Social Tables

APRIL 6, 2021

Being a leader for your clients, your event planning team, and even your event planning community can begin with this deceptively simple exercise. Writing an event planning mission statement won’t just define and communicate “ your purpose, whether that’s in the office or simply in life.”

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

So she has plenty to tell us about how they go about planning a virtual event! “So over the last, I would say three to four years, we have increased the number of webinars that we have”, she explains. So it really ramped up for 2020, one to two webinars or live summits a week. The Timing.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. While there are many more webinars from the year you can watch, here are six (and their respective summarized stories) that we’ve curated that sums up the year quite well.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Decorations and event design Marketing and promotional materials Guest experience Start early, reach out to vendors, and store all your launch plans in one place. Feed your event planning into your existing marketing calendar. Event platforms like Eventbrite are also popular.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

To properly answer those questions you will need to do some basic virtual event planning before you can implement the technical aspects. This will allow you to make decisions based on the needs of your event and cut out what you don’t need. How Do I Plan My Virtual Event? . Webinar/Live Stream Type Format .

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Endless Events

AUGUST 11, 2020

Webinar World. Webinar World, the event designed from webinerds to webinerds, has been in the hybrid game for years. The good folks at ON24 , the company behind the event, have long realized the importance webinars have in today’s marketing landscape. So get your pen and paper and start taking notes!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2025

Additionally, a September 2024 survey revealed that 60% of event professionals include sustainability criteria in their request for proposals (RFPs) for venues. These findings underscore the growing emphasis on environmental considerations in venue selection and event planning within the industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As face-to-face meetings became challenging, virtual conferences and webinars became the norm. Even as physical conferences return, the convenience and lower cost of virtual events continue to appeal to many. Offer them: Exclusive rates Priority seating Special recognition during the event 7.

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ADMEI

APRIL 24, 2024

As you attempt to give every guest an incredible experience at your event, you can craft an event that helps first-timers feel welcomed and at ease – and you can even use your returning attendees to help! This event planning checklist will help you exceed expectations with your first-time attendees.

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Endless Events

JUNE 26, 2020

Anatomy Of Virtual Events: Virtual Breakout Rooms: Different Types & How They Work. ? Worried you might be missing something while planning your virtual event? We’ve got you covered with our Free Virtual Event Planning Checklist! Virtual events are using their platforms to speak out against injustice ?.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. You can find bigger and better ways to deploy events, the latest in event tech, and follow where other event profs’ careers are taking them. The MICE Blog.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2018

Below we have a few tips for engaging with people at all stages of your event. If you’re the type who wants to watch instead of reading below, jump into our free audience engagement webinar ! Up-And-Coming Rules for Event Marketing. Have you ever used VR for event planning? Click To Tweet.

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

ADMEI Conference attendees specifically learn how to advocate for the role of the Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in the event planning process, aiding your sales conversations. Become an ADMEI member to gain access to year-round webinars and get the most out of next year's conference. Maximize your benefits.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Watch the entire webinar here. Tactics to encourage attendee engagement are wide-ranging, dependent on attendance numbers and often differ case-by-case. The post Are Your Attendees Engaged? Three Experts Share How They Do It appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

“You have to know what you’re trying to accomplish before you even try and think about doing the technology,” urged Brandt Krueger, technical producer, owner of Event Technology Consulting and Smart Meetings’ event tech correspondent, during the Smart Chat Live! webinar, “Top Event Tech Tips From a Year of Change.”.

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Endless Events

MAY 5, 2022

The pandemic sped up the adoption of technology and software solutions in the events industry. After all, virtual and hybrid events fully depend on technology. And as event planners were somewhat forced into a technological era of event planning, many of them started seeing the benefits of event technology.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

On event platforms, of course! Event platforms are the go-to place for people to register, get to know one another, and engage with virtual content, such as webinars, pre-recorded sessions, podcasts, and virtual or hybrid events. Events are no longer the sole purpose why people use the event platform.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2022

webinar session last week, Padraic Gilligan, chief marketing officer at SITE Global and Marci Armstrong, a professor of customer engagement at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, shared key takeaways from one-on-one extensive interviews with 37 C-Suite executives across 16 industries. Webinar On Demand.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 18, 2022

And as outlined above, feedback helps immensely when building your event marketing strategy. Additionally, you can host webinars, virtual events, and giveaways or create ambassador programs tailored to their wants, needs, and interests. BUILDING AN EVENT MARKETING STRATEGY . Understand Your Event.

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

This webinar is here to help: So Many Options, So Little Time: Choosing A Digital Event Platform! Event planning is all about connecting through stories – even when it’s virtual (10-minute video). Event Tech Podcast – Mindfulness In Events: Shaping The Leaders of The Industry. ??

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Endless Events

JUNE 16, 2020

So if you’re still confused about the ins and outs of virtual event planning strategy and can’t belive virtual events have tremendous potential, stick around. Press play and join this iconic duo as they walk you through a unique way to plan a successful virtual product launch! Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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ADMEI

JANUARY 17, 2024

Relationships are integral to success in every field — even more so in the event destination sphere. Event planning and management is inherently fast-paced and high-pressure, and it always helps to have reliable partners to call when you are facing a new challenge. View Webinar. Panelists included a planner, DMC, and DO.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “ The 4 Stages of Event Program Maturity ,” he had plenty of tips to help planners and organizations get there. The range includes everything from companies that can start onboarding a registration tool or lead scanning tool at an event to customers who have adopted a full event planning platform.

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Endless Events

MARCH 19, 2020

One of the scenarios Will heard recently came from someone who decided they didn’t need a Virtual Events Production company. “People are like, “Yeah, we’ll just do our event on Zoom. Let’s do a webinar. And the solution they went with? I think that’s a really bad idea. You know what I mean?

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 30, 2023

Event planning is both an art and a science. In this article, we’ve rounded up some of the most powerful event planning tips to help you save time, reduce stress, and deliver an exceptional experience to your attendees. Curious about how to set objectives and long-term event goals?

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Endless Events

JULY 24, 2020

Speaking of hybrid events, if you want more tips and tricks on how to better integrate virtual event aspects into people’s daily lives, check out our Virtual Event/Life Balance Webinar! It’s a buzzword that I hear a lot around work, due to the nature of working in the events industry. Two months ago?

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Endless Events

APRIL 3, 2020

The Best of the Best: Virtual Event Checklist: Your Ultimate Virtual Event Planning Checklist! Planing for the Worst: How To Implement An Event Crisis Communication Plan. ? Did you read the article, but still aren’t sure how to start plan your virtual event? Writing to you on a crappy day ??.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We thought a good way to mark the month would be to ask Jacquelyn Denise Reid, area event planning manager with Hyatt Centric French Quarter Hotel and Eliza Jane Hotel; president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and 2022 Smart Women in Meetings Visionary award winner , how she marks designated Black History Month.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Want to learn more about designing the perfect event space to foster connections and learning? Watch this webinar about Designing Your Event With Connectivity In Mind! ?? Events being cancelled due to coronavirus. AV Techniques: Projection Blending 101 – Basics You Need To Know! ?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Prioritize Event Planning Over Tech Planning. For him, fear and laziness lead to tech planning taking priority over event planning. “I At the time, it was so much easier to do a webinar in Zoom or whatever your default platform was,” Will continues. We got so hung up on finding the perfect platform.

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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. But here’s the situation: the events industry is not going back to how things used to be. Building events since : 2018. Albert’s Aha!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

“We have been hosting a lot of events in the studio with a green screen. That way it is less about event planning and more about broadcasting,” she said. When a presentation is better produced than your average webinar, a surprising thing happens. See also : What the Most Popular Speakers in the World Have in Common.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2022

webinar session: “Planning with Purpose: How to position yourself for a powerful year.”. “Re-imagine yourself as the directorial, experience-creating superhero of tomorrow,” Jade Simmons, classical concert pianist and lauded transformational speaker, urged planners in this week’s Smart Chat Live!

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2022

As we’ve established so far, studio-produced events are some real eye candy. They’re much more interesting and entertaining to watch than Zoom webinars or live streams from hotel ballrooms. Hybrid Event Studio Gives You Pivot-Friendly Flexibility. Offer Studio-Produced Content On-Demand.

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Endless Events

JULY 3, 2020

2: 28 Virtual Event Sponsorship Ideas! ? Worried you might be missing something while planning your virtual event? We’ve got you covered with our Free Virtual Event Planning Checklist! A little over a week ago, in the weirdest turn of events ever… my family and I acquired a dog.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

As we kick off 2018, we’re excited to discover a lot of new event ideas for 2018 to energize our event planning. More than the technology itself, it’s really great to finally see innovations in personalization and customization gearing up to be the central theme in this year’s events. Click To Tweet.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

Event Tech: Event Tech Podcast: A Klik Review. ? We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! Additional episodes of Event Tech Podcast : Ziotag: Creating A Searchable Content Database For Attendees.

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