Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

The community model has established itself as one of the biggest event trends of 2022. So much so that many event platforms are now in fact calling themselves community platforms too! The year-round community model offers a new way to view events. And that doesn’t mean that the in-person events are losing value.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A war in Ukraine , an inflation surge, and supply chain issues will impact event budgets in 2023. . More than simply stretching our pre-existing 2022 budgets thin might be required in this climate. The Annual ICE Report estimates that event-related costs will increase by 83%. Event Technology: A Worthy Investment.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

2022 is in the books, folks. Event planners need to know what’s on the radar for 2023, but don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Endless Events’ 2023 Event Industry Trends Guide includes insights based on our years of experience in events and our team’s proprietary research into event trends.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 Since its founding in 1999, Cvent has helped manage more than 5 million events, and lists over 302,000 hotels and venues as of Dec. The highly anticipated deal represents an $8.50

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. As discussed in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , hybrid events are not simply in-person and virtual events put together.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

For sure, there are a significant percentage of meeting attendees that can’t wait to participate in person; but organizers and planners found out during the first several months of 2022 that a sizable audience of previous attendees were more than happy to participate virtually. Read More : 8 Engagement Tips for Your Next Hybrid Event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Former Aramark executive Cathy Schlosberg was named senior vice president of marketing in June of 2019 and former Enterprise Holdings Assistant Vice President of Global Travel and Meetings, Amanda Armstrong, took the role of senior vice president of brand and community engagement at Encore in January of 2022.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Sometimes these meetings are run purely by the IR team or an events team, and they’re missing a great opportunity if not involving their own marketing experts. In the weeks leading up to the event, have at least one technical rehearsal to review the order of events, workflow and technical needs.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the 2024 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? of organizers say event software has a major impact on the success of their events 67.4% of organizers say they have changed or plan to change their event management software vendor within the next year 72.5% Think again!

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Welcome to the 2023 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? According to Gartner’s 2022 Technology Marketing Benchmark Survey , tech and service providers allocate 26.9% of their marketing program budget to hosted and sponsored events. . What is event technology?

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2022

Attendees listen to a session during PCMA EduCon 2022 in early June. Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discussed the challenges of attracting attendees to their events. I’d like to get feedback from others who have held a meeting this year, or are close to holding one, to see how your events are doing.

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Endless Events

MARCH 6, 2023

In 2022, the United States saw 1,774 data breaches. Cybersecurity for event planners is a recurring theme on the podcast because cyber threats are never-ending and are only getting more complex. The New York Attorney General’s office found that users reuse passwords to cope with so many online accounts. I’ll add a tip.

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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.” When event professionals say their event is hybrid, they mean they have a version of the in-person event available to watch online.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 3, 2023

of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. of events on Bizzabo’s platform were in-person. In Q4 2021, 75% of events on Bizzabo’s platform were virtual, in Q2 2022 30.6% Case in point: On the Bizzabo platform, 51% of events in January 2023 were virtual.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When it comes to virtual and hybrid events, some people think, “Eh, let’s just host the event on Zoom and call it a day.” billion monthly active users in May of 2022, so it has a massive presence. . But if we’re being sincere, Zoom-based events aren’t the best. The platform had 1.3 Advanced Analytics. Better Branding.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 12, 2022

To inspire your event strategy or as fodder for your next event marketing presentation to get buy-in from key stakeholders, we’ve compiled a list of marketing and event statistics. More than 25% of in-person and hybrid events are paid vs. only 10% of virtual events. 655 is the average ticket price for paid events.

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Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. Whether in-person or online, event organizers want attendees to pay attention and participate. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success.

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Stova

MAY 4, 2023

This article explains how to make the most of event technology in 2023. Read on for top tools and techniques to enhance events for attendees and stakeholders and maximize return on investment. What Is Event Technology? Without event planning and management technology, processes are time-consuming.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s no secret that hybrid event has made it big throughout 2021, and is here to stay in 2022 and forward. Virtual events have grown to be really popular due to the global pandemic, initially being hosted as replacements for live in-person events that were canceled due to social distancing and quarantine policies.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 11, 2024

The TEN Collective, a community of small-business owners in the meetings industry, gathers online every other week to discuss their challenges and questions. Its leader: Sarah Meister, founder of SM Event Co. The group was founded by Sarah Meister, an event-housing expert and owner of SM Event Co.,

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While hybrid events have been relatively popular in the past half-decade or so, it’s no secret that the COVID-19 global pandemic has further accelerated its popularity throughout 2020 and 2022. Are you currently looking to plan your first hybrid event, but don’t know where to start? Why Should You Host a Hybrid Event?

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It’s crazy to think how much the events industry has evolved in recent times. Events have moved online and it didn’t take long for us to realise that we can reach untapped audiences while keeping costs down. What is a virtual event? A virtual event is an online version of a physical event.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 13, 2022

PCMA EduCon 2022 will kick off Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, where speaker Andrew Davis will take the stage. On the future of events, and why planners shouldn’t scoff at the potential of VR: I think there are a bunch of things at play. This interview has been edited and condensed for brevity.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Long considered the duller, nerdier counterpart to platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the 20-year-old business-oriented social-media channel was ranked as one of the top 10 fastest-growing brands in the world in 2022. In our 2020 survey, meeting organizers named Facebook, with 3 billion users, as the leading channel for promoting events.

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Eventtia

APRIL 1, 2022

Yet, all of those efforts will go to waste if you can’t attract enough attendees (both in-person and virtual attendees) to your hybrid event. Not to mention, you’ll also need to manage separate costs and logistics for these two aspects of the event, including potentially two different marketing budgets.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 6, 2023

that is, technologies that can generate new content (images, text, etc.) ChatGPT, launched in November 2022, is the impressive, free generative A.I. technology that is opening minds to new ways of working. on the business-events industry. tools specific to meetings and events have launched this spring.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Bear Analytics ’ IQ platform made Global Pet Expo’s data “more granular and behavioral based,” enabling show management, Bonifati said, to tailor messaging specific to different registrant groups, or personas, for the online event, which was never meant to be a virtual replication of the physical event. “It Data Insights.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 16, 2023

When will the event take place? What event technology do you need? How will the event be staffed? Follow-up With Attendees After the event is over, the event marketer’s job is just beginning. With a powerful event tech platform driving the experience, in-person and virtual attendees had a great time.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 6, 2022

Data is not just a matter of what information you collect about your events and its participants — the most important part of the data journey is how you communicate stats and numbers to others. Editor’s note: This article is part of the Convene July 2022 cover & CMP Series story package. Making Emotions Count in Your Event Data.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Empower Conference was originally an in-person event that went hybrid when they saw the need to add a virtual element. The SBTC team was able to easily update their tickets to offer both in-person and online attendance. Online events are here to stay. Source: SBTC. Take for instance what Sarah Reed, Sr.,

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Best Corporate Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Corporations, universities, government agencies, and associations abruptly began rethinking the structure of their conferences and team building events for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022. The cost savings are just too compelling, and online events are less disruptive. So what is the only wrong choice?

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 31, 2022

Switzerland-based futurist Gerd Leonhard is a keynote speaker at global events. He has made a number of his presentations available online at futuristgerd.com. It does seem impossible to predict with complete accuracy what business events in the near and far future will look like. Words From Gerd. Imagine If.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 7, 2022

Semrush (@semrush) March 21, 2022. Examples of Event Goals, ROI Metrics, and ROI Tools. Event Goals. Increase Event Registrations. # The Role of Event Technology in ROI. Sure, we’re an event technology company, so there’s a good reason why we’d want this to be the case. What do you choose? ??

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Bizzaboo

MAY 28, 2023

Additionally, without the right event technology stack, the onsite registration process can stall as event teams run into technical issues or take too long to print badges because of printer errors. To mitigate this, it’s critical to look for event technology built with security and compliance top of mind.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In 2023, anything is possible in the events industry. To zero in on what we can expect — from event technology predictions to what the biggest challenges will be — we reached out to some of the top Event Experience Leaders for their take on event industry trends to come. LinkedIn | Twitter. Adam Parry.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2022

In-person and hybrid events have increased twofold over the last three months compared to the three months prior, according to Bizzabo data. According to the 2022 Event Strategy Insights & Benchmarks Survey , 49% of organizations plan to increase the number of hybrid in-person/virtual sessions they host over the next two to three years.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 21, 2023

The Role of Event Technology in ROI All-in-one event management software not only makes it possible to measure otherwise inaccessible data, but it also makes measuring holistic data a heck of a lot easier. Sure, we’re an event technology company, so there’s a good reason why we’d want this to be the case.

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