Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

We might be over the biggest obstacles that COVID-19 has thrown at us (at least we can hope so), but in-person attendance is still nowhere as high as it was pre-2020. While we’ve talked a lot about how the pandemic affected planners and attendees, we haven’t focused on exhibitors’ experience all that much.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. What should planners expect in terms of how their meetings will be different from how they were before COVID?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 7, 2020

It’s time for an exciting #EventIcons 2020 sneak peek! And we’ve covered some incredible topics the past year, from crisis communication to event planner burnout , women in events , and many, many more. Our Event Industry Conference Attendee Strategies – Event Brew #001.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. A Brighter, Faster Mandalay Bay.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When the first lockdowns started in March 2020, Zoom emerged as the go-to solution to stay connected. Even though there are now more than 100 event platforms on the market, many event planners still choose Zoom in its limited form for their virtual experiences. The bottom line is this: attendees in a Zoom call lack agency.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020. There are products made from recycled materials, and attendees can visit the factories of these products or a national park to become involved in corporate volunteering. Bern is the capital.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Some might even say that the event tech evolved more since March 2020 than in the entire decade before that! If planners choose to evolve their event strategies the old way, they often struggle to allocate their budgets to cover all the new ground that’s been established since the virtual revolution. Nothing more, nothing less!

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Endless Events

MAY 28, 2021

After a bleak start to 2020 and an unexpected turn towards digital experiences, vaccination rollout is the light at the end of the tunnel we were all waiting for. And while many planners and attendees alike are more than ready to return to live events in full swing, there are a few things to consider.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2021

When they realized they won’t be able to do in-person events in 2020 and the initial shock wore off, they started thinking of ways to pivot to virtual events. ” Hybrid Event Trends: Expectations Of The Next Generation Attendee. The Success Story Of VidCon Now. Conclusive Thoughts & Tips. “Just be flexible.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

So, 2020 was…a year. How will the expectations from attendees evolve? Several planners and tech companies already see hybrid as the certain future of our industry. Ensuring the safety of your attendees within the health spectrum will be one of the biggest 2021 event trends. Higher Expectations From Attendees.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. The most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. Attendees are free to explore on their own or follow a leader.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

The result is a chaotic, volatile environment in which meeting and event planners are struggling to optimally balance their meeting objectives with attendee preferences and safety, constantly changing guidance from the CDC and local government rules restrictions. What are planners to do? It’s a win/win,” she says. Hybrid Events.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020. From the first impression your attendees get at your event’s grand entrance to the way they move through the venue, layouts dictate the energy and feel of your entire event.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2021

2020 was a challenging time for all of us, but now that the dust has somewhat settled, it’s time to up our game. What We Saw In 2020. And for most planners, it was more about pivoting than it was about actually designing. Now, there’s gonna be a lot less face-to-face attendees, period, at the very least.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In fact, according to our State of The Industry Survey , 64% of planners believe hybrid events will be the most common experiences in 2021. Fresh off of the steep learning curve that was virtual, planners must now brace for the challenges presented by hybrid. And venues have been paying attention to the upcoming needs of planners!

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Endless Events

MAY 24, 2021

What happened in 2020 and where are they going? As soon as attendees get access into the platform, they’re able to see what sessions would be most interesting to them based on how they signed up in the registration process. “A lot of events in 2020 were only open for a short period of time. ” he asks Kyle.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Read More : What You Don’t Know About the Future of Attendee Safety Could Put You at Risk. Monkeypox Takes the Front Page But Are Covid Rates the Real Story?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Others, however, might seem a little bit too daunting for a novice planner, but they’re just what innovative and tech-savvy planners are looking for. Most trends in our guide are beginner-friendly.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

Before the pandemic hit in 2020, the events industry was a well-oiled machine. Then came March 2020, and with it, huge changes. From 2020 To 2030 In 10 Months. ” Things started changing in March 2020 when many companies lost their in-person business. Virtual and hybrid events were nowhere near as common.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And boy, has 2020 proved itself to be quite a challenging year! So planners everywhere are wondering – how can I combat webinar fatigue? In this particular case, we’re not talking about engagement between attendees, but rather the complex relationship between the talking heads and the audience.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

And as event planners were somewhat forced into a technological era of event planning, many of them started seeing the benefits of event technology. It’s not just that technology appeals to our attendees. Prior to event apps and platforms, event planners relied on pre-event and post-event surveys to measure event ROI.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 12, 2021

Will attended a 15,000-person event and Thuy recently raved about her experience as a virtual attendee at PCMA EduCon 2021. “It’s almost a diametric flip of virtual versus face-to-face between 2020 and 2021. They purported to have 1400 virtual attendees in 2020 with about 500 in-person.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attendee arrival has changed in recent years. Before the pandemic, attendees would have booked hotels and made transportation arrangements in the days or weeks leading up to the event. Then, I joined a small catering company, just as they were scaling up, and went into vending management as the primary caterer and event planner.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 7, 2020

Industry News: IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It. ? Attendees were not able to strut their stuff nor were they able to interact with creators. It takes a lot of work to produce these types of events in a way that keeps attendees and exhibitors happy. We created the ultimate Virtual Events Handbook !

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2022

Most planners didn’t even hear of them prior to 2020! We call such an event ‘the Star’ This venue can host a smaller amount of attendees (typically 10-50) who enjoy a VIP, behind-the-scenes experience. The best you can do is produce an event that attendees will want to watch until the end.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

On March 11th, 2020, the events industry changed forever. Planners were inundated with information about masks, sanitizers, and social distancing. While it’s important to emphasize that no event is risk-free, event planners can implement many safety processes that ensure the safety of their attendees, exhibitors, and staff.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2022

In 2020, we saw everything from mass cancellations to virtual-only events, as the world tried to grapple with the new reality of Covid-19. These days, however, meetings are far from going back to the pre-2020 status quo. Read More : Make Hybrid Events Worth Every Dollar for Virtual Attendees.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

the biggest lessons over the last 15 years in the events industry, predictions about the future of Endless Events and the events industry in general, the difference between event marketers and event planners, and many more miscellaneous fun facts about the Endless team. It has revolutionized attendee engagement,” says Keaton.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For event planners, reality-shifting exhibitions are about experiencing a space, destination or concept, as the virtual exists as a thin film does, covering, challenging and contesting reality. Planners Step into Another Space. Ford at 2020 Essence Festival; Photo credit: Bluewater Tech. And what about the expense?

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

What would the Brew Crew have event planners do to plan better events? Will says that it seems as if event planners haven’t learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, aren’t we supposed to give attendees what they want? “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. But why is that so?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

How It’s Done: Tomorrowland 2020: The Virtual Event of The Year? No event planner/production company is. Over a million people attended this year’s virtual electronic music festival and were impressed by its ability to still wow its attendees on the online platform. Fortnite is the new Madison Square Garden?

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Endless Events

JUNE 11, 2021

It’s still a common kneejerk reaction for planners to both shrug and shiver when faced with the mere concept of hybrid. But now that the number of attendees should stay relatively tiny in order to ensure safety and abide by rules, they’re the ideal choice! Which platform would be ideal for the remote attendees?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These planners and executives have a difficult decision to make: do we continue with this event and risk the safety of our attendees or do we cancel to ensure that everyone is healthy. EventIcons – You Come First: Event Planners & Staying Healthy In 2020 ??. How Video Switchers Work – Whiteboard Wednesday.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. But the task of finding the right interpreter doesn’t fall into the planner’s hands.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

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. The second half of 2020, however, looks positive. Will we adapt to a new way of marketing and communications? Post-Pandemic Events: Where to start?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Following the events of George Floyd’s tragic death in 2020, meetings industry organizations have been actively seeking to engage in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) discussion. Your Clients and Attendees Probably Like Diversity Rhonda Monet Knowing your clientele is important. Millennials, Gen Zs.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Local event venues can make a lasting impression on your attendees and gives them a chance to get to know the destination better. Phoenix is a great destination for corporate events because it has warm weather year-round, giving planners the option to move their events outdoors should there be a last-minute COVID-19 outbreak.

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