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Hybrid is Dead: A View from the Stage

Smart Meetings

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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SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival

Travel Daily Media

The post SXSW Sydney announces speakers for the inaugural Sydney festival appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The inaugural SXSW Sydney will comprise of 1000+ events, speakers and music acts, and has today revealed an unmissable line-up of headline speakers.

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EventMobi Redefines the Role of Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

Whereas, when you have content specifically created for remote audiences, you can repurpose your message, which makes it easier to get people to view that content later on.” It features transitions, well-rehearsed speakers and is short enough to keep people engaged. The company has its pick of speakers, as well.

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Could Wearables Solve In-person Data Dilemma?

Smart Meetings

Event technology company CadmiumCD built lead retrieval into its conference website technology, allowing attendee-to-attendee networking, downloading of speaker presentations and badge scanning using an existing Android or iOS phone. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits. Read More : IMEX22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees.

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Virtual Event Mistakes: 10 Things To Avoid Doing!

Endless Events

As a matter of fact, speakers are such an important part of virtual events, we strongly recommend you choose people with previous remote experience. 6 Wrong Sponsors. Just because the industry is going remote, that doesn’t mean the end of one of the most trustworthy sources of revenue. 8 Not Rehearsing. . #

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Understanding Hybrid Event Models: An Endless Events Guide

Endless Events

Rather than equally prioritizing both audiences, the old hybrid event simply offers one-way communication from your event to participants that view the event remotely. Hybrid events offer the opportunity to expand an event’s reach, engagement, and return on investment for speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors.

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Top 8 Virtual Event Concerns (& How To Solve Them)

Endless Events

Because everyone involved in the experience – you, the attendees, the speakers, the entertainment – will be attending the event remotely. But while it’s easier for planners to have control over their own connection and train the speakers in the same sense, it’s not quite as easy on the attendee side.