Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

But 40% of events are expected to be virtual this year, and recreating the excitement of an in-person experience in an online setting can be a challenge. That’s where virtual event platforms come into play. For virtual events, the event platform is the venue. Benefits of Using Virtual Event Platforms.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

What better way to learn more about the exciting world of event technology than listening to an awesome product spotlight episode of the Event Tech Podcast? Today, Will and Brandt bring two guests in to hear an unbiased review of Accelevents , an all-in-one hybrid, and virtual event management platform.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But that approach is hardly doable for corporate events, conferences, conventions, and other large-scale events. Today, there are so many simpler, faster, and more precise ways to track attendees: QR codes, RFID technology, Event platforms and event apps, Event registration software, Other attendee tracking software solutions.

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Stova

MARCH 7, 2023

What matters most in event technology in the year ahead? Having a partner that knows what the market wants now and which technologies will matter most is important, but with hundreds of options available, how do you find the right fit? It also highlights four critical factors to consider when assessing platforms.

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

When we talk about the most popular event platform features , we typically think of registration and ticketing , integrations, gamification, and analytics reporting, for example. But what good are any of those if event planners are not taught how to use them or if they stop working mid-event?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

billion was invested in virtual and hybrid event companies. Over the last two years, event platform companies Bizzabo and Hubilo each laid off double-digit percentages of staff. This month Bending Spoons , the digital technology company behind Evernote, Meetup and Splice, purchased Hopin’s video engagement bundle, StreamYard.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2022

Technology will allow for even more blending between virtual and in-person worlds. Event planners will refer to event venues not as ‘online’ or ‘in-person’ but as hybrid. Understanding how to deliver an experience to a live audience and some of the basics of event strategy is still a baseline expectation.

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Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

The Essential Guide to Onsite Event Technology This guide was developed to help event planners around the world make better, more strategic decisions when it comes to onsite event technology. Discover what technology to use and how it will help to improve attendee satisfaction and event ROI.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

And all of this happened thanks to the wonderful opportunities put forward by technology. We saw it with the emergence of virtual event platforms that offered everything from AI matchmaking to virtual booths. But it also has some pitfalls, including loneliness, brought about by the 2D experience that platforms like Zoom offer.

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Techsytalk

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

techsytalk GLOBAL is taking its 2020 event virtual and has chosen Swapcard , the leading AI-powered engagement and matchmaking platform for premium events, as the official event platform. Their event platform of choice, Swapcard, will facilitate AI-powered attendee networking and content production.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

“You have to know what you’re trying to accomplish before you even try and think about doing the technology,” urged Brandt Krueger, technical producer, owner of Event Technology Consulting and Smart Meetings’ event tech correspondent, during the Smart Chat Live! webinar, “Top Event Tech Tips From a Year of Change.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. Planners have also taken on new roles and are eager for more education to help them take on new tasks and responsibilities.”.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 23, 2023

As event professionals, we’re always looking to explore new methods, techniques, and technologies to make each event better than the last. Virtual reality (VR) is a topic we often discuss on the Event Tech podcast and has been a technology growing in popularity in recent years. Today, we have an audience question.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

And what better way to kick off a new year than with an event tech predictions episode? As our most loyal listeners know, Will and Brandt love to make educated guesses about the events industry. Will and Brandt are joined by a regular guest on the Event Tech Podcast: Endless’ very own Kyle Kocinski.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This way, you can find the right venue for the job without sacrificing the most important elements of your event. . Your venue should fit with your existing event management, strategy, creative, technology, and production needs. Here’s how your event goals can (and should) change your venue contract in those areas.

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Endless Events

MAY 26, 2022

After all, the metaverse is about designing immersive, 3D experiences – and so are in-person events. Tune in to this educational episode about up-and-coming trends: from web 3.0 Metaverse Events Double Down On Experiences. ” Metaverse Events As A Community. to using Fortnite as a venue.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. For mid-level attendees, in particular, virtual worked well for educational programs, Pineda reported.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

WHAT IS EVENT MARKETING? Event marketing is a type of marketing that leverages the power of human connection and experience to reach a pre-established set of goals. Organizations can entertain, educate, inspire, sell, or do all of the above simultaneously. Hubspot’s INBOUND is an excellent example of event marketing.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2023

Meetings-technology firm Cvent announced in late May the launch of what it calls AI Writing Assistant, a tool that uses generative artificial intelligence to help event professionals and marketers produce on-brand, engaging event-related content in less time. and machine-learning revolution to enhance our platform.”

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Virtual or hybrid events enable organizers to greatly expand the number of participants. And with the right technology , the networking and interaction in online events can mimic the natural mixing and mingling of in-person gatherings.”. Hybrid events still present challenges, but offer unique benefits as well.

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Stova

MAY 16, 2024

Measuring networking in a virtual event is easy. Everything happens through a digital platform where every interaction is trackable, at least statistically. Measuring networking is less straightforward at an in-person event – but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s how. This is where a deductive analysis comes in.

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Eventtia

JULY 6, 2023

Retail customer experience contains every touchpoint between customers and retail brands, across multiple stages, which include: Pre-purchase: This is a stage during which customers research products, compare prices, seek recommendations, attend educational events, and engage in exploratory experiences.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

Skift Meetings (formerly EventMB) Formerly known as EventMB, Skift Meetings was founded in 2007 as one of the first blogs for event professionals. Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We love that they place a spotlight on recent events and what organizers did well, helping event profs everywhere find inspiration for improving their own events. It’s great that so many event industry blogs now have podcasts too! Event Leadership Institute. We love their focus on careers and education development.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And this week, the adventure continues – with a little spin on the approach to virtual and the role of technology. So join our host Sarah Christl and our phenomenal guest in yet another fascinating conversation about the world of virtual events! And as everyone has seen, there’s a lot of technology out there right now.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 23, 2024

Every year, Siemens AG, the global technology company, gathers its top leaders from around the world for an internal meeting it calls the Siemens Business Conference. They used the event’s meeting app to channel content to participants through a character named “Sparky the AI reporter,” which had its own tile in the event app.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Nick, Dustin, and Will share what’s on their minds regarding the events industry in 2021. They review some of the biggest summer 2021 events, Nick and Will talk a little bit about the news surrounding virtual event platforms, and Dustin speaks his mind about labor shortages in the events industry (and nearly starts a revolution!).

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Stova

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This case study delves into the challenges and successes of ConferenceDirect's event, spotlighting how Stova's suite of solutions not only aligned with but also surpassed their exacting requisites. The Annual Partner Meeting (APM) by ConferenceDirect is a flagship internal event annually, amalgamating all associates and partners.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Here are some of the most essential ideas in the events industry. Remember: event technology solutions alone are not enough to turn your event into a boundary-pushing experience. Design your events with the experience in mind and use technology to support you in that vision. Engage All Senses.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 6, 2023

that is, technologies that can generate new content (images, text, etc.) technology that is opening minds to new ways of working. on the business-events industry. on the business-events industry. The power of the technology is quickly apparent, and it can even be fun. The excitement is focused on “generative A.I.,”

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

Brandt continues: “So as soon [a platform] gets hacked, they take that table, and they run it against all of the banks, all of the credit cards, Google, Microsoft, Apple, all of those things. It’s worth checking back in on your bank accounts, financial accounts major registration platforms, and Zoom accounts.” “One

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Stova

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

From reducing environmental footprints to fostering socially responsible practices, integrating sustainability into events has become a paramount consideration for event managers and their event technology partners. Consider QR codes for registration, event collateral, and business cards.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 21, 2023

The Role of Event Technology in ROI All-in-one event management software not only makes it possible to measure otherwise inaccessible data, but it also makes measuring holistic data a heck of a lot easier. Sure, we’re an event technology company, so there’s a good reason why we’d want this to be the case.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

On the Bizzabo platform, 75% of events in May 2023 are scheduled to be in-person events! of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. In Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, in Q2 2022 30.6%

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

A lot of people are diving into platforms that help with this specific issue. This webinar is here to help: So Many Options, So Little Time: Choosing A Digital Event Platform! People ask us all the time about how to turn the trade show portion of their event virtual. Speaking of virtual trade shows. Hello lovely reader.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. 2021 also brought about many exciting developments in hospitality technology, digital marketing, hotel services, and changes in travel trends. February 23-25 | Francis Marion Hotel | Charleston, SC.

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