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. We see an increase in online bookings, and people inquire more—they want to be on the safe side, which is also a good thing for us so we can plan everything up to their needs.’.

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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

AUGUST 7, 2020

Industry News: IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It. ? Their Las Vegas convention has been canceled as of last week, and plans are moving forward to host the online event in January. You cannot treat them the same, and you need to make sure that online vs. in-person doesn’t turn into a class system.

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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. Let’s explore! What Zoom Can Do For You (And What It Can’t).

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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

JANUARY 24, 2022

It all started in 2020 and continued with full steam head in 2021: we saw huge investments in event platforms and multi-billion dollar valuations of some of the largest players in the field. “There were about five incumbent online event platforms two years ago. Mergers & Acquisitions Are Here To Stay. What About The AV World?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP. We have many planner friends who say the toughest challenge is planning two meetings in one. You need two teams, one for in-person, on-site and one for online planning. Online Component Added Costs. Online moderator fees.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Read More : 4 Tips to Make Your Online Event a Success. At UEFA EURO 2020, the annual European Football Championship, Interprefy’s virtual interpretation tool supported all post-match press conferences, in all their locations.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We’ve already discussed at length why planners need to get creative with storytelling. As of this moment, companies and planners all across the nation and the globe agree that our industry will never be the same. And watching things like Tomorrowland 2020 get a million people to watch their festival online changes so much”.

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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? Attendees crave better experiences each time they tune into a virtual event, something that is on par with the technology we have available in the year 2020. New year, new challenges.

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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. Building events since : 2020. Albert’s Aha! Albert’s Aha!

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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. Some moved their events online, while others got creative with hybrid event models that combined in-person and virtual components.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A lot of online stuff is going to the wayside. As bean counters start to look for other ways to save money, they’re going to look at the 2020 and 2021 budgets, which were significantly lower because we were doing online events. I think planners will have to return to being fully digital or some kind of hybrid.”. “One

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! How in the world are we halfway done with 2020? This is great for meetings and some events, but there are some things we simply can’t do online. Do I stay or do I go?

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2021

And last but not least, he is the CEO of VidCon, the world’s largest convention for online video creators. 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. Building An Online Community. They need VidCon.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Relive the 2020 ASAE Classic. 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.” The Fellows class of 2021, new CAE credentials, the DELP class of 2020-2022 were recognized.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

If you read our last piece on why collaborative learning is the future of event-networking , you are already familiar with e180 as the creator of Braindate , an online platform and an in-person experience that helps participants at events meet for topic-driven, knowledge-sharing conversations called braindates. Researcher Ken A.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2020

2020: The Shift & What It Created. And it seems as if almost every event that’s happening online at the moment has some form of a new feature, some form of new interactivity that’s getting ever closer to all the big advantages we know about physical events. Press play and join the chat! We can do that.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Of course, our event marketing budgets will need to be higher in 2023 than in 2021 or 2020. Audiences have grown accustomed to a better standard in live streaming and consuming event content online. By investing in event technology, event planners get invaluable data insights into attendees and the marketing success of their events. .

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2021

Today’s event icon is the personable Megan Henshall , the global events account manager at Google who got into events because she was “really bad at sales” She shares how she experienced the pivoting year of 2020 and explains how to adopt a human-centric mindset in events. Overcoming The Pandemic At Google.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2021

When travel came to nearly a full stop in 2020, it gave us an unexpected runway to think about the future of business travel,” said Steve Hafner, CEO of the online travel agency (OTA).

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

Arguably the leading sports city in the United States, Los Angeles provides planners with an unparalleled variety of venue options. Let’s not forget the state-of-the-art Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, opening in 2020, which will deliver premier fan experiences of the future. Coming soon to online. . Staples Center.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

“With a state-of-the-art convention center, an abundance of hotel rooms, ease of accessibility, award-winning dining and world-class entertainment, Orlando offers everything meeting planners need to create memorable experiences for their attendees,” she said. “We We invite meeting planners to build the agenda, and we’ll bring the excitement.

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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 the old ways of working seem outdated, or will it simply snap back to business as usual?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2022

Yet, event professionals have the opportunity to create visionary events and plan meetings that replicate the vibrancy and liveliness that existed in person while enjoying the flexibility and safety that a hybrid/online event provides. Read more: How to Tell When You Online Meetings Are Not Engaging Enough-And What to Do About It.

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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. “Whether that’s independent small business owners, women, association planners, we’ve created these individual communities within the umbrella of MPI. The Timing.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In this episode of the Event Tech podcast , the tech duo looks back on 2020 and 2021 and considers how they would do things differently if they had to relive the pandemic. The biggest disappointment in the industry for me was how many production companies shut their doors at a time when planners needed event tech people the most.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Until more is known in the weeks ahead, event planners and their hospitality partners can expect to see more impacts. 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. Online events aren’t a mystery anymore.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

In 2020, the in-person portion of Webinar World won’t be taking place. Adam Arthur, the person tasked with planning an event that would translate seamlessly into a branded virtual conference, is the one to thank, and someone planners everywhere should look to for inspiration.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. Whether event planners intentionally design them or not, attendees will have had an experience at an event. In a sense, all events are experiential.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2021

The global pandemic forced event planners to think differently and to embrace technology to offer an engaging online experience. Event planners must now find a way to meld best practices from online events with in-person to ensure access for all while rebuilding personal connections. Lisa Delpy Neirotti.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Cheers to Planners of the Year. Every year, Smart Meeting profiles top event professionals as part of an annual Planner of the Year feature designed to recognize and inspire innovation and excellence. Meet the 2020 Planners of the Year. Meet the 2019 Planners of the Year. Meet the 2019 Planners of the Year.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It’s a topic that he’s talked about in the past, from dissecting AV proposals at the AV Audit to giving useful AV audit tips to planners at Whiteboard Wednesdays. Come here’ And the same thing applies to our online platforms.” Will is really excited to talk about event staffing today.

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InEvent

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In 2020, 71% of the global planners intended to continue with the virtual communication and networking strategy even when the … Post 7 Online Tools to Plan Your Next Hybrid Corporate Event in 2022 showed as first in InEvent Blog.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

“Remember the days when planners thought that they didn’t need event apps ? Go to them, see as many online events as you can, and talk to your colleagues.” Then, the planner can decide what kind of groups they want to create based on how people answer those questions. So how do you find new venues?

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

First, AJ talks about how they handled the dreaded year of the pandemic, 2020. “Last year, I assumed a different event planner role, which was a TV producer role. It was kind of crazy, but we were one of the few event planners across the country that actually produced a live auction in real time live,” she says.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. In reality, the real sticking point was a matter of hotel reluctance.

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