Bizzaboo

JUNE 20, 2022

Virtual events are still new. Without a deep history to draw from, it can be hard to know what attendees, sponsors, and organizers might be willing to spend. How do you build a virtual event pricing strategy? That’s why some virtual event planners offer downloadable activities to keep the kids busy.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 29, 2024

But here’s the thing no one’s talking about; sponsorship and sponsor ROI. As the events industry continues to heat up , the growth and scalability of your event strategy will rely on event sponsors. And yet, securing sponsorships is one of the trickiest challenges for even the most experienced event organizers.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But with news of the Omicron variant changing day-to-day, conference organizers and sponsors are using the skills they’ve acquired in Covid times: flexibility and leveraging virtual options to replace some face-to-face experiences. This is a tech conference, after all—participants know how to manage virtual events.

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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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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Now and then, the Event Tech Podcast reviews a certain product or service. This week, Brandt and Endless Events’ Kyle Kocinski do a case study on Remo , one of the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022. Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

We’ve talked about exhibitors at virtual events and virtual event sponsorship ideas. I believe in events – bringing people together definitely works. I’m an event professional, a marketer, a person who has planned events. “The big 2022 event trend is the 365 community model.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This Event Brew episode might be short, but it’s nonetheless a treat: after many weeks apart, we’re finally going to hear from all four members of the iconic Brew Crew! They give us concrete advice on building out backup plans and communicating with attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. Let’s get brewing!

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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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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. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said. There are many reasons for the residual digital.

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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

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In fact, 97% of marketers believe that events are the most effective channel for driving business outcomes. But let’s talk about the elephant on the trade show floor: sponsorship and sponsor ROI. However, sponsorship remains one of the biggest challenges for the most seasoned event organizers. 4 Ways To Prove ROI to Sponsors.

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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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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. Do Provide Both In-Person and Virtual Sponsorship Opportunities. Do Offer Ways for In-Person and Virtual Attendees to Connect.

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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. When Workiva pivoted the Amplify Local customer events to virtual, the biggest challenge with its webinars was to create more networking opportunities.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Julius Solaris @tojulius Of course, let’s not forget about all the event swag that winds up in landfills — branded stress balls, plastic water bottles, and beverage koozies. Thankfully, reducing and modifying swag is now a top sustainability trend in the events industry.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Julius Solaris (@tojulius) January 10, 2022. Of course, let’s not forget about all the event swag that winds up in landfills — branded stress balls, branded plastic water bottles, and branded beverage koozies. Thankfully, reducing and modifying swag is now a top sustainability trend in the events industry.

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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. .

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Include easy-to-spot icons linking to the event’s social media pages, registration page, and so forth. On social media pages, link back to the business website and main event page, allowing your audience to quickly access all event content. Look for TikTok trends that you can participate in to promote your event.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

But their session, “Research Exposed: CMO Council Explores the Future of the Event Industry,” had data to support their statement about 2022 being the year of experimentation. Sixty-four percent of marketing leaders say they’re only moderately or not at all effective at executing virtual events that deliver value to the organization.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

People shouldn’t have to click several times or conduct a Google search to understand what your event is all about. Flexera: Offering Undeniable Value (Webinar) To convince someone to sign up for a virtual event like a webinar or panel, you must demonstrate value immediately and convince your target audience that it’s worth attending.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 9, 2022

Heidi Voorhees Haneberg (right), MBA, CAE, SVP of strategic projects at MCI USA, leads an education session, “7 Strategies for Building Business Event Resiliency,” on Jan.9 9 as Convening Leaders 2022 got underway. You have to do what is best for your event and group.”. Sponsors of our events have changed as well.

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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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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. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person.

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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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Convene by PCMA

JULY 7, 2022

Prior to COVID, the biggest perceived threat to our industry was virtual events and other avenues of meeting and doing business digitally. More attendance isn’t necessarily more profitable to a vendor or sponsor. We have more than 100 annual events each year — clients know and trust our team. Not anymore!

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2022

Event profs have heard it time and time again: hybrid events are the way of the future in the events industry. Two years later, they are one of the most important event trends of 2022. However, many event planners still ask: what are the benefits of hybrid events? Let’s explore!

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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. All Terrain Chicago, IL All Terrain pioneered experiential marketing well before it became a trend.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 18, 2022

These event management software features fall across seven categories: Event Management. Event Engagement. Event Networking. Event Marketing. Sponsor and Exhibitor. Consider this your event software features checklist. Event Management. The best events are interactive. Media and Video.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 25, 2021

Planners responding to the latest Recovery Dashboard listed pulling off virtual events —like the National Electrical Contractors Association’s first virtual trade show – as one of their accomplishments during COVID-19. Successful virtual events that are driving sponsor revenue.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Dynamic Registration In today’s age of hybrid events and virtual events , event organizers are offering all different kinds of event experiences. For example, some attendees might want to experience the event in person, while others might want to participate virtually.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 18, 2022

From up-and-coming talent to established voices, these event influencers have emerged as the Top Event Experience Leaders of 2022 based on your votes. Whether their title is event professional, event marketer, or event influencer, these leaders are redefining the events industry from top to bottom.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Virtual events are nothing new, but the world is pivoting back to in-person in a big way. Even still, our survey found that 68% of event organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next onsite event. December 2022. December 2022 Virtual Events. January 2023 Virtual Events.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The Tech Events featured in this list take place throughout the year and cover a wide range of different industries — from SaaS and FinTech to startup events and more. To better navigate this list, let’s briefly review the different events you’ll see. That said, event organizers continue to embrace virtual elements.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 24, 2022

At Oracle Code One (formerly known as JavaOne and called CloudWorld in 2022), programmers from all over the world participated in this environmentally conscious event. This type of event often involves a shocking or extremely memorable image like the one you’ll see in our example. Virtual Event: Google I/O.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The tech events featured in this list take place throughout the year and cover a wide range of different industries — from SaaS and FinTech to startup events and more. To better navigate this list, let’s briefly review the different events you’ll see. That said, event organizers continue to embrace virtual elements.

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

The community model has established itself as one of the biggest event trends of 2022. So much so that many event platforms are now in fact calling themselves community platforms too! The year-round community model offers a new way to view events. And the events industry has now finally caught up with it.

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