Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

It’s been a while since the industry made a tectonic shift to virtual events, and so far, we have covered the topic from nearly every angle imaginable. And who better to talk about experiential virtual events than today’s event icon, AJ Williams from AJ Events who has been in the industry for over 25 years!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Bizzabo Chief Marketing officer Alon Alroy predicted steady growth of virtual events. Though planners have been slightly overwhelmed by the choice of platforms to host these spaces on, what is clear is that technology is not one size fits all. The post Best of 2022: Technology appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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? Digital Events Will Borrow Storytelling Tools — Not B-Roll — From Filmmakers. Finding Middle Ground for Virtual Events.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about the community model: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Hyatt Hub in Chicago was designed to help meet the emotional needs of people working there, one of the 100 trends technology company Wunderman Thompson has identified that will shape the way we live and work this in 2022. After all, in-person and virtual events are just like Pantone’s Very Peri — an expression of creativity.

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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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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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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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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 28, 2022

The post ITB China MeetUp 2022 to reunite over 20 destinations this September appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The post ITB China MeetUp 2022 to reunite over 20 destinations this September appeared first on Travel Daily.

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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. A More Customer-focused Virtual Environment. “We Then omicron and the culture wars hit. “We

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 24, 2022

Adero Scottsdale, a resort located in a certified Dark Sky community, offers unparalleled stargazing opportunities to groups — one example of the kinds of “academic adventures” Wunderman Thompson has identified as a 2022 trend. Wunderman Thompson’s take on liminal spaces is a mashup of virtual and physical.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Seth and Lauren Miller Rogen answer fun questions for part of HFC’s CareCon 2022 pre-show. Over the past 10 years, Hilarity for Charity — now rebranded as simply HFC — has raised more than $17 million for the cause partly by hosting a variety of in-person events, including a 10th birthday “extravaganza” on Oct.

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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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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

JANUARY 21, 2022

But today, this perfect blend of face-to-face and digital experiences is considered one of the biggest event trends in 2022. A ‘hybrid event’ is quite an umbrella term. Depending on the venue and the size of in-person and virtual audiences , these experiences can take many forms.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 19, 2022

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.” The survey found that 62% agree that events will become more important in the marketing mix. The term “event” is truly boundless in 2022.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

He tackled this topic in the last Event Brew episode about unhappy exhibitors at in-person events. “They don’t know how to make everybody in the event whole. When you have a virtual event and the internet crashes, how do you give your exhibitors value? Folks are demanding that he be de-platformed.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 5, 2022

To zero in on what we can expect — from event technology predictions to what the biggest challenges will be — we reached out to some of the top Event Experience Leaders for their take on event industry trends to come. Want to skip straight to the insights and event industry trends from our top leaders?

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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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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

According to EventMB Studio’s latest “State of the Event Industry” report, 63 percent of event professionals said that they see their events becoming hybrid in the future. In that same survey, however, more than one-third said engagement is their biggest challenge in hosting virtual events. The biggest, No.

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Travel Daily News

MARCH 30, 2023

There is a clear trend towards getting events back to in-person format, with 51% of associations indicating that they will hold their largest meeting in 2023 in-person, compared to 41% in 2022 and 14% in 2021.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Include high-quality drone footage on the main event page showcasing a bird’s-eye view of the venue grounds or invite online visitors to take a photo-realistic 3D tour of the event. If you’d like to build, grow, or optimize your social media strategy, these event marketing ideas can help.

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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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ITA Group

APRIL 12, 2022

Defining “hybrid” could be its own category in event design “Jeopardy!”. There’s a lot of buzz about the trend, yet you may still feel stumped about how to get it right. . Offering a hybrid event model might seem like a best-of-both-worlds approach. Hybrid” has many meanings in today’s event landscape, though.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 13, 2022

PCMA EduCon 2022 will kick off Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, where speaker Andrew Davis will take the stage. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done to make a great digital or virtual event sustainable for multiple days. It’s hard on the audience, and I think the value is limited.

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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. Virtual blew up our stats,” Strehle said. In their pivot to digital, Strehle and Cam said, they learned: Your virtual event is providing value.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2022 is in the books, folks. Event planners need to know what’s on the radar for 2023, but don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Endless Events’ 2023 Event Industry Trends Guide includes insights based on our years of experience in events and our team’s proprietary research into event trends.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 15, 2024

You’ve mastered the art of event evolution — from in-person to virtual to hybrid (where in-person meets virtual). But have you added satellite events to your strategy? Or, best-case scenario, they’ll attend the virtual event — for free. On top of this, there is a free virtual option.

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Meet Green

AUGUST 26, 2022

During the pandemic, we took the opportunity to turn our full attention to defining and refining our virtual events processes. Here are our key hybrid event do’s and don’ts. Hybrid Event Don’ts. Put on a hybrid event just because it is what you see trending in the event world.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 2, 2023

We’ve established a comprehensive directory of the most prominent women-in-tech conferences happening in 2022. These events focus on empowering women through conferences that help attendees learn new skills, make valuable connections, discuss innovative trends, promote intersectionality, and access motivational leaders.

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Hotel Engine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Trend Hunter calls its Future Festival “the world’s best innovation conference,” and we have to agree. Trend Safaris — Head off-site and see emerging trends in action. Trend Safaris — Head off-site and see emerging trends in action. The ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference last took place in September 2022.

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Stova

MARCH 7, 2023

What emerging trends will shape the industry, and how can technology help you make the most of new market realities? It also highlights four critical factors to consider when assessing platforms. Does the platform seamlessly blend physical and digital formats? An all-in-one event platform fits the bill.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This could be because nearly 58% of event marketers believed their event budgets would decrease in 2021. Couple that sentiment with persistent inflation, a looming recession, and an uptick in layoffs, and it appears this trend will continue for the foreseeable future. Not sure how to tackle virtual event sponsorships?

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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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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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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 11, 2022

Event Organizers. IMEX Group suspended Russian state enterprises from attending its IMEX Frankfurt 2022 show, which is scheduled for May 31-June 2. “We Petersburg into an all-virtual event based outside of Russia.

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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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