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A Question of Trust

ISO 27001 certified tech providers stand-out from the competition because they are best placed to help organizations protect their data assets and meet compliance objectives. This is particularly important for virtual events platforms who must be trusted to keep event data and content safe.

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Mike Fletcher, September 3, 2021

Please Welcome to the Stage… the Evolved Role of the Virtual and In-person Moderator

Following her on-stage performance as the emcee for Hybrid Events Ignited, Samme Allen sat down with Glisser’s Vanessa Lovatt to discuss the evolved role of the virtual and in-person moderator.

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Mike Fletcher, August 27, 2021

Experiencing Hybrid - by Mike Fletcher

In July 2021 Glisser ran the first fully fledged multi-hub hybrid event - Hybrid Events Ignited. Here are a few thoughts on the experience from a London in-person attendee.

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Mike Fletcher, August 27, 2021

8 Lessons Learned From Actually Running a Hybrid Event

I just ran a hybrid event. A fully fledged multi-hub hybrid event with in-person hubs in New York and London as well as just under a thousand online too. And it was an indisputable success. Here are the top 8 lessons that we learnt on this epic journey.

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Vanessa Lovatt, July 27, 2021

How Digital Event Technology Can Help on the Journey Towards Net Zero

With reduced air travel now an Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) priority across industry sectors, virtual meetings technology and online event platforms have a key role to play in a more sustainable future for business.

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Mike Fletcher, June 29, 2021

How to keep hybrid event costs down

Just because the money you were spending on in-person events was re-invested into up-skilling, technology upgrades and platform partners, doesn’t mean you now have to spend two equal pots of money to take your events forward in a hybrid fashion.

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Mike Fletcher, June 18, 2021

Horizon Challenges for Hybrid Planners

With hybrid events now on the horizon, many planners fear that getting hybrid wrong would be a missed opportunity to evolve audience engagement and create event content with year-round longevity. We spoke to freelance conference producer Claire Tulloch about the top five challenges of hybrid events and how to overcome them.

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Mike Fletcher, June 15, 2021

Seven Stress-Busting Apps for Event Project Management

As in-person events begin to return and virtual elements remain valued add-ons, planners have an opportunity to change how they work by turning to technology to reduce stress and aid the project management of the hybrid iteration of their next event.

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Mike Fletcher, June 9, 2021

7 Stress Busting Tips from Hybrid Event Planners: From Planning and Prep to Screaming Pillows…

The total change in the way we are now (almost all) working, in a hybrid fashion with time split between home and the office, is not only opening up conversation about mental health, but also about hybrid event planning.

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Vanessa Lovatt, May 14, 2021

Eight Ways to Convince your Boss on the Benefits of Hybrid Events

What are the most persuasive arguments to convince budget holders to invest in both digital and in-person elements? To help you state a persuasive case, we spoke to David Stanley, Head of Corporate Events at Aztec Live and Adam Simpson, Director of Marketing and US Sales at etc.venues.

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Mike Fletcher, May 10, 2021