Use a robust registration system for your virtual/hybrid events and keep the registration fee structure and rules used for live events. You can keep track of member types and demographics to help you better market your events. Analyze purchases and demographics to learn more about...
Icebreakers are more important than ever! While virtual meetings cannot replace in-person meetings, we do have the opportunity to bring people together. Just because we are all behind a computer screen doesn't mean we have to remain there. We are all missing social interactions so...
Is it even possible to entice sponsors for a virtual meeting? You bet! Engaging sponsors for an in-person is hard enough even with dedicated space to showcase the brand and hand out goodies. The pivot to virtual meetings will force us to exercise those creative...
Your meeting is going virtual now what? Virtual meetings are very different than your live, in-person meetings. Defining your virtual meeting strategy is crucial now more than ever. Here are some things to consider. Define Your Audience! This is a whole new world. It is important to...
It is alarming to learn that some organizations do not have a cancellation policy in place for their conference or event. When gathering the details to set up an event, we ask for the cancellation policy. I am still shocked to hear that some clients...
I was just at a conference in February of about 3,000 just as we were learning more about the Coronavirus. This established event of over 60 years drew many of the same attendees year after year. A time to see old friends and make new....
With a whole new culture of people trying to navigate the world of virtual meetings, I can’t help but think of all the unfortunate (albeit funny for the rest of us) mishaps that are certain to happen. Mishaps like children or pets interrupting meetings or...