Skift Meetings Podcast

By Skift Meetings

The podcast for event professionals featuring the leading innovators in the industry. We cover the latest innovations in event technology, case studies of successful events, new thinking in event desi... more

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January 28, 2022#32 Samme Allen: The Power of Building a Community
In this episode, Samme Allen, founder of conferenceemcees.com, discusses why building a community is the key to growing a sustainable business and more including:
Why difficult journeys make us more resilient and lead to better products and services
Why sustainability needs to be a major consideration for all event professionals
Why building a community and not an agency is the key to success
The key differences between a TV host and a conference emcee
How many of the big challenges the event industry is facing come down to siloing
Dealing with the permanent changes to business travel and events
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42min
January 21, 2022#31 Kai Troll: Having a Positive Mindset Can Be Learned
This episode of the Event Manager Podcast features association leader Kai Troll. Join us as we discuss how we can learn to have a positive mindset and much, much more.
We cover topics such as:
Job titles and accolades are not as important as what you are creating
The importance of choosing our environments, which include the people, and the activities around us
How a good leader must be authentic to lead effectively
How many investors are really looking to invest in people, more than products or services
How the absence of long term planning adds stress and takes away the feeling that people can achieve their objectives
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52min
January 07, 2022#30 Joe Atkinson: Taking the Stress Out of Conference Planning
Joe Atkinson, Co-founder of Lineup Ninja

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest, Joe Atkinson, discuss stress, technology, conference planning and much more including:
How bad event experiences can lead to important insights
How Joe’s unique IT and events background led him to create an event tech tool
Why the time-based nature of events makes the event industry different to others, for good and bad
Compounding challenges around stretched workforces asked to do more
Why event tech vendors dream of creating SaaS products and why that doesn’t work for the event industry
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54min
December 17, 2021#29 Carina Bauer: The Need for Flexibility and Collaboration
Carina Bauer, CEO at IMEX Group, talks with EventMB Editor-in-chief Miguel Neves about the need for flexibility and collaboration in the events industry.
They cover topics such as:
How flexibility and cooperation with all clients and partners is key to delivering events in times of uncertainty
Why creative approaches to online events in 2020 have shifted to more practical content-driven approaches in 2021
How IMEX plans to continue to experiment with ways to bring the trade show to life online
How IMEX is internationally not called a hybrid show and is not trying to offer business appointments online
What drove the resilient IMEX team is be closer to clients and partners than ever before
Why IMEX has invested in IT, innovation and marketing and design
What a hybrid workforce means for the event industry
Why more sustainable events are possible should be the goal of all event organizers
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53min
December 10, 2021#28 Shane Lewis and Elliot Jakobsen: Handling Imposter Syndrome in the Event Industry
Shane Lewis, Business Development Manager at VenuIQ and Elliot Jakobsen, Global Marketing Manager at Canapii

In this episode, EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guests Shane Lewis and Elliot Jakobsen discuss not only their experiences with imposter syndrome but also cover lots of ground about the future of events and how event technology will continue to be part of all events going forward, and more including:
How there may have never been a more exciting time to work in event tech
How social side of the event industry is a major motivating factor for event professionals
Shane and Jakob’s specific experiences with imposter syndrome
The possible reasons why so many event professionals suffer from imposter syndrome
How the added pressure of pivoting to virtual impacted event professionals
The best ways of working with content, now and in the future
Predict how event tech vendors may shift their focus post-pandemic
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1h 3min
December 03, 2021#27 Anh Nguyen: Humanizing Event Tech
Anh Nguyen, Head of Community Engagement at twine

In this episode, EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest, Ahn Nguyen, discuss the humanizing of event tech and other topics including:
Why the high we get from in-person events is hard to replicate in virtual events
How listening to planners is crucial to developing great event technology
The tangible value of raw and human social media
How the saturation of events is causing reduced attendance and rushed production
The audience exhaustion and how the novelty value of virtual events is long gone
Why asynchronous communication technology will play an important part in the future of events
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45min
November 19, 2021#26 Dahlia El Gazzar and Gemma Edwards: Content Continuum
Dahlia El Gazzar, Tech Evangelist + Idea Igniteur at DAHLIA+Agency, and Gemma Edwards, Co-founder of Canapii

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, deputy editor, Angela Tupper, and guests discuss hybrid engagement strategies, and topics including:
Covid fatigue - best advice to planners
What do you say to those who say it's time to drop virtual and go back to in-person-only events?
Event data - Why do we need to really understand data to make it actionable? How do we prepare for working with data in 2022 and beyond?
Event promotion - Speakers and sponsors as brand ambassadors key to event promotion?
Making the best use of event content during and after events
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1h 3min
November 12, 2021#25 Tracy Halliwell: Why London’s Event Industry Is Booming Again
The latest episode features Tracy Halliwell, Director of Tourism & Convention Bureau for London & Partners, in conversation with EventMB deputy editor, Angela Tupper.

In this episode titled, “Why London’s Event Industry Is Booming Again,” Tracy Halliwell discusses how London’s meeting and event sector is growing exponentially, and how this rebound relates to larger industry trends. Topics include:
Whether revenge attendance is already happening
How London's sustainability initiatives are changing the game
When global business travel will return to pre-pandemic levels
How to pick hybrid-event-friendly destinations
The value of government programs like subvention and event insurance
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24min
November 05, 2021 #24 Kathryn Frankson: How Data and Strategic Marketing Drive Better Event ROI
Kathryn Frankson is the Director of Event Marketing of Informa Connect

In this episode titled "How Data and Strategic Marketing Drive Better Event ROI", Kathryn Frankson shares her expertise on mining event data for insights and designing marketing strategies for today’s hybrid world. Topics include how to build on what’s working well, how to target specific audiences, and how to make your virtual and in-person experiences work together for the highest possible event ROI.
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50min
October 29, 2021#23 Leanne Calderwood: The Power of Personal Branding
Leanne Calderwood, Personal Branding and LinkedIn Trainer

In this episode EventMB's editor-in-chief, Miguel Neves, and guest Leanne Calderwood discuss:
How our personal brands become part of what our clients experience
Why you should always tie your personal branding efforts to professionals goals
Why investing in one main platform for personal branding is the way to go
Why LinkedIn is the ideal place advocate and share our thought leadership
What are the content styles that work best right now on LinkedIn
Why the industry needs innovation and why simple returning to normal is not the best possible outcome of the pandemic
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49min

FAQs about Skift Meetings Podcast:

How many episodes does Skift Meetings Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.