Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

Very little thought went into the virtual audience’s experience, their ability to network amongst themselves and the other attendees, the quality of the stream, and the way content was delivered. As we slowly transition into the new normal, event professionals must keep in mind the lessons 2020 taught us. But how, you may ask?

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Events Venue Speakers Remote 284

Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

First, AJ talks about how they handled the dreaded year of the pandemic, 2020. We championed for them, wanting to make sure that we were still fundraising for them and keeping them relevant and engaged with sponsors and donors.” Pivoting To Experiential Virtual Events. People loved the party in the boxes!

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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. Priming your audience for a return to live events that don’t have the same scale and grandeur of the past, but are equally creative and definitely worth attending.

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Management Venue Events Planner 334

Endless Events

MARCH 9, 2021

While some adapted fast and organized extraordinary virtual events in 2020 , many are still grappling with the new reality. I heard so much in 2020 about prerecorded content and simulive, but people don’t like that. If you get that live engagement, it makes your sponsors happy and you can get more sponsored dollars.

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Virtual Events Events Sponsors Technology 334

Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

By including your audience in your marketing efforts, your brand will connect with them in a much more effective way. Create a memorable hashtag and give your audience a chance to participate in an activity they will want to share on their profiles (ie. Highlight your sponsors in organic ways. social media wall).

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Marketing Marketing Audience Social Media 296

Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Organizations use event marketing to: Promote the brand to a larger audience. Get data insights into their target audience. But in 2020, the pandemic forced us to take our events online. . Data helps event marketers: Understand their target audience better. Let your audience and your brand story be your trusted guides.

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing Events 347

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Not only do they talk about this particular event platform’s solutions, but they also nerd out about data analytics, virtual audience engagement strategies, and the ROI of virtual events. Just like countless other event profs, Stephanie had to pivot to virtual events in March 2020. Designing Virtual Audience Engagement.

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Platform Management Virtual Events Meeting 317

Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

So it really ramped up for 2020, one to two webinars or live summits a week. In addition to our training courses and really trying to serve the needs of a lot of our niche audiences that we really can’t serve all of them at our live events” The Planning Process For A Virtual Event. The Timing.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

Deanna agrees but adds that many audiences are clamoring for the pre-pandemic events. “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. He said that we should create niche audiences, work for them, and give them incredible experiences that they can’t get anywhere else. Make that your focus.”

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Planner Events Virtual Events Trade Show 320

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Ford at 2020 Essence Festival; Photo credit: Bluewater Tech. With Parallel, Bluewater is pivoting once major in-person events to successful virtual ones with undeterred audience engagement. The tech company developed and built an entirely new, fully virtual booth for Ford Motor Company to attend the 2020 Essence Festival.

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Social Media Events Virtual Events Technology 279

Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

It’s a great episode to catch up with everything Will and Brandt have been talking about in the past year and to see just how engaging this dynamic duo sounds in front of a live audience. Brandt and Will give the audience a one-hour rundown of event technology trends of 2022. The speaker needs to engage the audience.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Trends 317

Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2022

They’ve risen from relative anonymity to stardom in 2020. When built upon innovative event technology solutions , they can drive more value for stakeholders, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees alike. Additionally, planners can host hybrid events in several smaller venues in areas where their audience lives.

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Benefits Sponsors Platform Events 194

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. But she also has clients who are highlighting just a handful of sessions for at-home audiences.

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Meeting Virtual Events Platform Attendee 276

Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

You can have a pod in any region, country, or continent where your speakers and sponsors are. When virtual events took over in 2020, event platforms became the new venues. Allow your audience to enjoy asynchronous content delivery. Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Audience Engagement. Community Model.

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Trends Planner Event Technology Sponsors 177

Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

Managing up to 15,000 international delegates each year meant that, in 2020, half of those meetings on our books were postponed. ICMSA, one of the oldest and most established professional conference organizer in the country, has proven that over the past 16 months, we’re also one of the smartest. Working Harder and Smarter.

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Conference Sports Sponsors Attendee 246

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Jack Macleod For the last 15-20 years, green meetings and organized gatherings aimed at minimizing negative impacts on the environment have been a concept, but in 2020, after the Covid-19 pandemic, they became a widespread topic in the events industry. On average, events produce 2.5 pounds of landfill waste per person, per day.

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Trade Show Sustainability Promotion Certification 246

The Abbi Agency

MARCH 30, 2021

By creating “lookalike” audiences based on your friend’s connections and users who exhibit similar interests or behavior, the pet supply retailer is better equipped to put their products and services in front of an interested audience. Do these changes spell the end of digital advertising? Not at all. Independent.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Moorland created the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) that later sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926. Prior to Sunday’s game, a Black quarterback led a team to victory during the Super Bowl only three times, with Mahomes leading his team to victory in 2020. Woodson and minister Jesse E.

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Hospitality Entertainment Tourism Tourism 238

Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Two forces driving innovation are (1) the demand for something new and interesting, and (2) the shift from tech designed for the event organizer to tech designed for the audience experience. In 2020, it was (and still is) all about platforms. Read More : Salman Rushdie and Complacency in the Meetings Industry 1.

Healthcare 221

Healthcare Panel Technology Technology 221

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A revamped Associations Solutions Marketplace at Music City Center convention complex featured more than 300 sponsors and acted as a one-stop destination for finding the right products and service providers to help their associations achieve success. The two took up where longtime CEO John Graham left off when he passed away in 2020.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2020

However, when it comes down to sponsors and exhibitors, the name of the game is hardly the same. 2020: The Shift & What It Created. Because while these formats have unique demands, it’s not all impossible to deal with! Some parts of an in-person event are actually rather easy to replicate in a hybrid or virtual setting.

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Trade Show Virtual Events Events Proposal 320

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The final 10 statements of The Bangkok Manifesto were then crowdsourced with the full conference assembly using Slido, the online, audience engagement platform. The Vancouver Manifesto will be crafted at SITE’s annual conference in January 2020. More : PRA Orlando, Destinos India Among Winners of 2018 SITE Crystal Awards.

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Incentives Conference Sponsors Benefits 168

Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

The massive disruption of in-person events since March 2020 has shaken our industry to the core. So as I predicted in 2020 , we haven’t seen the old normal since the pandemic started, and it’s likely we’ll never see it again. Pandemic-induced smaller audiences engender hand-wringing. How we got here.

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Meeting Meeting Design Online Sponsors 132

Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Event engagement, also known as audience engagement, refers to an event’s ability to hold the attention of its audience as well as promote full participation from event attendees. Engaging events are captivating and compelling; they capture the attention of their audience from the start and hold on tight.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Marketers are tasked with reaching members of their target audience, enticing them to register for an event, and continuing communications all the way up to the event to encourage attendance. We review event marketing ideas designed to help planners and marketers craft better content, reach a wider audience, and increase event attendance.

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Event Marketing Marketing Marketing SEO 148

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The top four sustainability elements that respondents are trying to quantify for their executives and shareholders are: total distance traveled by attendees, sponsors, and event staff; electricity consumption at venues; carbon-dioxide emissions for travel and on-site activity; and the environmental impact of catering operations.

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Corporate Meeting Planner Meeting Virtual Events 105

Eventtia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Attracting many attendees to an event won’t really bring too much value if they aren’t a good fit for the event, your business, and your sponsors. It’s no secret that the event industry has been heavily affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, causing many live events to be cancelled or postponed.

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Sponsors Advertising Prospect Registration 118

Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

What’s more, Verified Market Research , a leading global research and consulting firm, expects the global events industry to bring in a whopping $2.194 trillion by 2028 — quite the uptick from the $887 billion the market commanded in 2020. Bizzabo , 2020) The logistics of virtual events challenges 52.5%

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Marketing Marketing Trends Virtual Events 105

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In 2020 and throughout this year, their Amplify Event Series digital events offered continuing education credits for finance and accounting professionals which have been content-driven, meaning no expo, no networking. Only one sponsor canceled its agreement when the 2020 in-person event was moved online. Leverage your network.

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Virtual Events Registration Sponsors Events 97

Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But let’s talk about the elephant on the trade show floor: sponsorship and sponsor ROI. With the rise of virtual conferences and the influx of in-person events, one thing is sure: growth and scalability will rely on event sponsors. . 5 Ways To Find the Right Event Sponsors. 6 Tips for Pitching Event Sponsors.

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Sponsors Events Virtual Events Website 98

Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Steal These Ideas Make virtual event registration complimentary by getting it sponsored. Each registrant is a lead for the sponsor. If your audience earns continuing education hours for attending your events, ask them how they want to earn those hours — i.e., how much content do they want to consume online and how much in person.

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Sponsors Registration Events Audience 98

Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

(Courtesy of ASA) Convene editors reached out to a handful of organizations to see how they are incorporating lessons learned from the ways the pandemic affected their audiences, stakeholders, and members into their go-forward strategies. What’s different about your overall digital event strategy now compared to 2020?

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Meeting Education Audience Online 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

California companies and venues are stepping up to simplify the efforts to deliver to all audiences. in 2020, they were bought by Version and now leverage the power of incorporating 5G and mobile edge computing in its flexible, easy-to-use platform. Engineers started connecting Skype rooms for on-the-fly conferencing as early as 2011.

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Sustainability Meeting Platform Panel 182

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

However, it’s also clear that the industry is in a better position to ride out a Covid surge without the full-scale disruption that plagued much of 2020 and 2021. Until more is known in the weeks ahead, event planners and their hospitality partners can expect to see more impacts. Venue standards have been established.

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Planner Meeting Sponsors Online 111

Convene by PCMA

JUNE 7, 2022

One of the examples Davis provided to the audience: Before the pandemic, Sweet Farm had seen solid success as an off-site for corporate retreats — 40 percent of its revenues came from events. But when the pandemic hit in March 2020, their group business came to a standstill and nearly half of their operating revenue was wiped out, overnight.

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Retreat Speakers Sponsors Audience 96

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

When hip hop star Travis Scott performed in Fortnite in April 2020, more than 12 million people came to the show. Answering Demand from Attendees, Creating Value for Sponsors. As the audience grows, so do the possibilities for sponsorships at conferences and events. The outcome will be huge,” Hammer adds.

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Sponsors Social Media Events Conference 105

Bizzaboo

MARCH 26, 2020

In the face of rising sponsor withdrawals and attendee concerns, the organizers behind the Barcelona-based Mobile World Congress became some of the first to make the tough decision to cancel for the safety of attendees. Original Event Date: February 24 - 27, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 17, 2020.

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