Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. With online events especially, attendees can get distracted by looking at their phones or trying to multitask during presentations.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

On the lookout for booths where attendees congregated most, they seemed to have two things going for them: attendee involvement and products in action. Timekettles booth featured a Spanish speaker and an English speaker having a conversation in real time while their words were translated live.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. This blog post explores how event managers can track their attendees and the most significant benefits of attendee tracking. Attendee Tracking: The Basics.

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Endless Events

JULY 29, 2020

We’ve talked a lot about virtual events in the past and how we keep the audience engaged. But when it comes to hybrid audience engagement, you are literally dealing with two different sets of attendees. A hybrid event is the combination of an in-person audience and a virtual audience. And what does that mean?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 26, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, we began our mini-series on the best virtual speaker kits. What are the best microphones speakers can use to deliver top-notch presentations? As mentioned in our 2021 event trends guide , attendee expectations will be on the rise. ” Virtual Speaker Kits: Lighting. ”, says Will.

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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. Below are six ways to add value so virtual attendees feel a hybrid event is worth every dollar. Include a Virtual Emcee.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2022

“Know thy audience!” When it comes to engagement success, “You need to start by diving into what your audience really likes, then dig a bit deeper to uncover what life is like around them,” says Dahlia. Now, more than ever, a feel-good moment is going to resonate, no matter the age of your audience” shares Dahlia.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2018

But while you use those services a lot, do you really know how to engage your audience on social media? Attendee engagement is our main focus this year and part of that is interacting with them way before the event starts. Further, incentivize the games with prizes and you’ll have your audience buzzing with excitement!

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

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. Improving the proactivity of attendees. Boosting the self-confidence of attendees.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2024

Amid the whirlwind of a high-powered CEO or celebrity’s life, many still find time to speak at corporate events, but what happens when these A-list event speakers’ busy lives get the best of them and they need to bow out of their speaking commitment, or they don’t arrive at the anticipated time?

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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. If you want to drive a synchronous experience, give attendees a reason why they should tune in live rather than watch on demand,” Gaudini said.

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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. Just like you’ll have the speakers doing their thing from the comfort of their homes, you can have a bartender do the same! Yes, you read that right!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Most meeting professionals manage the needs of a small subset of attendees who require food, wheelchair access, sound, language or sensory accommodations. Her mother is a full-time wheelchair user who traveled and sometimes would show up as the keynote speaker, but not have a room available with an accessible shower. Is it tabbable?

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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. Implement mask and social distancing policies that will put attendees at ease. Include small breakout sessions to let attendees connect with each other.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Let’s see how you can best support both your virtual as well as in-person attendees with the right AV equipment, shall we? Make sure to give your attendees representation in the live stream. Take the opportunity to burn your event into your attendees’ minds, much like Web Summit does year after year.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Keeping your audience engaged will be one of the hardest tasks associated with putting together a successful virtual event. Your content will be pivotal in assuring you hook the attention of the audience. Failing to take into consideration the technical aptitude of your audience is up there with the most common virtual event mistakes.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

And learn how to plan a successful virtual event that your attendees will never forget! In addition to our training courses and really trying to serve the needs of a lot of our niche audiences that we really can’t serve all of them at our live events” The Planning Process For A Virtual Event. The Timing.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

How can planners help their attendees to feel a sense of genuine belonging through their event design? Discover the impact that planners can have on attendees and ROI by incorporating wellness into events, alongside practical ways to do so. At DIAC24, Brooks offered the audience a crash course. Is There a Formula for Happiness?

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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

Attendees’ Bandwidth Ability. Because everyone involved in the experience – you, the attendees, the speakers, the entertainment – will be attending the event remotely. How can you be sure the audience will have the necessary speed and quality of WiFi? So, how can you solve this? Communicate!

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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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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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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

Furthermore, you will need to decide how attendees will gain access to the virtual event. Will attendees be provided with a log-in code? Do you want attendees to be able to walk through your event virtually? Is it important for attendees to be able to communicate 1:1? How will attendees ask questions during presentations?

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

We’ve outlined 77 event KPIs and divided them into eight major groups: general and attendee event KPIs , financial event KPIs , marketing KPIs , audience engagement KPIs , presenter KPIs , sponsorship and tradeshow KPIs , event networking KPIs , community KPIs. Registration & Attendee KPIs. Speaker profile visits.

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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. It’s hard for the speaker to monitor the chat and answer Q&As while presenting. The bottom line is this: attendees in a Zoom call lack agency. Enhanced virtual audience engagement.

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Endless Events

APRIL 14, 2022

He’s yelling from the audience and you can hear him clear as day. Do we need to collect attendees’ consent that they will not be going up on stage uninvited? ” “Anything can happen anywhere with any audience,” says Dustin. “The broadcast that you could see on social media was a bit too clean.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

When it comes to hybrid event budgets, let the audience and event goals be your guide. Is the majority of your audience in-person or virtual? After all, they need to hire more event staff, pay for a virtual event platform, and engage two audiences in two completely separate ways while ensuring they can also interact with one another.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

Its about bringing all the moving parts together in a way that feels effortless to your attendees while ensuring nothing slips through the cracks behind the scenes. At its heart, its all about delivering a seamless experience that leaves attendees feeling engaged, valued, and eager to participate again.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. It’s 2023, and we’re still talking about a lack of accessibility in the events industry. With over 1.8

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In this particular case, we’re not talking about engagement between attendees, but rather the complex relationship between the talking heads and the audience. Endless monologues from the speakers wasn’t something attendees loved with in-person, to begin with. Look Into Previous & Current Data.

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Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2020

What will your brand and attendees get out of the experience? In the process, you’ll also want to define your target audience clearly, since this is a stepping stone for many aspects of planning and execution. Do you just want a speaker talking to the audience? Do you want the audience to engage?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

.” Another great core goal to measure event success is attendee satisfaction. ” Attendee retention , on the other hand, is more challenging. “When you think about attendee retention, you don’t always see that as a KPI metric for in-person events. . “Similarly, speakers need to be storytellers.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Event planners, speakers and attendees all saw their calendars cleared out last March, returning slowly with virtual events and only now showing a glimmer of hope for the return of live conferences. Here are some ways you can make attendee experience a differentiator for your next event: Communication. The Best Speakers.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? Know your audience. Make sure it stays true to audience needs.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 23, 2019

We’ve all been there, you’re at a conference, you’ve been waiting for months to hear a particular speaker. When the time finally comes, the speaker is just lackluster. If you want your audience to stay engaged it’s imperative your presentations don’t suck! Video content is a great way to capture your audience’s attention.

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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

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. It’s 2023, and we’re still talking about a lack of accessibility in the events industry. With over 1.8

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