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At the beginning of the pandemic, event planners came to us panicked, looking for advice and direction on how to convert their event from an in-person event to a virtual one. Like most of the planners, we were also experiencing some trepidation of our own, not knowing what was going to happen to the eventRead 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

We were so excited to be able to be part of the solution to take the Kong Summit virtual this year. Kong, a technology company based in San Francisco, broadcast their summit to users all over the world this year from their headquarters in the bay area. They welcomed us to their team to helpRead more

You’ve done the research and picked your virtual event platform, Congrats!  Now, can you make it work? There are a lot of virtual event platforms out there with a variety of features and capabilities. In fact, if you Google variations of “virtual event platforms”, you are met with over 6 million results!  As an eventRead more

How Seamless Events Helped Me Pull Off a Hybrid Meeting A Guest Blog Post by Jim Plymale, Vistage Chair As a chair of two Vistage peer advisory groups, I have one measure of my success: setting up and facilitating meetings that deliver value to my group members. Meetings are notoriously hard to do well duringRead more

In the current climate of social distancing and transitioning in-person events to online, event planners are not the only ones reeling to make their virtual events successful. Public speakers have had to adapt their content to meet the needs of virtual audiences as well. Understanding how much harder it is to convince virtual attendees toRead more