Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Ask for Specifics Dominique DeWitt, CMP, senior event planner, Wounded Warrior Project Dominique DeWitt Dominique DeWitt grew up thinking about the importance of accessible travel accommodations. AV requirements can get pricey fast, as some speakers might not be able to hold a microphone or need assistance. “If Is it tabbable?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 13, 2025

Look for speakers with business growth expertise first who can apply AI as an accelerator, not self-proclaimed AI gurus. When measuring the ROI or developing the business case for a technology investment, revenue or customer growth always has a more significant impact than incremental efficiency or productivity gains.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

Your guidepost for event-technology decisions should be to put your customer’s experience before your staff efficiency. As the event-tech space continues to evolve with a number of mergers and acquisitions, I see four changes coming for larger annual conferences. #1. Which of these event tech predictions surprises you?

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 15, 2025

Cat Davidson is the Director of Customer Experience at EventMobi, bringing over a decade of hands-on expertise in event technology and planner success. In their current role, Cat leads initiatives that help event professionals maximize their technology investments while delivering exceptional attendee experiences.

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Guidebook

JANUARY 3, 2025

The events industry is evolving rapidly and as we enter 2025, event registration technology continues to play a vital role in creating smooth, attendee-focused, in-person experiences. In this article, well explore the latest trends, challenges, and benefits of event registration technology. In fact, 80.4%

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 31, 2017

Over the past decade, there have been significant upgrades and newcomers in the event technology space. There are several hundred event technology providers competing to win your business. It’s never a good idea to be on the bleeding edge with any technology. Technology is evolving at a rapid rate.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2025

Cat Davidson is the Director of Customer Experience at EventMobi, bringing over a decade of hands-on expertise in event technology and planner success. In their current role, Cat leads initiatives that help event professionals maximize their technology investments while delivering exceptional attendee experiences.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What does 2025 hold for the events industry? Thanks to rapid innovation and the global sharing of ideas entrenched in technology, event managers and planners have started experimenting with new methods and ideas in order to create the perfect blueprint for their events.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

Speaker coaching for virtual engagement. Professional speaker recommendations. Event technology solution advice. Here are some of the priorities we can provide virtual, micro-consulting for: COVID-19 decision-making and crisis communications. Team or service provider reorganization or consolidation.

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Eventmobi

JULY 13, 2023

Think back: what do you remember about the event speakers from your most recent event? Getting the right speakers for your event can make or break the success of your conference, trade show, or seminar. But finding the perfect speakers can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack!

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GEVME

MAY 27, 2021

Leading virtual events and events technology provider GEVME has announced the launch of GEVME Studios — an online media network dedicated entirely to virtual events. Virtual events are here to stay — but not as a static, unchanging format.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 30, 2023

3) and placed them in the middle of some of its most suspenseful moments using four of its technologies: MREAL, AMLOS, Kokomo and Free Viewpoint. A Virtual Twist on an Escape Room Canon’s ALMOS technology was leveraged to deliver a virtual escape-room-like experience featuring computers, headsets and a real actor. Agency: FCBX.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The new year is well under way, and all of us in the event space are watching out for the new trends that’ll continue to influence our work throughout 2019. At all ends of the spectrum – from shrinking budgets to investment in advanced technology – there are several trends you should add to your watch list. Event Personalization.

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Attendease

JANUARY 6, 2023

By now, we are all mostly well-versed in the online space, but there are ways to take your next virtual event a step further in order to provide an even better event experience. . You can go an extra-mile and build a branded background for your speakers as well. Finding the Right Virtual Corporate Events Platform.

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GEVME

JANUARY 12, 2021

However, we learned that this works the best and is advantageous to so many people, and is indeed one of the most beneficial and profitable ways of conducting an event. . The inclusion of technology in creating a good experience for people has given people a better experience, and it has helped companies serve people on a whole new level.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

With that in mind, event organizers need to marry the best of both of these worlds to create a hybrid event that is enriching and unique to attendees. Consider speakers for your hybrid event. With this in mind, consider invitation-only status to influential attendees and speakers for the in-person portion of the event.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This chart shows an overview of the most common expenses for meetings and events. Note that event technology can be incorporated into all of these common expenses. For example, an event tech app can help with marketing and promotion by allowing event planners to push notifications about keynote speakers and registration.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

If the last year has shown anything, it’s that event technology can help attendees stay connected, even when meeting in person isn’t possible. To meet this demand, event organizers need to balance carefully planned in-person meetings with year-round online engagement. Build Connections with Events & Meetings.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Whether some events may have gone completely virtual or are fully back to in-person, the common trend is that the event portfolio as whole is more diverse now with some meetings and events being hosted virtually, in-person, or hybrid – depending on the objectives in mind.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 31, 2021

Virtual or hybrid events enable organizers to greatly expand the number of participants. And with the right technology , the networking and interaction in online events can mimic the natural mixing and mingling of in-person gatherings.”. Throughout the first half of this year, hybrid events were generating tremendous buzz.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 27, 2021

While no one can dispute the impact of face to face meetings, virtual events have opened new opportunities and in many ways have created a new medium for organizations to communicate with and engage their employees, customers and members. However, not all of these online events over the past year were successful.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

Her suggestion for managing all three challenges is to bring the technology partner in early to help get clarity on goals and strategies. The bottom line is that event technology is more important, even in person. In the past, much of the event technology was standard. Recruiting Magicians.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

And without thinking, or allowing us to rethink what the goal of that event really is, we didn’t question if the agenda needed to be matched “one for one” Here are some considerations from Mahoganey pertaining to hybrid events. . Hybrid Event Technology. Do they have the technology to support?

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

Oftentimes, conferences include keynote speakers and workshop sessions, each designed to educate attendees. This kind of conference often features multiple speakers, who each present information on related topics. There’s no lead speaker. Because of this, summits usually feature influential speakers.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Networking : When networking is one of the main goals of the event, seamless communication between attendees, partners, speakers and exhibitors can be a great feature to have. For example, you can help them navigate your event by providing the following: Clearly navigable maps of the event. Function room locations.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2021

Hosts can send requests to listeners to become speakers, or listeners can request permission to speak by tapping on the “Request” icon. Hosts can mute a speaker or all speakers at once or remove them from the space completely. Stage moderators are special speakers who can set a topic on the Stage Channel and open it.

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Social Media Advertising Speakers 2020 356

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The launch this week of Bizzabo’s SmartBadge technology, branded as Klik Experiential wearables, is the next step in delivering virtual meeting-level data at in-person events. More robust tracking can more meaningfully bring events into the marketing funnel securely and sustainably. “As Attendee Benefits.

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Technology Sustainability Sponsorships Education 246

Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2025

EXPERIENCEit, the UKs leading celebration of experiential events, has unveiled speakers and global brand exhibitors for its 2025 event which aims to celebrate the rise in a desire for experiential, collaborative, and immersive events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

At the annual user conference Cvent Connect for a record 4,000 attendees in San Antonio this week, the event technology company which was purchased by Blackstone last year announced new products and acquisitions designed to better meet the needs of meeting professionals, whether planning simple events or complex hybrid affairs.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

3: Event technology – 50% increase. There doesn’t seem to be any changes in costs for registration software, event app, check-in app, and lead retrieval. However, you need to budget for new event safety technology. Marcella’s venue for an upcoming event feels more comfortable knowing she’s going to do it.

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Attendease

MARCH 16, 2021

In terms of technology, there’s a temptation among planners (like almost every industry) to adopt the latest tech without determining if that’s what they really need. Can you manage all event types (virtual and in-person) from that platform? Being creative and innovative doesn’t always need to involve a shiny new technology.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

From camera operators to event hosts, make sure that each team member who has a hand in launching a meeting is fully trained on the technology and any applicable apps, understands what the goals are, knows the end-to-end agenda, and is invested in seamlessly connecting the virtual and live components. Preparation matters.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

More than 40 speakers and industry leaders were also expected to attend. Our role at TravelMarket was basically to produce the entire event turnkey,” says edgefactory President and CEO Brian Cole. “We Still, many attendees, exhibitors and speakers were still on site. What lessons does Cole draw from the experience?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

This should be separate from training for speakers. Use intro music or countdown timers to keep a virtual audience entertained and informed until the start of the event. Speaker timing is everything. Speaker timing is everything. Don’t put the best speakers first thing in the morning or right after lunch.

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Event Marketer

MAY 5, 2022

Yep, the energy was as high as the Las Vegas temps at the milestone event, April 27-29 at the MGM Grand, where the industry gathered with an extra spring in its step as it cautiously eyed the light at the end of this two-year tunnel. Gallery: Scenes from the 20th Annual Ex Awards in Las Vegas.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

For this panel, Ryan invited two event planners who, like him, are passionate about bringing events back safely: Ari Nisman, president and CEO of Degy Booking International and Degy World LLC , and Margaret Launzel-Pennes, CEO and co-founder of TBX: Total Brand Experience. Event technology is your friend here.

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GEVME

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, we learned that this works the best and is advantageous to so many people, and is indeed one of the most beneficial and profitable ways of conducting an event. . The inclusion of technology in creating a good experience for people has given people a better experience, and it has helped companies serve people on a whole new level.

Technology 156

Technology Trade Shows Travel 2020 156