Practice Greenhealth, an association in the healthcare sector working to educate the industry on environmentally friendly and sustainable practices, is delivering its message to new audiences – and increasing its sponsorship revenue dramatically, as a result.
Predicted by the Virtual Edge Institute to be a coming trend in digital events, Practice Greenhealth is syndicating its live-streamed event content to partners and allied entities. “By allowing sponsors to embed the live stream from our annual conference ...
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Lowered costs, extended reach and the ability to create new revenue streams are key factors contributing to the growing popularity of digital events. But research suggests that many event professionals can find it difficult to know where to start and to understand the real benefits digital events deliver. Furthermore, they aren’t sure about expenses and whether they have requisite capabilities and resources for executing successful digital events.
Virtual Edge Institute’s Digital Event Center™ (DEC) program ...
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Poll your audience in real time by downloading a slide from the Poll Everywhere site and inserting it into your PowerPoint file. Audience members can respond to questions by texting or going to your customized PollEvereywhere web page all from their phones, tablets or computers. Results are almost instantanous and display live on the PowerPoint slide being shown during your event or learning program. You can use both poll questions as well as open ended questions.
Now you can engage your in person audience and inc...
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I was introduced recently to a company called LabRoots (www.labroots.com), which is a quasi-community, perpetual digital environment and virtual event all-in-one. (A “perpetual environment” or “365-environment,” is a content-rich platform, always open, that “lights up” occasionally each year with various virtual events.)
Founded in 2008 to connect the scientific world and create opportunities for meaningful collaborations across geographic boundaries and fields of expertise, Labroots is a Facebook for ...
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Engagement has become the issue of the day. Companies want to engage customers. Teachers want to engage students. Associations and community managers want to engage members. We’ve moved from trying to keep someone’s attention, to seeking a dialogue. I read a great article yesterday about “The Flipped Classroom,” where students view their professor’s lecture from home, then come to class to discuss it. Great idea!
Perhaps nowhere is the topic of engagement more discussed, more critical – and, probably, ...
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We’ve come a long way, baby! ~ Loretta Lynn
The times they are a-changing. ~ Bob Dylan
The catch-phrases that prove our world and work continue to evolve are abundant.
Nowhere is this evolution more evident than some conference speaker contracts. I’ve personally seen a change in conference speaker agreements that I sign. I’m often now required to do more than just show up and present. I’m being asked to blog on the event, create promotional videos, Tweet about the e...
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