Should you offer live streaming of your conference for free or for a fee? Many associations and conference planners face this question and there are no easy answers. If you read this blog regularly, you know I have an opinion that has sparked great ...
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Are Nonprofit Associations Headed Down The Path Of The Boxing Industry?
Yesterday, I looked at the question: Does offering free live streaming of an event cannibalize its face-to-face attendance? This entire discussion started with these two posts: Should You Make Your Valuable Online Content Totally Free? and Am I The Only One Scratching My Head Going Huh? Let’s continue the discussion and ...
Does Live Streaming An Event Cannibalize Its Face-To-Face Attendance?
Does offering free live streaming of an event cannibalize its face-to-face attendance? Is it the responsibility of virtual attendees to share the cost of the face-to-face event? Should face-to-face attendees bear the full costs of the event including any expenses related to live streaming? What are the benefits of attending a face-to-face event versus virtual ...
The Rise Of The Gift Economy And Freeconomics
This week I blogged about the actions of Meetings Professional International (MPI) and their decision to charge $299 for a Virtual Access Pass (VAP) to attend their upcoming conference in Salt Lake, UT. See my initial post and the subsequent post about free online content. The sticky wicket is the word “free” ...
The Ivory Tower Responds As A Horizontal Uprising Occurs
Have you seen the movie Underworld: The Rise Of The Lycans? I know, it’s one of those cheesy B-grade monster movies about vampires and werewolves. But hey, vampires are trendy right now. The movie traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, ...
