August 2010 Blog Posts (3)

Virtual Events and Virtual Meetings Hit 96% Usage According to Study by CWT Travel Institute

The Meeting & Events: Where Savings Meet Success study surveyed of 2300 event and meeting producers and provides some good basic information for face-to-face as well as virtual events and meetings. They pegged the global meeting and event industry at $650 billion per year with historic growth at 4 to 5 % per year. The market dropped 20 to 30% from 2008 to 2009 in developed economies and 30 to 40% in… Continue

Published by Michael Doyle on August 13, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Importance of Platform Orientation for a Successful Virtual Event

Submitted by Nanci Brown- Director of Events at VirtualEvents365

The formal starting point of every project is the kickoff meeting wherein the VirtualEvents365 and organizer teams meet to review the project scope.

A number of essential meetings are then scheduled, namely best

practices, platform orientation, timeline review, and, of course, a

weekly status meeting. The…

Continue

Published by Hesha Patel on August 11, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Virtual Meetings & Events - Think Like a Broadcaster and You’ll Find Success

reprinted with permission from Steve Sulkin's blog. Steve is Founder & CEO of MBM Productions In'tl®

Up until recently, one could argue that for millennia meetings haven’t changed very much. When I see most in-person meetings, what strikes me is that just like in ancient Greece, we walk onto a stage, head for dead center and orate from a lectern. For a long time now, I’ve…

Continue

Published by Michael Doyle on August 4, 2010 at 9:24am — 2 Comments