Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

A long-anticipated reckoning after the boom of investment in virtual meeting platforms during Covid and an aggressive return to in-person events has sent many streaming platform companies scrambling to position themselves in the best light for a possible looming merger and acquisition season. A Targeted Approach.

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Endless Events

APRIL 15, 2020

Let’s talk about how to promote your virtual event. So, you already talked to the best virtual event production company. You now have partners that can help you turn your in-person experience into a virtual one. Brought to you by Endless Events and Design Pickle! But how do you go about promoting it?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 31, 2018

Not all events need to done in person. Whether it’s a purely online event like a webinar or a hybrid event where online participants can be part of a real life event, virtual events can be a welcome addition for your audiences. Handle Virtual Events Better, Get an Event Planning Certification.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

Once the KPIs are set, they need to be measured to determine event ROI. The best way to measure event ROI is with event platforms as they harness valuable data points and create analytics reports. However, platforms differ from one another based on pricing, features, and other functionalities. Financial Event KPIs.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

Let’s talk about one of the most dreaded subjects in the events industry: the hybrid event budget. As an amalgamation of in-person and virtual events, hybrid events are complex, versatile, and hard to budget for. Hybrid Event Budgets: How Much? Event Platform & Other Event Technology.

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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. No wonder it has become one of the most popular benefits of event platforms ! Most event platforms on the market offer both in-person as well as virtual event gamification solutions.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

By the way, communities can also become readymade sales and marketing reps for your business, so if you haven’t leveraged a community to market your events, you’re missing out. If you’re just starting out, you can create event communities on platforms like Facebook and Slack. What makes your event unique?

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

Event technology solves many common event planning pain points. It saves time, optimizes event management , boosts engagement, and thus makes event marketing more profitable. Event Technology Provides Analytics & Data. Virtual events are far more environmentally-friendly than in-person events.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

With a pandemic sweeping the world and in-person events canceled, it seemed like all was lost. But if there’s one thing event professionals are known for it’s being flexible. Simultaneously, planners learned how to harness the power of technology to continuously deliver exciting events. Going For The Wrong Platform.

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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. Higher Event ROI.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Event promotion and social media have always been a match made in heaven. Event marketing on TikTok is no different. From event ticket sales to drumming up new event clients, event professionals can take advantage of this creative and far-reaching platform to capture the right audiences.

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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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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. Analyze Robust Data Data tells the story of how successful an event was.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2022

Event platform MeetingPlay and meeting management SaaS provider Aventri announced today that they will merge to create a full-service event software company. See also: Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management. based MeetingPlay has been developing its virtual and hybrid technology for more 10 years.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 24, 2020

Thinking back to March, Matthew wasn’t very impressed with the industry’s first attempts at virtual events. “The early events that I was attending back in March this year, they were almost fancy versions of just webinars. But I’m also seeing elements of VR, virtual reality, and AR as well coming in.

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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. Attendee Tracking: The Basics.

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Endless Events

APRIL 23, 2021

Let’s take post-event marketing, for example. Whether you’re looking to keep people interested after the fact, trying to create hype for an upcoming event, or simply want to keep engaging with your attendees once the event is over, video assets are your new BFF. Put Your Videos Out There.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

Professional event planners and marketers know that there is no one-size-fits all strategy for successful event marketing. Marketers are tasked with reaching members of their target audience, enticing them to register for an event, and continuing communications all the way up to the event to encourage attendance.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Download the full 2023 Event Industry Trends Guide for actionable steps to make DEI a reality at all of your events. Hybrid Events The world can’t agree on whether in-person or virtual events are better. Virtual events were a COVID-era necessity, but plenty of people are ready for in-person connections again.

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Endless Events

MAY 12, 2022

What would the Brew Crew have event planners do to plan better events? This is a well-rounded and pragmatic episode that touches upon the reality of event planning, budgeting, event marketing, event strategy, proving event ROI, and more. Event Planners Have To Prove Event ROI.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2020

COVID-19 spurs Aventri to partner with three digital-event vendors with expertise in both the corporate and association markets. Aventri, a widely used event-management software platform, has entered into partnerships with three virtual-event companies.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2022

And what better way to get some ideas going than by looking at some amazing online community examples with great events? It hosts virtual events, roundtables, webinars, etc. While events are limited in duration, the 365 community model stretches out the benefits of in-person events throughout the entire year.

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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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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A focus on current customers, smaller regional gatherings, and well-timed virtual events are among the most important findings from 670 event marketers. The recent survey of 670 event marketers from organizations in the U.S.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2021 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Virtual events are nothing new but—as we discuss in our comprehensive guide to coronavirus and events —we're seeing many organizers pivot from in-person to digital. Virtual Events & Conferences in 2021. Start Date.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Virtual events are here to stay. In a recent survey, we found that 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event, and 53% of organizers are “focused” or “very focused” on a virtual events strategy for 2023. What type of virtual event software will you use?

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 5, 2024

Good news: Event gamification — or incorporating game-like elements such as points, leaderboards, and rewards into events — can be a compelling solution to this challenge. If you’re interested in increasing engagement at your next virtual event, gamification may be just what the doctor ordered. Here’s how to get started.

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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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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2022

the biggest lessons over the last 15 years in the events industry, predictions about the future of Endless Events and the events industry in general, the difference between event marketers and event planners, and many more miscellaneous fun facts about the Endless team. Event Marketer Or Event Planner?

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 13, 2023

Despite the return of in-person events, virtual events are here to stay. In fact, 93% of event professionals plan to invest in virtual events moving forward. In large part, that’s because more than 80% of event organizers agree that virtual events help them reach a wider audience.

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Endless Events

MARCH 11, 2022

The single biggest thing event planners can do to make their events more sustainable is go virtual. Virtual events require no travel, and traveling is the biggest contributor to an event’s overall carbon footprint. However, the virtual realm offers many other opportunities for sponsors and exhibitors.

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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. I will see change as opportunity.” — Sheree Whiteley, copywriter. .” — Jacquelyn Wells, senior vice president and marketing strategist. But did we really listen to our audiences?

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 21, 2023

That’s why you’ll find a large portion of this piece is dedicated to event marketing attribution, as well. What is event ROI? Event ROI is a flexible term that indicates the net value an event marketer gets from an event for the net cost that goes into producing it. It’s going to be an ROI-y ride.

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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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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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Bizzaboo

JULY 25, 2022

It’s time to tackle speaker management for your event. . of event organizers find it easier to enlist outstanding speakers for virtual events than in-person gatherings. As important as it is to find speakers , it’s only the first step in event speaker management. Enhance your in-person events.

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