Tag Archive: live streaming

Toto, I Don’t Think We Are In The Meeting Venue Anymore

Tweet 7 Tips For Successful Live Streaming Events This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s September edition of Convene.  Recently we looked at the logistics needed for a successful hybrid event. That live streaming cheat sheet addressed the five types of hybrid…

Go Hybrid: A Live Streaming Cheat Sheet

Tweet This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s June edition of Convene.    You’ve convinced your team that providing a hybrid event is good for your organization, your customers and your stakeholders. You’ve alleviated any fears about the virtual experience cannibalizing…

Let Your Content Run Wild And Free To Attract New Members And Retain Current Ones

Tweet With the explosion of social media comes the expectation that content should be free. How do you embrace that as a way to create greater demand for your face-to-face events — and attract new members? This past summer we’ve experienced a confluence of events with significant implications for the future of the meetings, events…

Baseball, Children’s Counting Rhymes And Virtual Events

Tweet Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Face-To-Face or Virtual Go My mother told me To pick the very best one And you are [not] it. Often when meeting professionals consider whether to offer a face-to-face or virtual event, they feel as if the choice is best made by using a children’s counting rhyme. You know… Pizza,…

Since When Did Virtual Not Become A Live Experience?

Tweet I’m tired of well-intentioned adults slamming adults, teens and kids that text. Especially those that text each other while in the same room. I’m sick of association and organization leaders knocking online communities, social networks and live chats as inferior to face-to-face experiences. I’m also fed-up with event producers and face-to-face conference organizers bashing…