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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.

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

Press Release: Glisser launches Glisser Stream to create seamless hybrid events

Glisser Stream enables customers to run virtual event sessions through Glisser’s own streaming service.

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Amy Jordan, April 20, 2021

59 of the Most Influential People in Virtual Events

Last month, on International Women's Day, we shared our list of 21 influential women in the events world to follow for education and inspiration. Here, we've expanded the list to highlight 59 of the most influential people leading the way in virtual events right now.

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Amy Jordan, April 19, 2021

Removing Barriers to Engagement

Wordly COO Kirk Hendrickson explains how AI-driven simultaneous interpretation can vastly improve audience engagement by expanding inclusivity and enhancing participation.

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Mike Fletcher, April 7, 2021

Mapping the EventTech landscape: PIRATEx

Shiver me timbers, PIRATEx has mapped the EventTech landscape. To find the gold, search for Glisser

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Mike Fletcher, March 31, 2021