Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2021

After what seemed like a decade, 2020 is finally behind us. Hundreds of planners around the world took the plunge and proved that digital experiences can be magical. The three examples below were some of the best 2020 virtual events we saw. Let alone become one of the best 2020 virtual events! Yup, COVID.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Tomorrowland 2020 happened recently , and the result is something no one was expecting. What can event professionals take away from Tomorrowland 2020? Learning From Tomorrowland 2020. These numbers alone should come as a lesson to event planners everywhere. And Tomorrowland 2020 is a fantastic example of that.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 20, 2020

We’re starting off the week with the topic of gadgets and tech in 2020! And there is no better place to discuss gadgets and tech in 2020 than in the Event Tech Podcast. “Because, for example, I’m looking down the 2020 innovation awards. CES was clearly very prolific for gadgets and tech in 2020.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We asked Kailash Nagdev, senior vice president of sales and analytics for EXPO 2020 Dubai , to shine a light on the seven years of work required to coordinate input from 200 stakeholders in 191 countries with the goal of “driving innovation and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world problems.”

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2020

This week’s edition of #EventIcons comes to you from PCMA Convening Leaders 2020 ! And they are here today to share all of their best experiences at PCMA Convening Leaders 2020, as well as their perspective on running events. Follow our iconic event prof from this week’s episode about PCMA Convening Leaders 2020!

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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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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. And that’s a wrap on this week’s edition of #EventIcons 2020! So press play and join us on this amazing journey!

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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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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. Since March 2020, we’ve seen a rapid acceleration across all areas of hospitality. The hotel has 171 rooms that were totally renovated and opened in November 2020.

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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

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

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

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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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

Bottom line for meeting planners: As Covid-19 rates increase around the country, plan for potentially masking in group settings, especially in the winter months. Some meeting planners are addressing these concerns by writing amenity guarantees into contracts to provide a more desirable and consistent experience for attendees.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

So, 2020 was…a year. Several planners and tech companies already see hybrid as the certain future of our industry. Planners can’t continue to expect speakers to just figure everything out for themselves. How can planners prepare for and make sure they meet these demands in a post-COVID world?

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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. “I planned a conference in 2020 that got canceled. ” Planning Events In 2022: Event Planners Lack Resources. But why is that so?

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Endless Events

MAY 24, 2021

What happened in 2020 and where are they going? “A lot of events in 2020 were only open for a short period of time. Brandt mentions that event platforms have exploded over the course of 2020. According to Will, event planners’ biggest nightmare is that platforms aren’t exempt from Murphy’s law.

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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. Slow & Steady Wins The Race.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 12, 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. “In 2020, I received and consumed more content concerning the events industry than any other year I’ve ever had.

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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

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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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

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. And that’s a really scary idea, I think for most planners. Last year hit us like a brick.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As we approach the final quarter of 2020, make sure that you’re up to date on this year’s Virtual Event Trends. The Live Events Coalition has played a big role in this as it urges government officials to provide support to event planners who have lost everything due to the pandemic. Did you miss me? I sure missed you!

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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. Our Chief Einstein, Will Curran, recently gave event planners some really sound advice at his talk at Untethered 2021. Let’s start this conversation with the basics: event layouts !

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 15, 2022

percent of respondents have considered leaving the planning profession entirely since 2020. Working in such an environment has burdened planners enough that 56.6 percent of respondents said the stress has made them consider leaving their present job—and three-quarters of those planners (representing 42.3

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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. Discover more of what made Tomorrowland 2020 so magical by listening to the full episode. ? ?? The Best of the Best: Mistakes Happen: The Hybrid Event Mistakes You Want To Avoid! But, we want you to learn with us.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 7, 2020

Industry News: IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It. ? IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It (29-minute podcast). One of the most beloved events of the year as an event planner is canceled… and we are sad about it. Event Brew – IMEX America 2020 Cancelled: Let’s Talk About It ??.

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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. It’s the one-stop shop for event planners – and they like that. I can just cut one check at the end of the day.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

2020 isn’t slowing down! And I’m excited to grow more individually because if there is one thing that 2020 has shown me, it’s that out of chaos comes opportunity. We created a quick, 5-minute survey that we are using to collect event planner’s opinions about the future of events. Future Of Events Survey.

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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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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

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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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. Prior to event apps and platforms, event planners relied on pre-event and post-event surveys to measure event ROI. Planners can even plan on going completely paperless.

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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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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2021

The pandemic-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic games are just a few days away and perhaps you’re thinking, “How will these venues be used post-event?”. SoFi Stadium, which was completed in 2020 as the new home of NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, is the newest stadium to be built in L.A.

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Endless Events

JULY 10, 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? With a new wave of shutdowns, event planners are worried about what other aspects of in-person gatherings are next on the chopping block.

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