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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.

Mike Fletcher, June 15, 2021

Should We Stop Calling Them Hybrid Events?

The event sector appears to be going through some sort of identity crisis. Are we currently the virtual event sector? Soon to become the hybrid events sector? Perhaps the better question is, does what we call these events really matter?

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Vanessa Lovatt, May 27, 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

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

Top Tips and Best Practices for Launching Virtual Events

If you’re interested in creating your own virtual events and experiences, here are some crucial tips to get you started.

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Ramona Jean, March 26, 2021

Power User Series (#15) - Using the Q&A Wall

This week, we're covering unique ways to use the Q&A Wall.

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Mark Simeon, March 24, 2021

Virtual Events Institute Summit: Creative Strategies, Concepts and Activations for Audience Engagement

Glisser was the platform of choice for the Virtual Events Institute’s (VEI) latest seminar, looking at creative strategies and audience engagement techniques for digital event planners.

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Mike Fletcher, March 17, 2021