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"Once again, we are looking ahead at how business events are evolving and what event professionals must do to stay ahead of the curve. Join us!" via Skift Meetings https://zurl.co/LXMx

Why You Should Focus on The Future of the Event Industry We are once again looking ahead to how business events are evolving and what event professionals must do to stay ahead of the curve

"In this episode, taking questions from host James Dickson, Muhammed Younas discusses how working and being productive from home can facilitate a better return from hybrid and virtual events." Adam Parry via Event Industry News https://zurl.co/wXbe

How hybrid workforces are becoming more efficient | vFairs In this episode vFairs founder Muhammed Younas discusses how working and being productive from home can facilitate a better return from hybrid & virtual events.

"Working from home offers many benefits, but building trust and forging connections is harder. Designing purposeful, engaging events can help." Miguel Neves via Skift Meetings https://zurl.co/3ZxB

Events That Boost Remote Teams Working from home offers many benefits, but it makes it harder to build trust and forge connections. Designing purposeful engaging events can help.

"Bizzabo's new wearable event tech marries the convenience and robust data collection of virtual gatherings with the needs of today's in-person attendees." Claire Hoffman via BizBash https://zurl.co/igXz

All About Bizzabo's New Wearable Tech Bizzabo's new wearable event tech marries the convenience and robust data collection of virtual gatherings with the needs of today's in-person attendees.

"Panos Moutafis, co-founder and CEO of Zenus, discusses the value of understanding attendee behaviors and shares the benefits of the company's unique AI-powered platform aimed at business events and retail." via Skift Meetings https://zurl.co/LYwn

Skift Meetings - Understanding Attendee Behaviors Panos Moutafis, CEO at Zenus, joins to discuss the ways AI can help event planners understand attendee behaviours.

"By featuring extended conversations from the previous session, interviews with opinion leaders or exhibitors you are effectively creating ‘bonus content’ only accessible to those watching online and giving them a compelling reason to keep watching and remain engaged." - Rich Belcher via Event Industry News https://zurl.co/ibht

Event Technology | Event Industry News News on event technology and event saas software

“Events are something that happens, but an experience evokes feeling, emotion, and memories, both good and bad,“ - Claire Forestier via Meetings https://zurl.co/ZWdy

Experiences, Not Events, Engage Attendees Evoking emotion and stimulating the senses is the key to attendee engagement, yet most planners still neglect experience and rely on convention.

"According to industry experts, hybrid events and virtual events are here to stay. So as we move closer to the new year, event organizers need to be able to plan ways to improve hybrid event attendee experiences. One challenge that event planners are anticipating is audience interactions." via Accelevents https://zurl.co/ZoMW

Should Your Hybrid Event Attendees Interact With Each Other? Learn the importance of networking opportunities for your hybrid event attendees and their relevance to the success of your next hybrid event.

"In order to avoid confusion or mistakes at the time of your event, it is helpful to take some steps to prepare each presenter and the incoming virtual attendees. Both parties will need to know different things, and you should plan early on to educate both the presenter and the attendee groups so that they are up to speed. Here is our guide to preparing presenters and attendees for your next virtual event!" via Accelevents https://zurl.co/gKJV

How to Prepare Presenters and Attendees for your Virtual Event Being a part of a virtual event can be daunting. Here are some tips for preparing your presenters and attendees for your virtual event.

"Attendees coming might be coming to your virtual event from a number of perspectives, expectations, and lifestyles. It’s not your job to control all of these aspects, but you should take them into consideration. Helping manage attendee expectations can improve audience engagement and increase the likelihood of a successful virtual event. Read on to learn how!" via Accelevents https://zurl.co/x58g

How To Manage Attendee Expectations Around Virtual Events Participants attend virtual events for diverse reasons. Learn how to manage your virtual event attendee expectations for a more positive virtual experience.

"From sustainability to the importance of engagement features and registration, we've found that event technology has become an integral tool in an event organizer’s kit. Event technology has made significant leaps forward, demonstrating the continued importance of incorporating digital elements into successful onsite experiences." via Swapcard https://zurl.co/jkiX

Event Industry Takeaways 2022 We take a look at what we expected to happen with the events industry in 2022 and what the Swapcard team is actually seeing on the ground.

"The concerns over diversity and inclusion are nothing new. But we should make considerable effort to improve the experiences of everyone attending our events. To affect real change, each of us, from event organizers to team members, needs to be proactive and open to a range of voices, experiences, and perspectives." via Accelevents https://zurl.co/1IT2

7 Ways to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Virtual Event Make your virtual event a welcoming affair with these tips for diversity and inclusivity.

"With the increased popularity of virtual and in-person events alongside a growing number of available event software tools, choosing the right platform for your next event can be a real challenge. To help you decide which is the best virtual meeting platform that is right for your next event, we’ve reviewed the top 8 in 2021:" via Accelevents https://zurl.co/97JC

Top 8 Virtual Meeting Platforms Learn all about the top 8 virtual meeting platforms that you need to drive event engagement and achieve your growth goals.

"Memorable attendee experiences are what differentiate a good event from a great one. That’s why we’ve put together this list with 6 cost-effective ideas that organizers can use as they plan for their upcoming events - no matter if they're taking place in-person or online." via Swapcard https://zurl.co/gr5W

6 Budget-Friendly Ways to Boost Virtual & Onsite Attendee Experiences 6 tips for both hybrid and virtual events! It's more important than ever for organizers to find ways to stretch their budgets while still delivering outstanding experiences.

"A hybrid event will do more than simply increase your brand awareness, as it will also offer lead retrieval, improved thought leadership, and improved ROI. If you’re interested in improving brand awareness and contributing to other marketing campaigns, then consider a hybrid event." via Accelevents https://zurl.co/0Ou3

How to Increase Brand Awareness With Hybrid Events Hybrid events connect in-person and online attendees and expand what your brand is capable of. Use hybrid events to increase brand awareness!

"The week before your event begins is the prime time to get your attendees buzzing about what’s to come.

How, you wonder? One way is to draw participants to your virtual event platform to get them engaged early and familiar with everything you have to offer." via Swapcard https://zurl.co/FzAW

7 Ideas Proven to Boost Virtual Event Networking in 2022 These ideas have been put into practice at various virtual events and proven to boost engagement and get participants networking

"Every event planner knows that optimizing the attendee experience is key. It’s what makes them come back year after year. Very often, meeting the right people is a requirement for attendees to feel they’ve had a successful event. But all too often, attendees either spend way too much time looking for the right people, or miss them completely because they’re immersed in content or some other aspect of the event." via Swapcard https://zurl.co/fGP5

How to Maximize Networking During Virtual, Hybrid & In-Person Events Attendee experience is key to a successful event. How to ensure you deliver value? AI-powered matchmaking! Your attendees will make meaningful connections

"If you are running an online event, then you know that you can draw in crowds from all over the world. However, no matter the theme of your virtual event, you need to develop interesting virtual event ideas so that your attendees are engaged, excited, and continue to think about your event and brand long after the event is done!" via Accelevents https://zcu.io/71dp

Top 21 Virtual Event Ideas for Your Next Online Event We are sharing our top 21 virtual event ideas to help you create engaging events that inspire, move and keep attendees coming back for more.

"There are many ways that businesses can use hybrid events for generating revenue. Let’s consider the following ways that you can incorporate your marketing goals during each planning stage so you can boost brand revenue and hit your marketing goals." via Accelevents https://zcu.io/sYGA

Hybrid Events and Your Marketing Goals Not sure how hybrid events fit with your marketing goals? Here’s our guide to event marketing with hybrid events.

"If you’re planning a virtual event, don’t let the distance between attendees become a barrier to authentic networking. Rather than try to replicate the in-person experience, really commit to the virtual experience and find all-new ways to kickstart connections!" via Swapcard https://zcu.io/IdGs

Virtual Event Networking Sucks, Apparently. Here’s How To Change That. A free guide featuring tips and examples on how you can use event tech to boost networking, attract sponsors, and improve the audience experience at your next virtual event.

"Hybrid events offer brands a new potential for promoting their vision. If you are looking to expand your company’s reach by increasing brand awareness, then you could consider hosting a hybrid event that encourages a select number of individuals to attend the in-person event and opening up the virtual event portion to the masses." via Accelevents https://zcu.io/UqdU

Why Hybrid Events Are Necessary For The Event Marketer's Tool Belt Even marketers need to stay on top of the industry trends. Hybrid events are here to stay, so be prepared with hybrid event tools and insight.

"Whether you’re running a virtual or hybrid event, these six ideas will help you rethink how you schedule the virtual aspect of your event. You’ll learn how with a few simple tweaks and some creative thinking, you can create a schedule that’ll keep your attendees engaged and coming back for more." via Swapcard https://zcu.io/jETi

6 Scheduling ideas to avoid a virtual event flop To avoid a virtual event flop, discover why it’s essential to design an event schedule adapted for the virtual world.

"Bob Chain, Strategic Accounts Manager at Swapcard, spoke to Maggie Barton Baird, Head of Events at Jobber, at IMEX America 2021 about the way planning and organizing events has evolved since Covid-19, but more importantly, the inclusive way she approaches hybrid events." via Swapcard https://zcu.io/23MD

Hybrid Events Are About Inclusivity, Not the Label! Join Swapcard’s Bob Chain as he talks with Maggie Barton Baird, Head of Events at Jobber, about ditching rigid definitions and embracing the way hybrid events can inspire organizers to be more creative and inclusive.

"A successful hybrid event offers businesses to grow their revenue stacks providing new insight, information, or products. If you’ve never run a hybrid event (or any event for that matter), then you might be cautious to start one. However, with the right tools and event professionals on your side, you can leverage hybrid events to generate increased ROI." via Accelevents https://zcu.io/TETu

12 Ways to Build Revenue with a Hybrid Event Hybrid events are a great tool for generating revenue. Not sure how? Here are 12 easy ways to generate revenue with a hybrid event.

"In this article you’ll learn more about the value of communities for tech companies including an active and engaged audience, new revenue generation streams, year-round monetization opportunities, and of course, the intangible benefits of community that can’t be quantified. This article will help you better understand why communities aren’t just a trend, they’re here to stay." via Swapcard https://zcu.io/zMr4

Why Tech Firms Are Acquiring Online Communities & What That Means For Eventprofs Learn more about the value of communities for tech companies and understand why communities aren’t just a trend, they’re here to stay.

"Learn more about the concept of community by diving in head-first. Practically speaking, that means becoming part of a community. We found 5 inclusive and exciting communities designed specifically for event professionals. Some are fully online, some are hybrid, all of them are fun!" via Swapcard https://zcu.io/Fw3D

5 Communities all Eventprofs Should Join Here are the 5 best communities for event professionals to join where they can meet like-minded people and make connections!

"Let’s take 2022 as an opportunity to instill hope again and help your event attendees have a positive state of mind through personal, memorable experiences with your brand. You just might help accelerate positive thinking and a “glass-is-half-full” future." Micheal Guillory via The Expo Group https://zcu.io/xY8g

Event success is driven by your attendee’s state of mind. - The Expo Group Now, as events and trade shows are gearing back up, marketers should consider the following as they re-engage with customers in person.

"Although in-person and hybrid events can be a powerful way to generate leads, boost sales, and build brand awareness, event marketers often struggle with figuring out the best strategy for event promotion. What’s more, coordinating your event marketing strategy with your brand’s overall marketing goals can be challenging!" via Accelevents https://zcu.io/UNj1

The Marketer’s Guide to Promoting Your Next Event Learn our top event promotion tips for event professionals. Host your next event with ease, whether online or in-person, yet scale your growth goals.