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Can We Rely On Event Platforms For Audience Engagement?

Endless Events

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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From Button Boxes To Chats: Audience Response Systems Through Time!

Endless Events

One of the hottest topics in the events industry nowadays is hybrid and virtual audience engagement. But as the Event Tech Podcast highlights today, you can’t really talk about audience engagement without including audience response systems in the conversations. Audience Response Systems Are Not New.

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Why Event Technology Companies Lack Pricing Transparency

Endless Events

Pricing transparency in event technology companies is lacking, to say the least. Many event platforms offer no pricing structures at all while others only give ballpark estimates. 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.

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Think Event Technology Is Still a Man’s World? Think again. 

Smart Meetings

Meet the ‘Smart Women’ of Encore What if the push to restaff event technology roles is actually an opportunity to bring more diverse points of view to the field? I got hired as an Event Technician during my interview. I really enjoy anticipating the needs and understanding the audience and guest experiences.

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Encore Plans to Help Meetings Industry Return Differently

Smart Meetings

Encore’s quarterly Planner Pulse survey shows that the number of in-person events has increased exponentially in the last year and is now at 60% of all events. 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.

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2024 is the year of doing more events that matter, more experience-driven events that drive more engagement and connections.

Smart Meetings

A: Regular technology stack reviews and consolidations are a healthy part of running any business, and events are no exception. It’s crucial to ensure that your tech stack is aligned with your evolving event strategies, eliminating redundancies and fostering a seamless flow of data.

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The Evolution of Meetings: Lessons for Navigating a Hybrid Future

Smart Meetings

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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