Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

Event planners surmised that audiences had gotten so comfy in fuzzy slippers that they would not want to leave their houses. My company, Go Leeward Agency, worked with a 10,000-attendee event that utilized dozens of speakers. But even with an overall increase in attendees, the added expense wasn’t covered. Bottom Line.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Corporate events provide one of the most important opportunities for interaction with your target audience. How Planning Impacts Perception Hosting a large-scale corporate event is a massive undertaking, coordinating a variety of vendors to bring your brand to life in a way that aligns with your target audience.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Big events with a high number of attendees might require up to a year to plan. Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Start by thinking of your target audience.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

The industry’s best event marketers create a 365-day event experience for attendees, who expect personalized communication and on-demand content once an event is over. It’s a simple, polite, professional way to ensure attendees feel appreciated and that their contributions are valued.

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Sponsors Speakers Attendee Audience 52

Traveler's Q

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Event mobile apps can increase the level of engagement and interactivity among attendees while creating an immersive experience. Finally, using technology to collect and analyze event data can provide valuable insights into attendees, such as demographics, behavior, and interests.

Event Technology 130

Event Technology Technology Technology Social Media 130

Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

What : New product being built into eventScribe allows event organizers to scan attendee badges on existing Android or iOS to capture and analyze information quickly. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings. Cvent: New Vendor Marketplace.

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Meeting Platform Vendor Networking 246

Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Live streaming events is a great way to expand your reach and make your content and programming available to a new audience. There’s a lot of benefits to live streaming events, but truly successful live streamed events are more about audience engagement and less about technology. Do you want your remote audience to be able to network?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

Although the content of the conference is what should take center-stage, sometimes attendees need a helping hand to get over the line and engage with what’s being said. For instance, the on-stage branding should serve to remind attendees why they are there. Make it something attendees will enjoy looking at. Modular Staging.

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Conference Vendor Production Speakers 391

ADMEI

OCTOBER 4, 2023

From location and transportation to schedules and speakers, a multitude of decisions await you in your planning. As the definition explains, they can offer detailed insight into nearly every aspect of your event from planning through execution, along with providing valuable connections to local vendors.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Planning and planning for weeks on end, getting everything in order—vendors, speaker, planners, F&B, those little odds and ends. Bohrer’s organization has a detailed of duty of care that is a part of the registration process, where attendees opt in and learn what Covid-related requirements there will be on site. “We

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 19, 2024

Gartner defines event technology platforms as “tools that enable B2B marketers to execute virtual and/or in-person events for external audiences. “ “We use the platform for all our events (virtual, hybrid and in-person) from anything of 30 – 2k attendees.

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Event Technology Platform Technology Technology 116

Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Local event venues can make a lasting impression on your attendees and gives them a chance to get to know the destination better. Read the blog to learn more about these amazing spaces for corporate events, weddings, and social gatherings, such as amenities , attendee capacity , and what the atmosphere is like. The Van Buren PHX.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2020

A planner's best tactic to get speaker ideas might just be reaching out to colleagues and contacts. In a survey released this year by Jay Baer, SpeakInc, and Michelle Joyce Speakers, planners were asked how they chose speakers. will boost your budget by bringing your attendees back next year,” she says.

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Speakers Vendor Sponsors Advertising 64

Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You can download your very own copy of our Excel template, which includes everything you need to outline your requirements and compare potential vendors. So the major differences are related to what you want the vendors to offer. Additionally, make a point to provide your attendee personas. Vendor Qualifications.

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Virtual Events Proposal Vendor Events 257

Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

They started having frank conversations with partners working on the next three years of events and vendors who had submitted RFPs, but had not been selected. “An Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers. Virtual attendees were able to see the general sessions and the main education rooms.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

An event website serves as a centralized location for all information related to the event, from event details and registration to agenda and speaker bios. When designed and executed correctly, an event website can attract more attendees, increase engagement and participation, and ultimately lead to a more successful event.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. They were able to experience authentic Orlando,” he said.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Who’s our target audience? How can we engage attendees and immerse them in the virtual experience? Even your event partners and vendors can have access to the most important aspects of the strategy and work alongside planners in order to execute an event to perfection. What’s the goal of the experience?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

In 2020, nearly 2/3 of global speakers were men, and 35-40 percent of panelists were black. Dasher shared three ways meeting professionals can begin to close the DEI gap: creating diverse planning teams, looking for aligned partnerships and asking your stakeholders and attendees what they need. It isn’t a quick fix,” she continued. “It

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Bizzaboo

MAY 15, 2024

The demand for such specialized gatherings has prompted vendors to enhance their platforms, offering advanced features that manage role-based permissions and ensure brand compliance. This shift helps reduce the logistical burdens associated with large-scale events and provides attendees with more meaningful, interactive opportunities.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 1, 2024

Prevention strategy: Start with a detailed plan covering every event aspect, from timelines and venue selection to vendor contracts and emergency plans. Prevention strategy: Select a venue that aligns with the event’s objectives and audience size. Utilize event planning software or checklists to keep track of tasks and deadlines.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Operations Manager: An event operations manager oversees vendor communication. Operations managers negotiate prices, book vendors, place supply orders, and communicate vendor details between the planning team, venue, and benefiting organization. They research services, collect event quotes, and execute event contracts.

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Event Planning Social Media Vendor Advertising 78

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Hybrid meetings range from 20% to 25%, which means 85% of events happening today have an in-person audience as at least one part of the equation. We are meeting differently by design because attendees are asking for it,” she said. Now a menu of choices includes streaming, hologram speakers and microphones on each table.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2019

If you have bad WiFi your attendees might forget about all the great parts of your event and only remember the WiFi sucked. Attendees expect great (and free!) Know Your Audience . No different from anything else in event planning, to have the best event wifi you need to know your audience. Livestream or have speakers?

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Vendor Events Venue Contracts 282

Stova

JUNE 22, 2023

But attendees’ expectations have changed a lot during the past few years. So, what exactly are you doing to keep audiences immersed in your events? You’ll get proven tips and tools to keep audience engagement high throughout your event and after the last session ends. As a result, attendees became more tech-savvy.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Will and the live audience had a lot of questions for our new host. ” It all started when he noticed all the big speakers and projectors his neighbor had. We talk about what little changes can we make that it’s going to look best for our online audience. And then I also want to talk about the in-person audience.

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Production Virtual Events Audience Online 316

Endless Events

JULY 26, 2018

The ‘why’ is the reason or purpose for the event, and also includes the intended outcome for both the brand and the attendees. How to enhance attendees’ connection with the purpose. How to enhance attendees’ connection with the purpose. Why you need to track audience engagement with your event’s ‘why’.

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Speakers Audience Sustainability Events 185

Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year 72.5% of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. Event planners used to draft the attendee list contact by contact.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Registration 105

Endless Events

MARCH 31, 2021

In this new age of events, planners and vendors alike will have to push for innovation whilst expertly marrying the best aspects of virtual and live. Virtual attendees have been sitting on their couch all of 2020. It’s time to up accommodations for comfort to please the in-person attendees. Okay, that sounded a tad scary.

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Venue Regulations Audience Networking 296

Social Tables

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Optimize your event page to reach the largest audience. Attract attendees by making a good first impression. Create conversations, post relevant content, and engage with user activity to continue growing the event’s audience. . and then invite, invite, invite! and then invite, invite, invite! Learn more. With about 2.89

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Promotion Social Media Vendor Audience 88

Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Your goal should be to create a name that’s catchy and in line with your target audience. ☐ Determine who your target audience is (e.g., ☐ Determine who your target audience is (e.g., Create event attendee personas to better understand them. ☐ Set audience goals for attendees. ☐ Set a budget for your event.

Conference 98

Conference Sponsors Virtual Events Speakers 98

Stova

APRIL 4, 2024

Post-event survey questions and feedback serve as indispensable tools for gaining crucial insights, offering a comprehensive understanding of attendee satisfaction levels, and improving future events. Offer an open-ended request for constructive feedback and give your audience a chance to expand on their feelings, comments and criticisms.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 19, 2024

Gartner defines event technology platforms as “tools that enable B2B marketers to execute virtual and/or in-person events for external audiences. “ “We use the platform for all our events (virtual, hybrid and in-person) from anything of 30 – 2k attendees.

Event Technology 69

Event Technology Platform Technology Technology 69

Endless Events

JULY 16, 2021

Should you source the venue and then the speakers? Simultaneously, you’d also want to engage and motivate the other attendees by bridging the gap between audiences. It will hinder your ability to bridge the gap between audiences and deliver the truly outstanding experience the attendees deserve.

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Event Planning Production Events Audience 317

Eventtia

JUNE 8, 2023

Every type of event requires a unique set of skills and know-how that will help you to mitigate the chaos and run smooth, engaging events for your attendees. The term covers project management across every aspect of an event, which can be anything from finding speakers to sending out post-event surveys. Who’s the target audience?

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Management Logistics Events Speakers 109

Eventtia

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At the first glance it’s fairly obvious: get more attendees to register for our event, but we can be more specific. Know Your Target Audience. As with any other marketing efforts, the secret here is how well you understand your target attendees. Valuable content to attract potential attendees. Number of free registrants.

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Social Media Promotion Media Registration 91