Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 21, 2016

When Conference Plans Land On Chutes. So many conference leaders, organizers and planning teams are obsessed with details, logistics and planning. Their plans actually obscure their conference’s vision. Their attention to detail and efficiency eclipses the conference purpose.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2017

It’s as if Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore’s Experience Economy is just now hitting its stride—for conferences at least. The word is out: we’ve got to create conference experiences, not just conferences that feel like a patchwork quilt of our great grandmother’s dresses. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Read on…). Wrong hook!).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 25, 2018

Too often conference and meeting professionals assume that their role is best suited to planning and executing the conference. Sometimes they say, “Well, I’m not in charge of programming, content or speakers. Sometimes they say, “Well, I’m not in charge of programming, content or speakers. Their goal is to.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

The mass-personalization wave that is dramatically changing what and how we buy as consumers has application to conferences. Application to Conferences. In my opinion, the first item — individualizing a conference experience for every attendee — isn’t scalable today.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 5, 2018

Conference organizational debt. Your conference organizational debt includes the static roles, traditional structures, outdated models, long-established practices, antiquated procedures and legacy policies that prevent your organization from adapting to evolving markets, technology and society. What is it? What’s its history?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 9, 2016

A Momentous Catalyst To Conference Attendee Behavior Change. I am often asked how to get conference attendees to adopt 21 st Century learning habits. The majority of conferences treat attendees as consumers of information. To Get Conference Registrants’ Buy-In For Behavior Change, First Re-Label Them.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 29, 2018

We are used to thinking of our conference and its planning process as a one-way transaction from the company to its customers. Sometimes we view the planning process as a backbreaking, arduous, life-draining experience. We may even dread working with a new conference advisory committee due to our negative past experiences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

In order to design relevant education and networking experiences at our conferences, we need to be focused to the point of obsession with our target audience. Over the past 18 months, we’ve carefully scrubbed and analyzed the attendance of 20 major conferences. Who has the professional development budget to attend every year?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2018

There is one debt every conference organizer must face and vanquish. It can cripple a conference. Organizational debt—the interest your conference pays when its structures, policies, procedures, practices, committees and leadership roles stay fixed and accumulate even as the world around it changes.* What is this debt?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 4, 2017

This list of conference big ideas just doesn’t belong to the traditional, average conference planning process. Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 2. Here are the remaining five conference big ideas to create a conference experience that is not like all the others. Read the first five here.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 23, 2016

Savvy 21st Century conference organizers can effectively demonstrate strategic learning alignment of their conference networking and education programming. Smart conference professionals are skilled at articulating the value of their event’s networking and learning opportunities. We all know our conferences need more innovation!

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With so many moving parts to juggle, planning a conference can seem like a daunting task. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to plan a conference from A to Z. We’ll cover everything from budgeting and marketing to finding sponsors and speakers to reporting and analytics.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 24, 2018

Who owns the overall experience that customers have at your conference? Who oversees and manages the conference customers’ journey? Or perhaps no one is considering the holistic experience of your conference customer? Do you know what your conference target market customer wants? Owning The Conference Customer Experience.

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InitLive

MARCH 4, 2021

Conferences are an important part of professional development and business networking for all industries. A successful conference can come in all shapes and sizes, from 200 people over a weekend to 15,000 for a week. InitLive has had the privilege of working with many conferences, some of which are the largest in their industry.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 29, 2018

A conference is more than just talks and booths inside a ballroom. This means their experience both during and in-between conference events are in your hands. Not to worry, that’s why we’ve put together all our conference planning guides here, to make sure you plan the best event experience for them.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 27, 2017

Most conferences offer some type of learning opportunities for their participants. Traditionally, the goal of conference education is to deliver as much information as possible as fast as possible to as many people as possible. We failed at creating authentic deep learning opportunities at conferences. Says Satara.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2018

Established, successful conferences have leadership that are usually adept at incrementally improving their event each year. They focus on securing better content and speakers. Ultimately, a successful conference leadership team must focus on creating a customer-centric conference strategy. Needs are elementary and basic.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 22, 2017

You can make your conference the purple cow of all conference experiences. By creating conference experiences that help your participants think smarter! This means designing conference experiences that go full frontal ! The Traditional Low Level Cognitive Conference. Most conference experiences are passive.

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Coterie Spark

JULY 12, 2021

Planning a hybrid conference, a combination of an in-person conference with a “virtual” online component, can be a lot of fun, but also demands clarity and expertise. It’s a lot like planning two different and yet thematically connected conferences at the same time. This applies to networking too.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2022

Anybody who has ever planned a conference knows the value of flexibility and engagement. And if that’s what you’re looking for from your next event, you might want to consider planning a virtual conference. That said, many event planners are still new to virtual event planning—and that’s ok.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES? Schedule it right.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES? Schedule it right.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES? Schedule it right.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

Without a doubt, conference apps are a must-have tool for any event organizer. However, with so many different event apps for conferences on the market, it can be tough to know which one is right for you! What Is a Conference App? Before we dive into providers, you need to know what a conference app is.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 24, 2023

Last week I attended the National Speakers Association’s (NSA) Annual Meeting, Influence 2023. NSA’s board of directors divided up a “hit list” of their CPAE’s (hall of fame speakers) and made personal calls to invite them to attend (and in some cases rejoin). Create a Welcoming Conference Culture. They did not disappoint.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Your conference-slip is showing! Well conference professionals, your conference-slip is showing. If conference hosts and meeting professionals don’t foster and protect specific beliefs about today’s society and business, they lack the intellectual framework for their event to transform lives. Conferences are for people.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2017

It’s the adventures of your next conference experience across the eighth dimension. Well, similar to Buckaroo’s adventures, you have the opportunity to take your band of conference participants into the 21st Century conference dimension. These conference programming trends are headed your way.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 17, 2019

As conference organizers this leads us to bad decisions when selecting speakers and programming where we promote sharing success stories over asking questions, verifying validity and understanding context. So how often have you promoted conference round table discussions for attendees to share stories and take advice from peers?

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Event Smart

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every year, businesses across different industries plan for conferences for their businesses. Event organizers are spearheading the conference planning process – from booking venues and crafting event programs to writing event details. The Purpose of a Speaker Bio If your […]

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 19, 2018

How does your conference treat its participants? Are your conference customers more like tourists? Seeking conference swag, amenity room drops, welcome bags and quick ideas? The Tourist Conference Experience. These conferences aim to top previous year’s events. The Explorer Conference Experience.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 11, 2016

And one that we as conference organizers should pay attention to. So let’s dig deeper into the issue of people voting with their feet at your conference. Is your conference only a consumer-driven event? Or is your conference a leading transformational experience? They’re voting with their feet. It’s a common phrase.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 30, 2017

Everything we take for granted about conferences, and planning them, faces disruption. Participants from all generations and cultures increasingly expect conferences to mirror their work and personal lives. They expect conferences that are authentic, connected, contextual, mobile, participatory, work-related and transparent.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are 50%-80% of your conference attendees in your programming at any given time? One thing is certain, if your conference attendees are not fully engaged in the experience you provide, there is little, if any, chance that they will leave your event with any real ROI. Four Factors That Affect Your Conference Attendees’ Engagement.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2023

Contingency plan, A, B & C: iStock Credit: Andrii Dodonov Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. Fortunately, this association had already planned a digital version of the conference to be held four weeks after the in-person event. Relax recording policies.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Conferences need 4D experiences: deep learning, deep play, deep reflection and deep connections. Your conference needs more than the gimmick of 3D glasses. Too many of our conference experiences lack depth and authenticity. Conferences need to design and provide more combinatory and deep play experiences. Deep Reflection.

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With an excellent event team and a good strategy, you can plan and organize a successful conference for your organization. However, approaching conference planning with outdated methods can lead to a slow and exhausting planning process. Event Planning Automation. Event Planning Automation.

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Whether you are new to conference management or just starting out, as you prepare for your next conference it's always a good idea to step outside your box and explore what's changed. Not surprisingly conferences have played a big part in my responsibilities over the years. Been there Done that!

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