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

MAY 20, 2022

Let’s talk about one of the most dreaded subjects in the events industry: the hybrid event budget. As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. Events are unpredictable as it is; hybrid events are even more so.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study Success Story Connecting onsite and virtual attendees for maximum engagement. Databrick's 2022 Company Kickoff connected onsite attendees with virtual guests through hybrid technology, while also keeping a highly-tech savvy audience engaged throughout the onsite environment.

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Stova

JUNE 2, 2023

Databricks CKO 2022 Case Study Success Story C Databrick's 2022 Company Kickoff connected onsite attendees with virtual guests through hybrid technology, while also keeping a highly-tech savvy audience engaged throughout the onsite environment.  Ready to walk through Stova's event technology solutions?

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2022

Attendees listen to a session during PCMA EduCon 2022 in early June. Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discussed the challenges of attracting attendees to their events. PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.”

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

In 2022, the United States saw 1,774 data breaches. Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. asked, what steps would you give to a new event planner to help protect against cybersecurity threats for virtual events?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

This chunk of the 2021 event trends guide paints an accurate picture of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect. How many people planned a virtual event last year? And what are their thoughts on the future of events? What will these events look like from here on? How many will do so in the upcoming months?

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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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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Depending on whether you’re hosting an event in-person, are planning a virtual event, or are combining the best of both with a hybrid event, your event tech stack might look slightly different. Today, event marketers have an array of technologies to choose from and incorporate into their event tech stack.

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Eventtia

APRIL 1, 2022

You’ve planned your perfect hybrid event: best venue, best virtual event platform , best keynote speaker, and so on. Yet, all of those efforts will go to waste if you can’t attract enough attendees (both in-person and virtual attendees) to your hybrid event.

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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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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. On-demand viewing for registrants was available for 30 days. Virtual blew up our stats,” Strehle said. Leverage your network.

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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. . Event tech also leads to a better user experience.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

On the business or organization’s primary website, link the main event page, or design a unique landing page for the event if one does not already exist. Include easy-to-spot icons linking to the event’s social media pages, registration page, and so forth.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Read on for our tips on how to create an event contingency plan that will keep you calm, cool, and collected when planning your in-person, hybrid, or virtual events —no matter what variant comes your way. Future-Proof Your Events With a Hybrid Platform. Flexible Registration & Ticketing. Venue Contracts.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As listeners of the Event Tech Podcast already know, choosing the right event platform is one of the most important decisions event planners can make for their long-term event strategy. Last week, the Endless Events team published the list of the 22 best event platforms to use in 2022.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 29, 2024

With the right sponsors, you can offer discount codes and needs-based tickets to folks from different socioeconomic situations, ensuring your event is accessible to everyone. According to events on Bizzabo’s platform, more than 25% of in-person and hybrid events are paid versus only 10% of virtual events.

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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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Bizzaboo

JUNE 21, 2023

Event ROI is a flexible term that indicates the net value an event marketer gets from an event for the net cost that goes into producing it. Note that “value” is a much broader term than “event revenue.” Each presents strengths, weaknesses, and levels of complexity.

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Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

If you are an event planner or a business seeking to generate revenue and turn a profit from your events, you’ve come to the right place. Paid or Free Event? The Advantages of Monetizing Your Event. A relatively low attendance rate despite a high number of registrants is a common issue in free events.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Your event strategy should cover the types of events you want to put on, the tools in your event tech stack, the audiences you want to engage, and the metrics you’ll track to gauge event success. Events have never been more critical. Step 1: Plan the Event. Set Event Ticket Pricing. Mobile event app.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We asked Chantel Megaffin, Director of Program Management at Endless Events , for her insight on how to effectively budget for digital events. Looking at 2022, we’re now able to host hybrid events with a mix of in-person and virtual participants. What are your event’s “must-haves” and “nice-to-haves?”.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Since she’s got such a wide range of knowledge, Karmen thought it would be a great idea to pick her brain about the best event planning tips for 2022. People want to stay connected not just during an event, but between events. ” Event Planning Tips 2022: Let’s Talk ROI.

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Stova

MARCH 7, 2023

It also highlights four critical factors to consider when assessing platforms. Does the platform seamlessly blend physical and digital formats? More than a third of marketers say virtual events are one of their main engagement tactics, according to the 2022 Demand Generation Benchmark Survey.

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Stova

APRIL 13, 2023

Artificial intelligence is the future of events – and that future is here. Consider meteoric rise of ChatGPT: This free, AI-powered chatbot debuted in November 2022. billion in 2022 to $1,394.30 How is AI changing events? This is one way AI event tech shines. Go beyond registration. How do we know?

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Bizzaboo

MAY 14, 2023

The opportunity to attend an in-person conference is a great way to attract teams of remote workers who can use the event as an opportunity for team-building, professional development, and networking in addition to other business goals.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Double the Donation , a leading donation matching tool, reported that Americans gave almost $500 billion in donations in 2022. From online community awareness campaigns to out-of-the-box nonprofit event planning ideas, thoughtful preparation can help increase the success of fundraising activities.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 1, 2023

Event promotion uses different marketing strategies and channels to get the word out about your event and ultimately drive event registration and achieve your event’s goals. Are event marketing and event promotion the same thing? Or, try organizing different business units into separate teams.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 1, 2023

Event promotion uses different marketing strategies and channels to get the word out about your event and ultimately drive event registration and achieve your event’s goals. Are event marketing and event promotion the same thing? Or, try organizing different business units into separate teams.

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IT&CM Events

AUGUST 9, 2021

One of their fruits of labour include Virtual Seoul , a platform to host online meetings that in-person attendees can also join in during hybrid events. Penang offers award-winning convention facilities and world-class accommodation for global business events clients with exclusive support and incentive packages for planners.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

JANUARY 27, 2021

When discussing the return to business as we knew it in 2019, the experts looked at the strength of the stock market that seemed largely unaffected after March 2020 and coupled it with the predicted GDP forecast where we see a return to growth as early as 2022.

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Social Tables

MAY 13, 2022

Even as in-person events return, many businesses and event planners plan to keep the virtual event trend alive. With virtual and hybrid events becoming a standard part of industry operations, event planners and organizers are on the hunt for virtual event engagement ideas that will keep audiences invested.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

According to events on Bizzabo’s platform, more than 25% of in-person and hybrid events are paid versus only 10% of virtual events. The average ticket price for a paid event is $655, but 50% of paid tickets used discount promo codes, and 75% gave a full discount — that’s a free ticket. .

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 6, 2022

Marketing and accessibility specialist Meryl Evans (right) speaks to a Convening Leaders 2022 audience about making events more inclusive and inviting for attendees with disabilities. Jacob Slaton Photography). 5 Ways to Ensure Accessibility .

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Social Tables

MAY 13, 2022

Even as in-person events return, many businesses and event planners plan to keep the virtual event trend alive. With virtual and hybrid events becoming a standard part of industry operations, event planners and organizers are on the hunt for virtual event engagement ideas that will keep audiences invested.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

of event organizers believe that events are the most critical marketing channel for achieving business goals, and 75.9% Although many brands have already started building in-house event marketing teams, many more haven’t. We are a group of strategic thinkers, designers, event planning and logistics gurus.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

On the Bizzabo platform, 75% of events in May 2023 are scheduled to be in-person events! of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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