Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2023

Bizzabo Survey: While hybrid isn’t dead, community is the cornerstone B2B conferences are back and have no sign of slowing down anytime soon. At least, according to a recent survey from the event management technology company Bizzabo that showed in-person conferences are once again the darling for attendees and organizers alike.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As a production company, we get a lot of questions about virtual attendee engagement. Particularly about how to come up with strategies that make attendees happy and eager for more, both during and after the fact. In the past, we discussed the importance of paying attention to virtual attendee engagement every step of the way.

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Endless Events

MARCH 29, 2021

How can we bridge the gap between the virtual and the in-person audience? But we are getting ahead of ourselves – tune in and learn what else our lovely hosts have to say about hybrid audience engagement and interactions between the two audiences. How can you recreate that for the virtual audience?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

As you know, conferences are the bread and butter of event planners. You plan so many conferences of a similar nature each year that it can be easy to get stale. But, just because conferences have a heavy business-focus, doesn’t mean they need to be (or should be) lifeless! Using projection for conference staging.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Many meetings still focus on creating audiences rather than community. Here’s how Damon Kiesow , Knight Chair for Digital Editing and Producing at the Missouri School of Journalism , compares the concepts of community versus audience from a journalistic perspective. Audience scales. Audience is centralized for profit.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. Here’s how to help your attendees make more meaningful connections.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Planning a conference can be thrilling. After all, a great theme sets the tone for your entire event, inspiring not just the agenda but also the conversations, connections, and takeaways your audience will remember long after the big day comes and goes. But let’s face it: Choosing the perfect theme can seem like a daunting task.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 2, 2023

As an event organizer, it can be disheartening when your efforts to increase event engagement fail to meet your goal or when your carefully planned conference falls short of delivering the audience experience you envisioned. Keep reading to learn exciting event engagement ideas that can leave a lasting impression on your attendees.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How do you keep attendees engaged when the needle is always shifting? Tactics to encourage attendee engagement are wide-ranging, dependent on attendance numbers and often differ case-by-case. You need people that work for the conference, right? Gaudini is a fan of giving attendees a sense of incentive. “If

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 28, 2024

As she builds out her shows’ educational and networking opportunities, Tinsley Conway of Connect Meetings stays ahead of mainstream trends because her attendees want fresh ideas and activations they can use at their own events. A tattoo station where attendees could get a temporary—or real—tattoo.

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Stova

JANUARY 18, 2024

Creating stellar attendee experiences is a goal of every event. Wouldn’t it be great if you could get instant audience feedback throughout your event? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get instant audience feedback throughout your event? Modern technology answers the call with innovative audience engagement tools.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

START Summit offers an innovative take on entrepreneurship conferences – entirely student-run it gives a fresh perspective on Europe’s startup landscape. While there are numerous startup conferences worldwide, what truly sets START Summit apart is that it’s entirely run by students. Gallen, Switzerland. In this regard, St.

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Endless Events

MARCH 16, 2018

Are you focusing on your events audience engagement this year? Of course, engaging a tired and jaded audience isn’t easy and that’s why we’re here to help. You also have to feed the needs of the audience to capture their attention and interact. If you need more, drop by our audience engagement webinar.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Design the education and networking experience to primarily meet the needs of this select audience. When you get this right, you will also serve and attract many other follow attendee segments. Attendance vs. Membership Cohorts A similar analysis we use is to compare membership and attendee registration cohorts. Compare the two.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 11, 2018

How to improve audience engagement? Turn your event attendees into event participants. Try these six audience engagement techniques at your next event. It takes ages for the microphone to be passed from audience member to audience member while everyone waits in awkward silence for the next question.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Following are the secrets for achieving a well-balanced experience for your attendees by maintaining their well-being! Adding early morning running, yoga sessions or Tai Chi classes into conference agendas is becoming the norm. To connect with the audience and make the activity even more inclusive, take part in exercises yourself.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

One presenter at a recent conference made the mistake of scolding her audience to turn phones off and put them under their seats. She was met with groans; about a third of the audience left, and the rest ignored her command. The same phenomenon occurs during a conference or meeting. So, what are these tools?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. A Brighter, Faster Mandalay Bay.

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Endless Events

JULY 25, 2018

We all want to create an event that is full of uniquely engaging conference speakers, but how do we do that? First, we need to change the way we look at conferences. Most events no longer want basic conference speakers. Ensuring conference speakers are engaging will lead to audience engagement which creates loyal attendees.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Flavia Oliveira, the director of sales and marketing for Visit Santa Cruz County, asked audience members at the PCMA Northern California Chapter’s L.E.A.P. Conference. And over time, as a frequent industry events attendee, she has been the recipient of quite a few of them. Conference , held at the San Mateo Marriott on Sept.

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Eventbrite

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Eventbrite works with major online conference platforms and services so that you can easily take your conferences online. Read […].

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Endless Events

APRIL 21, 2023

Today’s #EventIcons guests recently launched a conference in 90 days, growing their attendance from 0 to 5,000 people. That event was a fantastic PLX conference focused on event partner marketing. They want their attendees or their speakers to help create unique content. I think a lot of people want that. Hybrid is a lie.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The next generation of event attendees is bringing demographic changes and dramatic shifts in values compared to previous generations. By 2030, three-quarters of meeting attendees will be categorized as Millennials and Gen Z, he said. Last month, for the first time, the number of Gen Z workers overtook Boomers in the U.S.

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Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2020

After you took the time to learn about mistakes to avoid , how to engage your audience , and sponsorship deals , we want you to think about how to entertain attendees. It’s even somewhat strange to imagine a conference where people can’t gather at the end of the day to have a drink together. Yes, you read that right!

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’re focused on providing engaging and interactive sessions for your attendees. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. Here’s how to help your attendees make more meaningful connections.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Attendee arrival has changed in recent years. Before the pandemic, attendees would have booked hotels and made transportation arrangements in the days or weeks leading up to the event. Originally, I started as a physical conference producer, and then 2020 happened. I’ve become my own best digital attendee,” concludes Arianna. .

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Breakout sessions are a staple at conferences. If you are wondering what conference breakout sessions are and why more and more conferences are incorporating them, then continue reading. All of these topics revolve around a central theme, the conference’s main theme. Perks of Adding Breakout Sessions to Your Next Event.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 8, 2024

Event branding is crucial in creating a distinctive and impactful identity for conferences and corporate events, including creating a theme or idea that matches the event’s goal, principles, and target audience. Event branding creates a unique and memorable conference or corporate event identity. What is Event Branding?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. There is a New York blackout. Working Harder and Smarter. We broke our staff into a.m.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 17, 2019

Conferences can be powerful catalysts for learning, networking and growing together—an efficient way for industry professionals to meet other professionals and share their experiences. How do you get more out of your next conference? Benefits of Videoing Your Next Conference. Spread Information to a Larger Audience.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2018

There are tips for B2B events, conferences and campus events. Audience engagement techniques meet AR and VR technology in this year’s InfoComm, and the Center Stage sessions are set to explore their interrelationships. There's always that expectation that something magical will happen once the attendee enters a venue.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2021

By all measures, this week’s Destinations International Annual Conference 2021 (AC21) in Baltimore, Maryland, was a huge success. In addition to AC21’s educational sessions, both audiences were treated to a powerful keynote from author and Robin Hood Foundation CEO Wes Moore about changing destinies and embracing power in new way.

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. How many attendees will you invite? The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. There’s a lot of competition for conferences. Dive in below!

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InEvent

APRIL 28, 2023

Let’s face it, without audience engagement, your event risks becoming a one-sided lecture, with attendees tuning out and not taking away anything meaningful from the experience. Let alone if you’re hosting a hybrid conference where your audience is split between two different locations.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

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. Even as their hybrid events remain a work in progress, many organizers now see their long-tail potential. Building Rapport.

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Social Tables

JUNE 17, 2024

What makes a conference venue “unique?” Unique conference venues are not your traditional meeting spaces; they stand out. Event services Whether providing exceptional onsite dining services, high-tech meeting rooms, or event staffing, unique conference centers offer services that outshine competitors.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 6, 2024

Anstandig — and Ameca — shared with the audience highlights of a new “AI in Media” study from Futuri, including the fact that, when presented with a pair of human and AI voices, participants identified AI as human 60 percent of the time. Barbara Palmer is deputy editor of Convene.

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