Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Would it surprise you to learn that 84% of attendees come to events for networking? Speed Networking While matching software is available to identify attendees with the same interests, this option doesn’t have to be tech-intensive. The post 10 Event Networking Ideas That Work appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2022

“Know thy audience!” When it comes to engagement success, “You need to start by diving into what your audience really likes, then dig a bit deeper to uncover what life is like around them,” says Dahlia. Now, more than ever, a feel-good moment is going to resonate, no matter the age of your audience” shares Dahlia. SnackCrate.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration. Once you understand how your audience behaves on different platforms, you can focus on being consistent and captivating where it matters. Across the more than 70 sessions, audience participation was encouraged.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Inspired by Burning Man’s “Net Positive” approach, planners are designing events that don’t just minimize waste but actively leave a positive impact. In the same way, AI and supportive administrative teams work behind the scenes, handling the details so planners can focus on the heart of the experience.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. A lot of event planners think simply bringing people together in the same place is enough to help attendees network—think coffee breaks and cocktail mixers. Don’t worry. You’re not alone.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. By signing a contract with a venue, meeting planners can quickly lose their freedom to choose their AV provider. Meeting planners are the leaders of event teams.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Event planners can now start to think about what life looks like on the other side. As event planners, we’ve always taken responsibility for the safety and security of our attendees while they were in our care. She supports #eventprofs around the world in creating forums for engagement, networking and connection during their events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. DeWitt suggests checking out the free National Network Hospitality page.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

Crowd control is going to be on meeting planners’ minds in the first few months of the post-pandemic era, and there’s no better model for how to herd the hordes than the Walt Disney Company. What should planners expect in terms of how their meetings will be different from how they were before COVID?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Even though there are now more than 100 event platforms on the market, many event planners still choose Zoom in its limited form for their virtual experiences. Zoom , in its limited form, is still a choice for many virtual event planners because it’s budget-friendly and easy to use. Enhanced virtual audience engagement.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. For example, your audience can complete challenges , receive points for each completed challenge, and see where they are on a leaderboard. Gamification should help planners achieve their event goals.

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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. Engagement KPIs.

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Endless Events

MAY 16, 2022

They claim that event planners should take note. After all, the world-famous exercise equipment company has managed to grow a strong community through its content delivery, social media presence, and audience engagement. The two audiences do not have the same experience, but they have an equal footing. High Production Value.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. So why should event and meeting planners care?What In fact, it’s highly likely you’ve done multiple deals with them. Will this merger change that? October 2017. October 2018.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

While they are typically more expensive than in-person events, there are also many ways event planners can save money with a hybrid event and see a higher event ROI. When it comes to hybrid event budgets, let the audience and event goals be your guide. Is the majority of your audience in-person or virtual? F&B / Catering.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

That’s why it’s important for event planners to understand what drives them and why. Planners can use Bluetooth Low Energy and RFID technology to create heat maps. Additionally, planners can observe these changes over time by using the timelapse function. . For example, planners can identify and prevent a bottleneck on time.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2021

Attendees mingled, networked, formed everlasting bonds, and had a great time while doing all of that. As the industry pivoted to virtual events, virtual audience engagement became one of the most talked-about challenges. ” Human Interactions At Events: What’s Networking Again? That’s not networking either.”

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Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success. Expert event planners and organizers understand that choosing the right audience engagement strategies can make or break an event.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

And as event planners were somewhat forced into a technological era of event planning, many of them started seeing the benefits of event technology. As such, they’re the dominant audience at corporate events and conferences. Planners can even plan on going completely paperless. Event Technology Provides Analytics & Data.

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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. Audience Engagement Stretches Beyond Singular Events. And so, transparent communication builds brand loyalty and further audience engagement.

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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. And what he’s noticed is a serious lack of audience engagement.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And as virtual events kept evolving, planners were bombarded with dozens of features and opportunities from platforms swearing they were the next big thing. This will always depend on how tech-savvy your audience is. However, the world of virtual events is as new to attendees as it is to planners. Networking & Engagement.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The most common mistake we’ve noticed is that many event planners still plan their virtual or hybrid events based on an in-person-only format. We saw an incredible surge in event platforms , leaving many event planners confused. But here’s the situation: the events industry is not going back to how things used to be.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Audiences will pay for quality content. So how do event and meeting planners make sure attendees see value in attending a hybrid event virtually? Read More : Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Tech Updates You Need Now. Your virtual audience will feel more engaged and seen if they have a dedicated emcee. Offer Private Networking.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

Since the pandemic, many planners have started playing with using pre-recorded sessions rather than live and offering event content on-demand. What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. Event Planners Have Less On Their Plate. Why asynchronous events?

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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. What will networking look like? Make sure your virtual event covers everything they were coming to experience such as continuing education classes, the speakers they were looking forward to, networking opportunities, and product demos.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Studios used to be reserved for news broadcasting and talk shows with an in-person audience, but the pandemic has paved the way for the events industry to enter these magical places with high-production value as well. Planners should follow the hybrid event model that will best help them reach the goals of their event. Happy planning!

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Endless Events

AUGUST 22, 2022

Using AR Can Improve the Speaker-Audience Relationship. AR for events can also significantly change how presenters and event planners communicate with attendees. . How do you truly connect with virtual and in-person audiences ?” AR could remove those challenges while enhancing audience participation. asks Will. “AR

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2022

Event trends 2022 are here and let us tell you, it’s an exciting year for event planners who dare to dream big. Others, however, might seem a little bit too daunting for a novice planner, but they’re just what innovative and tech-savvy planners are looking for. Most trends in our guide are beginner-friendly.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

See in action how planners can amplify it to multiply ROI. Angela Minardi The event kicked off with a keynote from Angela Minardi, founder of Fit City Adventures , who redefined wellness and broke down how planners can better incorporate iteasily. Sweatworking is the New Networking. Wellness is already in events DNA.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If planners choose to evolve their event strategies the old way, they often struggle to allocate their budgets to cover all the new ground that’s been established since the virtual revolution. Roughly speaking, planners divide their entire budget into several distinct ‘areas’ of the event. Nothing more, nothing less!

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

She’s an expert in building professional networks for member-based and attendee-driven organizations. The idea of an integrated community where the community is about a social network for your entire ecosystem to come together to network and share content.”. They want to be able to broadcast their content to a wider audience.”.

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Endless Events

JULY 24, 2020

Networking: The Future Is Now: Networking For Hybrid Events. ? Just because there are so many event planners and extroverted attendees that are itching to go back to in-person meetings, doesn’t mean that some attendees haven’t been absolutely in the virtual environment. Hybrid, Hybrid, Hybrid. Do you feel that?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2022

Can we solve the audience engagement challenge once and for all? These topics present some of the biggest pain points for event planners. Both a novice planner as well as a seasoned veteran will undoubtedly find some value in this e-book. Audience Engagement: Choose Your Own Adventure. Why Hybrid. The 365 Community Model.

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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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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. Next, we introduce eight trends that savvy event planners are embracing in 2023 and three that aren’t worth your time or attention this year. As an event planner, you have the power to make events more diverse, equal, and inclusive.

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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 handle networking during hybrid events?

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