Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

You need two teams, one for in-person, on-site and one for online planning. You can easily shift your live audience to attend online by adding virtual registration codes so check that your registration company can accommodate both. You can double the registration income. Online Component Added Costs.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Online registration software is a cloud-based solution that allows organizers to manage the entire event registration process from start to finish. It is especially beneficial for organizers who need to manage a large number of registrations or who need to collect complex attendee data. The short answer is “No.”

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I am designing an online memorial service, to be held later this month. So I decided to design and run an online memorial service. We can currently only hold such gatherings online. Designing an online memorial service — development. Most people have never attended an online memorial service before.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

You can also ask the potential attendees to pay a sort of “attendance deposit”, which will be returned when their attendance has been confirmed. For example, you can form an online community about your event. The check-in process may be one of the most confusing parts of an event, especially for first-time attendees.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How can you track attendee metrics? It’s a good idea to have an event platform for in-person events just in case you need to take your event online at the last minute. In-person attendees might tell you they loved an event when you ask them in person, but they might not be 100% truthful. Or engagement? It’s not cheap, after all.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It covered Europe, but it also covered meeting attendees coming from Europe to the United States,” says Jill Blood, vice president of deputy general counsel for Maritz. “So, For Maritz, around 10% of our total attendee base is European across all of our clients. Millennials and Gen Z] live their lives online,” Blood says.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Attendees should enjoy your event, but planning an event isn’t a pure act of kindness. If you’re planning the biggest shindig of the year, you’re busy worrying about registrations, sponsors, and catering. Attendee surveys. You want attendees to feel something about your event, but how can you prove they like you?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

However, it does not focus on event management tools, registration , streaming software, or your average webinar platforms. Attendees are free to explore on their own or follow a leader. Feature : Spatial video enables attendees to easily move in and out of conversations as if they were in person. Explore a public world here. .

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

That’s why we’ve put together this list of creative ways to connect your attendees. Use technology to better connect your attendees. Let’s take a closer look at each of those: Event apps: Event apps are used to help increase attendee engagement and deliver a more personalized event experience.

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Networking Planner Attendee Social Media 251

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. Happy planning!

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Platform Sponsors Events Social Media 334

Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

Now that your attendees are no longer physically present, engagement becomes more important than ever, and an event app can go a long way in helping you out with this. And if you’re looking to promote your main sponsor, push notifications that remind attendees about sponsored sessions or offers is also a great way to do so!

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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. Sessions can live on the very same event platform attendees used during the event, but when recorded on Zoom, planners need to find someplace to store it and deliver it to their audiences. Event gamification.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2018

Use the right online tools that will get the most bang out of your event bucks. Online Tools to Make Registration a Breeze. Forever gone are the days when event registration meant signing a sheet of paper. Today there are multiple options for attendees to check in to events, whether offline or online.

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Registration Events Sponsors Event Marketing 258

Smart Meetings

JUNE 6, 2023

Read More : How to Encourage All Personality Types to Open Up Kaiser suggests asking attendees to raise their hands if they agree with a statement and raise both hands if they really agree with said statement. Kaiser points to the registration table as another big aspect of first impressions between meeting planners and attendees.

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Registration Audience Attendee Panel 289

Endless Events

AUGUST 25, 2022

You want to kick off an event that not only delights attendees but also delivers quantifiable results for your brand. In-Person and/or Virtual Attendees Per Session. We like this KPI because it can tell you which presenters, sessions, topics, and locations were more popular with attendees. Which metrics are meaningful?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

Whether it’s a purely online event like a webinar or a hybrid event where online participants can be part of a real life event, virtual events can be a welcome addition for your audiences. And keep in mind that you registration should go without a hitch so attendees start their connection with you on a positive note.

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2018

This is especially true if your main audience online are based in Europe. Steal This: Top Converting Event Registration Websites. Let’s face it: every event website wants to get people to sign up, but only a select few succeed in raking in registrations each time. What do these sites have? Click To Tweet.

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Marketing Marketing Registration Regulations 259

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Event logistics last-minute registrations continue to add to the pressure of executing events. Costs are rising faster than revenues or registration fees can keep up, leading to a sense of helplessness. Venue sourcing venue affordability, availability, and inflexible hotel staff contribute to the frustration of event planners.

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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. With online events, they’ve cut that time down to a few minutes, and no one understands this better than today’s #EventIcons guest, Arianna Black.

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Attendee Virtual Events Events Online 177

Endless Events

MARCH 3, 2022

Additionally, you need to produce truly exceptional events that will foster attendee retention and potentially turn your audience into advocates. “Most promotion of events occurs online through social media ads, websites, and pages of certain websites used to market events. “You spend a lot more money,” Dustin says.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. Here are my top tips for maximizing attendee engagement and delivering an event that offers real value for all participants. Invest in excellent hardware.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Why not ask early-bird registrants to vote on their favorite t-shirt design? Offer a special deal to registered attendees on the limited-edition logo gear for that year’s conference, allowing guests to purchase or request theirs online in the weeks prior to the event. Venue-Specific Approaches.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is a win-win-win; attendees and the public can view the content anytime, sponsors gain additional exposure, and you receive additional revenue. Give attendees a deal on your next event. Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Raise your registration fee.

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Conference Sponsors Trade Show SEO 279

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Now, more than ever, meeting professionals need timely updates about how evolving technology can help them deliver smoother registration, better engagement and more valuable data insights for in-person, virtual and hybrid events. But even in the hybrid setting, organizers need to be mindful of how they are engaging their attendees.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

No wonder registrations soared off the charts. 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? What if registrants are divided? You planned a spectacular event. Then along came Delta.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

The extension of virtual content delivery methods creates a unique opportunity for planners with new methods to boost engagement among attendees regardless of their location. Smart Meetings talked to industry experts for tips on how to produce meaningful experiences for everyone on the registration list. Make it Tangible.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Now we’re onto the next challenge: making the virtual event a great online experience. In the early days of the pandemic, attendees were more accepting of bad camera angles, awkward transitions between segments, or video that looked grainy. Attendees may not be watching the event in real-time. But we’re not so forgiving anymore.

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Virtual Events Planner Audience Events 279

Endless Events

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Who’s ready for some top-notch attendee strategies? At the end of the day, what matters most is how much your attendees enjoyed your event. Which is why, as event professionals, we want to focus on the best strategies to increase attendee engagement and interaction. Attendee Strategies: Why A Tribe?

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Attendee Social Media Media Audience 176

Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

According to meetgreen.com the typical conference waste attendee produces 1.89KG of waste per day, 1.16KG of that will go directly to a landfill. When you calculate that number for 1000 attendees over 3 days you get 5670KG of waste, the equivalent of 4 compact cars. Let’s focus on your attendees getting to and from the event.

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Sustainability Trends Events Social Media 288

Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Here are the 10 event technology trends that Will and Brandt discuss in this unique and exciting episode: NFTs, blockchain, metaverse, drones, smart glasses & AR, community marketing, privacy & security, machine learning & AI, facial recognition, attendee tracking. And that’s what the attendees want as well.

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Event Technology Technology Technology Trends 372

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Too many event registrants are booking outside hotel blocks — an issue discussed during three PCMA roundtable conversations over the past year. When only two out of five of your registrants book their housing within the designated room block, you know you’re trying to work with a flawed industry model.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“Before the pandemic, you just had registration. People understand how to staff registration sufficiently. As we start to incorporate more event apps and connect virtual attendees with the in-person audience , we’ll need support onsite for the event technologies themselves. ” We’ve Come A Long Way!

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 25, 2022

Hosted by CSAE Manitoba , this free one-hour online Participate Lab will introduce you to the design of participation-rich events through the direct experience of participatory meeting techniques and formats. Registration is limited, so register now! This workshop is limited to 100 attendees, so register now ! Where & When.

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Endless Events

APRIL 6, 2018

The upside is convenience and providing quick support to attendees. Beyond the data they provide, it’s also important to provide data security during the event itself when they access their accounts online. Online booking platforms have become important tools for helping professionals find ideal meeting rooms for their audience.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2021

The online experience could never replace that. They haven’t spent a lot of energy on online events until they had to. Now, all of a sudden, they’re putting a lot of energy into online events and that’s really the catalyst. Swapcard bought attendee registration system, and Slido got bought by Cisco.”

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Event Apps Virtual Events Platform Online 317

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Long wait times and inflationary pressure linger at in-person-only medical meeting The arrival in Seattle of 11,631 attendees for the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ( ARVO ) conference in May was the culmination of a logistical struggle to return to bringing the world of eye doctors together at 2019 levels.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In today’s digital age, having a successful event website is essential for maximizing your event’s online reach. An event website serves as a centralized location for all information related to the event, from event details and registration to agenda and speaker bios.

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