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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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Are virtual attendees seeing value? According to Kim Myhre, founder of Experience Designed, in “ Attendees to Virtual Events: To Charge or Not to Charge? Audiences will pay for quality content. Organizers can, should and will charge for virtual events, but they will need to be very high quality experiences.”.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

The Business Case for Alert and Focused Attendees David T. Stevens, co-founder of Olympian Meeting , made the argument that leveraging the popularity of the $480 billion wellness industry to encourage everyone show up their healthiest, most focused self wherever they are on their journey is in the best interest of every event organizer.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

On the last episode of #EventIcons, Erica Bishaf said , “A lot of organizations put about 60 – 80% of financial risk into one live event.” Unsurprisingly, companies are heavily invested in attendee satisfaction. Often, event planners turn to metrics and attendee engagement as a measure of an event’s success.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Because much like event profs had to adapt to the new normal, so did presenters and attendees. Since we’ve been putting so much pressure on remote speakers and audiences, it’s time to wonder: what can we do? . I do not blame the organizers. A Smooth Virtual Experience For Attendees. What is your platform?

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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. This person can host a 30-minute or 1-hour long session in which they teach the attendees how to make a series of cocktails with the things they have at home.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Will this improve the quality of the event you’re organizing? It would be like a presenter throwing a CatchBox mic into the audience, without telling them why or how to use it. Event gamification comes in many forms and has the power to transform your event into one that delights your audience. But, does this really work?

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Endless Events

MAY 2, 2022

How we communicate with our attendees matters, so it’s vital to learn what mode of communication they prefer and not be too spammy. Will and Brandt first talk about notifying event attendees via email. While it’s an effective medium of communication, some attendees might feel as if they’re being bombarded.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2022

As health and safety standards change with every new surge in Covid cases, many planners adopted virtual or hybrid platforms, but not all attendees have embraced the shift. Those tips are organized below to give you the edge while planning your next meeting. Implement mask and social distancing policies that will put attendees at ease.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. billion people with disabilities globally, organizations and events that don’t cater to them are not only risking backlash, but they’re also limiting their potential audience reach. With over 1.8 Why Is Event Accessibility Still an Issue?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. billion people with disabilities globally, organizations and events that don’t cater to them are not only risking backlash, but they’re also limiting their potential audience reach. With over 1.8 Why Is Event Accessibility Still an Issue?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

So, how can marketers create impactful hybrid events that resonate with physical and virtual attendees while delivering ROI for hosts, sponsors and exhibitors? The answer is to understand both your in-person and virtual audiences while creating powerful experiences for both. Without it, attendees lose interest and log out.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Organizations can entertain, educate, inspire, sell, or do all of the above simultaneously. Organizations use event marketing to: Promote the brand to a larger audience. Get data insights into their target audience. Let attendees know what’s coming next while they’re at the event. Increase their conversion rate.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2021

In a world where TikTok reigns, audiences simply don’t have the interest or bandwidth to stick with you for your 60-minute state of the union address. Instead, your opportunity is to figure out how to use, and embed the right tools of engagement to keep your audience riveted, attentive, curious and ready for more. Jason Thomson.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

In June, organizations across America were excited about the return of in-person events, and the enticing potential of hybrid events. The governor of Nevada recently announced , for example, that large venues can do away with mask mandates as long as attendees are fully vaccinated and raised the attendance limit to 4,000. .

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

Conference management is so much more than just booking a venue and sending out invitationsits a comprehensive process that covers every stage of planning, organizing, and executing a successful conference or large-scale event.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Thanks to this knack for adaptability, a surge in virtual events completely shifted the paradigm, and audiences were introduced to brand new ways to connect and experience the world. Yes, it’s time to bring together virtual and in-person knowledge so as to create riveting and immersive experiences for attendees. Not Hiring An Emcee.

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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. What Are Asynchronous Hybrid Events? Why asynchronous events?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2021

One of the positives that came out of the last 18 months is the ability to reach a broader audience through livestreaming. Even as events are coming back and in-person audiences are gathering around the world, a virtual component will forever be a way to add value to your event and to your attendees.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

She’s an expert in building professional networks for member-based and attendee-driven organizations. Erica has helped organizations generate revenue ranging from half a million to over 6 million dollars. I started consulting for event organizers,” Erica says. Then in 2015, I decided to start consulting. Then covid hit.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Attendees can watch the panel and interact in the live chat, but there’s very little two-way communication available. But money saved also means ROI lost: the champion of March 2020 does not deliver on audience engagement and valuable data insights – and these are essential for an event’s success. Event gamification.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

You want your attendees to be excited and impressed from the very first moment they arrive. Your attendees first impression will set the tone for the rest of the event. 3D projection mapping is another awe-inspiring option for organizers. Remember anyone greeting your attendees needs to be personable and helpful.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 4, 2024

What do your attendees think about your event? What was the experience like for in-person versus virtual attendees at your hybrid event? In this post, we’ve compiled 51 must-ask event survey questions that you can paste directly into your post-event surveys to gain crucial insights into the attendee, sponsor, and employee experience.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Read More : Tech Tips From the Top: Breaking Barriers and Defining Hybrid.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Some of the primary upcoming concerns for event organizers will include re-organizing events with the limited timescale, adhering to strict safety guidelines to protect their guests and attendees, and discover solutions that potentially curb the spread of the virus. The second half of 2020, however, looks positive.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Offering a hybrid format for your meetings and events may: Bring you more attendees, as well as greater community engagement between and with the virtual and in-person audiences. Give your organization a global audience. How are you delivering on the member or attendee value proposition? Increase your membership.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Survey Your Audience To Get Post-Event Feedback. What do you need to learn from attendees?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Cut the Quality and You’ll Cut Your audience. In the early days of the pandemic, attendees were more accepting of bad camera angles, awkward transitions between segments, or video that looked grainy. Food is another way to keep the audience in front of your presentation, instead of getting up to go to the fridge.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Facing renewed economic uncertainty, that’s an important message for any organization. We’re inspired by social organizations rallying communities through events that spread messages for a better future. We see organizations increasing their budgets to overcome rising costs so they can continue to benefit from the power of meeting.

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Endless Events

APRIL 18, 2022

Attendees need Wi-Fi to access virtual events. What do we do with those audiences? But when you’re dealing with a remote audience, you’re pushing all of that infrastructure onto their end. We’re talking about the bandwidth of each individual attendee.” Surely we cannot just leave them behind.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

The number of attendees, sales, engagement, profit, new contacts – whatever is relevant to you and your organization. What specific organization goals will this event help you achieve? What will attendees accomplish by attending your event? Who are your attendee personas? What’s the why behind it?

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2020

We’ve discussed attendee engagement , sponsorships , mistakes – just to name a few. And not just directed at attendees, but coming from your side too! It’s important that the event owners and members of the organization make it clear why their event will be magical and worth attending. Make It Palpable.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Not only do we help each organization make the right choice for their perfect event, but we’ve also undergone the necessary training. This will always depend on how tech-savvy your audience is. However, the world of virtual events is as new to attendees as it is to planners. What should you prioritize?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

However, while some meeting professionals are itching to get back to in-person events, some organizations have grown quite fond of the reach and data-enabled by virtual meeting experiences­­. One of the root causes for virtual attendees feeling a loss of connection and interest is a lack of physical participation throughout the experience.

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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. After all, what makes an incredible event is not the stage and the logistics, but the atmosphere and the positive emotional state of the attendees.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2023

A recently published Freeman report highlights a significant shift in the demographics of B2B event attendees. With this new generation of younger, more diverse, and more educated attendees emerging, the event industry must adapt to meet their evolving needs and expectations. Understanding your audience is a big deal.”

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

From choosing the right platform to delivering the best virtual content , we always first need to think about what kind of an experience we are providing for our virtual attendees. Virtual audience engagement is key for every virtual and hybrid event, and it’s even more decisive when it comes to fundraising.

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