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Brandt & Will’s Event Technology Trends 2022

Endless Events

This week’s Event Tech Podcast episode is a little bit different. Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021.

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How Event Technology Will Benefit Your Events

Endless Events

Event technology has finally become an integral part of our event strategies. It’s taken us many years, even though many event profs have been preaching about numerous benefits of event technology for ages. Event Technology Provides Analytics & Data.

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10 Event Technology Trends: Hot Or Hype?

Endless Events

Today’s episode of the Event Tech Podcast was inspired by a recent Event Leadership Institute summit where Brandt and Will did a fast rundown on ten event technology trends. Most of the trends have gotten their own standalone Event Tech Podcast episode already.

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Your Guide To Event Registration & Ticketing!

Endless Events

When we think of events, our minds automatically go to entertainment, networking opportunities, the stage, and gamification, among many other things. But today, let’s take a few steps back and think about where do our events truly begin. Event Registration Basics.

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How to Choose Event Technology, Should Cost be the Main Factor?

Endless Events

Today on the Event Tech Podcast we are talking all about how to choose event technology and why cost should not be the sole deciding factor. Cost is always a factor when planning events but if it shouldn’t be the deciding factor when choosing event tech then what should be?

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Event Technology: The Ultimate Guide for 2023

Bizzaboo

Welcome to the 2023 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? According to Gartner’s 2022 Technology Marketing Benchmark Survey , tech and service providers allocate 26.9% of their marketing program budget to hosted and sponsored events. .

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Bizzabo Announces Launch of Klik Experiential Wearable Event Technology

Bizzaboo

Bizzabo announces the launch of Klik Experiential , wearable technology for flagship events. . Looking ahead, 85% of event organizers plan to host at least three in-person events in 2023, with 35% planning to host at least 10, according to a recent Bizzabo survey.

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How To Promote a Virtual Event and Drive Registrations

Bizzaboo

Despite the return of in-person events, virtual events are here to stay. In fact, 93% of event professionals plan to invest in virtual events moving forward. Keep these virtual event marketing basics in mind as you develop your promotional strategy.

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Top 4 Selection Criteria for Event Technology in 2023

Stova

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? An all-in-one event platform fits the bill.

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Hybrid Event Technology to Put You a Step Ahead

Eventtia

Technology is the key to any successful hybrid event. All hybrid events always have at least one virtual component, and virtual components always rely upon technology. Event Technology: The Concept. Event Technology Enhancing Experience.

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How To Increase Event Platform Adoption Rates

Endless Events

Your brand went through the time and expense to set up a unique event platform; Whether it’s a web-based platform or an app, you have tons of fun features, tools, and resources in the platform for your attendees. But when it’s time to host your event, attendees aren’t using the platform.

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The Essential Guide to Onsite Event Technology 2023

Stova

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. Despite its importance, event planners still struggle when it comes to fully understanding onsite event technology.

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Elevate Your Event: The Top 8 Benefits of Attendee Tracking

Endless Events

The events industry is waking up to the importance of event data for reaching event marketing goals and proving ROI. A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success.

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New Event Technology Our Experts Are Excited About

ITA Group

New Event Technology Our Experts Are Excited About. The latest technology trends can improve your events and help you better prove your return on investment (ROI). In the age of the digital transformation, new forms of event tech seem to be popping up nearly every day.

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Top Event Technology Trends: 6 Must-Know Innovations for 2022 and Beyond

Social Tables

Knowing event technology trends — and adopting the most valuable ones — gives planners and venues the competitive advantage. Studies show that using event technology can increase attendance by 20 percent and increase productivity by 27 percent. . Digital event invitations.

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Has the Pandemic Changed How Planners Think About Event Technology?

Convene by PCMA

Convene asked individuals from inside and outside the business events industry to talk about behaviors and other changes brought on by the pandemic that are lasting, and in particular, to share which ones they think are likely to transform events.

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AI for Events: The Future is Here

Endless Events

Notably, in the form of chatbots as well as integrated into fully-fledged event apps. Each has their perks for both event profs and event-goers, and we’ll be looking at how the functions you may already know them to have can be pushed further in future events. Now’s the time to ensure your attendees are having the best experience possible and receiving a previously unheard of level of assistance, with the support of AI for events. Event team support.

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Here’s Why Technology Should Be At The Core Of Your Event Strategy

Endless Events

We’ve said time and time again that the events industry is changed forever. The pandemic normalized virtual events and accelerated the adoption of various event tech solutions. Additionally, hybrid events have established themselves as the way of the future.

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The Future of AR for Events in 2022

Endless Events

Will and Brandt are excited to see just how revolutionary AR will be for events. In today’s episode, Will Curran and Brandt Krueger discuss AR for Events. Together, they explore how AR for events can reshape how people interact with each other and their venues.

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Cybersecurity for Event Planners: How to Protect Your Events

Endless Events

Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. asked, what steps would you give to a new event planner to help protect against cybersecurity threats for virtual events?

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Why You Shouldn’t Care About Platforms Getting Investments

Endless Events

Event app platforms have been all the rage for quite some time now in the world of event tech, so it’s only natural that investments in event platforms come next. Hopin , the 2019 London-based start-up, is considered a unicorn among event apps.

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How To Measure Event ROI With Event Platforms

Endless Events

Event platforms can be an event planner’s best friend. They have become the building block of a modern event strategy because they offer continuous audience engagement and help event planners measure event ROI in new, better ways. Event Apps To The Rescue.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers.

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How to Generate Event Success in a Changing World

Smart Meetings

Editor’s note : This guest article is excerpted from the book, Event Success: Maximizing the Business Impact of In-Person, Virtual, and Hybrid Experiences by Alon Alroy, Eran Ben-Shushan and Boaz Katz, which will be published by Wiley March 29. The New Path for Event Professionals.

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The Glorious Evolution Of SXSW With Scott Wilcox!

Endless Events

Recorded at Event Tech Live, Will had a great conversation about the evolution of SXSW with none other than their former Chief Innovation Officer, Scott Wilcox. We’ve watched them do their first-ever 4K live stream , and included them on the list of our favorite events in 2018.

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Layoffs and Fresh Investments in Virtual Meeting Platforms Mark Next Stage in Streaming Evolution

Smart Meetings

A long-anticipated reckoning after the boom of investment in virtual meeting platforms during Covid and an aggressive return to in-person events has sent many streaming platform companies scrambling to position themselves in the best light for a possible looming merger and acquisition season.

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From Button Boxes To Chats: Audience Response Systems Through Time!

Endless Events

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.

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How to Choose the Right Event Tech Provider

Stova

But event technology is pretty cool, too! It can make your event planning less stressful, your operations smoother, improve your ROI, and make your post-event research more effective. Classics are classics for a reason.

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Cvent Going Public with $5.3 Billion Valuation, Big Bet on Omnichannel Future

Smart Meetings

Meeting technology provider Cvent announced today that it is going public with a valuation of $5.3 Events became digitized through virtual and online experiences, and we invested heavily in expanding our virtual event capabilities.

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Virtual Event Platforms: How To Choose the Best Virtual Venue

Endless Events

The event venue is where attendees eat, drink, network, and engage with your content. 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. Benefits of Using Virtual Event Platforms.

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Cvent Going Public with $5.3 Billion Valuation, Big Bet on Omnichannel Future

Smart Meetings

Meeting technology provider Cvent announced today that it is going public with a valuation of $5.3 Events became digitized through virtual and online experiences, and we invested heavily in expanding our virtual event capabilities.

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Our Learnings: Building an Event Community

Endless Events

That’s why Endless Events’ very own Will Curran and Kyle Kosinski created the #EventProfs community. They’re on a mission to build and grow a community from the ground up so they can better understand what it takes to develop an event community. Missing Features On Event Platforms.

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5 Event Trends Innovative Planners Should Look Out For In 2022

Endless Events

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Today, we’ll focus on five such 2022 event trends. The entire events industry has recently been forced to start thinking outside the box.

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How an Effective Email Marketing Campaign Can Drive Registration

MeetingsNet

An EventBrite study explores ways event email marketers can grow their lists, time their messages, and sell more tickets. While using social media channels to get the word out about your meeting or event might be getting all the attention right now, don’t make the mistake of discounting a tried-and-true channel 91 percent of us check every day: email. . event marketers said Wednesdays were the best for them, especially for professional conference promotions.

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Post-Pandemic Events: The Contactless Way

Endless Events

Post-pandemic events: what will they look like? Well, amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 fears and the spread of it, mega-events such as the 2020 Olympics, F8 for Facebook, Ceraweek, Zoom, and Zendesk have canceled their events. And will virtual events be the new normal?

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How To Use AI Content Tools like ChatGPT To Plan and Market Your Event

Bizzaboo

After rapidly pivoting to virtual events during the pandemic and refocusing on in-person engagements last year, event professionals today are doing more with less while nursing whiplash. In this article, we’re looking at ChatGPT for event organizers. Event planning and marketing.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers.

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Live From IMEX Frankfurt, It’s The Event Tech Podcast!

Endless Events

Live from IMEX Frankfurt, the exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events. Will and Brandt will walk us through their favorite parts of the event. How do people around the world go about planning events? As members of the event industry, exhibitions like this are always interesting. But then they want to be the go-between, between that and whatever registration system you want.” That’s all for today’s Event Tech Podcast!

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How You Can Make Your Events Awesome By Taking Advantage of Social Media by @dancarthy2

Techsytalk

Events are there to let people hear about what you have to say. Events serve as a great way to reach out to your current customer/client base, they can be used to pitch a new idea to the world and of course, to close deals. And it’s safe to say that events can be quite useful. Getting people hyped about your event requires a few tricks and at least one marketing maestro. The first step would be for you to create an event listing.

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35+ Events Industry Trends and Predictions for 2023 From Top Event Professionals

Bizzaboo

In 2023, anything is possible in the events industry. To zero in on what we can expect — from event technology predictions to what the biggest challenges will be — we reached out to some of the top Event Experience Leaders for their take on event industry trends to come.

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Event Cybersecurity Risks Every Event Prof Should Know

Endless Events

Is your event safe from major event cybersecurity risks? As event profs, we hold so much data within our registrations, software, and events. If event cybersecurity is not on your radar yet we guarantee you by the end of this episode of Event Tech Podcast you will be running to your computer to implement the tips we are about to share! in event tech, and how you can take steps to improve your event cybersecurity.

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Make Your Event Wi-Fi Not Suck – #EventIcons Episode 148

Endless Events

We have come to a time and place were event Wi-Fi is expected. Unfortunately it’s not always delivered as you expected maybe the quality is terrible or the price is through the roof, none of these are surprises you want to run into your event. How can you ensure you are getting great Wi-Fi for your event? Today we are getting down into the nerdy details of just how you can make sure your event Wi-Fi doesn’t suck. Is Your Event Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?:

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The Ultimate Guide To Event Marketing Attribution and Measuring Event ROI

Bizzaboo

Event ROI is anything but simple. But the more complicated the ROI picture gets, the more accurate event attribution becomes and the more powerful your event engine will be in driving revenue. What is event ROI? Event revenue. Event booth/stall. Event Goals.