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What Event Sponsors Want

Convene by PCMA

Sponsors want cost-effective, transparent, new/unique sponsorship opportunities. As the client got closer to the attendee appreciation networking event they were sponsoring, they found out the cost of the venue was not included in their sponsorship amount, nor was catering. “It It’s not that it’s a train wreck.

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Reflections on ADMEI 2024 Annual Conference: “In the Zone”

ADMEI

This year’s conference successfully attracted the highest attendance that ADMEI has seen in years with nearly 250 in attendance , from sponsors and exhibitors to speakers and attendees, including 91 first-time attendees. We left inspired by meaningful connections and equipped with industry best practices. Want to delve deeper?

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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. Bottom Line. The primary barrier is the Return on Investment.

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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.

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Your 2021 Virtual Event Budget Checklist!

Endless Events

What does your sponsor forecast look like? Did you have sponsors in your previous event? On the contrary, plenty of sponsors can get a lot more out of digital experiences than live ones. Includes everything from Google ads to vendor and sponsor associated costs. Equipment: Speakers, cameras, microphones, staging.

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Event Platform Case Study: Meet Remo!

Endless Events

Also, it’s very easy to please your sponsors with the tools that they give you.” ” Before the pandemic, they planned an annual two-day training event for the entire state of Nevada. Managing speakers, volunteers, and attendees, while on a tight schedule. ” Sponsors, too, benefit from Remo.

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36 Ways to Bolster Your Covid Contingency Plan

Smart Meetings

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? Cut training time and costs. You planned a spectacular event. Then along came Delta.

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