Endless Events

MARCH 18, 2022

Event platforms can be an event planner’s best friend. That’s because event platforms collect data about registration, attendee behavior, their feedback about the event, engagement levels, and more valuable insights. Finally, we explain how event platforms can help planners measure event ROI and reach their goals.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events. You can make it AI to search the web….

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The challenge for meeting professionals is to determine the appropriate amount of “me-time” and surprise and delight, balanced with confidence that their needs will be taken care of so they can focus on the content being presented. million restoration and cleaning. Smart Tip #3: Offer a Personalized Service Ambassador.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

You need to get sponsors to foot part of the bill for the event. Secure Your Sponsors through Marketing. Getting sponsors is one of the most important parts of the event’s pre-production. However, recruiting sponsors requires an entirely different marketing campaign. After all, what event doesn’t need extra funds?

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

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. Active people in the event platform each hour. Usage rate of each event platform features.

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

Yes, convincing sponsors to be a part of your virtual event might seem like too daunting of a task. Remember that your virtual event brings a lot of value to everyone, and that includes potential sponsors! Incorporate Sponsors Into Your Event App. Plus, they can also be used as a tool to promote sponsors.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

To start, you will need to have a live-streaming plan , and platform to hold your event on. How will attendees ask questions during presentations? And what will you do to keep your sponsors happy? Consider Your Sponsors and Exhibitors . Virtual Sponsors. Moving your event online will require several moving parts.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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. Gamified challenges typically live on event platforms and can be translated well into virtual, hybrid, and in-person environments.

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

No one wants to look at dense presentation slides for hours on end – that’s a one-way ticket to Boredom Town. Aside from how much you’re presenting to your attendees, you also need to consider for how long you’re making them sit in front of a screen consuming content. 4 Choosing The Wrong Presenters.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 4, 2024

How about sponsors? In this post, we’ve compiled 51 must-ask event survey questions that you can paste directly into your post-event surveys to gain crucial insights into the attendee, sponsor, and employee experience. Measure ROI for sponsors and exhibitors. What do your attendees think about your event?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This person will moderate the chat, take questions, and pass them on to the speakers, as well as consistently work to engage with those who can’t be physically present. And keep in mind that no one wants to look at heavy and long presentations for hours on end. Going For The Wrong Platform. Opting For The Wrong Sponsors.

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Endless Events

JUNE 24, 2020

You can also have side images along the side of your event page, and also keep in mind too, this could be your platform as well. So all these ideas, you could have them happening inside your platform. Very basic stuff when it comes to digital marketing for your event website, but also inside your platform. Communication Aspect.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2020

Virtual events are one solution to the problem, but sponsors are rarely willing to pay the same rates for virtual events as they do for in-person events. So you need new revenue streams and new opportunities for your sponsors! Podcasting can be a new place to give value to your sponsors, year-round. Seek Out Sponsors.

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

For instance, many event platforms charge per viewing hour to host the streams. What does your sponsor forecast look like? Did you have sponsors in your previous event? What does your sponsor forecast look like? Did you have sponsors in your previous event? Event Platform. How many sessions? The Basics.

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Endless Events

JULY 21, 2020

And while events have always been about creating meaningful and lasting connections, our rush to find sponsors every year somewhat goes against this ideal. Big time sponsors get a general session everyone has to attend and then others get a breakout room or maybe an exhibit booth. And usually, the answer is a resounding yes!

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

It would be like a presenter throwing a CatchBox mic into the audience, without telling them why or how to use it. Trust and cooperation: games are incredible platforms for social networking, collaboration and interaction. Engaging with event sponsors. PURPOSE: Boost engagement with sponsors or exhibitors.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

One of the greatest benefits of asynchronous communication is that participants can take time to digest information and present their answers when they are ready. Give attendees extended access to a platform where they can meet other community members, attend webinars, ask questions, and interact with sponsors. Higher Event ROI.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

AER partnered with KLM as the main sponsor and chose modern venues that aligned perfectly with its goals. The event offered infotainment on sustainability and artificial intelligence, a generational dialogue between young and experienced tourism professionals and a discussion platform on the future of flying.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

She continues, “This new hybrid model is really fostering a much deeper engagement set between both of those audiences, by way of more evolved event technology and online event platforms. Hybrid events present their own set of challenges,” Peltier says. Then there are your sponsors and exhibitors. The Numbers.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

So, how can marketers create impactful hybrid events that resonate with physical and virtual attendees while delivering ROI for hosts, sponsors and exhibitors? It goes without saying that keynote speakers often resonate much better in person and, therefore, should likely be giving a presentation from the main stage.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2020

And how the notion that a platform alone is enough to create an engaging and exquisite experience akin to that of an in-person event is dangerous. Platform onboarding materials . Exhibitor/sponsors onboarding materials . Begin framing out platform and integrations. Exhibitor/sponsor onboarding sessions.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 6, 2025

In today’s fast-paced events industry, conferences have evolved into dynamic platforms for networking, knowledge sharing, and industry growth. Trade Shows: Showcasing the latest products, services, and technologies, trade shows provide a platform for businesses to connect with potential customers and partners.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

With so many devices vying for our attention, it’s easy to see how our dependence on these electronics can be viewed as a hurdle for presenters, especially as they are confronted with a sea of bowed heads distracted by other content. How can planners help presenters compete with the ubiquity of handheld devices?

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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

Activating Exhibitors And Sponsors. Sponsors will continue to be a big part of events, even as they shift to virtual. It’s up to planners to brainstorm and come up with ideas on how to activate exhibitors and sponsors during a virtual event. Presenters Being Poor Engagers. How To Price Your Virtual Event.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

They give us concrete advice on building out backup plans and communicating with attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. ” Disruption-Proof Events For Sponsors & Exhibitors. ” In his opinion, sponsors would more readily invest in disruption-proof events. Folks are demanding that he be de-platformed.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

Think about them and write them down so you can present them when meeting with a virtual event production company. Virtual Event Platform. A pivotal piece of your virtual event will be the platform. We’ve already covered the reasons why you shouldn’t opt for a jack-of-all-trades style of platform.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 10, 2022

As the mastermind behind the top 22 event platforms to use in 2022 , he has a great grasp of where things are going in the ever-evolving world of event technology. ” Before he lets Kyle take the wheel and talk more about the community model, Will explains how event tech platforms are changing their business model.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? For starters, choose technology that handles virtual, hybrid and in-person events on the same platform. Then along came Delta. Know your audience.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Post-Event Debrief Questions For Sponsors. Platform analytics. Begin with your successes.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2020

“The platform that you’re viewing in is built for web conferencing. ” Now, we’re just looking at a broader marketplace of what companies, bands, galas, birthday parties, weddings can utilize those platforms. But then also bring in question and answer platforms. We’re going to keep it pretty simple.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

Another client said, “Ticket sales used to cover the venue and speakers, but the profit came from sponsors. Now, with 100 percent virtual events, we give tickets away for free, still make money on the sponsors and have a fraction of the work. We can also secure bigger speakers for less money as they don’t have to travel.”

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In order to combat webinar fatigue, presenters and speakers alike must make a serious effort in order to establish a consistent, engaging dialogue with the audience. Many platforms offer features that allow you to monitor the attendees as the event is taking place. Are people leaving at a fast rate? Gamification Is Your Friend.

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Endless Events

MARCH 15, 2022

“We quickly repackaged our existing solutions and launched a virtual platform within 26 days. “They’d already taken money from their sponsors and their attendees. They had to give them something and virtual events or webinar-based platforms were the perfect places to hold their content.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Parallel , a partner platform that works in tandem with Bluewater as one, unified support for entirely virtual events, says it isn’t about “[replacing] real-world events,” but extending them. Odyssey , an expansive, in-world virtual meeting platform, is hosting large-scale, entirely virtual conferences within an entirely virtual reality.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Smart Meetings talked to experts building the next generation of virtual meeting platforms to find out how the technology is changing to fit these new requirements and what predicted consolidation and continued layoffs may mean for meeting professionals. A More Customer-focused Virtual Environment. Then omicron and the culture wars hit. “We

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The personalized meeting platform specializes in guiding meaningful conversations—just the right touch for an award-winning group. Catuogno explained that despite Zoom fatigue, he was going to make the experience festive and compelling by staging it in a virtual world with help from sponsor Allseated ’s exVo 3D tool. Mark Catuogno.

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Endless Events

MAY 8, 2020

For instance, say you want to put together the platform and registration technology. Examine Available Platforms. But you will have to account for your virtual event platform , which will be your stage, your breakout rooms, your meeting rooms, and everything in between. Do you need exhibitor and sponsor activations?

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