The MICE Blog

MAY 26, 2021

We know how to build trust face to face at live events, but now, when everything is moving into the virtual world, we need to learn how to build trust online with our clients, supplier sponsors and other stakeholders. How does building trust online differ from building trust at face-to-face events? How do you build trust online? .

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 15, 2024

While last-minute registrations spiked during the COVID years, that challenge hasn’t resolved itself. During the pandemic, people became comfortable attending events online and they now have a new yardstick for measuring whether it’s worth their investment and the hassle to travel to an event.

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Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. Whether in-person or online, event organizers want attendees to pay attention and participate. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success. Understand your audience.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I am designing an online memorial service, to be held later this month. So I decided to design and run an online memorial service. We can currently only hold such gatherings online. Designing an online memorial service — development. Most people have never attended an online memorial service before.

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Stova

MARCH 25, 2024

The Definitive Guide to Event Registration This guide will teach you how to create a successful event registration strategy and help you deliver the best registration experience for your attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors. Registration is at the heart of meetings and events.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 7, 2023

Event ticketing and registration are the first — and perhaps most important — opportunities to impress attendees with a seamless, personalized experience and set the stage for a successful event. of event organizers have seen growth in registration. of event organizers have seen growth in registration. Meanwhile, 56.2%

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Out of necessity, we mastered snazzy new ways to connect, play games, exercise, entertain, make lunch/dinner/drinks and build things through platforms online. Offering a hybrid format for your meetings and events may: Bring you more attendees, as well as greater community engagement between and with the virtual and in-person audiences.

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Meeting Tomorrow

MARCH 31, 2020

Planning an online event without thinking about audience engagement is like building a sailboat without material for the sails. Thoughtful, intentional engagement is one of the keys to making an online event effective and memorable. 4 Tools for Keeping Your Audience Engaged. Why are your attendees coming to the event?

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Stova

JUNE 30, 2023

In the fast-paced world of event planning, driving event registration is a crucial aspect of ensuring a successful and impactful event. This blog post will explore several key marketing strategies that event professionals can leverage to boost event registration and make their events truly remarkable.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Audience engagement took on an entirely new meaning when virtual and hybrid events arrived during the pandemic. This guide will help you understand audience engagement strategies from every angle, how to implement engagement efforts, and how to measure engagement accurately. Read on to master audience engagement in 2024 and beyond.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

But chances are, online events are likely to stay even after the pandemic because of the many benefits they provide. For example, they allow you to reach a wider audience at a much lower cost. There are multiple ways to measure an event’s success, whether through an online event platform or an in-person event.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. Online events make it easier for them to attend. Check it out for full details!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Now, more than ever, meeting professionals need timely updates about how evolving technology can help them deliver smoother registration, better engagement and more valuable data insights for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. Activities such as trivia challenges that both in-person and online attendees can participate in were big hits.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

You need two teams, one for in-person, on-site and one for online planning. You can easily shift your live audience to attend online by adding virtual registration codes so check that your registration company can accommodate both. You can double the registration income. Online Component Added Costs.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Read More : Why Early Bird Registration Specials Don’t Work and Other Revelations from a New Maritz Study Don’t offer on-demand, not at first. Don’t treat online like a poor stepchild of in-person events. Have fun and deliver value in ways that will resonate with your audience and get them interacting.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Now we’re onto the next challenge: making the virtual event a great online experience. Cut the Quality and You’ll Cut Your audience. You need to invest in a platform that supports high-quality broadcast video, and you need skilled professionals who can design compelling content to keep your audience engaged.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether you’re hosting a music festival, a tech conference, or a product launch, one of the secrets to a truly extraordinary event lies in a dedicated event registration landing page. You can also build compelling and personalized content that resonates with your target audience. There is no room for mistakes.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. Make audience input easy. Consider the wants and needs of your audience and use your event platform to easily share accessible content that will truly excite them.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

We’ve outlined 77 event KPIs and divided them into eight major groups: general and attendee event KPIs , financial event KPIs , marketing KPIs , audience engagement KPIs , presenter KPIs , sponsorship and tradeshow KPIs , event networking KPIs , community KPIs. Registration & Attendee KPIs. Registration & Attendee KPIs.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

No wonder registrations soared off the charts. Know your audience. Conduct surveys, analyze behavioral data from past events, talk to registrants and read comments they post in chat. Make sure it stays true to audience needs. What if registrants are divided? You planned a spectacular event. Then along came Delta.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

But money saved also means ROI lost: the champion of March 2020 does not deliver on audience engagement and valuable data insights – and these are essential for an event’s success. Registration & ticketing. Enhanced virtual audience engagement. 10 Benefits Of Event Platforms. Event gamification.

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Endless Events

APRIL 26, 2021

Yet the biggest events in the world didn’t use it for the registration. You’d invest in the infrastructure that’s getting people online.” That way, the in-person audience and the remote audience are using the same platform. It’s not going to be the incumbent online platforms.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2022

4 Benefits of Hosting an In-person Event With a Virtual Audience. In fact, 42% of virtual attendees would attend online again because it’s their best option, according to Bizzabo research. 5 Tips for Planning an In-person Event with a Virtual Audience. You can reach more people. Determine your hybrid event model.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Marketers are tasked with reaching members of their target audience, enticing them to register for an event, and continuing communications all the way up to the event to encourage attendance. We review event marketing ideas designed to help planners and marketers craft better content, reach a wider audience, and increase event attendance.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

Smart Meetings talked to industry experts for tips on how to produce meaningful experiences for everyone on the registration list. A dedicated online agenda, offering virtual participants features that wouldn’t be available to in-person attendees, can be elevated through a screen. Make it Tangible. Create a Dedicated Experience.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 25, 2019

Brought to you by: The importance of registration and ticketing cannot be overstated. A cohesive and user-friendly ticketing/registration interface plays a vital role in the success of your event. Conversion is key, support will make sure your ticket offerings and registration questions are clearly stated. Are free events free?

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

By including your audience in your marketing efforts, your brand will connect with them in a much more effective way. Create a memorable hashtag and give your audience a chance to participate in an activity they will want to share on their profiles (ie. Give them a chance to try your product or interact with it tangibly.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Event engagement, also known as audience engagement, refers to an event’s ability to hold the attention of its audience as well as promote full participation from event attendees. Engaging events are captivating and compelling; they capture the attention of their audience from the start and hold on tight.

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Endless Events

MARCH 3, 2022

Additionally, you need to produce truly exceptional events that will foster attendee retention and potentially turn your audience into advocates. “Most promotion of events occurs online through social media ads, websites, and pages of certain websites used to market events. “You spend a lot more money,” Dustin says.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

Whether it’s a purely online event like a webinar or a hybrid event where online participants can be part of a real life event, virtual events can be a welcome addition for your audiences. Gain the trust of your audience by learning the ropes and getting an event planning certification. Want event more event tips?

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Traveler's Q

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Additionally, it enables organizers to communicate effectively with their audience and provide a seamless event experience. By prioritizing a mobile-friendly event website, organizers can improve their event’s online presence and reach a wider audience. This is where the power of great website layout comes into play.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

One of the things I’m seeing is that the most successful [virtual events] are making sure you have a team in place to start the online conversation,” Farmanfarmaian said. “If Gaudini is also an advocate for shorter sessions and longer audience engagement periods. Prime your Chat Box. Unless…” she continued.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Its full suite of event management tools includes event registration and check-in, advanced analytics, mobile event apps, customizable branding and design, engagement and networking tools and more. It’s really hard to try to record a gala ceremony and get people to watch that online,” he explains.

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2018

This is especially true if your main audience online are based in Europe. From human threats to natural disasters, event professionals are responsible for their audiences safety. Steal This: Top Converting Event Registration Websites. Filtering doesn’t just apply to selfies millennials post online.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

As we discussed in our article about virtual attendee engagement , low-quality content and unprepared speakers are a sure way to drive the audience away. Use Your Registration Platform. Another vital part of the attendees’ path leading up to the big day is registration. Incorporate Sponsored Q&A Sessions.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

The online experience could never replace that. They haven’t spent a lot of energy on online events until they had to. Now, all of a sudden, they’re putting a lot of energy into online events and that’s really the catalyst. Swapcard bought attendee registration system, and Slido got bought by Cisco.”

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InEvent

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Navigating the complexities of event planning, you understand the importance of a strong online presence. Your event’s website is more than just a digital brochure; it’s the cornerstone of your marketing strategy, the first point of contact with your audience, and a critical tool for driving registrations and engagement.

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