Tag Archives: virtual events

Free ‘Virtual Events For Dummies’ Now Available

Free ‘Virtual Events For Dummies’ Now Available

Press Release: ON24 Special Edition Features Real-World Examples and Best Practices SAN FRANCISCO, CA –  Demand for virtual events is growing so rapidly that everyone needs to know what virtual... 

UMB buys virtual career fair firm for $3.1mil

UMB buys virtual career fair firm for $3.1mil

Press Release: UBM Studios Expands its Virtual Recruitment Fairs with the Acquisition of Astound LLC Adds Fortune 500 Clients to UBM Studios’ Customer Roster Chicago – Building on its track record... 

Report: Running successful virtual event takes face-to-face contact

Report: Running successful virtual event takes face-to-face contact

Running a successful virtual event takes face-to-face contact on the part of the team running the event, said InXpo product marketing director Dennis Shiao, in a recently-released report about virtual... 

Are Women Better at Virtual Events Than Men?

Are Women Better at Virtual Events Than Men?

Last week, I had a conversation with someone who’s organizing a virtual event. She wanted me to speak on the topic of using telesummits to build your list and I gladly agreed due to the quality of speakers... 

Unisfair reports 60% growth

Unisfair reports 60% growth

Press Release: Unisfair Experiences 60% growth year over year, adding 20 new virtual event customers in first half of 2010 Companies like 3M, EMC, Genentech and Tourism Fiji Turning to Virtual Events for... 

UBM Studios Unveils the Virtual Business Continuity Center

UBM Studios Unveils the Virtual Business Continuity Center

Press Release: Turnkey Portal Ensures Business Communications through Interruptions Chicago, IL — Business continuity planning is an imperative business practice for organizations.  Business interruptions... 

Virtual event networking hindered by multiple channels

Virtual event networking hindered by multiple channels

Back in February, the Virtual Edge Institute — a virtual events consulting firm — conducted a conference for virtual event organizers. Some 400 attendees went to Santa Clara to attend in person.... 

Common Use Cases For Virtual Events

Common Use Cases For Virtual Events

Some event planners just know that they want to produce a virtual event.  Others take a circuitous route to a virtual event, considering other options first.  For those of you “on the fence” –... 

Your Audience is Just a Few Clicks Away

Your Audience is Just a Few Clicks Away

The virtual event space has heated up over the last year.  That’s what a recent Unisfair survey of 500 technology marketing professionals revealed:  40 percent polled considered virtual events “one... 

On24 adds social tools to virtual events

On24 adds social tools to virtual events

Virtual events platform provider On24 has rolled out a suite of social networking tools this week, including integration with Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. “We have a standard Twitter widget that can... 

Survey: Virtual events emerging as marketing channel

Survey: Virtual events emerging as marketing channel

Press release: Annual Unisfair Marketing Survey Probes 500 Technology Marketing Professionals on ‘The Future of Tech Marketing’ Data Reveals Lead Generation as Top Priority and Virtual Events as... 

Dance on the Volcano – Virtually

Dance on the Volcano – Virtually

These days, we are experiencing a period of extraordinary growth in the Virtual Events space. Let’s face it, air travel isn’t getting any easier as long security lines, service reductions and flight... 

Five mistakes of hybrid events

Five mistakes of hybrid events

Last week I attended two conferences simultaneously, one in Cancun, Mexico (MPI Meet Different) and the other in Santa Clara, Ca. (Virtual Edge Summit)  Such is the life of a virtual traveler!  While... 

Report: 39% of firms to increase virtual events spending

Report: 39% of firms to increase virtual events spending

Press Release: New Report Signals Fundamental Shift in Marketing Industry as Virtual Events Further Integrate into Traditional Marketing Mix The newly released 2010 Virtual Market Outlook report from... 

MakeMyWorlds CEO to speak about virtual expos

MakeMyWorlds CEO to speak about virtual expos

Hélène Zuili, CEO of MakeMyWorlds presents a case study titled “Real World Expos in Virtual Spaces” in Second Life today at 2 p.m. Pacific, 5 p.m. Eastern time at a live taping of the Virtual Worlds... 

Virtual Events: Year In Review 2009

Virtual Events: Year In Review 2009

(Image courtesy InXpo.) Coming into this year, I considered 2009 a taking-off point for the virtual events industry.  Sure, virtual events and virtual tradeshows have been around for some time, but I...