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Hybrid is Dead: A View from the Stage

Smart Meetings

Event planners surmised that audiences had gotten so comfy in fuzzy slippers that they would not want to leave their houses. Another client said, “Ticket sales used to cover the venue and speakers, but the profit came from sponsors. Sure, they can watch, but they can’t interact like the people in the live audience can.

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EventMobi Redefines the Role of Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

“It’s really hard to try to record a gala ceremony and get people to watch that online,” he explains. Whereas, when you have content specifically created for remote audiences, you can repurpose your message, which makes it easier to get people to view that content later on.”

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Brandt & Will’s Event Technology Trends 2022

Endless Events

It’s a great episode to catch up with everything Will and Brandt have been talking about in the past year and to see just how engaging this dynamic duo sounds in front of a live audience. Brandt and Will give the audience a one-hour rundown of event technology trends of 2022. The speaker needs to engage the audience.

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36 Ways to Bolster Your Covid Contingency Plan

Smart Meetings

Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? Know your audience. Make sure it stays true to audience needs. A good hybrid strategy also expands audience reach and event lifecycle.

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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. And speaking of social media, don’t overlook this now-old friend.

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Experiential Virtual Events With AJ Williams

Endless Events

We championed for them, wanting to make sure that we were still fundraising for them and keeping them relevant and engaged with sponsors and donors.” Virtual audience engagement is key for every virtual and hybrid event, and it’s even more decisive when it comes to fundraising. People loved the party in the boxes!

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Your Ultimate Virtual Event Planning Checklist!

Endless Events

In the process, you’ll also want to define your target audience clearly, since this is a stepping stone for many aspects of planning and execution. Do you just want a speaker talking to the audience? Do you want the audience to engage? Here you’ll want to keep the audience in mind when choosing the entertainment.