While online events are gaining traction, there still are many reasons to have in-person events. Some sponsors prefer in-person booths, some attendees enjoy the chance to leave the office for a few days, and other reasons. However, you may still want the opportunity to reach a larger audience – sponsors who like the option of…
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Virtual Events are Too Expensive!
The cost of virtual or online events is a really big factor when deciding whether or not to host an event this way. Marketing budgets are always pretty tight and approaching the Powers That Be for a budget boost or with a new idea can be nerve-wracking. Luckily, I can set your mind at ease…
Keep Virtual Event Attendees Engaged
Keeping attendees engaged is a tough battle with an online event. Let’s face it, distractions abound! Email arrives, instant messages beckon, heck just typing a new URL in the browser is a threat to their attention to your event. What can you do to retain attendees – to keep their attention and make the event…
How Long Does It Take? (To create and start an virtual conference?)
This may be one of the most often asked questions about setting up an event: how much lead time do you need prior to getting an event up, running and online to allow it to be successful? Unfortunately, the short answer is, “It depends.” Fortunately, we can pretty reliably call out what specifically it depends on….
Producing Content – horses for courses
Why Virtual? Josh Harrison Producer vConferenceOnline Producing Content – horses for courses So I talked about the importance of video in creating an engaging presentation. So for this last article let’s get into some real world HOW. You’ve decided “Josh is right, we should use video in our event.” Congratulations, you’ve made the right choice!…