Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

High-tech user conferences like Dreamforce and Microsoft Ignite have been designing innovative hub spaces to engage and nurture their top customers for years. A conference hub should be a destination that participants want to go to when not attending sessions or walking the expo hall. Here’s what we came up with.

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MAY 22, 2020

Virtual conference complaints—and solutions. We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. WBT Systems has been tuning in—they describe ten attendee complaints about virtual conferences and provide suggestions to resolve them. Virtual conference success stories. Here’s another one.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 4, 2020

During this Coronavirus crisis, many planned conferences are being transformed into virtual events. So, beyond your standard questions about event schedule and production cost, what are the other most important questions to ask a virtual events vendor as you investigate their services? Are your events built on an eLearning platform?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 15, 2022

In my experience, most large conferences this year are realizing about 80 percent of their 2019 revenue performance. Cost-plus is the most common method for pricing sponsorship. Calculate your cost of sales and delivery for each of your offerings. You may find low-hanging fruit recommendations by going through this exercise.

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MatrixG

MARCH 25, 2024

I attend a lot of webinars and conferences about non-dues revenue, including Non Dues-A-Palooza. Historically, associations view their AMS as merely a cost center: technology with a fancy price tag to track what the association and members are doing. So why isn’t your AMS part of YOUR association’s non-dues revenue strategy?

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Reid All About it

JULY 2, 2021

It comes from a group of legal vendors who met late last year “to explore the current state of legal industry conferences and discuss ways they might partner with conference organizers to build a better experience for all.” Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Do we have approval to book live conferences? Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Conference Organizers Summit (Day 1). What does that mean? 1 CAE credit.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Volunteerism is not just about completing tasks with lower-cost labor, which can lead to feeling used. Designing the Future of a Profession: A 5 Phase Approach to Reimagine Your Conference and Member Offerings Discover how ACUHO-I transformed their conference content, member value, and future outlook through a five-phase multiyear approach.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

But, this week, WBT Systems reveals the high career costs of working from home for Gen Z and millennials. They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. Host: Adrian Segar, founder, Conferences That Work. Presenters: Michael Ryan, TEDx Global Partnerships, TED Conferences. More info/register.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

They go into detail on the items that belong on your list: reporting, security, API, technology partners, access control, cost of ownership, vendor stability, and the ability to expand software capabilities as your needs change. This isnt just a conference; its a celebration of legacy and a roadmap to the future of purpose-driven work.

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Blue Sky eLearn

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Whether in-person or virtual, these partners are important, although they are not all created equal (and they probably feel that way about th e conferences they exhibit at and sponsor!). Many exhibitors and sponsors might feel like the conference needs them and their sponsorship dollars. Vendors who put their logo on every slid .

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EventMobi: Association Events

MAY 1, 2024

Ask about the provider’s off-the-shelf integrations and their ability to facilitate custom integrations and any associated costs. Many associations offer Exhibitor Lead Capture to earn non-dues revenue and offset the cost of running their events. How can the platform help me promote my events and register attendees?

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Gala dinners, lunches, coffee breaks, group breakfasts and site visit tastings are incorporated into our conferences and events. This allows attendees access to all event details prior to meetings and conferences. These alternatives also reduce the cost of producing one off designs.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Global business travel and events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, albeit at a much more moderate pace than the exceptionally steep increases seen in 2022.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It’s true, if you weren’t already planning on have a hybrid event there will be additional costs incurred, but now you’ll be opening your event up to a wider audience and forging a new path you can repeat and refine for the future. . Blue Sky eLearn is here and happy to assist you with any virtual event needs. . Go Virtual!

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research reveals the business meeting and events sector has been decimated by the impacts of COVID-19 and is urgently calling on government intervention.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

This is the primary job of a data analytics tool : to display the full picture – from how your users interact with the community to which sessions they attended at a conference, and how engagement impacts retention rates and transactions. Total cost of ownership. Predictable costs. Subscription/license fees. Risk avoidance.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Virtual conference design. Dave Lutz of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting says many professionals “will not participate six to eight hours a day for your three-day virtual conference” so “don’t take the same old face-to-face agenda and try to plug it into a virtual platform.” He shares ideas to get you started with 2021 conference planning.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Many associations are pivoting their in-person conferences to virtual conferences. Some associations are doing away with their conferences altogether. Perhaps they can’t afford to turn their revenue center into a cost center. Perhaps it seems safest to eliminate the costs associated with the in-person conference.

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Higher Logic

MAY 13, 2020

If this sounds impossible, it would be hard to achieve this level of personalization with individual outreach alone – that’s not scalable or cost effective. The great ideas and valuable connections members build with each other at your annual conference can happen all the time.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Wonk Week (Washington DC) The leading conference for public affairs and advocacy professionals, offering deep dives into grassroots mobilization, lobbying tactics, knowledge management, PAC strategy, and beyond. Learn about the process of building a custom app, including the cost and timeline. More info/register. More info/register.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. – How to Get Started Planning Your Hybrid Conference. While it’s not yet clear what “hybrid” will mean for scientific conference planners in 2021, the future looks promising. Tue 2/2 at 11 a.m. More info/register.

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 22, 2025

Partnership Examples: Co-hosting an Industry Event: Two organizations collaborate to organize a conference, combining their networks and expertise to attract a larger audience. In-kind Contributions: Sponsors can offer valuable resources, such as equipment, supplies, or services, which reduce costs for your organization.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 10, 2024

Jeff Howe , who is credited with coining the term “Crowdsourcing,” was the opening keynoter at the 2009 ASAE Technology Conference, where he mad the point that no matter how smart the people around you are, most of the smartest people work somewhere else. Which revenue, may I remind you, is NOT necessarily going to the workers.

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Association Success

MAY 20, 2020

“A virtual conference is not simply back to back webinars,” said Arianna Rehak , co-founder and CEO of Matchbox Virtual Media. There’s a lot of production value, there’s a lot of planning and there’s a whole art and science to putting on virtual conferences.”. Are your speakers volunteering their time or speaking at a cost? .

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

At MIT Technology Review, Tanya Basu shares ideas for helping remote workers recreate watercooler moments —the same ideas can help you simulate conference hallway conversations too. Virtual conference sponsors. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Remote watercooler.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 25, 2019

Meeting and conference attendees increasingly expect ways to engage organizers, presenters, and each other – from the moment they register until months after the event. About that last minute location change… no one loves to break a sweat running to the wrong conference room. Mobile Event Apps: No Laptop? No Problem.

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WBT Systems

JULY 26, 2016

A good association LMS should have eCommerce capability, enabling you to create a revenue stream for your organization with full shopping cart support for multiple currencies, languages, tax, and payment options for selling content, webinars, conference registrations, and more. Extend your Reach to a Wider Audience.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This impacts association meetings, which in turn impacts everything most associations do because the conference often provides 30-50% of annual revenue. Back to the example of an annual conference, unlike six months ago, there are success stories on going virtual. What you did yesterday won’t work today. Don’t miss it.

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Having a conference app for your event is a seriously powerful tool. Plus, when you have a go-to partner to lean on for your conference app needs, you can focus on the content and event planning. There are seven major benefits to creating an app dedicated solely to your conference. Options for conference apps.

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Reid All About it

JULY 10, 2020

Virtual conferences and events held in March and April were at an advantage—attendees weren’t yet in full-on Zoom fatigue. Virtual conference success. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians went virtual with their conference early in the pandemic, March 19, to be exact. Virtual conference sponsorships.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Fortunately, 85% of Americans own a smartphone (a 50% rise since 2011), and by giving your attendees the option to download a conference app, you can reduce overwhelm and increase their overall event satisfaction. You can then explore the 17 apps we’ve reviewed that will help you plan, implement, and evaluate your next conference with ease.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 19, 2022

Why the cost of a restaurant meal has soared—you really should read this if you ever dine out. ( We’ll address both the real costs and the impact on experiences for participants. Conference Sustainability: Should You Be Prioritising It in 2022? ASAE Annual is a “work hard, play hard” conference. Quick hits.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Maybe one sign of a looming implosion… your conference is stuck in the dark ages. In this Wired article, Dr. Esther Ngumbi and Dr. Brian Lovett discuss the need for exhausting, expensive, and exclusive science conferences to modernize and provide some ideas for improvement. All times are Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted.

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JULY 17, 2020

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology shared some of their sponsorship plans for an upcoming virtual conference on Collaborate (sorry, ASAE members only). 5 virtual conference pricing strategies. MS, CAE, CMM, CMP, Managing Director, Learning and Conferences, Financial Planning Association. MeetingsNet ).

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 4, 2024

. – Why You Need Security Operations: The Power of Proactive Protection Learn about the impact security operations have on attack remediation and recovery, and post-incident security hardening; the crucial questions to ask your IT provider; and how security operations mitigate the dwell time, downtime, and cost of cyberattacks. 1 CAE credit.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Virtual conference communications survey. The ASAE Communication Professionals Advisory Council requests your participation in a short, 11 question survey to help the community understand the challenges of planning virtual conference communications. Conference attendee learning journey. Virtual conference experience.

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