more of going forward and shared advice on how best to adapt. . Event co-moderator Teresa Al Dente shared the story of her company, Drag Taste. We reimagined everything we were doing at the time.

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Endless Events

MARCH 23, 2021

Today, it’s time for something different, but just as relevant: we will talk about diversity in events as of 2021. And we found just the speaker to talk about it! Today’s event icon is William S. “Normally [at in-person events], people would get a swag bag and networking.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Event Tech Podcast is back with its third and final installment on the best virtual speaker gear. One of the main takeaways from the 2021 Event Trends is that expectations towards virtual presenters are slowly, but surely rising. Virtual Speaker Gear: Watch Your Back! Green Screens.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of marketing and event statistics to inspire your event strategy or as fodder for your next event marketing presentation to get buy-in from key stakeholders. On the Bizzabo platform, 75% of events in May 2023 are scheduled to be in-person events!

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

Starting this list off, we’d like to share some current data as of July 2022 based on Bizzabo customers: 2X increase in hybrid and in-person events over the last three months vs. the 3 months prior. More than 25% of in-person and hybrid events are paid vs. only 10% of virtual events. Virtual Event Statistics.

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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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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 24, 2022

After its 30th annual meeting was held in June 2019, the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) team had big plans for its 2021 in-person event. The “ESPNIC Hub,” a lifelike virtual lounge that included different areas for attendees to navigate to, was at the center of the virtual event.

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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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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? I hope it’s a sign that we’ll see more digital events use creative ways to tell stories — and break out of the webinar mold — in the future.

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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. LED walls are just an example of how we can keep this trend going.

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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. When a speaker can hear the basic human gesture of clapping at the push of a button, it is beautiful to see,” he said. Plus, you can measure it.”. The Back-up Plan.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Between 2021 and 2022, I committed the error of typing the phrase “the future is hybrid” not once, but seven times and even titled an early 2023 story “ The Future is Hybrid-ish.” Insights resource Crunchbase estimated that in 2020 and 2021, more than $1.5 billion was invested in virtual and hybrid event companies.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The virtual revolution paved the way to greater accessibility and inclusivity , so it goes without saying that virtual events are here to stay. Meanwhile, in-person events are making a comeback. The perfect union of these two (seemingly mutually exclusive) event trends are hybrid events. Why not both?

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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. No wonder it has become one of the most popular benefits of event platforms ! Most event platforms on the market offer both in-person as well as virtual event gamification solutions.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time Magazine, KUDO is a real-time interpretation software company and virtual platform focused on providing language support for multilingual meetings. The software creates a platform from which real-time multilingual speakers interpret what’s being said at the event, for attendees.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. Virtual Events. The cost savings are just too compelling, and online events are less disruptive. Hybrid Events.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 7, 2022

Author Luuvie Ajayi Jones (left) and actor Gabrielle Union take part in one of the three MAKERS@Home virtual events in 2021. In May, the annual MAKERS Conference was held over three days online, with such speakers as actor Gabrielle Union, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, and author Luuvie Ajayi Jones.

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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.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 2, 2024

Last week, the event technology space celebrated a significant milestone: Gartner® released its first-ever Magic Quadrant™ for event technology platforms — a moment that marks the growth of our market and the triumphant return of in-person events as a go-to marketing channel. Our evolution didn’t stop there.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

“The virtual-first mantra is going to continue. 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.” “If you choose to go forward with a fully in-person event, you need to understand that you might have to cancel your event.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2021

But what if we told you that a little movement goes a long way even before or during speaker presentations? Taking care of the health of the attendees is a growing trend in the events industry – and we’re not just talking about COVID-19 compliance at events. It will change the whole vibe in this room.

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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. she told Convene in early December.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

For example, be mindful of pop culture trends or references that your target audience might appreciate and incorporate them into your experiential strategy. — Stella Artois (@StellaArtois) March 30, 2021. Have Event Staff Support Your Event Concept. Experiential Virtual Events.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 24, 2023

That said, email marketing success is possible when you craft an email around a goal, such as generating event registrations or downloading a new piece of content. More than ever, event marketers are challenged to stand out. Take a look at these next-level event invitation email examples. Key takeaway: Sometimes, simple is best.

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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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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! The tech duo has covered this part in an episode about the best virtual speaker kits : lifting your laptop or camera to eye level.

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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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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 17, 2023

After rapidly pivoting to virtual events during the pandemic and refocusing on in-person engagements last year, event professionals today are doing more with less while nursing whiplash. In this article, we’re looking at ChatGPT for event organizers. The event will take place on [Date] at [Venue]. Register now!

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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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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

What Reed, chief event strategy officer, American Society of Hematology (ASH), loved most about this time, he told participants in an online PCMA Community Conversation for medical meeting planners earlier this year, is probably what other planners have hated: “We needed to operate when there was really no roadmap to us,” Reed said. “I

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

15–17, 2021. That subculture has, well, mushroomed since the critically acclaimed documentary was released on Netflix and now, mycophiles will have the chance to gather virtually at the Fantastic Fungi Global Summit, a free online event. Additional speakers include: Robin Carhart-Harris, Ph.D., Mush Rooms’.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 30, 2023

But the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) may have set a record: In 2020, organizers moved its annual conference, PALTC , scheduled for the first week of April, from an in-person to virtual event in just three weeks. “We They were better at it; the speakers were better at it.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The global pandemic forced event planners to think differently and to embrace technology to offer an engaging online experience. The positive results include more far-reaching events with often larger audiences and international speakers. Let’s try and do all the things for a virtual event. Naomi Clare Crellin.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I gained so many insights from working with Meryl Evans in preparation for her Convening Leaders 2022 session, “Demystifying Accessibility: How to Make Sure Your Events and Experiences are Inclusive and Inviting.” Meryl is a marketing and accessibility specialist and trainer and professional speaker who is deaf.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s “an importance and relevance and honor,” to producing an event with that scope and ambition, Wohlitz said. The honor also came with challenges: When planning began in March 2021, “the intention was that it be an in-person event,” Wohlitz said. The world leaders appeared remotely on LED screens within the studio.

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