Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

No one really knows what events will look like in a post Covid-19 world and it’s difficult to see how things will pan out over the coming year. The reality is likely that for the foreseeable future, most attendees will be split between those willing and able to attend in person and those who cannot and will have to attend virtually.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Event gamification is not what you think! You may have been led to believe that by just downloading an app you’re ready to gamify an event. Will this improve the quality of the event you’re organizing? Gamification isn’t about just playing games on an event app. What is gamification for events?

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Endless Events

JULY 9, 2020

So…event planning around political unrest. As the world struggles to contain a global pandemic and a series of protests arise throughout several countries, event planners need to take a step back. Event planners have a responsibility towards their attendees and, to a certain extent, towards the world.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 3, 2023

Switching careers to discover your passion There is a near endless list of jobs in the world but some people were just born for events and hospitality. But life had different plans.” Today, she is the property’s director of event management. Since my university days I was involved in events,” she says.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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. Let’s delve into the reasons behind this hesitancy and what event professionals can do about it.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Today’s event planners rely on technology to get the job done. No matter if you’re managing multiple tasks related to an event, keeping your team in order, or communicating with clients, you’ll likely use a digital project management tool. There’s not one perfect tool for every event. Forget the pen and paper. Image via Trello.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2020

Because yes, there is a lot of unknown ground surrounding virtual events. But it’s a completely different story when they don’t even bother to tune in or give up on the event ten minutes in. The latter is a common concern for planners trying to convert their events into virtual experiences. Before The Event.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

With the threat of COVID-19 planners are facing mandates and calls to cancel events globally. Event profs around the world are facing the challenge of turning their in-person event into a virtual event and fast. After all, how do you switch your in-person event to a virtual event? . Unsure where to start?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the past two years, we’ve covered nearly every aspect of planning virtual events and keeping virtual audiences entertained from the safety of their homes. Now that we’re making a return to in-person events , we can start talking about many event-planning topics we had no use for since March 2020.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You’re gearing up to plan your next event, but you already feel overwhelmed between finding a venue, planning your A/V, and picking the perfect caterer. Pulling off your biggest event of the year takes a lot of work, so there’s no shame in asking for some help. . A Google search opens up countless event companies.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Every event professional understands that events are a form of marketing – especially in a B2B and B2C world. Like any other marketing effort, events need a comprehensive event marketing strategy to get the best results. There is no one-size-all approach in a world of diverse and versatile events.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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. 2023 Event Trends Sneak Peek: What’s Inside?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s 2023, and we’re still talking about a lack of accessibility in the events industry. 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. Oddmund Braaten In a world that offers on-site, online and hybrid events, how is this even possible?

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

Event technology has finally become an integral part of our event strategies. It’s taken us many years, even though many event profs have been preaching about numerous benefits of event technology for ages. The pandemic sped up the adoption of technology and software solutions in the events industry.

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

If you’re new to AI for events, we’ve got you covered. Human effort is still very much a part of the event planning process. In fact, AI is one of the fastest-growing technologies event planners trust to plan, promote, and analyze their events. The good news is that robots aren’t out for your job.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fifty-nine percent of event planners say environmental responsibility impacts their event plans. Here are ten ways to make your next event sustainable without sacrificing the attendee experience. Your sustainable events pledge needs to be super obvious. Events have a pretty big environmental footprint.

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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. Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s 2023, and we’re still talking about a lack of accessibility in the events industry. 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. Oddmund Braaten In a world that offers on-site, online and hybrid events, how is this even possible?

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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. One thing I’ve used is a no-book-in-advance, 15-minute session to meet with a subject matter expert at the event.”. Give a Reason.

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Endless Events

JULY 2, 2020

It’s time to talk about safety – and that means CDC guidelines for events. As the economy starts opening back up, the events industry has to keep up with the measures put in place to protect people. Hybrid events will come into play. Are there any specific measures depending on the size and nature of the event?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2025

Attendees at Visit California Outlook Forum 2025 at JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. To find out what the university is teaching future meetings and event professionals and what they gleaned from the two days of sessions and networking, we asked Ryan Becker, senior vice president of communications and strategy with Visit California.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

So, you want to plan an event. Take the event planning process one step at a time. How about you start with creating an event timeline? Event timelines help you stay on track and get you excited about the event you’re going to throw together. Let’s get planning!

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Events are an investment, and you need a strategy to get results. Your event strategy is the game plan for how you will get a return on this event. Whether it’s more leads or a boost in sales, the right event strategy will help you get what you need. . Overall Event Strategy KPIs. Post-Event Surveys.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

Let’s talk about one of the most dreaded subjects in the events industry: the hybrid event budget. As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. When it comes to hybrid event budgets, let the audience and event goals be your guide.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 19, 2021

On March 11th, 2020, the events industry changed forever. We’re not just talking about the virtual revolution here – the COVID-19 epidemic re-defined what it means to plan a safe event. This caused the term ‘ event safety ‘ to become nearly synonymous with COVID-compliance. The impact is forever.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Events are all about creating connections—connections between attendees, connections between an organization and its members, connections between a brand and its audience. But the importance of networking often gets overlooked in the grand scheme of the event planning process. Talk about a personalized event approach.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The events industry is seeping with it. After all, couldn’t events be considered a work of art? Just like any other artistic expression, event planning is a process, defined by diligence, open-mindedness, patience, resourcefulness, collaboration, and of course, imagination and innovation.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

Thanks to an absolute boom of event technology solutions , event planners can now craft data-based event strategies and measure their event success better than ever before. First, planners define their event goals – what they want to achieve with this event – and break them down into measurable event KPIs.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A Smart Meetings podcast that provides you with a shortcut to the top of the events world by asking successful people what made the difference in their careers and lives. I’ve spoken at your events before, so this is a nice continuation. We knew this was a unique event. JT Long : Welcome back to What One Thing?

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

To kick off a new week, we’re going to lay out the most common virtual event mistakes. Even though virtual events are set to become the new normal, not many planners have experience with this paradigm. There are still plenty of misconceptions flying around in regards to virtual events. 1 PowerPoint Heavy Content.

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Endless Events

MAY 22, 2020

Understandably, the advent of virtual events came to shake the very core of the industry. Putting together incredible virtual events shouldn’t be seen as something you have to do, but rather as something you want to do. Thankfully, most event profs seem to be handling the transition quite well. To share their stories.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2020

Mindfulness in events. But what does mindless in events even mean? Because it’s no secret to anyone that event planners tend to use stress as a badge of honor, right? For years, Lee has been teaching professionals in the industry about the importance of mindfulness in events. Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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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. Arianna has a long-standing relationship with events. Arianna has a long-standing relationship with events.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As an event planner, you know virtual and in-person events require a completely different setup. But before you get too entrenched in booking speakers or drawing up venue contracts, it’s best to think about how you’ll get results from an in-person event. How can you track attendee metrics? Or engagement?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Just like with events, the main purpose of translation and captioning is to bring people together and break down the barriers between them. The pandemic ushered in an era of far more inclusive and accessible virtual events and made us re-evaluate some of the event-planning practices we started to take for granted.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 25, 2022

So, you’re planning a big event for your company — kudos to you! Event planning isn’t for the faint of heart; you certainly have a lot on your plate. Not only do you need to host a fantastic event , but you also need to prove that your event will get results. In-Person and/or Virtual Attendees Per Session.

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