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Event Pros Share Some Tips I’ve had the opportunity to travel a bit lately and have been struck by the difficulties and inconveniences stemming from the pandemic. This includes re-opening growing pains like waiting in line for an hour to get a morning coffee, or renting a car from a harried front desk worker jugglingRead more

Seamless CEO Laurel Miller weighs in on creating quality hybrid events Before February 2020, most in-person events with a live stream component treated the remote viewer like a second-class citizen. Now that our industry and our attendees have experienced fully virtual events built for a remote participant, though, we have an interesting challenge: how doRead more

I recently joined my colleague Lynn Edwards, an expert in the event planning industry, for an interview on “Toolkit Tuesday”, her weekly video series that focuses on bringing event professionals the latest tips and tricks from around the industry.  We shared a lot of stories and covered important topics ranging across: The importance of makingRead more

As 2020 winds down and I reflect on the monumental changes COVID-19 brought with it – not only to the world, but specifically to our industry, I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned.  Events have always played a big part in company culture, and with the COVID-19 pandemic transitioning most of 2020’s eventsRead more

Laurel Miller CEO Seamless Event Solutions It’s been four and a half months since I let most of my team go.  It’s been three and a half months since I sat on the floor of my office and cried at the stress of applying for direly needed government assistance – wondering if I submitted everythingRead more

The desirability, value, and emotion of face-to-face interaction at in-person events will never go away.  But in today’s COVID-19 world, transitioning your in-person event to a virtual one is a likely scenario.  Despite the demand for virtual events over the last several months, which format to use— live or semi-live, is still unfamiliar to theRead more

Attendees will expect sharp video and crisp sound as part of the experience you are offering them. Poor audio/visual components such as dead microphones, frozen presentations, or stark lighting can kill the energy of your event on the spot.  As CEO of a busy Audio Visual company, I spend a lot of my day onRead more