Smart Meetings

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement yesterday that London-based virtual streaming giant Hopin was purchasing the physical event services company Boomset was another step in the direction of an end-to-end hybrid meeting solution. The platform recently announced that it can host up to 50,000 attendees. There is space for quality smaller players as well.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

With new technologies emerging and the go-to tools becoming clearer, many organizers now have a blueprint for creating an effective and engaging event despite the changed environment. Here are three ways meeting professionals can benefit from recent technological developments to future-proof their events post-pandemic.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 20, 2022

To successfully recreate the in-person experience online, planners need to consider the following challenges. How to create serendipity and exciting spontaneity of in-person event experiences online? Make Your Online Audience Feel Seen. Make Online Networking as Easy as Possible. Attendee profiles.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In a Livestorm survey conducted in 2021 , 68 percent of respondents reported increased use of video conferencing in the past 12 months, in everything from internal meetings to conferences and tradeshows. So, what can you do to make large online events more engaging? Tools for boosting online event engagement.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2022

Events – be they virtual, hybrid, or in-person – are an integral step in building your online community. And what better way to get some ideas going than by looking at some amazing online community examples with great events? Girls in Marketing is an online community example, dedicated to e-learning for women in marketing.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The recently published “The Future 100: 2024” report identifies 100 trends across industries — from culture to technology to travel and hospitality — that will shape the way people live and work this year and beyond. MidJourney created this “timber pavilion in nature” from prompts written by Digital Media Editor Magdalina Atanassova.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2023

To fully understand the importance and impact of AI on the meetings space, Smart Meetings spoke with Iain McCowan, director of AI at Dubber , to glean some sense of how it can be a helpful tool for planners. With the use of AI, Dubber captures key moments and insights within an online meeting space.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2022

Pricing transparency in event technology companies is lacking, to say the least. Many event platforms offer no pricing structures at all while others only give ballpark estimates. As a recent Skift Meetings article points out, event planners often have no time or energy to sit through long demos and discuss pricing for weeks.

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Meeting Package

JANUARY 10, 2024

MeetingPackage, a global leader in Meetings & Events online booking technology for hotels and venues, is thrilled to announce its recent victory in the Hotel Tech Awards for the fourth year in a row

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 22, 2024

The event industry is propelled by continuously evolving event technology and increasingly demanding and specific attendee expectations. This strategic use of data sets apart successful events in today’s technology-driven landscape. Without further ado, here are the trends shaping the future of events: 1.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Read about how layoffs and investments are marking the next stage in the streaming meeting evolution.

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Eventtia

APRIL 22, 2024

Choosing the right event ticketing platform can be a game-changer for event managers. The right event ticketing platform enables organizers to coordinate every detail in their interaction with the attendees. The right event ticketing platform enables organizers to coordinate every detail in their interaction with the attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Now approaching the end of a year of recovery across industries—and with no end to hybrid meetings and events in sight—we’re taking a look back to our favorite programs and platforms. It turns out a pandemic-stricken community of event, medical and technology professionals have lots to say. Top 10 Apps for Meeting Professionals.

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Meeting Package

JANUARY 17, 2023

Helsinki, Finland – 10 January 2023 For the third year in a row, MeetingPackage is honored to announce that we have been named 2023’s #1 Best Online Venue Booking Platform by Hotel Tech Report. on the most transparent, customer feedback-led reviews on which people in industry can base their technology purchasing decisions.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Online registration software is a cloud-based solution that allows organizers to manage the entire event registration process from start to finish. It provides a platform for attendees to register their interest, submit required details, and, in some cases, make payment for the event.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the 2024 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. What is event technology? Think again!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I am designing an online memorial service, to be held later this month. Under pandemic conditions, former alumni, faculty, staff, and other friends of the institution cannot even meet in person to grieve. Under pandemic conditions, former alumni, faculty, staff, and other friends of the institution cannot even meet in person to grieve.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2023

With the acquisition of digital event platform Run The World, EventMobi wants the industry to know that virtual events are a more powerful tool than we realize. The technology adoption was extraordinary.” It’s really hard to try to record a gala ceremony and get people to watch that online,” he explains.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared. Event apps.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2023

Event technology companies have spent the last 3 years introducing new features and consolidating platforms in an attempt to offer end-to-end turnkey services and robust reporting. But we want to know how you are using the Swiss army knife of online and onsite delivery tools. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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. The best way to measure event ROI is with event platforms as they harness valuable data points and create analytics reports. Total meetings held with exhibitors.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s digital age, having a successful event website is essential for maximizing your event’s online reach. An event website serves as a centralized platform for the promotion, registration, and communication of all event-related information to the attendees. Why Do You Need an Event Website?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

We’ve all made the shift to virtual meetings—because we had to. Now we’re onto the next challenge: making the virtual event a great online experience. How can your digital meeting beat a Netflix binge or mindless scrolling? Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Out of necessity, we mastered snazzy new ways to connect, play games, exercise, entertain, make lunch/dinner/drinks and build things through platforms online. Just because we can meet in person, doesn’t mean that is the only solution. Hybrid meetings incorporating virtual tools are here to stay for some powerful reasons.

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The MICE Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But this is not enough; we also need to look more deeply into the global trends that involve technology, organisational structures, generational shifts, learning, values, leadership, etc. The first experiment took place on 3rd December 2020 and was about ‘ Mixed Reality: Let’s Meet in VR! ’. Innovation is in Rotterdam’s DNA.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

Just as virtual meetings can’t replace in-person events, the Metaverse won’t replicate real life. Both digital solutions bring advances that can teach real-world lessons to meeting professionals looking to improve their experiences. People are looking to participate in meetings in a more exploratory fashion,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2023

IACC’s Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report Shows Rising Desire for Meaningful Experiences Meeting professionals are increasingly turning to unique venues to help design meaningful experiences, according to the 7th annual International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) Meeting Rooms of the Future Trends Report released in June.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

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. Billion Valuation, Big Bet on Omnichannel Future appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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 31, 2022, on the Cvent Supplier Network, an online platform with tools to search, negotiate and contract with hotels and venues for event space.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Its loyal attendees come year after year, enjoying space to meet and network, and learn about the newest technologies and innovations. After the event, they put all their content online on demand. But in 2020, the pandemic forced us to take our events online. . Hubspot achieves all of the bullet points above.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. A lot of things can go wrong during a synchronous hybrid event as it is hard to stay in sync online and in the physical venue. Higher Quality Interactions At The Event.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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% What is event technology? Event technology is any tool, app, or software that helps you plan, execute, and measure an event.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 16, 2020

Despite the terrible impacts of the coronavirus on the meeting industry, there’s a silver lining. The meeting industry is reeling under a wave of cancellations, postponements, and uncertainty. I believe there are three silver linings that are long-term positives for the meeting industry. Hear me out!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

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. Billion Valuation, Big Bet on Omnichannel Future appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Booking Insights Destinations International presented its 2023 Showcase and also made an announcement that it would be forming a “strategic alliance” with Groups360 , the technology company that offers online booking strategies for meeting planners and connects group travel organizations and hoteliers.

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