Digital Events

Best practices and case studies for pulling off exceptional virtual and hybrid meetings.

The Why and How of Making Eye Contact With a Digital Audience

Seeing eye-to-eye isn’t just a saying, it’s how humans build trust and connections — which can be tricky when presenting onscreen. Simple solutions like placing visual cues around your computer camera can help presenters create the illusion of eye contact with viewers, according learning expert Will Thalheimer.

BY Casey Gale March 26, 2021

Teambuilding for Remote Staff

One way to keep remote workers connected to each other? Virtual teambuilding activities. Here’s how a booking platform for in-person tours pivoted to provide just that. 

BY Jennifer N. Dienst March 24, 2021

Digital Event Strategist Spotlight: Liza Lampi, Owner, Eventive Meetings

What do you do when the pandemic has disrupted the way you conduct business? Do you give up and wait for this to blow over and a sense of normalcy to take place? Or do you re-skill, become nimble and turn your eyes toward the future? Liza Lampi, owner of Eventive Meetings was faced with that exact scenario.

March 19, 2021

Digital Event Strategist Spotlight: Erica Gifford, Marketing Project Specialist at APITech

Digital events transcend sectors, professions and companies. If 2020 has shown us anything it is that the world was not ready for such an abrupt transition toward digital, yet as we take bigger steps each day, digital is seeping into our way of life. Erica Gifford, Marketing Project Specialist at APITech had to make that transition with developing over 50 digital courses using what she learned in the DES Course.

March 17, 2021

Airbn-Be There Through Virtual Travel

With travel still largely on hold, the company’s Online Experiences are giving guests a chance to see, touch, and taste new destinations from home.

BY David McMillin March 15, 2021

Taking the Pomp out of Pomp and Ceremony

How a digital makeover turned a formal ceremony into a community celebration that brought hundreds of people together.

BY Barbara Palmer March 15, 2021

Digital Event Strategist Spotlight: Ronald Lim, Co-Founder & Event Producer, Think Events

Ronald Kim, Co-founder & Event Producer, Think Events started this journey of technological discovery back in 2018. That forward thinking didn’t magically make the pandemic easier; he still needed to navigate the landscape of a digital event. Here is his story.

March 15, 2021

Online Event Producers Can Take Cues From This Recent Tennis Tournament

With fans not allowed at sporting events in the Netherlands, organizers of a professional tennis tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy tweaked the setting to enhance the experience of fans watching on TV.

BY Curt Wagner March 10, 2021

Getting Closer to Face-to-Face

The latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard shows that planners are focusing more of their efforts on the return to in-person events.

BY Michelle Russell March 3, 2021

Hollywood’s Version of a Hybrid Event

The Golden Globe Awards mixed live in-person and digital presentations — and made a glamorous affair feel much more authentic.

BY Casey Gale March 1, 2021

Piccles App Draws People Together

The collaborative drawing app Piccles helps conference participants express themselves while they connect online — and can reveal to organizers and each other something new about how they think and feel.

BY Barbara Palmer February 26, 2021

Why the Digital Hosted Buyer Program Is Your Best Bet

A DHB program can get your revenue goals back on track, says Don Neal, CEO of 360 Live Media. Here’s how he believes you can get it right.

BY Don Neal February 24, 2021

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