Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2021

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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Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2018

Every meeting planner we know is a great juggler. After all, you need the skills of a Cirque de Soleil performer to handle venues, schedules, suppliers, and social media all at the same time! What are some of your favorite meeting planner tips? Even the best #eventprof needs an assist every once in a while.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 11, 2018

How to improve audience engagement? Try these six audience engagement techniques at your next event. It takes ages for the microphone to be passed from audience member to audience member while everyone waits in awkward silence for the next question. Engaged audience members participate more, learn more, and are happier.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 15, 2024

Two out of five organizers said that staying within budget was one of their biggest priorities when booking a speaker, topped only by audience engagement (67 percent) and education for the audience (49 percent). Hiring the right speakers to discuss AI for a lay audience will be challenging.”

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Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success. Expert event planners and organizers understand that choosing the right audience engagement strategies can make or break an event.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 7, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Two Audiences: The Ins & Outs Of Hybrid Audience Engagement. Hybrid events = two audiences. Two audiences = lots to engage! (9-minute Having two audiences that behave in different ways is going to be a challenge! Industry News: IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It. ?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2024

So, when we are creating an event, especially for event planners, we have to appeal to both their professional and personal journeys. They fostered a unique connection between all attendees regardless of whether they were planners or supplier.” “We’re all a bit spoiled. The activities were all part of that and more.

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. When it comes to event planner networking ideas, it can be difficult to find new and exciting ways to effectively bring the right people together. Technology is starting to play a big role in event planner networking.

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Endless Events

JUNE 20, 2023

They grew up in the age of 24/7 social media and COVID-19, which gives this generation a unique perspective on marketing—including live events. Before you market to any audience, you need to understand who they are and where they come from. These young professionals and young adults are digital natives who are full of energy.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2018

Increasing audience engagement can be a challenge even for the best #eventprofs. In order to increase audience engagement, you need to first capture their attention. They can bend their corner of social media to their will, and when that coincides with yours, you can reach more people and stand out in your niche.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI. When it comes to hybrid event budgets, let the audience and event goals be your guide. Is the majority of your audience in-person or virtual? F&B / Catering.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

How can planners help presenters compete with the ubiquity of handheld devices? One presenter at a recent conference made the mistake of scolding her audience to turn phones off and put them under their seats. She was met with groans; about a third of the audience left, and the rest ignored her command. Take notes.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. For example, your audience can complete challenges , receive points for each completed challenge, and see where they are on a leaderboard. Gamification should help planners achieve their event goals.

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2020

Sure, landing pages, social media, and content are common, basic knowledge. Anybody who hasn’t been living under a rock knows about the power of social media in marketing. These tools have been used and harnessed by event planners for years now, so no point in dwelling on that in particular.

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CSI DMC

AUGUST 13, 2020

Beyond posting to your timeline or grid, social platforms offer several features that can create major impacts on attendee capture and interaction. A social strategy that overlooks their importance could result in content that’s never seen. Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Live. Twitter Q&A. Live Event Updates.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

Thanks to an absolute boom of event technology solutions , event planners can now craft data-based event strategies and measure their event success better than ever before. First, planners define their event goals – what they want to achieve with this event – and break them down into measurable event KPIs. Engagement KPIs.

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Stova

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Social media is a powerful tool for promotion , but it’s also essential for keeping your audience engaged during the event. Attendees spend a lot of time on their social networks, so instead of losing attendee attention, successful planners use social to their advantage.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Whether event planners intentionally design them or not, attendees will have had an experience at an event. Increase your presence on social media.

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Social Tables

JUNE 5, 2018

In this post, we’ll show you how to measure audience engagement using four very different tactics that any planner or event marketer can employ. So when it’s all said and done, it’s only natural to that planners want to make sure that all of those efforts are validated. Measuring audience engagement. Brand Awareness.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Read More : How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management Additionally, the broader PR team should work from a separate breakout space, ideally located near the Command Center, to maintain continuous communication with the central crisis management team. Do not rely on one method.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. And speaking of social media, don’t overlook this now-old friend.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Make audience input easy. During the registration process, ask people what they expect or want to get out of their attendance; allow audience members to submit questions to speakers in real-time using question boxes or chat functions; use feedback tools to capture audience input at various points during and after the event.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

And as event planners were somewhat forced into a technological era of event planning, many of them started seeing the benefits of event technology. As such, they’re the dominant audience at corporate events and conferences. Planners can even plan on going completely paperless. Event Technology Provides Analytics & Data.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 12, 2023

The Spring 2023 research compiles the views of corporate, association, academic, and third-party event planners from around the world. Another interesting conclusion from the responses of the 275 planners, who came from the U.S., Lastly, the task of sustainable event sourcing is growing in importance, but planners in the U.S.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

Since the pandemic, many planners have started playing with using pre-recorded sessions rather than live and offering event content on-demand. What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. Event Planners Have Less On Their Plate. Why asynchronous events?

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When executed correctly, event branding can help to establish a powerful connection between your brand and your target audience, building credibility and increasing brand recognition. A strong brand identity helps differentiate an event from competitors, attract a targeted audience, and build trust and loyalty among participants.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional event planners and marketers know that there is no one-size-fits all strategy for successful event marketing. 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.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 8, 2023

This rapid shift means that we have a completely different audience that we’re dealing with, and they are more female, they are more diverse in almost every way. Now, event planners looking to grow a Gen Z audience may need to get more creative in engaging the younger demographic. ’” What are you here to accomplish?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. At a minimum, the hotel should know a local event planner who can fulfill our vision.”

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Here’s what you’ll find: Will’s journey from starting a DJ company as a high school student to being a CEO of one of the most influential event management companies, a candid conversation about audience engagement as one of the event profs’ biggest pain points: are smartphones the enemies or friends of engagement?

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Social Tables

JUNE 5, 2018

In this post, we’ll show you how to measure audience engagement using four very different tactics that any planner or event marketer can employ. So when it’s all said and done, it’s only natural to that planners want to make sure that all of those efforts are validated. Measuring audience engagement.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Expert planners know that event engagement is vital to an event’s initial success, as well as the success of potential future events. 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.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

Mentorships, transparency and white whales For meeting planners new to the industry, experience and connections are the glue that holds the universe together and ultimately provides the tools for current and future success. I work with extremely experienced planners daily. I think it is difficult since the industry is so broad.”

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 5, 2024

jpeg Type Image Caption Credits Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Well-designed, strategic branding conveys professionalism and attention to detail, influencing attendees’ perception of your event. Attendees could have their photo taken and launch it off to social media.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

@PGANatl #MeetSmart pic.twitter.com/6wfhaVOJ5H — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) August 29, 2023 A Luxury Mindset To bring home the message that delivering valued meetings requires understanding your audience, keynote Neen James shared her findings from her Luxury Mindset research. James left the audience with one more piece of advice.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

However, event planners still struggle to secure long-lasting relationships with event sponsors. Finding, pitching, and keeping event sponsors is not a gamble – it’s a process that event planners need to carefully prepare for. Choose brands that share their core values with your audience. Think about your attendees.

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Traveler's Q

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

From effective event registration, mobile apps, and audiovisual and presentation technologies, to social media and live streaming, the list of event tech solutions available to event planners is endless. Social media for events can be leveraged to create buzz, promote the event, and increase exposure.

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