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“I’m at the bar,” he wrote. “No, I’m at the bar.” I typed back furiously in Slack. I scanned the 3D avatars around me. “I can’t see you anywhere!” I was trying to meet one of my colleagues at a virtual event. We decided for…
We’re now well into the beginning of Q4 and the news from the industry this week has me reminiscing about this point in time last year. It was around this time last year when we began to put together some of the predictions of what…
It’s now been a month since in-person events and trade fairs have received the go-ahead in all German states, and everywhere you look, it seems something is happening. Things feel decidedly differently, and it’s not just the weather (or the election). The renewed optimism from…
This summer, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg shared that his social networking company is positioning itself to become a “Metaverse company”. The announcement was met with both criticism and acclaim. Far more responded in bewilderment. What is the “metaverse” anyway? [This might help] But the more observers…
When it came to choose an eventtech platform for our recent PIRATE Live event, there was one feature that I wasn’t particularly concerned about: a mobile event app. I am completely sold on the idea of a mobile event app for hybrid events, when your…
September has marked the reopening of trade fairs in all 16 German states– and fairs across the country have been busy welcoming back attendees. As 20,000 visitors are expected to attend the “Americana” fair in Augsburg this week, it really begins to feel that the…
This week I received a call on my personal number with an invitation to attend an upcoming industry event. The caller excitedly shared they would be waiving the entrance fee (just over 300 euros), because “we’d like to get more people in the room”. Everything…
A question I’m often asked, goes along these lines, “What’s the best event platform to use?” All event organizers will know that this question is impossible to answer. You’ll know the many variables that go into your final decision, depending on your concept, scope, goals…
One week to go. For event organizers, you’ll know what this moment feels like. The anticipation that’s been building, the tasks, to-do lists, and checks and the rechecks. The entire process to get to this point, and the seemingly zillion things left still to do. …
For event nerds, some of the most important events we looked forward to were the yearly launch events by those big tech brands– Apple, Google, Microsoft… Alongside the products they present, these events showcase some of the latest innovations in event design and production. As…
This tweet by Paul Graham this week caught my attention and it made me think a lot about the changes the events industry has faced over the last 16 months. Event technology has fundamentally changed the relationship between event organizers and their participants, sponsors and attendees.…
There’s an interesting trend that’s clear when reading about and following the event industry’s reactions to the pandemic. Over the last year, there’s been an overwhelming narrative about the importance of “returning to physical”. I certainly understand it – our agency’s signature event has been…
In May, Zoom quietly announced their own All-in-one Event platform was coming. At the time of the announcement, at the cusp of summer, many event professionals were not thinking of online events. Instead, we were looking excitedly to moving towards the return of physical events,…
It’s been a wet and wild week for us here in North Rhine-Westphalia. The once-in-a-generation flooding that has taken place over the last days here and in our neighboring region, as well as the very real cost to human lives that has been felt, has…
With more than 360+ solutions, our Eventtech Directory is filled with tons of platforms and tools that can help you produce a great online event. Everything is organized in 17 different categories to help you find the perfect software for the discerning event organizer, whether…
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