A networking expert and a meeting organizer share their ideas about networking at events, and how to make everyone comfortable while doing it.

Sara Fellows, director of social media at mdg, shares her thoughts on the top social media sites to promote events for Convene’s annual Events Industry Forecast.

A breakout session at CEMA (Corporate Event Marketing Association) Summit shared topline takeaways from a recent study among event marketers on the next iteration of events. Here’s a deeper dive into the results.

In an experiment, a meeting session using the Piccles online drawing platform generated the greatest amount of happiness, validating research that connects drawing to decreased stress.

Whether it is digital, hybrid, or in-person, an event’s content is an abundant source of data, says the CEO of an events analytics company.

Collecting data about events is critical, but planners need to communicate those stats and numbers through a compelling story that helps stakeholders take action. Here’s how to get started. 

Telling stories about events and audiences is crucial to getting a message across — and that includes narratives about data, says author Nancy Duarte, who shares three ways to do that.

Numbers are essential to our everyday lives. Even though we use them all the time, we are missing the opportunity to make data and numbers less abstract and more understandable, say the authors of a new book.

How can you measure engagement at a physiological level? It turns out there’s a tool for that.

Andrew Davis’ Tuesday EduCon session, “Why Small Bets + Massive Constraints = Your Next Big Win,” demonstrated how a simple four-step process can solve the biggest challenges.

In conversation with Storycraft Lab founder Naomi Clare Crellin at a PCMA EduCon session on Monday, Google’s global events account manager Megan Henshall discussed the conditions under which innovation thrives.

We all have blind spots when it comes to event design. Here’s how to turn data into insights that will create the kinds of experiences that provide attendee value.