Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

While virtual event platforms help enhance meeting and event experiences, expand audiences and provide more options for participating, marketing power in the form of pre-event omnichannel marketing strategies and post-event actions is critical for maximizing the success of these events.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This week’s iconic guest is the knowledgeable Gianna Gaudini , an event marketing strategist who understands events inside and out. She worked as Marketing Events Lead at Google for nine years and Head of Events at AWS for nearly two years. ” From event planning to event marketing.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

This is great news for event marketers and planners who can plan experiential events – events that aim to evoke positive emotions in attendees and resonate with their values. That’s why it’s also known as engagement marketing. In a sense, all events are experiential. How To Plan Experiential Events.

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Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. Whether in-person or online, event organizers want attendees to pay attention and participate. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The events industry is waking up to the importance of event data for reaching event marketing goals and proving ROI. A vast source of valuable data is attendee tracking – one of the most powerful ways event professionals can measure event marketing success. MEASURING AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. As discussed in our 2022 Event Trends Guide , hybrid events are not simply in-person and virtual events put together. Why asynchronous events?

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

Know exactly who you’re trying to captivate with this event so you can relay the information when meeting with a virtual event production company. Walk the production company through all the people who are involved in planning the event and what their roles are. What’s the date of your event? Who are they?

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

First, planners define their event goals – what they want to achieve with this event – and break them down into measurable event KPIs. Event KPIs (key performance indicators) therefore directly drive event ROI and inform how successful was the event. help you reach your event goals.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Whether online or in-person, events are a great way to drive brand awareness, generate leads, and connect with customers. 60% of business leaders and 80% of marketers believe that events are critical for success. People are aching for events. So let’s give your audience what they want. What makes your event unique?

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2019

And that’s not all event automation does! It also gives planners the ability to create personalized experiences for attendees sending attendees information tailored to what they are interested in. It could also help prevent attendees from getting slammed with information overload. Hybrid Events Work With Any Budget.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

Here’s what you’ll find: Will’s journey from starting a DJ company as a high school student to being a CEO of one of the most influential event management companies, a candid conversation about audience engagement as one of the event profs’ biggest pain points: are smartphones the enemies or friends of engagement?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

The emphasis was on real-world solutions through Cvent’s Attendee Hub that enables digital engagement before, during and after the in-person live event and integrates the content for virtual and post-event audiences. Read More : Hybrid Events: What Cvent Says You Need to Know.

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Endless Events

APRIL 20, 2018

This is especially true if your main audience online are based in Europe. There are also a few new rules back home since the FTC released their guidelines for influencer marketing. We also round it all up with our Chief Einstein sharing some of our secrets for doing inbound marketing right. Click To Tweet. How did they turn out?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As an event planner, you have the power to make events more diverse, equal, and inclusive. That means you need to set up a welcoming space where people can access the same information and feel like they’re a celebrated part of the community. As a brand, it also gives you a place to gather information on your target audience.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Short-form video is wildly popular and not difficult to produce—provided the event host has a plan for content creation and a timely strategy for pushing it out. This article from Trade Show News Network , a fellow Informa media outlet, discusses how far in advance event hosts should strategize their video content.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Throughout the disruptions brought on by COVID-19, event marketers have not only persevered but learned some important lessons along the way. But did we really listen to our audiences? How and when do they want to consume information? based events. “I So, too, must the way we market to them.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

Event marketers are ramping up in-person events with a fresh perspective provided by two years of virtual meetings and the proliferation of tech specifically focused on video conferencing. Polls and surveys can be conducted easily online with the results displayed to both audiences. Create a Dedicated Experience.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

Not just because innovative data science helps us understand our attendees better, but because we can, thanks to technology and event platforms, stay connected with our attendees, sponsors, and vendors throughout the entire year. We’re talking about 365 community engagement: one of the most exciting event trends of 2022!

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2019

For example, event sessions that are too long can be draining or exhausting for their audiences. Even an event without complex, expensive staging can be engaging with a clear and focused message that resonates with your audience. You can gather this information before the meeting using simple survey tools.

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Endless Events

MARCH 23, 2018

[Webinar] The Best Way To Ensure Cybersecurity in Your Events. Events collect a lot of private information about its attendees, and it’s important to ensure this data is protected against any form of breach. Online event security needs to be on your radar. Digital Marketing Strategies That Work. Definitely!

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 19, 2023

Event marketing can be a complex and time-consuming process, but it is essential for ensuring that your event is a success. A well-crafted marketing plan for events will help you reach your target audience, generate interest in your event, and drive ticket sales. Identify your target audience.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 24, 2023

Generic messaging that could apply to any show doesn’t usually resonate with audiences, especially Millennials and Gen Z who are used to customized content and skeptical of overly broad promises. As event marketers, it’s important to understand when to use abstract and concrete language to tell your story. Forward” and “For You.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Despite the trends in the industry, many event professionals still focus on keeping audiences entertained in order to keep them on track. While the idea isn’t too far-fetched, that’s the wrong approach if you want to make your event meaningful. One useful technique is to plan out every post in an event calendar.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In fact, 83% of B2B marketers are heavily interested in events, and 80% of marketers believe events and event marketing are critical to their company’s success. It’s with good reason that 31% of marketers believe event marketing is the most effective marketing channel.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

For example, an event app might suggest an event marketer go to a content creation workshop. . Attendees will feel the event is catered to their needs while planners can rest assure they are creating an engaging experience for all in attendance. . Every year it seems we are met with new event security concerns and needs.

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Endless Events

JUNE 20, 2023

They grew up in the age of 24/7 social media and COVID-19, which gives this generation a unique perspective on marketing—including live events. For event marketers, it can be tricky to understand this up-and-coming generation entering the workforce. How can you market to Gen Z? What events do they enjoy?

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Endless Events

JULY 25, 2018

Planners want someone that enjoys their brand, loves to incorporate technology, is full of charisma, and knows how to work an audience. To really engage the audience you’ll need to find someone that appeals to them and can provide a unique feel to your event. Conference Speaker Must-Haves. They Tell a Story. They are Tech-Savvy.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 30, 2021

Data can be a gold mine for event marketers. To overcome the event impact gap—and create events that deliver fantastic attendee experiences and incredible business results—marketers must look past intuition and tap into the huge wealth of data in their tech stacks. The event rolls around and they join virtually.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Creative event marketing is the easiest way to increase the number of people who eventually attend your meeting—directly contributing to the bottom line. Ensure you make the right initial impression by including useful information, optimizing the visual design and keeping user trends in mind. Update SEO Regularly.

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Endless Events

APRIL 15, 2020

If you wish to increase the conversion rate of your virtual event, this particular page deserves attention. Because at the end of the day, as the name suggests, this is where your potential audience will land and, eventually, convert. Your email marketing strategy should go hand in hand with the social media strategy.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 26, 2023

What are your event marketing resolutions for the new year? this year’s disruptors were largely positive for event marketers — like AI and new audiences with changing values. Disruption was the name of the game in 2023.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Welcome to the golden age of event technology! Back in the dark ages, event marketers had a slim handful of solutions to choose from. The result was that it was difficult to find event management software that fits like a glove. While these platforms were good, they were limited. Source: Bizzabo ). CRM software.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

This includes roles like event technology specialists, event registration specialists, meeting and event planners, event marketing roles, and marketing specialists. There is also a notable trend toward hiring locally for events, both internationally and within the destination country.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

Visit San Antonio President and CEO Mark Anderson with Smart Meetings VP JT Long Reposite’s AI Matching technology pairs planner RFPs with the best-fit suppliers based on geography, group size, event dates, target audience and other user preferences.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Much of what the program administrators do is towards the beginning of the event planning process. After all, you can’t market an event without a venue, and you can’t hype an audience if you don’t have presenters or entertainment. Duties include: Taking pictures and video during the event. Disbursing event swag.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What is event engagement? Event engagement, also known as audience engagement, refers to an event’s ability to hold the attention of its audience as well as promote full participation from event attendees. How can I tell if an event is engaging? Audience engagement during an event.

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Endless Events

JUNE 22, 2018

This guide lists two of the most common marketing tools and how to work with event marketing software. Behind their success is their penchant for designing events around the specific needs of the audience without fear of thinking outside the box. Marketo, for example, makes automation with other platforms easier.

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