Traveler's Q

MARCH 14, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, technology stands as a pillar for innovation, especially in the realm of corporate events. Cutting-Edge Event Technology Trends The landscape of corporate events is continually being reshaped by emerging technologies.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Are virtual attendees seeing value? According to Kim Myhre, founder of Experience Designed, in “ Attendees to Virtual Events: To Charge or Not to Charge? Audiences will pay for quality content. So how do event and meeting planners make sure attendees see value in attending a hybrid event virtually?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Especially when technologies such as closed captions and audio guides can easily help those who would previously have found events hard to access. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. Read More : 5 Tips for Improving Accessibility for Meetings Accessibility is a multifaceted issue.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

While the way forward might have been uncertain a year ago, the path is now becoming very clear: event technology should be at the core of your event strategy. There are different ways in which you can achieve your event goals and objectives, not to mention each event has a distinct set of attendees and stakeholders.

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Endless Events

JULY 29, 2020

We’ve talked a lot about virtual events in the past and how we keep the audience engaged. But when it comes to hybrid audience engagement, you are literally dealing with two different sets of attendees. A hybrid event is the combination of an in-person audience and a virtual audience. And what does that mean?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Especially when technologies such as closed captions and audio guides can easily help those who would previously have found events hard to access. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. Read More : 5 Tips for Improving Accessibility for Meetings Accessibility is a multifaceted issue.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As a production company, we get a lot of questions about virtual attendee engagement. Particularly about how to come up with strategies that make attendees happy and eager for more, both during and after the fact. In the past, we discussed the importance of paying attention to virtual attendee engagement every step of the way.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2022

While we’re excited to welcome back face-to-face events, we know that attendees and companies require flexibility. So, we must continue to be laser-focused on creating RFPs that will truly meet our needs and set us up for success. Technological considerations play an important role in creating RFPs. Type of Event. Registration.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. We are turning attendees into participants,” he said. Yes, hybrid meetings are more complicated and costly, but virtual is here to stay without a doubt,” he said.

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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2018

Every meeting planner we know is a great juggler. So we have compiled our favorite meeting planner tips and few tricks to help you manage your time by using some classic event management shortcuts. Finding Your “Ultimate Goal” When you hold an event, what’s the ultimate thing that you want your attendees to take home?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Accor Survey: “Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events” World-leading hospitality group Accor operates a diverse hospitality group of over 40 hotel brands, from luxury to economy. In fact, the industry’s audience is expected to surpass even 2019 levels in the coming years. billion by 2030.”

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2022

Pricing transparency in event technology companies is lacking, to say the least. As a recent Skift Meetings article points out, event planners often have no time or energy to sit through long demos and discuss pricing for weeks. Pricing Transparency in Event Technology Companies. Since then, pricing is a bit more predictable.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Significant corporate events take time and resources to plan, with organizers and attendees looking forward to achieving desired outcomes. How can meeting professionals incorporate them into their physical and virtual meetings? What is a simple first step meeting professionals can take to dip their toes in the NFT world?

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 22, 2024

The event industry is propelled by continuously evolving event technology and increasingly demanding and specific attendee expectations. The Strategic Use of Data Analytics for More Informed Decision-making Data analytics are critical for tailoring event strategies to attendee behaviors and preferences.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After two years of testing streaming platforms, meeting professionals are asking for more comprehensive solutions and a number of event technology companies have risen to the challenge. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared. Start planning.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

To help planners avoid the inevitable headache, Smart Meetings sat down with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events , to find the best path forward for meeting planners looking for the right event tech for their needs. Who is the target audience? What will the attendee experience be? What type of event is it?

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Stova

JANUARY 18, 2024

Creating stellar attendee experiences is a goal of every event. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get instant audience feedback throughout your event? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get instant audience feedback throughout your event? Modern technology answers the call with innovative audience engagement tools.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The challenge is designing events that speak to the needs of an audience that changed over the last three years. When considering audiences who historically couldn’t physically or financially attend, the idea of a hybrid event comes into play again. Time management and wellness is also a major factor for meeting guests today.

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Endless Events

MARCH 29, 2021

How can we bridge the gap between the virtual and the in-person audience? But we are getting ahead of ourselves – tune in and learn what else our lovely hosts have to say about hybrid audience engagement and interactions between the two audiences. How can you recreate that for the virtual audience?

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the 2024 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. What is event technology? Think again!

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Endless Events

JANUARY 11, 2018

How to improve audience engagement? Turn your event attendees into event participants. Try these six audience engagement techniques at your next event. It takes ages for the microphone to be passed from audience member to audience member while everyone waits in awkward silence for the next question.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

What the impact of a younger generation means for the future of the meeting industry No two generations are the same. When it comes to interest in technology and the rapidly changing landscape of digital interaction, one size does not fit all. The shift of female attendees at B2B events has made a drastic shift from 20% to 34%.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. When Holsinger previewed the report during the session, “First Look: Exclusive Data on Attendee Motivators,” at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 on Jan. What motivates them, what drives them?”

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2023

A recently published Freeman report highlights a significant shift in the demographics of B2B event attendees. With this new generation of younger, more diverse, and more educated attendees emerging, the event industry must adapt to meet their evolving needs and expectations. Understanding your audience is a big deal.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Read about how layoffs and investments are marking the next stage in the streaming meeting evolution.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2023

Navigating event attendee data requires the right balance between collecting valuable information and respecting event attendee privacy. But with rapid advancements in technology and law that struggles to keep up, finding that balance can be tricky, especially as tech becomes cheaper and easier to access. adds Dustin. “It

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

One presenter at a recent conference made the mistake of scolding her audience to turn phones off and put them under their seats. She was met with groans; about a third of the audience left, and the rest ignored her command. Rather than being a distraction, mobile devices can be the surprising key to increasing audience engagement.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

Food, lodging and programming are critical factors for any meeting. But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. When attendees walk away, what do they say?” You may have 1,000 attendees or more.

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2018

Are you focusing on your events audience engagement this year? Of course, engaging a tired and jaded audience isn’t easy and that’s why we’re here to help. You also have to feed the needs of the audience to capture their attention and interact. If you need more, drop by our audience engagement webinar.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Whatever Media Group) The term personalization is used so often in the events industry that its meaning has become a little hazy — does it refer to technology? An innovation first spotted many years ago, these are spaces where exhibitors and other attendees can come and be among their peers. Offer private meeting rooms at your show.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

We’ve all made the shift to virtual meetings—because we had to. How can your digital meeting beat a Netflix binge or mindless scrolling? Cut the Quality and You’ll Cut Your audience. Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix. Meet the Demand With On-demand.

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Endless Events

APRIL 24, 2018

Follow our iconic guests on Twitter: Sam Smith of Interactive Meeting Technology, LLC ( @samueljsmith ). Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting ( @BrandtKrueger ). Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: How To Engage Your Audience – #EventIcons Episode 87. Interactive Meeting Technology, LLC.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 19, 2024

For both meeting hosts and participants, A.I.’s Two technology suppliers recently incorporated A.I. features into their event-management platforms to enhance the attendee’s experience and the host’s results. For attendee messaging and customer service in the OneSystem Plus, an A.I. And after an event, A.I.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2022

It seems like not so long ago that everyone was talking about the death of meetings and conventions. But as we begin to inch ever closer to a new normal, it’s clear that meetings are making a comeback in 2022—with a few changes of course. How Covid-19 Impacted Large-Scale Meetings and Conventions. Let’s dive in.

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