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How Virtual Events Can Work With Physical Events
Susan Friedmann, The Tradeshow Coach, wrote an article called 3 Ways to Have Virtual Events Work with Physical Events. Here are the 3 ways: Virtual events can supplement physical events. Host a virtual event in between your physical events so that it's offered more...
How Long Is Too Long for Virtual Event Sessions?
I stumbled upon a blog post by Gerd De Bruycker where he was wondering aloud about the length of sessions at virtual events. He highlighted one of the main problems - that sessions at virtual events are offline events pushed online. In other words, most speakers are...
15 Questions You Must Ask Before Paying for a Virtual Event Training Program
I'm getting set to launch details about the Virtual Event Manager Certification & Business Training Program. One of my friends, Debra Gould, the Staging Diva, has been very vocal against certification programs that state that you can't be a home stager until you...
Twitter Basics for Virtual Events
This is a wonderful video that Cece Salomon-Lee, Director of Marketing for InXpo, put together explaining how to use Twitter for virtual events. The first part of the video focuses on Twitter basics, such as signing up, following people, retweeting, blocking people...
Exhibitors Use Social Media & Virtual Events to Promote Booths
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research came out with a study which asked exhibitors the promotional tools they find most effective in getting word out about their participation at a trade show. To download the study, you'll have to pay, however, Association...
6 Virtual Events You Can Start in the Next 48-hours or Less
I got the idea for the title of this post from Milana Leshinsky's wonderful report on how to add coaching to your business in 48-hours or less. So, I often get asked what is the difference between a teleclass and a virtual event. The difference between the 2 is that...
Your Community Should Determine Your Virtual Event Delivery
A blog post written in English, but with a French title caught my attention. It was written by Duncan Beale and he was remarking on the growth of those who say that virtual events will replace offline events. Duncan said that this argument sounded like the ones where...
Most Common Virtual Event Mistakes to Avoid, Part 1
I've been hosting virtual events since 2003. Over the years, I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t when hosting a virtual event. When I tell people that I'm a virtual event planner, they immediately share with me the negative experiences they've had planning their...
Virtual Event Launch Secrets Questions Answered
I held a Live Q&A call where I answered your questions about the Virtual Event Launch Secrets program. The 27-minute recording of that call is included below. There's nothing to download - just click on the arrow to play the recording right off the page. This...