(This version is for Event Managers. Keep an eye out for Part 2 – specifically for Event Exhibitors! You can send that post to your exhibitors to make sure they get the most out of your event!) You’ve hosted your event, you had a lot of great attendees come see it, you had great engagement,…
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Combining Live and Simulated-Live Sessions
As technology advances and events transition smoothly from in-person to online, one thing remains certain – there’s just something our presenters enjoy about giving their sessions live. Online events have a great way to simulate this experience with simulated-live presentations. These are recorded ahead of time at the presenter’s leisure at their home or office…
Should you charge for your online event?
In your to-do list for your event, one of the first things is to decide: are you going to charge attendees to view your event, or are you going to find other ways to cover the cost of hosting? When this question comes up, usually there are two options: Charge attendees to cover the costs…
5 Reasons Why a Virtual Conference Will be More Successful for You
Events are inherently marketing for the companies involved. Whether the event is meant to be educational, networking, or simply a tradeshow, the end-goal for those arranging the event is marketing. Most companies have a pretty strict budget for all things, but marketing is difficult to quantify, since the results aren’t always immediate or easy to measure….
What kind of virtual event should you host?
You have decided you don’t want to do an in-person event; you want to avoid the hassle, the enormous costs, the inconvenience. Now, you’re ready to dive into the virtual event space…but with what kind of event? Luckily for you, virtual event platforms are malleable and any kind of event you want to host can…
Pre-Record or Broadcast Live?
In-person conferences are only slightly different from online events, but one way in which they are vastly different is the presenting style. In-person events are presented live, with the speaker on a stage or at the front of a classroom-style room, speaking to the audience in real-time. They can step off the stage and answer…
Your Speakers are Your Biggest Assets
A conference relies heavily on its content to market the event – which makes a lot of sense. If you see a movie trailer and hate the concept behind it, you aren’t likely to pay money to go see it, let alone waste your time with it. Therefore, it is extremely important to have talented,…
To Video or not to Video – Slides and a Webcam
Why Virtual? Josh Harrison Producer vConferenceOnline To Video or not to Video – Slides and a Webcam I will admit right off the bat that I am a bit biased towards video for online events. “Like TV”. By which I mean seeing a person’s face not just hearing their voice. But ask yourself… which do…
Event Schedules – Live vs Sim Live vs On Demand
Why Virtual? Josh Harrison Producer vConferenceOnline Event Schedules – Live vs Sim Live vs On Demand Oh good! You’re still reading my articles! If I was a blogging kind of person, I suppose you could call these blogs. Whatever works for you. How was that for small talk? OK, back on track now. Event Schedules….