What I’ve Learned This Year Could Fill a Book December 19, 2019 by Lisa Block After nearly 30 years leading the event development and execution at the Society for Human Resource Management, I took the leap earlier this year to join the remarkable VCC team and focus on helping associations and organizations improve their annual events. The work we do has reignited my deep appreciation for the role associations play … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , annual conference, annual convention, business health, leadership buyin, strategic planning, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
The Rise of the Gig Economy and What It Means for Conferences May 23, 2017 by Dave Lutz Work and life are transforming at a rapid rate. When considering long-term conference or organizational strategy, it’s wise to future-cast the impact major workforce trends may have on your profession, particularly because conferences are about people first and content second. You need to determine who (target audience) you’re designing for before you address the what … [Read more…] Filed Under: Business Model, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , future trends, gig economy, trends, workforce trends
Hybrid Meetings Doomed to Failure? Not So Fast March 17, 2017 by Betsy Bair I’ll admit that in 2011, when the Virtual Edge Institute (now called the Digital Experience Institute) first co-located its conference with the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders, the experience fell flat for me. At the time, a mere six years ago, the fledgling for-profit entity that wagered its future on the potential of virtual … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology, Experience Design, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , engagement, hyrbrid meetings, virtual meetings
Ten Industrial-Strength Awesome Trends Poised To Disrupt Your Conference Education Part 1 October 30, 2014 by Jeff Hurt They are unusually strong and potent. They are more durable than your current conference education strategies. And they are highly-concentrated ready to improve your attendees’ learning ROI. That is assuming that you are open to understanding, adopting and applying them. The choice is yours. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is convincing your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning strategies, appointment learning, conference best practices, conference education, lossless learning, micro-learning, transformational learning
Do Millennials Prefer Virtual Meetings? No! Face To Face Matters! [Infographic] October 10, 2014 by Jeff Hurt Conventional wisdom says that millennials prefer virtual and digital meetings over face to face ones. According to this infographic, compiled by CT Business Travel and NeoMam Studios, a digital design studio 78% of Gen Xers & 80% of millennials say they actually prefer in-person communication with their colleagues. 87% of all professionals believe that face-to-face … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , digital events, face to face meetings, hybrid meetings, Millennial, virtual meetings
365-Day Conferences Are Unrealistic September 3, 2014 by Sarah Michel We’ve been hearing it for years. Conference organizers have been on a quest to create a 365-day community around their big annual event. As a result, industry education sessions and event technology products have adopted the year-round concept and branding. But there’s a problem, attendees and exhibitors aren’t falling in line. They’ll give you their … [Read more…] Filed Under: Business Model, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference ecommunity, conference tips, meeting best practices, meeting planning best practices, social networking
The Evolution Of Onsite Conferences: 26 Trends Coming To An Event Near You August 28, 2013 by Jeff Hurt The traditional conference meeting experience is out! People today are looking for unusual, new, innovative conference experiences. They don’t want to attend last year’s annual meeting that just changed the filler. They want something that feels as fresh as their first conference experience. They want an original experience. 26 Trends Coming Your Way Here are … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning, Experience Design, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , conferences, meeting industry trends, sponsorship, trends
Two Extremes Of Conference Content Capture: Bite Size Best April 18, 2013 by Dave Lutz Do you provide content capture of your conference sessions? If you do, are your conference recordings experiencing a decline in consumption, especially those synced to PowerPoint? If not, I predict it’s just a matter of time before your royalties evaporate. Learning Re-enforcement and Attraction Capturing content at your premier face-to-face conferences is a must! Capturing … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology, Experience Design, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , conference recordings, conferences, content capture, hybrid meetings, virtual event
Helping Your Remote Virtual Attendees Succeed As Participants February 9, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Our time is valuable. Many of us see our time as money, a resource that we don’t want to waste. Asking people to commit 30-, 45- or even 60-minutes of their time to attend your Webinar is asking a lot. It’s critical that your digital event provide tremendous value and ROI or you’ll lose your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active participation, digital events, digital meeting, digital presentations, engagement, presentation best practices, virtual events, virtual meetings
Drag Is A Four Letter Word To Avoid In Digital Presentations January 17, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Your digital presentation must keep moving or it will be abandoned! As a digital presenter, you can’t afford to get bogged down for any reason. If you do, you will lose attendees. Faster, Upbeat Pace The pace of your Webinar, teleseminar or virtual presentation must be faster than your traditional face-to-face presentation. No, that doesn’t … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital presentations, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, virtual, virtual attendee, virtual meetings, webinars
