Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

Event planners, speakers and attendees all saw their calendars cleared out last March, returning slowly with virtual events and only now showing a glimmer of hope for the return of live conferences. The best emcees energize the crowd, keep them attentive and get them excited for the next speaker. The Best Speakers.

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Social Tables

JULY 31, 2021

Successfully marketing an event relies on creating and capturing demand throughout the entire event registration process. Breaking down event marketing into stages allows event planners to appeal to different audiences at different times throughout the registration process. What is early bird registration? Product launches.

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Endless Events

MAY 20, 2022

Choose a platform that can cover both in-person and virtual events, and covers all must-haves for your particular event – be it registration, gamification, streaming player, CE tracking, etc. Speakers & Emcees. Do not book more speakers than you absolutely need to give attendees quality. AV & Production.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2022

Registration. Will integration with registration content be needed? Social Media. Is social sharing within the event app encouraged, or restricted? Is this a public event with links to social media platforms, or is this a private event that should only be held within the event app? Networking.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Poll your social media followers or previous event attendees to ask why they don’t download event apps. Don’t promote your app just on registration day — share your event app deets with attendees ASAP so more people get the memo ahead of time. Speaker bios. Improve Your Event App’s Performance. QR scanning. Live polls.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 1, 2022

Think of what you can ask in registration and then categorize this into what will and won’t work at your event, or what’s tangible and intangible.”. Once your audience’s surprise and delight is captured, “help them share your message, reward them for posting on social media and make it easy for it to go viral,” says Dahlia. “No

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2018

Next, make registration and check-in a breeze. Your Guide to Event Registrations. Registration is the first opportunity for attendees to form a concrete opinion about your event. Which is why it’s a must to make registration as smooth and impressive as possible. The Current State of Event Best Practices.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2022

Registration analytics will show how many guests are returning, while session, engagement, and content analytics offer insights into attendee behavior. Check social media platforms to see what your attendees like most about your event. So, how can event organizers measure and increase attendee retention ?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

Consider that virtual photo booths may not be new to the scene, but they’re still a good way to engage event attendees by allowing them to take pics, add backgrounds and overlays, and post them to social media. And speaking of social media, don’t overlook this now-old friend. Personalize the meeting as much as possible.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

During the registration process, ask people what they expect or want to get out of their attendance; allow audience members to submit questions to speakers in real-time using question boxes or chat functions; use feedback tools to capture audience input at various points during and after the event. Good luck and enjoy!

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Do you want to promote your event through social media influencers and Instagram stories ? Gather speaker biographies and confirm details. Open registration. Where do they hang out?

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Endless Events

JUNE 1, 2020

As we discussed in our article about virtual attendee engagement , low-quality content and unprepared speakers are a sure way to drive the audience away. This won’t be as disruptive as an ad thrown in the middle of a speaker’s session, but still alerts the attendees’ minds to the existence of the sponsor.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With a reported 350-400 registrants, the summit will be attended by planners, suppliers, domestic and international buyers, press and cultural heritage and climate community representatives. Downtown Richmond, Virginia How to Get Involved Registration for POPS is open now and the registration information can be found here.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

However, it does not focus on event management tools, registration , streaming software, or your average webinar platforms. A note to planners : Registration and onsite services appear to be in the earlier stages of development, but the easy login experience makes it simple for the users once their information is on the platform. .

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Patterns of consumption have indeed changed drastically when compared to a pre-social media world. Endless monologues from the speakers wasn’t something attendees loved with in-person, to begin with. But when it came to events, things remained pretty much linear. The Art of Storytelling.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 30, 2022

While our focus on this guide is how to use social media to promote our events, we’ll also need to consider the other available channels and best practices. For example, we can break down the marketing objective into: Total number of registrations. Number of free registrants. Number of paying registrants.

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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? Then comes promotion where youll share the news with your audience through emails, social media announcements, event webpages, or even targeted ads. Why Does Event Marketing Matter?

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Increase your presence on social media. social media wall). Your speakers and emcees should also know about the experience you’re planning. Additionally, VR and AR make for great user-generated content to be shared on social media and an attractive marketing asset for your future events.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

What existing event technologies do you already have for registration and/or networking? Do you already have registration or networking tools? Options include password sent to registration database, user and password login, Google/Facebook single sign-on, and more. Your speakers and presenters have a tough job.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 4, 2021

And then, when you walk up to registration that day, it says ‘Welcome Brandt’ in your native language. If you don’t require pre-registration for the breakouts, then you can start to actually gauge in real time how many people are going to go to each session and maybe even change things around.”

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 4, 2024

By the end of the piece, you’ll learn the questions you can ask using audience engagement software that will help you gather honest opinions from attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and speakers — and how you can use that data to measure success, identify areas of improvement, and ultimately enhance your overall event strategy.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

Lead with Understanding: Coach and speaker Vera Jones shared the secrets for empathetic leadership. Quality brands such as Citizen Watch America and Halo Branded Solutions merchandise partnered with Smart Meetings to invite guests into a shopping experience at registration that is more earth-friendly than a cookie-cutter swag bag.

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Endless Events

MARCH 8, 2018

You will also save money in the long run because you will never need to reprint thousands of programs when you add a speaker or make a change to the schedule. You most likely already have a website, an email list and are set up on social media platforms so leverage that! Social Media Channels.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

That was a reminder from Greg Bogue, chief experience architect at Maritz Global Events and keynote speaker last week at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience in Riviera Maya at the all-inclusive Hotel Xcaret Arte. It is not a coincidence that of the millions of pictures posted on social media, most aren’t pictures of money, but experiences.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Speaking Industry Benchmark Report produced by AAE Speakers Bureau compiles data from both event organizers and keynote speakers to better understand the issues and trends affecting the speaker-booking process. For many events, speakers will be chosen based on outcomes and relevance versus celebrity alone.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 15, 2024

Event organizers are worrying about increasing costs and attendance numbers at their events this year, according to responses to a recent survey conducted by AAE Speakers, a speakers bureau and talent agency. Here are some other takeaways from the survey results: Who Chooses Speakers?

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Endless Events

MAY 8, 2020

For instance, say you want to put together the platform and registration technology. Will it include adds or an aggressive social media campaign? Do you want someone to train your speakers? And having a speaker who’s a bad engager is a big no-no in the spectrum of virtual events! Description.

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Endless Events

MARCH 22, 2018

From event apps to and matching software to wearable technology and private social media groups, there are a ton of different ways to use technology to enhance your events. Some software even lets event planners manage conference registration, on-site check-ins, payment processing, and 24/7 support. Need ideas?

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 7, 2023

Event ticketing and registration are the first — and perhaps most important — opportunities to impress attendees with a seamless, personalized experience and set the stage for a successful event. of event organizers have seen growth in registration. of event organizers have seen growth in registration. Meanwhile, 56.2%

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

No economic good will be successful if we don’t have social good,” said Sherrif Karamat, PCMA president and CEO, in a small breakout room before the final speaker (more on actor Geena Davis later) took the stage to address the approximately 3,800 people who traveled from 36 countries to be there for the flurry of networking and education sessions.

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Endless Events

JULY 19, 2018

How on-demand AI can be anything from a registration assistant to a comprehensive virtual concierge. How chat AI and event apps can tie in with your social media strategy. It provides information and functions concerning scheduling, access to speakers, networking and support. What are event apps and their perks?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 7, 2021

But what is a keynote speaker, exactly, and how do you go about finding the right one? In this post, we take a deep dive into what a keynote speaker is: Who they are, what they do, and where to find them. Well, for starters, harnessing the power of an accomplished and enticing speaker could help take your event to the next level. .

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information for hackers. Make sure your event data is encrypted, you are using a password manager (hint: don’t leave event registration software passwords on a sticky note on the laptop at check-in), use 2-factor authentification for logins and more.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 13, 2023

But at the same time, it potentially opens the door to helpful resources like unique email databases, different guest speakers and moderators, and impactful event technologies from partnering agencies. After all, your goal is to maximize registrations. But when it comes to advertising virtual events, being salesy is perfectly fine.

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Social Tables

JUNE 1, 2023

From social media marketing and paid advertising to SEO improvement and event messaging, we cover advertising ideas and marketing strategies for both virtual and live events. Include easy-to-spot icons linking to the event’s social media pages, registration page, and so forth.

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

An event website serves as a centralized location for all information related to the event, from event details and registration to agenda and speaker bios. An event website serves as a centralized platform for the promotion, registration, and communication of all event-related information to the attendees.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In this list, we cover tips to help you drive registration, boost webinar attendance, and host better virtual events overall. Follow these pre-event webinar best practices to drum up excitement and drive registration for your next event: Identify your target audience. GoToMeetings reports that email drives 57% of webinar registrations.

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