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Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying

Smart Meetings

Are you ready for the next crisis to strike at your event? What plan do you have in place to communicate important messages to your attendees? Crisis communication is an essential, if often overlooked, element for all events. Communication updates (via email, company chat, etc.)

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Why Customer Support Should Be Your #1 Event Tech Feature

Endless Events

And finally, software companies should see event planners as long-term partners rather than one-time customers. “When you look at event apps and event platforms , 80% of them have the same basic features. ” “Event tech companies are usually heavy on the software and light on the support,” he adds.

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Tech Company’s AI Reporter Helps Meeting Attendees Be in Two Places at Once

Convene by PCMA

At last October’s event in Munich, Germany, where the agenda included main stage presentations plus five breakout stages, Stephen Rose, Siemens AG’s head of global communication services, and his colleagues faced a challenge most meeting organizers would love to have. The next challenge will be to expand the use of the tool, he said.

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3 Lessons for Planners from Global Meetings Industry Day

MeetingsNet

Lesson 1: Mentors Can Move Everyone Forward Adam Tarnow, a professional-development expert at consulting firm PeopleWorks International, led an early-morning session on why mentors are useful not only to planning novices but also to veterans. “At On the flip side, clearly communicating what each team is accountable for is equally critical.

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Can One Virtual Meeting Platform Rule Them All?

Smart Meetings

Last year, wireless service provider Verison purchased video conferencing company BlueJeans in an attempt to provide a “unified communications portfolio.” Event tech consultant Corbin Ball explained that the explosion of innovation in 2020 occurred in the streaming/virtual meeting/hybrid meeting space thanks to an influx of funding.

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The Future is Multimodal (Among Other Things), According to a New PCMA/Marriott Study

Smart Meetings

In a meetings world where attendee expectations are changing faster than the event app technology, anticipating the needs of groups is essential. Consistency between what is said on stage and the details of logistics communicated in a visual way can make the message much more impactful. What can you do about it? Sense of Place.

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15 Years Of Endless Events: Let’s Celebrate!

Endless Events

How Did Smartphones Change The Events Industry? Some of the most impactful changes were brought by smartphones; they have changed the way we communicate, network, and meet new people. What does the Endless Events team think of these changes? ” The second one is the ability to communicate with clients.

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