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DECEMBER 26, 2024

and international conferences and found that from the main stage to the booths and in the hands-on labs, the focus was on taking real action based on what is happening in convention rooms today. Once you understand how your audience behaves on different platforms, you can focus on being consistent and captivating where it matters.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Considering that 80-85% of our perception, learning and cognition is mediated through vision , one of the core components to impact audiences has always been color. Taking a note there, how about a warm pink uplighting in a meditation room as a place of respite in a busy conference?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2024

MPI, the largest association within the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) industry, has announced it will hold its 2025 European Meetings & Events Convention (EMEC) in Istanbul, the site of the EMEC 2014. With 1,000 members and 10 chapters and clubs, MPI has the largest presence at the conference.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Go Beyond the Requirements Bettyanne Sherrer, vice president and managing partner CanPlan Events & Conference Services Inc. produces World Conference for the Deafblind International Association Bettyanne Sherrer also started with a very personal perspective. DeWitt suggests checking out the free National Network Hospitality page.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Adding early morning running, yoga sessions or Tai Chi classes into conference agendas is becoming the norm. While separate training sessions are an excellent trend, exercise between and during conferences can be powerful additions. To connect with the audience and make the activity even more inclusive, take part in exercises yourself.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Then we are thrown off course by something we never saw coming…This is the point where we have to ask ourselves if we are doomed for a crash landing or if we are willing to learn to love the turbulence,” she challenged the audience. Andre Norman danced out the emotions from his presentation with the audience onstage.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

START Summit offers an innovative take on entrepreneurship conferences – entirely student-run it gives a fresh perspective on Europe’s startup landscape. While there are numerous startup conferences worldwide, what truly sets START Summit apart is that it’s entirely run by students. Gallen, Switzerland. Gallen, Switzerland.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2021

A NASA scientist hunkered down in his dark garage—the only place he can get cell phone reception—gives his keynote presentation to over 2,000 attendees at the world’s largest space science conference being held virtually from Sydney, Australia. Welcome to the wonderful world of managing meetings in a Covid-19 world!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2025

Read More : Winning at Maximizing Virtual Audience Engagement: 10 Fun Ideas from Dahlia El Gazzar Virtual travel also offers flexibility. Obviously, virtual tours are more affordable than physical travel. You can experience and explore new places without expenses like airfare, accommodations and meals.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 9, 2025

Corporate Events (meetings, conferences, tradeshows, product launches, brand activations, consumer shows, company parties). Together, they represent a vital economic force, connecting communities, businesses, and audiences. What Is the Live Events Industry? Sporting Events (local/professional sports, marathons, tournaments, rodeos).

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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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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

If you are facing the need to turn your events virtual you are in good company, IMB Think conference , TED talks , and many other prominent events have gone virtual and so can you. Like an in-person event keep your target audience in mind, what are your attendees’ personas? To truly engage your audience you can do more!

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Endless Events

APRIL 21, 2023

Today’s #EventIcons guests recently launched a conference in 90 days, growing their attendance from 0 to 5,000 people. That event was a fantastic PLX conference focused on event partner marketing. By the way, that’s why we call PLX a remote experience, not a hybrid conference. Hybrid is a lie. Who else will be there?’

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Because audiences are participating from home, it’s easy to get sidetracked by the dog or the mailman. A great way to keep your audience from tuning out during the event is to gamify some aspects of the experience. So why not use this magic chemistry to show appreciation to your audience and drive even more engagement?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But that approach is hardly doable for corporate events, conferences, conventions, and other large-scale events. MEASURING AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. Attendee tracking software can help you measure various audience engagement KPIs. Incentivize your audience to participate in surveys by gamifying attendance tracking.

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

Perhaps one of the biggest perks this paradigm shift brings along is continuous audience engagement – one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners. With it comes the community model: an opportunity to stay connected with your audience, exhibitors, and sponsors throughout the entire year rather than just for several days.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2021

And we’re continuing to do it, even though now everyone’s doing it and we’re all figuring this out together” “We do a conference called Social Media Marketing World, which we’re having to forgo next year because it’s just not being allowed in San Diego. Content For Virtual Events: The Audience.

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JULY 10, 2020

Well, very simply put, a hybrid event is an experience that brings together people at a physical venue, where everything is taking place, with a virtual audience. And it’s even better because you can harness technology capabilities to add a virtual audience to the experience. Do I Have To Plan Two Different Events?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

Each and every one of these conferences will help inspire your planning process and better understand what you can do to cook up a successful hybrid experience. Let’s kickstart today’s inspiration session with a conference that’s been at it for years. Growth Marketing Conference. Webinar World.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The self-proclaimed “48-hours of non-stop developer goodness” was Microsoft’s 2020 counterpart to its live conference. But Microsoft acknowledged the pressing need to connect its audience of developers, now more than ever. The event featured a yoga teacher that taught the audience how to avoid stress.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Neuroinclusion: Events for Everyone The term neuroinclusion builds on the concept of neurodiversitythe understanding that neurological differences are not pathological but simply differences in cognitionto incorporate the understanding that neurodiversity will always exist in an audience into event design.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings.

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Organizations use event marketing to: Promote the brand to a larger audience. Get data insights into their target audience. It has become one of the world’s largest marketing conferences. Many organizations plan one big in-person event or conference yearly and put all their efforts and budget into it. We have your back.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

As such, they’re the dominant audience at corporate events and conferences. The Benefits Of Event Technology For Audience Engagement. Audience engagement is one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners, especially when planning hybrid and virtual events. Communities offer year-round audience engagement.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Not only do they talk about this particular event platform’s solutions, but they also nerd out about data analytics, virtual audience engagement strategies, and the ROI of virtual events. “We had this big conference plan, but we had to pull the plug on it. . ” Event Management Platform For Conferences.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

No – the magic of events lies in the overall experience your audience has. But he’s been to many conferences both as an attendee as well as a keynote speaker that he knows all about engagement and networking at events. While he is not in the events industry bubble, he nonetheless knows a lot about events and conferences.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 6, 2023

Asking for certain types of engagement from your audience can make the introverts in the room shrink into their seat cushions. But if you’re doing something like a conference, you can do a whole nice set of quick emails. In a recent online discussion, Kaiser asked the audience: “Would you be a dragon, or own a dragon?”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Although the conference moves around, he is limited in the number of places that can hold all of the activities, even though he has resorted to tenting parking lots and taking over alternative spaces. The post Lessons from a Global Medical Conference appeared first on Smart Meetings. Smart Tip #4: Think outside the convention center.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Know your audience. Make sure it stays true to audience needs. If infections spike and you need to cancel your in-person event, you’ll still have valuable digital content to share with your audience. A good hybrid strategy also expands audience reach and event lifecycle. How do you keep virtual audiences engaged?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 22, 2022

Will kicks off today’s topic by taking us back to Google’s 2022 IO conference. Using AR Can Improve the Speaker-Audience Relationship. How do you truly connect with virtual and in-person audiences ?” AR could remove those challenges while enhancing audience participation. AR Can Enhance Instant Translation.

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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. “If you’re producing an annual conference, make sure that your ticket sales are open the minute they can be. How To Promote Events Without Social Media? ” He elaborates.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

You can create a podcast that features your audience, speakers, and sponsors as a new way to sell sponsorship slots and stay relevant. We break down each step of creating a podcast along the way so that you can use podcasting as a new revenue stream for events and offer even more value to your audience. A great solution? Don’t worry.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

Events, meetings and conferences today are supported by digital event platforms that make it possible for companies to seamlessly connect with people across the globe and deliver more engaging and immersive experiences than ever before. Here are some best practices for driving audience attendance in digital events.

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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

JUNE 26, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Engaging Your Audience: Virtual Event Speakers – The Ultimate Hacks For Success. But what really makes me adore them and hang onto every word is when they take the time to connect with the audience on a deeper level. Worried you might be missing something while planning your virtual event?

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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. One bad element can ruin an otherwise great experience at a conference and cause an attendee to reconsider returning the next year.

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