Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Since its founding in 2010, EventMobi has expanded its reach to over 30,000 corporate and non-profit event planners. It features transitions, well-rehearsed speakers and is short enough to keep people engaged. What has changed is the experience that event planners are creating virtually.”

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed. Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Cheers to Planners of the Year. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence. Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year. Meet the 2019 Planners of the Year. Meet the 2019 Planners of the Year.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Because you’re an event planner, there is paperwork flying towards you from every direction. A lot of times, your producer, your PM, your client, your planner, if you have a meeting planner or a production planner or an event planner, anybody on the large scale thinking side gets a sort of hands put in this production schedule input.

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Endless Events

JULY 13, 2018

Have you ever considered attendee satisfaction as the primary focus for your events? Dig the Data for Attendee Growth. Driving attendee growth doesn’t mean coming up with gimmicks every time. This way, you gain a holistic view of your attendee growth patterns. Can You Protect Your Event Attendees? Click To Tweet.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In a world where technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) , is reshaping the event industry, the role of an event planner has taken on new dimensions. This is precisely why hiring the right event planner can make the difference between a seamless event and one fraught with chaos.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“People are thinking about virtual attendee engagement and looking at how can they make it more fun for attendees rather than have them just sit and watch a screen. ” Virtual Production: Event Planner As A TV Producer. “Event planners are so resilient. ” The Pivoting Never Ends.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

You’re either a planner eager to learn how you can set your virtual speaker up for success, or you’re a speaker looking to be trained in the art of virtual presentations. You might also just be a curious person, but for the sake of purpose, let’s assume you’re either a planner or a speaker. For The Speakers. #1

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

Initially projected to be half the size, nSight 2022 drew in 1,400 registered attendees. The elaborate program was rehearsed many times over, giving everyone confidence that the event would be a success. Takeaways for Planners. With the technology available today, virtual events can go above and beyond what attendees expect.

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

After more than a year of helping planners navigate the complex world of virtual events, we learned a thing or two about pain points. These went from all things attendee engagement to more specific tech-related issues. How many days/hours & attendees are you expecting? Pre-Production: Sourcing gear, rehearsals, pre-records.

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Endless Events

JULY 10, 2020

Today, we’ll begin by addressing questions related to hybrid events that most planners considered at least a couple of times. How Do Physical & Virtual Attendees Interact? One of the biggest concerns planners have with virtual events is related to audience engagement. The short answer is yes, you do.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you’re an avid reader of Endless, you might recall that one of those mistakes was foregoing rehearsals. Yes, today, we’ll be explaining exactly why virtual event rehearsals should be a non-negotiable. Let us then explore the pros of virtual event rehearsals! But let’s return to the topic at hand.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It doesn’t just apply to event planners who are planning their next big event. Took an enormous amount of rehearsal. And speaking of virtual event rehearsals , let’s talk about Apple keynotes. It’s now getting to a point where attendees and other executives notice. It was absolutely beautiful.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

And what techniques and strategies can you employ to engage attendees? And in the midst of this immense boom, many event planners took a shot at it themselves. Being able to interact with attendees in real-time is great, but live streaming comes with a lot of risks where excellence is concerned. Engagement.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

And learn how to plan a successful virtual event that your attendees will never forget! “Whether that’s independent small business owners, women, association planners, we’ve created these individual communities within the umbrella of MPI. So yeah, rehearsals are important” Production Value.

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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!) If you aren’t familiar with common terms or need a refresher go read the blog, Event WiFi Terms Every Planner Needs to Know. . How will attendees use the internet?

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Restaurants lend a certain degree of flexibility to event planning; they can accommodate various event styles, sizes, and guest food preferences, making them popular venue options amongst professional and private planners alike. Is there a minimum attendee count or rental fee? What kind of events have you hosted in the past?

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Whether you’re new to the industry, tackling your first nonprofit event planning gig, or a seasoned planner working with a large team, you’ll find tips, tricks, and tools to improve your strategy in the list below. Some tools will let you quickly change event setup, appropriately space attendee seating, and more.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JUNE 3, 2021

With vaccines now making in-person gatherings a safe reality, event planners are turning to hybrid events — and finding they have tons of questions about production. Hybrid event production requires thinking out of the box, even for many experienced event planners who have hundreds of in-person or virtual events under their belts.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It showed how games can be a powerful way to engage your virtual attendees. In my case, I kicked off with a game to encourage event planners to be creative with their formats. In my case, I kicked off with a game to encourage event planners to be creative with their formats. 1 Have a Goal for the Virtual Game.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Attendees came alarmingly close to staring death in the face. Meeting organizers are responsible for keeping attendees safe, so an emergency contingency plan needs to be well thought out and rehearsed. Many would-be attendees decided not to come. Grandstands they had been seated in hours earlier burned. Las Alcobas.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create event attendee personas to better understand them. ☐ Set audience goals for attendees. ☐ Set ticket prices for virtual vs. in-person attendees. ☐ Send invitations and calendar blocks for event rehearsals. ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. . ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner.

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

A bad AV mistake like projectors that stop working during your keynote bringing the presentation to a halt, will make attendees immediately regret coming. As an extra precaution, schedule a rehearsal with your AV company. Make sure they know you want a rehearsal ahead of time so they can accurately quote labor for your event.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has launched enhanced meeting capabilities designed to provide event planners with innovative solutions and help drive corporate business demand to its branded hotels. The post Wyndham introduces new hybrid meeting concept at Dolce Hotels in Europe appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Well, they mean that your attendees have an amazing experience. And I think sometimes that we as planners need to also tell people when it’s appropriate and to help guide the content. And what drives me nuts is that you can tell sometimes that planner spent a lot of time thinking about the theme. “High-contrast.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2020

Because this is relatively new, planners everywhere are scrambling to make it work. So she’s sitting back and she’s actually outside of the studio, completely away just like a regular attendee would be. Second, do rehearsals. So get that figured out, do a rehearsal. But where to even begin?

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create event attendee personas to better understand them. ☐ Set audience goals for attendees. ☐ Set ticket prices for virtual vs. in-person attendees. ☐ Send invitations and calendar blocks for event rehearsals. ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. . ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner.

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

The social distancing and quarantine policies, especially in 2020, have forced many in-person events to be delayed and canceled, and many event planners have then pivoted to virtual events instead. Also, you are constrained by geographical limitations both in terms of the potential attendees to target and speakers/talents you can invite.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. They’re your personal AV experts, planner extraordinaires, and all around wizards who plan hundreds of events each year.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Simultaneously, planners learned how to harness the power of technology to continuously deliver exciting events. Yes, it’s time to bring together virtual and in-person knowledge so as to create riveting and immersive experiences for attendees. Disregarding Rehearsals. But the virtual attendees? Big mistake! Dense Content.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2020

And even though planners have been avidly consuming educational content on the topic, there are still misconceptions going around. facilitate rehearsals, and then run the show. Just as planners are changing up how they bring people together, we, as a production company, are mixing up how we capture and deliver content.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

Back when the novelty of the pandemic was hitting the industry, it was more than excusable for planners to pivot their events to virtual in a very small amount of time. “The attendees are loving it, and I’ve been super happy with every interaction” – Corey, APRA Board of Directors. And now, here we are.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. They’re your personal AV experts, planner extraordinaires, and all around wizards who plan hundreds of events each year.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2021

Even as events are coming back and in-person audiences are gathering around the world, a virtual component will forever be a way to add value to your event and to your attendees. Here are the seven biggest challenges planners face when producing a livestreamed event, and creative solutions. However, it does limit real-time updates.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Join us as we discuss what most party packages include, how they’re priced, why planners love them, and why more restaurants should offer them. Planners can expect party packages to vary in size and pricing based on the number of attendees, courses, and the requested food service style. What are restaurant party packages?

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

At a Marlboro Music Festival rehearsal last week, I heard the words entrance and layer used in a single sentence. Marcy Rosen, right, leads a rehearsal. The rehearsal. On August 8, my wife and I attended a rehearsal of Beethoven’s String Quartet, Op. Attendees want to feel safe.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 19, 2023

Providing a successful and amazing experience for event attendees can often feel like an award-worthy performance for meeting professionals, and rightfully so, as the smiling faces of attendees funnel out of the venue chatting about the performance. The experience lends an interactive and memorable component to the museum.

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