Event Strategy & Design
Webinar: Monetizing Your Virtual Conference When Competing with Free
Everyone and their brother is hosting webinars and virtual networking opportunities. Like this one, most are free. This topic is a burning issue and promises to be a more engaging experience than most.
Bringing the DNC to Milwaukee: A Puzzle With Many Pieces
Plans for the Democratic National Convention have shifted in response to the pandemic and Visit Milwaukee is taking it in stride.
How Charlotte Is Preparing to Host the Republican National Convention
The organizers of the GOP’s national convention are operating with a full-steam-ahead approach to hosting their gathering this summer. Visit Charlotte shared how the destination is preparing for potential adjustments during the time of COVID-19.
What It Takes to Host a Face-to-Face Event During the Pandemic
The Voice of Healthcare Summit is a 200-person face-to-face event scheduled in Boston in August that’s not going to look anything like its pre-COVID-19 version, and its organizer thinks attendees will be okay with that.
Sponsorship Opportunities for Digital Events
How can digital events create sponsorship opportunities? Event planners explored the topic in a recent PCMA Catalyst forum post.
5 Fatal Flaws of Virtual Events — And How to Avoid Them
Risk-takers, innovators, and leaders are going all in on creating digital events that share key characteristics of face-to-face gatherings.
Socio’s EventHack2020: Hacking Digital Event Solutions
At Socio’s EventHack2020, four teams brainstormed ways to engage online audiences and attract sponsors at digital events.
Solving for Pricing, Sponsorships, and Skills Challenges When Going Digital
Joe Colangelo, CEO & cofounder of Bear Analytics, on what organizers are learning in their crash course from face-to-face to digital events.
#SeattleLives Pivots Toward the Community During COVID-19
Seattle-based event production company PNTA teams with local event space to create a live-streaming soundstage that offers technology services to both paying clients and nonprofit community service groups.
3 Lessons from the NFL’s First Virtual Draft
The NFL turned its highly attended in-person draft event into an entirely digital experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are three ideas event organizers can run with when planning their own digital events.
What the Revolution in Online Education Can Teach Us About Digital Experiences
With record enrollment, online education is shaking off its reputation as a second-class medium, says one of its pioneers.
Webinar: Digital Experience Institute Office Hours
In the DEI Office Hours series, we discuss digital event resources that are available, idea share and answer questions for taking your events digital in the wake of COVID-19.