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JANUARY 27, 2021

While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business. Read on to learn more about some of the top event planning conferences that 2021 has to offer.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. A great asynchronous hybrid event case study is IBTM 2021.

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Endless Events

APRIL 30, 2021

While pre-COVID considerations also play into the decision-making process, the event landscape of 2021 brings more complexity to the table. Now, venues also play a big part in promoting attendee safety and facilitating the technology necessary to engage the virtual audience. Source: ESNS 2021. So let’s get to it!

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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. On the other hand, spokes will enable smaller groups of attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and staff to convene. Model C: The Planet.

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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. When a speaker can hear the basic human gesture of clapping at the push of a button, it is beautiful to see,” he said.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In a Livestorm survey conducted in 2021 , 68 percent of respondents reported increased use of video conferencing in the past 12 months, in everything from internal meetings to conferences and tradeshows. Poll responses can also help event speakers tailor their content to better fit and engage the audience.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To make the journey a little smoother, we asked some of the top-rated speakers from our Smart Meetings Experiences over the last year to share the one thing you should do right now to position yourself to thrive next year. Speaker, Drummer for P!NK, Keynote Speaker/Bestselling Author, “The Fine Art of Small Talk” (Hachette).

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In many ways, 2021 felt like a series of false starts. After a promising but brief return to in-person-only events in the spring, the Delta and Omicron variants forced many event organizers to renavigate a hybrid event landscape to engage both digital and physical audiences. Marjorie Anderson. Prioritize post-event engagement.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Both types of audiences can talk to each other.” Think through the transitions for the different speakers and Q&A. So there can be a big range based on the needs of your audience, how many people are involved, what production level you want. “Train your staff, your speakers, your attendees.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual audience engagement is key for every virtual and hybrid event, and it’s even more decisive when it comes to fundraising. ” Experiential Virtual Events In 2021. Sarah then asks AJ what are some other ways that she’s looking to elevate in 2021. “We livestream the larger parties through the event.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

I was thrilled to listen to his keynote, which was moderated by Cathy Song Novelli,SVP – Marketing & Communications at Hubilo, where he also took questions from the audience. As a serial entrepreneur and highly in-demand speaker, he experienced some of the most iconic events and organised his own. It’s something to think about.’.

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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. A note to planners : Not the solution currently meant to manage onsite elements for your event, but offers the unique opportunity to incorporate Topia onsite at your event to connect the virtual audience. .

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. For example, your audience can complete challenges , receive points for each completed challenge, and see where they are on a leaderboard. No wonder it has become one of the most popular benefits of event platforms !

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Endless Events

JANUARY 18, 2021

One of the biggest trends event profs can expect for 2021 pertains to expectations. No, no, no: as we enter a new age of events, where virtual will invariably remain a crucial part of what we do, audience expectations will continuously increase. But the 72nd edition saw no physical audience.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team-building events for the remainder of 2021. Li Hayes of speaker management agency Go Leeward argued here in early August that hybrid is dead. It’s a win/win,” she says. Hybrid Events.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Named one of the best inventions of 2021 by Time Magazine, KUDO is a real-time interpretation software company and virtual platform focused on providing language support for multilingual meetings. The software creates a platform from which real-time multilingual speakers interpret what’s being said at the event, for attendees.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

According to Forbes , in-person events increased by 255% from the 4th quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2022. As much as I’d like to say we’re reincorporating the in-person audience, there’s definitely a rush to just do in-person,” he says. “A That means people are planning events with no regard for the virtual audience.

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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. — Stella Artois (@StellaArtois) March 30, 2021. social media wall).

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Start by thinking of your target audience. The better you know your audience the easier it will be to choose your marketing channels. . Gather speaker biographies and confirm details.

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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. Everybody was really happy to be able to come together and see some of these speakers that we were all excited about even in this online setting.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 20, 2021

For the very last time in 2021, here is the Event Tech Podcast! It’s one of the simplest ways to increase your virtual audience engagement ,” says Will. The tech duo has covered this part in an episode about the best virtual speaker kits : lifting your laptop or camera to eye level.

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The MICE Blog

MAY 26, 2021

On 12 March 2021, I hosted a virtual session at ITB Berlin together with Elina Jutelyte, Founder of the Freelance Business Community and Heidi Legein, Managing Director at The MICE Guru. And when you deliver, to be next to that customer, participant, sponsor or speaker as they need you.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Hybrid meetings range from 20% to 25%, which means 85% of events happening today have an in-person audience as at least one part of the equation.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

The center was not going to be available for groups from March to August 2021. She said, “This isn’t ideal, but, I have a captive audience of customers and suppliers that want to meet. Ballpark jumbotron for speaker and branding. It was the end of March. Our 2,000-person event was the end of June. We got lucky.

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Endless Events

MARCH 31, 2021

Or maybe you just can’t wait to start planning for your first hybrid event of 2021 and beyond. Attendees will likely be more mindful of personal space and ventilation, so provide options that allow you to sparse out the audience, as well as spaces where those warier of indoor rooms can feel at ease. Networking Spaces.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Rather than having a regular conversation about event technology, Will and Brandt are sharing the contents of a session they led at the FICP Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona back in November 2021. 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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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2021

Agents of Hybrid welcomed speakers and thought leaders from the most well-respected events and brands in the industry: Money 20/20, Peloton, HubSpot, and Bloomberg - just to name a few. Here’s what you need to know about how the world’s top brands are approaching their own hybrid event strategies in 2021 and 2022. Hybrid is a Spectrum.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Madison Butler, founder of HR and DEI consultancy Blue Haired Unicorn, wrote a LinkedIn post that became a directory of Black speakers, the Black Speakers Collection website. Black speakers and Black speaker recommendations started flowing in. At that point, there were 28 speakers. The next day, on Dec.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. Afterwards, it moved the second edition to Interlaken in 2020, and in 2021, it moved the event to Bern. Circular Economy Entrepreneurs 2021. All aligned in order to keep it most engaging for the audience. Photo credit: NZZ Connect. About the organiser. Photo credit: NZZ Connect.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. For many event organizers, virtual events present a new opportunity for overstepping the hurdles of social distancing and engaging audiences around the world. Note: As 2021 goes on, we plan on updating this post regularly. IMPACT 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

Let’s discuss how you can write the perfect invitation email for your virtual event to drive more registrations in 2021. Use your event’s agenda to outline what the event will consist of, who the speakers are, and what topics will be covered. Open with an Engaging Subject Line. Your subject line matters considerably.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Audience engagement , too, is all about community,” Brandt adds. Bring in key speakers and showcase the attendees’ questions that they have in a format that we’ve been so used to with virtual.” What started in the events industry of 2021 is going to continue this year.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2022

Hong was joined by speakers Cindy Brewer, principal of LEO Events; Natasha Ashworth, manager of sales programs and events for FedEx Services, and Shelley Hodgkinson, senior director of event solutions at Walmart. Best Career Accelerating Webinars from 2021. .

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 25, 2024

Between 2021 and 2022, I committed the error of typing the phrase “the future is hybrid” not once, but seven times and even titled an early 2023 story “ The Future is Hybrid-ish.” Insights resource Crunchbase estimated that in 2020 and 2021, more than $1.5 Time for a confession. Simple doesn’t mean a single tool, however.

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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 16, 2021

They quickly became overwhelmed with the additional planning, execution, and branding involved with a virtual event, and they literally ran out of time to train the lifeblood of the conference – their virtual speakers, and panelists. When they called us in a panic to help them train over eighty virtual speakers, our team was ready.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Attendees heard from speakers from two major associations, the PCMA and National Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Association. Increasing audience engagement and online event attendee numbers during a pandemic. hosted lounges with breakouts to host attendees and speakers. Combatting screen fatigue.

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The MICE Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Stemming from the pandemic, there are now new ways to take SKOs to a whole new level, which were presented at the initial SUBMERGE event by Hubilo on 20 October 2021. Your company culture might be different than of a keynote speaker.’. According to Ralph, ‘You want the audience anticipating the event that’s coming up.

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