The High Cost of Hybrid March 15, 2021 by Lisa Block Our clients and leading industry associations (for example, PCMA’s latest glimpse or our industry’s future, the business recovery dashboard) are turning their attention to future hybrid and face-to-face (f2f) events. While everyone keeps saying that hybrid is here to stay, most association event pros have limited bandwidth and budget to plan and execute robust in-person … [Read more…] Filed Under: Business Model, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , budgets, digital events, hybrid events, production values, resources, staffing, virtual conferences, virtual networking
[Video] 5 Tips to Guarantee Engagement at Your Virtual Event April 20, 2020 by Sarah Michel To design a virtual event with the participants in mind, you need to create an engaging, interactive experience that provides relevant content and promotes knowledge sharing and networking value—often the missing link in our new virtual reality. In this short video, we give you five tips to ensure that you’ll achieve amazing and impactful engagement … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , COVID-19, digital engagement, digital events, engagement, hybrid meetings, virtual events, webinars
Your Two Cents on Virtual Events June 19, 2018 by Betsy Bair Improving digital learning and amplifying conference content to a larger audience is a high priority for most conference organizers. With the advent of DIY solutions, business models that include sponsorship and the ability to reach a global audience, we’re seeing an increased focus on expanding the impact of virtual events. Tagoras, an adviser to associations … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , digital conferences, digital events, e-learning, virtual conferences, virtual events
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
Six Incredibly Boring And Monstrous Mistakes In Digital Education May 29, 2012 by Jeff Hurt The majority of online education is poorly designed and extremely boring. We’ve all attended Webinars that make root canals seem more exciting! Six Big Online Education Mistakes University Professor Guillermo Ramirez, author of The Virtual Presenter, believes that online education is here to stay. Unfortunately, most organizations continue to deliver poor online education experiences. Here … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital education, digital events, digital presentations, Education & Adult Learning, online education, online learning, presentation best practices, webinars
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
The Essential Stats You Need To Know About Face To Face And Virtual Events [Infographic] November 9, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Any of these stats surprise you? Do you plan to use digital events in the near future and if so, why? Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , digital events, digital meeting, digital tradeshow, meeting planning best practices, virtual event, virtual meetings
Six TV News Techniques To Use With Your Digital Events November 4, 2011 by Jeff Hurt The art of delivering presentations to remote audiences is anything but new. Radio and television have been doing it for decades. Broadcast Professionals Share The Same Challenges Radio and TV personalities face many of the same challenges that digital event organizers and presenters face. They present to remote, invisible and silent audiences. They can’t see … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , digital events, digital presentations, digital strategies, presentation best practices, virtual attendee, virtual events
Eight Ways To Spook Your Remote Audience October 28, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Presenting to a face-to-face audience is difficult, even scary. Presenting to a remote audience in a webinar, teleseminar or virtual event is difficult squared. It can be frightening and unsettling. Eight Ways To Haunt Your Remote Audience Here are eight non-tips and tricks that horror movies avoid. These are guaranteed to create dread and fear … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital events, digital presentations, hybrid event, hybrid meetings, virtual attendee, virtual event, virtual meetings
Improving Member Loyalty Via Digital Events August 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Lower costs of conducting digital and hybrid events is making it easier for competitors to reach your market and their wallets. Here is the PPT from the presentation that Dave Lutz and I did for ASAE11 on improving member loyalty. Improving Member Loyalty Via Digital Events View more presentations from Jeff Hurt. What are your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , digital events, digital strategies, virtual events
