Online Events Made Simple

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

During this week's podcast, Rhian was joined by Robert Hopkin from Axis. Rob is a management consultant with 15 years of experience who is passionate about helping improve how people collaborate. And that is why he co-founded Axis, a digital facilitation platform, which makes it simple and easy for anyone to facilitate consistently brilliant meetings whether they are a 15 minute stand-up or a two day workshop.

During this podcast, it was interesting to speak to Robert about how Axis has managed throughout the pandemic and it was so great to hear they were hiring during such a difficult time. We discussed how the view of event technology has changed amongst people and how technology has benefited engagement with virtual events. Robert discusses how Axis have been putting together a report about inclusivity at virtual events and we discussed how virtual has massively benefitted inclusivity and accessibility.

Who Axis are (1:35) Axis hiring during a pandemic (04:00) Collaboration during a pandemic (05:00) How engagement has improved through technology (06:00) How virtual events benefits introverted guests (08:00)  How virtual events helps inclusivity (11:00) Nervousness around event tech (14:00) Challenges Axis faced during the pandemic (17:00)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

During this weeks podcast, Rhian was joined with 3 excellent guests! Raimonda has over 12 years of experience in B2B, from promotions, multi-media communications to campaign management. Since starting her own business 4 years ago, Rai has been helping ambitious business owners promote their educational events and courses, using organic marketing techniques. Josh and Lawton are both from Ceeblue - Ceeblue is a Live video streaming provider pushing the limits of protocols to achieve sub 1-second video transcoding and delivery (end-to-end). The market requires a quantum leap for Live, interactive video.The demand already exists but most solutions have latency and quality issues. Ceeblue has neither. They transcode and deliver to any device anywhere in the world in under a second (Truly!).

During this podcast, we discussed why video quality is so important with the current pandemic and how it can affect the engagement at events. We discussed event marketing and what can be improved with virtual event platforms. It was interesting to hear their views, and how the video quality of events can impact attendees perception of the event.

The rise of video marketing (1:25) How Ceeblue have helped video quality with their customers  (2:21) How video quality impacts engagement (3:23) Event marketing changes in the industry (4:08) How Ceeblue video can help on any device (6:30) Complexity of virtual events (8:38) Would attendees with live video on help engagement (12:41) How pop ups can help with engagement on virtual events (14:21)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

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EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Mukhtar Mohamoud the Co-Founder of Newny, the Live Q&A, Feedback & Insights tool for organisations that use virtual events as a customer engagement channel.

During this podcast, we discussed what the idea behind Newny was and why the organisation was created. It was interesting to hear the background of Newny and how they adapted and developed their service during the pandemic. We discussed the challenges Newny faced and how live Q&A’s can impact event engagement. Engagement at virtual and live events was discussed and how Newny can help with this.

The idea behind Newny (1:00)  How Newny adapted their service with the pandemic  (3:10) How live Q&A’s improve engagement (6:00) Ideas on bringing your live and virtual attendees together (8:00) How live Q&A can improve the quality of questions at events (11:00) How engagement and competition can be linked (13:00) How utilising engagement features doesn’t have to be expensive (16:00)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

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EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Mark has over 15 years’ experience in the Events and Publishing industry. He has a strategic understanding of the challenges that media owners face. He really enjoys understanding audiences and partnering with organisers to deliver something meaningful.

Mark starts off the podcast by introducing himself and what he does at Circ data, the conversation then shifts to technology and virtual/hybrid events. He gets into detail about the positives and negatives of using event technology platforms and the differences in marketing strategies when advertising a virtual event in comparison to physical events..

Introduction and Circ data (2:14) Virtual and hybrid events (7:27) Positives & negatives (16:12) Marketing (23:11)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Fuzzy Brick helps customers deliver unique virtual experiences that make memories for a lifetime. Whether it's sharing a company update using virtual reality film production, full scale virtual reality meetings and events, unique and fun team building, training or gamification competitions, they have it all.

Bradley and Mark both kick start the podcast off by introducing themselves and what FuzzyBrick is, it then follows onto how COVID19 impacted them as a business and how they implemented VR to battle it. They spoke about their challenges and where they see the future of events is heading towards and if VR is here to stay..

Introduction and FuzzyBrick (3:54) VR (10:37) Challenges (16:43) Events and VR ( 24:41)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

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EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

You might have seen her viral TED talk, How to Burnout and Be Successful or read about her in The Washington Post, Inc Magazine or USA Today. She’s on the Board of Directors for the Association for Women in Events and is a partner of The James Beard Foundation hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina. She's an award-winning keynote speaker, virtual emcee, the host of the F THIS S podcast and forthcoming author of Burnout to Badass…

Rachel starts off by introducing herself and what she does and has done for a living. She talks about her personal stories with burnout and offers advice to those event organisers who are going through it. Rachel then speaks about how she has adjusted to being an emcee in a pandemic and how she found pivoting to hybrid events and managing engagement. Rachel discusses the new standards keynote speakers have faced/are facing now.

Introduction (5:14) Burnout and advice (9:56) Adjusting to the pandemic (13:54) Hybrid (23:33) New standards (28:26) Engagement (30:55)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

​EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Emma Barr joined the RCM in 2014 working her way up to her current position advising the college on their events and training programme, running more than 80 events a year. This includes curating the RCM’s webinar series, producing the education, research, trade union and annual conferences. In the past year Emma has managed the transition from face to face to virtual events and trained a team to help deliver these to the RCM’s members.

Emma introduces herself and what she does for a living at the RCM (Royal College of Midwives) She expresses what she's been through over the past year, making to pivot to virtual and how she tackled all the challenges. Emma talks about engagement and the new strategies she had to implement to reach maximum engagement and what she thinks will happen in the future. She finishes off the podcast by giving advice to all event organisers out there.

Introduction and RCM (3:15) Challenges (4:40) Platforms (5:42) Engagement (10:25) Future of events (13:16) Advice (16:07)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Lizzie is currently an Event Operations Manager at SaaStock, a B2B SaaS events company. After completing her masters in Event Management at the University of Lincoln, she entered the world of events with a particular focus in international in-person conferences, managing events across Europe and Australasia. In 2020, after COVID-19 grounded the world, she helped pivot the company to take their B2B SaaS conferences online. In true events-spirits, Lizzie embraced the unexpected and the challenges that came with it, by learning new event platforms, such as Hopin and Streamyard, and the skills that went with it, in a matter of weeks. The company has now led 38 events online, many of which have been labeled the 'gold-standard of online events' by attendees.

Lizzie starts off by explaining what B2B and SaaS stands for and SaaStock. She speaks on what B2B SaaS companies can offer to event professionals and offers advice to those who are new to the SaaS industry. Lizzie talks about the challenges she has faced as an Events Operation Manager and where she thinks the future of events is heading. Lizzie discusses the pros and cons of virtual events and offers advice to those who have not yet made the pivot to virtual.

B2B & SaaS (1:19) SaaStock and the SaaS industry (3:10) Advice on setting up a SaaS company (4:37) Community building (8:11) Dashboard: The Directory (9:49) Challenges and sustainability (16:21) Pivot (18:20)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Cloud Present is an online recording platform that helps companies easily produce professional video content for virtual and hybrid events.

Bradley kicks off by talking about Cloud Present and the services it offers. He starts to discuss the issues that can go wrong within the virtual world and the importance of pre-recording content. He gets into detail about creating a platform, Cloud Present, in the middle of a pandemic and the benefits of what pre-recorded content can bring for viewers worldwide. He expresses how his platform is adapting to COVID and the steps he will take to keep afloat in the future.

CloudPresent (2:13) Importance of pre-recording (5:49) Building a platform during COVID (12:45) Benefits of pre-recording (14:20) Adapting to the industry (15:47) Challenges (18:18)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).

Have you been wondering how to make the big pivot to virtual events? Are you a complete newbie when it comes to event technology and the virtual event world? As we speak with guest speakers and discuss our own experiences with the virtual and hybrid event industry, we will be going through the challenges you may face along the way and how to overcome these.

With the current situation, the rise and requirement for virtual and hybrid events are definitely on the rise - have you made the move yet? Listen to our live podcast every week on our Facebook page, or you can listen to the podcast version to find out how you can make your online events simple.

Rich Davies is a Senior Account Director at DRPG. His career started as a sound technician, then Live Experiential Producer before moving into a more strategic role, building a wealth of experience along the way. He's passionate about all things creative, communications, brilliant people experiences and new ways of working

Richard starts off by talking about his role at DRPG and the benefits of using a media agency. He discusses the challenges he has faced as a result of COVID and the importance of adapting and being positive throughout it. He moves onto recruitment during these times and how they positioned themselves as a company. Richard expresses his thoughts on hybrid events and the pros and cons around it and if we will return back to normal at a fast or slow pace.

DRPG (3:32) Benefits of using external resources (5:58) Challenges (10:01) How the company has positioned itself during COVID (14:25)  Hybrid events (22:48) The return to post COVID events (26:52)

EVENTMIND is a market leader in the virtual meetings and events sector. EVENTMIND provides training, consultancy and delivery for businesses looking to engage virtually with their audience and community. You can give us an email on [email protected] or alternatively call us on 0330 133 3485.

​EventMind does not endorse any particular virtual event platform or software. We review the platforms available on the market monthly (through a combination of client feedback, test events and demos). There’s no platform which is an ‘all in one’ or ‘all inclusive’ solution when it comes to virtual event platforms. Bear in mind, most virtual event platforms were originally live event apps or software. Covid19 accelerated many platforms to pivot into creating virtual event solutions. In the long run, this seems to be a smart move as hybrid events are likely to become standard (especially if you understand how to monetize hybrid events and maximise global audience reach).