Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2024

In early 2024, I wrote two long, detailed posts ( 1 , 2 ) that explained why using “facial analysis” technology at events is ethically and legally dubious. Now I’ve learned of strong evidence that the core claim of such technology — that it can reliably measure attendee emotions at events — is seriously flawed.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Events, meetings and conferences today are supported by digital event platforms that make it possible for companies to seamlessly connect with people across the globe and deliver more engaging and immersive experiences than ever before. Here are some best practices for driving audience attendance in digital events.

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Traveler's Q

MAY 3, 2024

” Sustainability in Event Spaces: Explore what makes a venue ‘green’ and why sustainability is key in today’s event planning industry. Tourism and Green Venues: Discuss how sustainable venues are becoming a significant draw for eco-conscious tourists and event organizers. Denver- worth seeing?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 30, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Let’s Talk: Virtual Event Platform vs Virtual Event Production Company. ? Learn about every aspect of virtual in our Virtual Events Handbook! We are talking about why platforms alone aren’t the solution for your virtual event (12-min read). Yes, we are bringing this article back!

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BCD Meetings & Events

DECEMBER 30, 2021

For the meetings and events industry, 2021 has been a year of cautious optimism and transition as we strive to move forward from the pandemic's impact. You'll see an interest in virtual and hybrid meetings remain while a return to live events is still top of mind. This is apparent in the most popular topics from our Insights this year.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Hybrid Events: 10 Questions About Hybrid Events, Answered. Event Tech: Event Tech Podcast: A Klik Review. ? We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! Do I stay or do I go?

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Virtual Events Events Certification Trends 313

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Burst With Color: Bright Event Furniture Ideas Learn more One of the biggest trends in fashion and design has been “dopamine dressing.” It ties in well within an overall bright color palette, especially for events in hotter seasons. You may be asking the question, “What is dopamine dressing?”

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Events Fashion Trends Social Media 246

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Best of the Best: Mistakes Happen: The Hybrid Event Mistakes You Want To Avoid! How It’s Done: Tomorrowland 2020: The Virtual Event of The Year? Virtual Engagement: More Engagement At Virtual Events With The Sketch Effect! ?Make Make sure that you’re up to date on this year’s Virtual Event Trends.

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Virtual Events Events Trends Audience 317

MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2024

“The HPE keynote will leverage the venue’s cutting-edge technologies to deliver a bespoke experience that sets a new bar for brand storytelling and corporate events,” Jennifer Koester, president of Sphere business operations at Sphere Entertainment, said in a press release.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. You can find bigger and better ways to deploy events, the latest in event tech, and follow where other event profs’ careers are taking them. Endless Events.

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Endless Events

JULY 24, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Event Help: Read This Before Planning A Hybrid Event! Networking: The Future Is Now: Networking For Hybrid Events. ? It’s a buzzword that I hear a lot around work, due to the nature of working in the events industry. It’s not just a trend for events or education.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

Last week, we explained how to deal and package your virtual event sponsorships. And today, we continue, with a second article about virtual event sponsorship ideas. Yes, convincing sponsors to be a part of your virtual event might seem like too daunting of a task. Incorporate Sponsors Into Your Event App.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: What It Takes: Hybrid & Virtual Event Production: Elevating The Experience. More Events Going Virtual: CES 2021 Is Going Virtual! Curious about the future of virtual events? Watch our webinar about the top 2020 Virtual Event Trends! Virtual Event Production Team: What Does It Look Like?

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Virtual Events Trade Show Events Production 296

Endless Events

JULY 7, 2022

The Event Brew squad is tackling a complex topic today; a topic most event planners have contemplated in the last two years. It’s time to talk about audience engagement on event platforms! Event professionals are divided when it comes to implementing event technology to boost audience engagement.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2021

This week’s conversation on Event Brew is particularly interesting. It all started with an article that informed readers of the NFL’s project to fill up a stadium with vaccinated healthcare workers. So, without further ado, press that play button and join in on this incredible episode of the Event Brew!

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Event Jobs: Event Company Hiring vs Unemployed Event Prof: Different Perspectives. ? Learn more about navigating this virtual event landscape with our Virtual Event Handbook. . It’s going to be challenging, and the events industry is going to go through more periods of uncertainty.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Articles, surveys and webinars, oh my! In 2023, Smart Meetings released a stream of multimedia resources for planners to learn about sustainability in the world of events. We know attendees want the events they take part in to make a positive impact, and that they don’t want to contribute to excess carbon emissions.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Fake women event speakers? Fake articles by fake writers in Sports Illustrated? Yes, friends, it’s now obvious that what our industry needs is… fake events! We are all impressed by those huge events that everyone who is everyone has to attend for FOMO. Your event is already a success! For heaven’s sake!

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Endless Events

MARCH 13, 2020

Don’t Cancel: Consider Making Your Event Digital. Future of Events: 5G And Events: How It Will Shape, Change & Revolutionise The Industry. Make sure your event Wi-Fi is exactly how you want it for the price you want it! Especially in the world of events. Rethink canceling your event due to coronavirus!

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Short-form video is wildly popular and not difficult to produce—provided the event host has a plan for content creation and a timely strategy for pushing it out. This article from Trade Show News Network , a fellow Informa media outlet, discusses how far in advance event hosts should strategize their video content.

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Endless Events

MAY 14, 2020

Recently, BizBash shared an article that proposed the hub and spoke method. Let us paint a vivid picture for you: as a pandemic sweeps the world, the events industry suffers. But planners and profs alike are resourceful, which is why we’re seeing a huge spike in virtual events. Because the world is constantly changing!

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Virtual Events Fashion Proposal Events 334

Endless Events

JULY 31, 2020

The Best of the Best: Virtual Resource: Virtual Event Guide – All-In-One Free Book! Let’s Discuss: So, What Is A Hybrid Event, Really? ?? We created the ultimate Virtual Events Handbook ! With over 60 pages of information and resources, you’ll learn everything you need to know about virtual events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Everyone loves a special event, be it a parade, concert, street festival, marathon, sporting competition and so on. The last thing event organizers want is to deal with traffic congestion, parking chaos and frustrated guests. To keep your special event on track and create a seamless experience for all, traffic management is key.

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Management Transportation Preparation Training 237

Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

So let’s be real here – whether you like it or not, virtual and hybrid events are here to stay. Depending on your standards, speaking at a virtual event can either be the easiest thing in the world or quite the challenge. But because we want nothing more than to help out, we put together this article.

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Traveler's Q

MAY 1, 2023

The importance of visuals in your event Expand on the introduction Include at least one stat about visual memory processing in humans Choose the right venue ● What will you be showcasing at your event? Merchandise that reflects what people will be doing at the event? Some kind of software? Some kind of physical technology? ●

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Oh, event AV costs. Just when event planners thought they had enough to think about, the question arises. And this is why we put together a handy guide to event AV costs! All of this and more is what you’ll find here, courtesy of the pros at Endless Events. How can you make sure you’re working with the best?

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Endless Events

APRIL 23, 2021

Event planners are often too busy with the actual event to even worry about what will happen next. Be it virtual, hybrid, or live, event planning is exhausting. But coming up with a post-event strategy is something we highly encourage you to do. Should all of this go to waste once the event is over?

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Events Virtual Events Social Media Audience 316

Endless Events

APRIL 3, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Virtual Event Checklist: Your Ultimate Virtual Event Planning Checklist! Planing for the Worst: How To Implement An Event Crisis Communication Plan. ? Did you read the article, but still aren’t sure how to start plan your virtual event? Articles and resources.

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Virtual Events Certification Remote Communications 265

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Event Marketing: How to Measure Event Marketing Success. Mic Up: Microphones For Events – How Many Do You Need? ? Need some additional help making sure you budget for event marketing? Download our Event Budget Spreadsheet Template! . ???? How effective is your event marketing? (24-minute

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Endless Events

MARCH 20, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Everything Virtual Events: Love for Virtual Attendance at Events. Live Streaming: The Mega Guide to Live Streaming Events. Virtual Reality: The All-Inclusive Guide to Virtual Reality At Events. I want to give you as much information as possible to help you convert your event to a virtual one.

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Virtual Events Events Remote Planner 177

Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

The Best of the Best: Telling Stories: Back To The Basics – Storytelling For Virtual Events. This webinar is here to help: So Many Options, So Little Time: Choosing A Digital Event Platform! There are plenty of videos and articles out there that dive into detail about how amazing it is to journal. Is it even possible?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Events are not simply about delivering valuable content and giving people some time to speak to each other. No – the magic of events lies in the overall experience your audience has. Today’s Event Tech Podcast guest knows this even though he’s not an event prof. What’s The Value Of Events?

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Endless Events

MAY 22, 2020

Understandably, the advent of virtual events came to shake the very core of the industry. Putting together incredible virtual events shouldn’t be seen as something you have to do, but rather as something you want to do. Thankfully, most event profs seem to be handling the transition quite well. To share their stories.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 4, 2024

My point in writing about that was to underscore the significant role events play in disseminating helpful knowledge — often in the category of breakthrough information — among their audiences and the larger universe. One of those prongs is events. The obesity rate in the U.S. It’s a very complicated issue, for sure.

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Medical Meetings Trade Show Proposal Social Media 111

Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2020

The Best of the Best: Sponsorship Series: A Guide To Virtual Event Sponsorships Part I: Deals & Packages. More Sponsorship Ideas: 15 Virtual Event Sponsorship Ideas: Get Creative! ? Worried that you’re forgetting something while planning your virtual event? Download our free Virtual Event Planning Checklist!

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Endless Events

MAY 27, 2020

So, let’s talk about virtual event sponsorships, shall we? Now that virtual events are the norm , and with hybrid events set to become increasingly more common as life slowly returns to what it used to be, it’s in everyone’s best interest to learn about virtual event sponsorships. Selling Your Virtual Event.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 2, 2019

?? The Best of the Best: Event Setup: What Stage Size Should I Use For My Event? AV Companies: Hire An AV Company For Your Next Event In 5 Simple Steps. We’ve seen some crazy things when it comes to event layouts (15-minute video). Related articles and resources. Related articles and resources.

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