Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

However, while some meeting professionals are itching to get back to in-person events, some organizations have grown quite fond of the reach and data-enabled by virtual meeting experiences­­. 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

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Attendees can watch the panel and interact in the live chat, but there’s very little two-way communication available. But money saved also means ROI lost: the champion of March 2020 does not deliver on audience engagement and valuable data insights – and these are essential for an event’s success. Event gamification.

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Endless Events

JULY 15, 2021

“There are a few shows that I’ve attended which really understood their virtual audience and did their best really to give them content in a way that makes sense for that experience and not just set up a camera somewhere,” Nick adds. Some organizations don’t have millions of dollars like CES or SXSW.

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Endless Events

JUNE 23, 2022

The gallery hierarchy is very akin to sub folders and you can organize them with tags.” My photo auto-uploads photos and then I can organize them at my leisure. And organizing pictures is the best intern work possible, by the way. They learn about your organization by seeing all the things you’ve done.”.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

In practice that meant a robust lineup of think tanks and panel discussions on trends and deep dives into digital marketing by way of Adore founder and Creative Director Lisa Larson; environmental, social and governance priorities from Hilton Director of Sales Ava Setzer; and AI adaptations from Endless Events Chief Event Einstein Will Curran.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2021

Destinations International , the association for destination organizations ( DMOs ) and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), wants to help its members build back better. Here, for instance, are takeaways from the “disruptors panel.”. With the pending loss of third-party cookies, first-party data is key to owning your audience.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. But what can event organizers do today to make their events more open and accessible to all?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. But what can event organizers do today to make their events more open and accessible to all?

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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. These challenges, in my experience, can be solved by implementing some franchise convention planning tips.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Two forces driving innovation are (1) the demand for something new and interesting, and (2) the shift from tech designed for the event organizer to tech designed for the audience experience. It’s all event organizers seem to talk about, and it’s where event tech spending has gone for the last few years.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

But how does an organization with more than 7,000 members keep the content fresh? At the end of the day, the teams pitched their ideas in three-minute, low-tech presentations in front of a panel of judges. Hackathon teams pitched their ideas for making PCMA conferences even stickier.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A note to planners : Not the solution currently meant to manage onsite elements for your event, but offers the unique opportunity to incorporate Topia onsite at your event to connect the virtual audience. . As an organizer, you can toggle between light and dark mode and enable or disable randomized or table-like speed networking. .

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2024

In an era that seems defined by divisive politics, Welsh addressed the continued debate around boycotting destinations when the organization holding and attending the meeting disagrees with politics in that area. Destinations International is not in support of boycotting destinations,” Welsh said.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Corporate brands of late are recognizing the importance of a diverse workplace with equal representation to service successful events with staff that are proud to represent various ages, races, genders and socio-economic status reflective of a broader audience.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 15, 2018

How to train your panel moderator to get (and keep) your audience’s attention. Have you ever.had a panel moderator who liked the sound of his own voice a little too much? watched as the audience wasted time with a bunch of irrelevant questions? watched as the audience wasted time with a bunch of irrelevant questions?

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Stova

JANUARY 9, 2025

This end-to-end portal allows exhibitors to easily manage resources, content, and processes, ensuring a seamless experience for both organizers and exhibitors. But features like AI-powered matchmaking can also be used to pair exhibitors with complementary offerings or shared target audiences. Tag-team Pitches.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Hilton Trends Report Parker began the panel with a statistic that isn’t too surprising to hear: 78% of travelers are looking to book completely online and looking for personalized experiences. The panel discussed the level of comfort attendees feel simply by having a drink in hand, whether it has alcohol or not. It’s about inclusion.”

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Eventtia

JANUARY 15, 2025

You book the venue, organize speakers, send out tons of invitationsand then sit back, wondering, What is event marketing really doing for my brand? Ill also share tips on choosing event software thats easy to use, along with real-life examples of how well-organized events can improve how people see your brand. Ready to get started?

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 9, 2024

The panel survey questions are designed for planners who organize — as well as those who attend — panel discussions, in addition to moderators and panelists. In 2013, professional meeting facilitator Kristin Arnold decided to devote her full attention to the art of moderating panel discussions.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Our iconic panel Corbin Ball of Corbin Ball & Associates , James Spellos of Meeting U , and Nick Borelli of Borelli Strategies are joining us and weighing in on the event tech trends. Feedly – Organize, read and share what matters to you. Mention – Get live updates about your brand from the web and social media.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

a way for companies to track their greenhouse gas emissions—to help organizations accelerate their own journeys to net zero emissions. “In Now that Salesforce has reached net zero emissions, we want to use our technology and best practices to help organizations reach their climate goals, too,” she added. Green Building Council.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 20, 2022

But how do webinar organizers take an idea and transform it into an appealing virtual event? Which webinar best practices do the most successful virtual event planners and organizers follow? We cover a variety of webinar best practices that can help new organizers and seasoned virtual event planners alike.

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

Collaboration tools such as Trello and GDrive make staying organized and sharing documents a cinch! . From inclusive language on signage, inclusive food options, better representation on panels, and clear codes of conduct we’re seeing major strides in this area. 2020 Virtual Event Trend: Interactive Live Event Entertainment .

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Social Tables

AUGUST 13, 2021

It can be challenging, however, for businesses, organizations, and even university event planners to come up with creative college event ideas that actually work. Organize unforgettable college events. Host a community service fair to link students up with local non-profit organizations, activist groups, and charities.

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

Thanks to the increasing popularity of tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, more organizations are saving time and money through the wonder that is AI. Ask the AI to brainstorm blog ideas, write a script for your CEO to introduce the event, or develop insightful questions for a panel session. It’s no wonder why 87.8%

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 16, 2020

That was the overarching message from a panel of destination-marketing executives during an online session hosted by PlanetIMEX this week. Because of the frothy demand in the couple of years leading up to the pandemic, the relationship between destination marketing organizations and event customers had become interesting.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 18, 2024

Grow-NY invites people to pitch their business in front of a panel of 30 agrifood and entrepreneurial experts for major prizes. 14-15 at the Holiday Inn Binghamton Downtown in Binghamton, New York, and organized by VRS Meetings & Events. On each panel, Smith said she aims to feature diverse voices for a well-rounded discussion.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As an event organizer, your job is to bridge that gap by designing a virtual networking experience thats seamless, interactive, and truly meaningful for attendees. Driving measurable ROI for stakeholders: As an event organizer, it’s essential to demonstrate the value of your virtual networking event to stakeholders.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 9, 2023

Whereas, sometimes, I just want to say, ‘I know we’re going to have a keynote here and a panel there.’ People start planning by listing all the sessions, and as you work out your event, you organically say, ‘I’m going to have that happen in that room…actually, no. And audience, remember, we really do read our emails.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

“Let’s stop talking about comparisons to 2019 in our data and let’s start talking about audiences. The survey results also challenge the assumption that event organizers should look primarily through the lens of a specific industry or organization when considering what their participants want at events.

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DCI

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

So instead of simply posting something simple on social media, destination marketing organizations should really be celebrating and reflecting on the more global impact of travel. Most communities know very little about those who lead their destination marketing organizations. It’s time to do something real. Promote Partners.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

a way for companies to track their greenhouse gas emissions—to help organizations accelerate their own journeys to net zero emissions. “In Now that Salesforce has reached net zero emissions, we want to use our technology and best practices to help organizations reach their climate goals, too,” she added. Green Building Council.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Audience engagement took on an entirely new meaning when virtual and hybrid events arrived during the pandemic. of organizers say in-person events are their organization’s most impactful marketing channel — and webinars continue to entice attendees, the question is: How do you keep participants engaged across all event formats?

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Later that day, Butler shared that the first speaker on the resource list had been contacted by an event organizer. She would ask event organizers: “Why is your panel or your conference so light in people of color or Black folks — or Black women, specifically?” The reminder post about Black History Month? Code Switching.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 28, 2022

Which is exactly the sense I had sitting in the audience at Caesars Forum in January when PCMA Convening Leaders 2022 emcee Holly Ransom spoke from the stage to closing keynote speaker Indra Nooyi, former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. “For We wanted to organize a meeting with him and with our president.”

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Social Tables

MARCH 19, 2019

According to Mobile Cause, you’ll need the following to make your cupcake contest a hit: Several teams of bakers A panel of judges (we recommend using event sponsors) An event ticketing platform A venue with kitchen space You can even get the audience involved by offering them the chance to vote. Shoe drive What’s a shoe drive?

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 13, 2023

Screengrab) As your audience continues to expect accessibility and flexibility, digital events aren’t going to fade away any time soon. That content still holds significant value, and it will pay dividends if captured and repackaged into new digital products for audiences to consume later. Focus on exhibitors and sponsors.

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