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Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying

Smart Meetings

What plan do you have in place to communicate important messages to your attendees? Crisis communication is an essential, if often overlooked, element for all events. This is what I learned from planning and communication with internal stakeholders to PR and event cancelation best practices with examples you can use.

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Holograms Beam into Events

Smart Meetings

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events. Read More : It’s All About Engagement!

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Event Notifications: How To Best Notify Attendees?

Endless Events

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. ” “42chat and their event bots communicate almost exclusively through SMS,” replies Brandt.

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6 Attendee Retention Tips: Keep Your Audience Coming Back

Endless Events

Attendee retention rate is one of the most important event KPIs. When event planners measure how many attendees have attended their events before, they are getting insights into attendee loyalty. So, how can event organizers measure and increase attendee retention ? Boost Attendee Retention With Gamification.

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Why Attendees Aren’t Committing Early to Conferences

Smart Meetings

In recent years, many event organizers have observed a notable trend: despite offering enticing early bird registration discounts, many attendees are hesitant to commit to conferences well in advance. What’s Behind Attendee Hesitancy 1. Loyalty Programs Reward repeat attendees with loyalty benefits.

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6 Tips for Keeping Attendees Tuned In During Your Online Events

Smart Meetings

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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Refract Seattle: The Power of Connecting Events to Local Community

Smart Meetings

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris LaFata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? Visit Seattle can also curate it to your attendee demographic.

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