The MICE Blog

JULY 26, 2021

On 14th July, Hubilo hosted their first virtual event and presented the next generation of virtual and hybrid events. In the past 18 months, we’ve seen a rapid evolution of virtual events regarding event technology platforms and online experiences. Before 1995, the idea of virtual presentations or webinars did not exist.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

I decided to facilitate an online workshop in Gatherly that took full advantage of the platform. I like the Gatherly platform and have reviewed it a couple of times ( 1 , 2 ). Gatherly’s best feature, in my opinion, is its user interface for online social interaction. Designing an online workshop in Gatherly.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Are you struggling to find an outstanding speaker for your event? After all, the right conference speaker has the power to captivate, inspire, and educate your audience, making your event a memorable experience. Prepare a detailed audience profile before you search for the right speaker for your event. It’s a tall order.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Now we’re onto the next challenge: making the virtual event a great online experience. You need to invest in a platform that supports high-quality broadcast video, and you need skilled professionals who can design compelling content to keep your audience engaged. What do they hear between the formal presentations?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

With so many attendees used to free events, expectations are high for paid events. “They [online audiences] are far less captive and will have increasingly high expectations around the quality and value of these experiences. Feature live interviews with speakers, entertainers and organizational leaders. Produce High-quality Video.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. Online events make it easier for them to attend. Online platforms and tools used.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

A few possibilities for virtual event planners to provide networking opportunities for attendees include: Live chat tools alongside a session (part of the platform), where attendees can ask questions to the presenter and engage with each other. Hashtags across social media platforms for cohesion and to aggregate conversations.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. One of the greatest benefits of asynchronous communication is that participants can take time to digest information and present their answers when they are ready.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? All-in-one platforms are like an insurance policy on your event. Then along came Delta.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 24, 2022

Offering transcripts of online events is “a good thing to do and one can argue it’s fast becoming essential,” said one member of PCMA’s Catalyst community. PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.”

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2021

And most importantly for this podcast, he is the founder and CEO of Shindig , a virtual conference, event, and meeting platform that has mastered the art of online engagement. Some of these virtual platforms offer speed dating. Virtual platforms that take away your freedom are for the birds,” he says.

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Eventtia

MAY 29, 2024

But, there was also a time for new opportunities, such as virtual real estate presentations, events, and tours. From a real estate marketing perspective, the lockdowns also meant that people will be online more. Therefore, they would be more likely to see ads, participate in virtual events, or search for their future new home online.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

Smart Meetings asked Liesl Leary-Perez, vice president of corporate marketing with the virtual and hybrid event platform Hubilo , for lessons that will make all engagements more, well, engaging. In any platform, having a good host is worth its money. An event platform is an insurance policy,” said Leary-Perez with a wink.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Today’s successful hybrid events celebrate and amplify the offline physical event online. Consider speakers for your hybrid event. It goes without saying that keynote speakers often resonate much better in person and, therefore, should likely be giving a presentation from the main stage. Tapping into The Differences.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. Present unique and thought-provoking content. Read More : How to Keep the C-level Engaged In-person and Online.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 25, 2022

You’ve built an all-star lineup of virtual speakers for your next event. It’s time to tackle speaker management for your event. . of event organizers find it easier to enlist outstanding speakers for virtual events than in-person gatherings. 5 Benefits of Creating and Maintaining Incredible Speaker Relationships.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

The post SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Announced last year, SXSW will venture out of Austin for the first time with an additional annual event, bringing the creative platform to Asia-Pacific, premiering this October in sunny Sydney, Australia.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

“Live webinars in addition to the summits where we do three hours of education, we now teach the majority of all of our certificate sessions online. What we found is that it really does us no good to source the speakers more than six months out because something will come up then they’re not able to do it.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 13, 2022

PCMA EduCon 2022 will kick off Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, where speaker Andrew Davis will take the stage. One, I think the online experience — through no fault of any planner or organizer — is subpar. The people that were wildly creative constrained themselves to the new medium. Jennifer N. Register Now.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Fortunately, virtual event management software has rapidly evolved to help event organizers like you host unique online experiences that not only help you achieve your goals but can also entertain and delight your attendees. Virtual Improv An improv troupe offers a fun way to engage your attendees at online events.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2020

From the choice of platform to the intricacies of re-enacting the in-person experience, planners have their plates full. It’s one thing to have someone physically present in a space and tuning out. Sure, engaging remote attendees is harder than engaging those who are physically present. So let’s get learning! Before The Event.

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Eventtia

MAY 13, 2022

And when you throw these into the mix with all the additional goodies that can be created in the online world, it quickly becomes apparent that there are plenty of options out there. How is it different (or not) in the case of online events. Know your offerings. Prepare your pitch.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Wasser-Agenda 21 provides a platform for the stakeholders to meet and exchange about current and future water management challenges, aiming to provide solutions. These two platforms offer opportunities for experts to network and exchange on experiences from practice. A total of 174 people took part in the event, including 54 online.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

Now that your attendees are no longer physically present, engagement becomes more important than ever, and an event app can go a long way in helping you out with this. So consider including pop-up ads and banners promoting your sponsors to your event platform and your live-stream. Use Your Registration Platform.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 21, 2024

Over a third (34 per cent) stated that both implementation time for new solutions or platforms and balancing budgets in line with the cost of new technology, are their biggest challenges over the next 12 months. 100 travel and travel technology company representatives took part in the survey in April 2024.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

As the mastermind behind the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022 , he has a great grasp of where things are going in the ever-evolving world of event technology. “We’ll see them both at in-person and online events,” says Brandt. So what these event platforms are starting to do is offer annual subscriptions.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

While a handful of deeply digital-oriented companies are pulling off hybrid events, speaker agencies surveyed in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom report booking speakers for hybrid events only 5 percent to 10 percent of the time. We can also secure bigger speakers for less money as they don’t have to travel.”

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Endless Events

APRIL 22, 2020

This will include things like speaker fees, entertainment fees, event platforms , the technical and production costs, and so on. Instead of checking out virtual event pricing from other events, take a look at online course platforms. A great way to get a benchmark is to see how these online courses are priced.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

With the uncertainty of COVID-19 and its variants, we’ve learned to be very adaptive and creative in how we present our learning and networking opportunities. In-person and online attendees accessing through the Intrado platform learned from author, activist and comedian Baratunde Thurston, “How to Deconstruct Racism, One Headline at a Time.”

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Endless Events

JANUARY 11, 2018

The speaker drones on, reading from their notecards or plain white powerpoint slides. You can efficiently learn so much actually listening to the speaker. Even the most famous public speakers don’t just wing it. Speakers need to tailor the content to their audience. Basic information they can find online.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

From marketing and branding to video production and presentation management, event creative is all about elevating the attendee experience. They’ll help you pick a venue or virtual platform , develop a marketing plan, and more. . Presentation Template Design. All you or your speakers need to do is plug in the right content.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Endless monologues from the speakers wasn’t something attendees loved with in-person, to begin with. In order to combat webinar fatigue, presenters and speakers alike must make a serious effort in order to establish a consistent, engaging dialogue with the audience. Are people leaving at a fast rate?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Virtual is still present, but hybrid is flat. The allure of data is not going to go away, but in person will be dominant,” she predicted, noting that her insights also come from how customers are using Encore’s Chime platform, which helps with engagement during virtual and in-person events.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? For online events, choose a robust virtual event management platform. For hybrid events or solely online happenings, select and test a virtual platform in advance. Evaluate multiple store locations if available.

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Endless Events

MAY 7, 2020

” “The only problem is that the people that have that kind of content that have been speakers for a long time”, he adds. “Not only in just repeating content but also just really poor presentation performance too”, says Nick. “I think I’m getting a lot of good feedback on the content too. .

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

” It all started when he noticed all the big speakers and projectors his neighbor had. To break boundaries that we hadn’t been able to break before with virtual presenters and being able to bring them in real-time. We talk about what little changes can we make that it’s going to look best for our online audience.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Attendees heard from speakers from two major associations, the PCMA and National Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Association. Increasing audience engagement and online event attendee numbers during a pandemic. Before the event, they invited attendees to familiarise themselves with the virtual event platform.

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