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This week we’re diving into the dozy topic of how to plan a virtualevent. And we’re not strangers to futuristic events here at Endless! We’ve covered topics such as how to plan an event without visiting the venue , how Virtual Reality can impact the events industry , and much more.
It’s finally here – the only virtualevent guide you’ll ever need! With a pandemic sweeping the globe, and leaders urging citizens to stay home in an effort to contain it, the events industry was turned on its head. With the advent of virtualevents, planners became game-changers.
Virtualevent planning is taking the stage as the next big thing in the industry. Ponder this – in a world where technology develops and improves at an impressive speed, it’s our job as events profs to keep up with the motions. So to help you, we put together the ultimate virtualevent planning checklist!
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It’s high time we talk about virtualaudience engagement. Because yes, there is a lot of unknown ground surrounding virtualevents. And perhaps the biggest concern of all lies in the fact that engaging virtualaudiences is hard. Before The Event. Nurture Your Audience. So let’s get learning!
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” “Just because an event has pivoted doesn’t mean that you have to throw out all your event goals ,” she says. For virtualevents, there are things that we can measure that we can’t always measure as easily with in-person events, which is great. “You can use NPS or CSAT.
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What better way to learn more about the exciting world of event technology than listening to an awesome product spotlight episode of the Event Tech Podcast? Today, Will and Brandt bring two guests in to hear an unbiased review of Accelevents , an all-in-one hybrid, and virtualevent management platform.
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This chunk of the 2021 event trends guide paints an accurate picture of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect. How many people planned a virtualevent last year? And what are their thoughts on the future of events? And if this is the case, what are the 2021 event trends to look for? Path Two: If COVID-19 Remains.
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Because as event profs, we are now dependent on people wanting to attend these virtualevents. So they’re all scrambling to figure out how to do it and I guess what I’m speaking about is virtualevents as the number one culprit. So how can we manage this newfound challenge?
This young, charismatic, and knowledgeable young man knows all about AV, staging, and the current trends in the events industry. Will and the live audience had a lot of questions for our new host. “It’s about how that affects the 5,000 people that are watching online when it comes to their hybrid event.
As someone who is heavily involved in the technology side of the events industry, Scott has a lot to teach us about our approach to virtual and what we should be looking out for when it comes to choosing the right technology. And what I mean by that is Cvent has actually been doing a lot of virtualevents for years.
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