“How Can I Be Sure in a World That’s Constantly Changing?”
What can we do to move forward as events professionals during Covid-19? Here's how we are embracing changes to live meetings, developing new engagement technology, and accepting uncertainty.
You Can’t Cross the Sea by Standing and Staring at the Water
Entering 2020, we had a carefully crafted 5-year growth strategy. Covid-19 changed our view of the world forever, and taught us an important lesson about event technology and future planning.
My Barn Having Burned Down, I Can Now See the Moon
We had planned our busiest year of audience engagement events so far when Covid-19 happened. It was like our barn, that we had lovingly designed and built, had burned to the ground. This is how we adapted.
Why Virtual Meetings Might Be More Equitable
Consider a typical ad board meeting. Out of 15 or so delegates, there are a couple of 'Rockstar' key opinion leaders that will tend to dominate the discussion. Virtual ad boards can change the dynamic and give quieter delegates more opportunities.
Is This the End of the In-Person Advisory Board?
Some of our clients expressed doubts that a virtual advisory board could work. However, we recently ran a virtual ad board that was so successful that the client is now reconsidering whether they will have physical ad boards in the future.
Why Pre-, During and Post-Engagement Is Key to the Virtual Ad Board
Running virtual advisory boards requires a slightly different approach, in order to maintain delegate attention and productivity. Here's why we think pre-, during, and post-engagement is the key to a successful event.
4 Tips for Switching to Virtual Meetings
Covid-19 has forced many organisations to take their meetings online - but there's more to a successful virtual meeting than just transferring content to Zoom! We gave pharmaphorum advice on the key things to consider when switching to virtual meetings.
Open Audience Partners with Proximie to Deliver Interactive Surgery Series
Open Audience and Proximie are delighted to be working in partnership to deliver a series of highly interactive surgical collaborations around the globe through our virtual events platforms.
‘Keep Calm’ and Consider Virtual Events
In these challenging times businesses are being forced to cancel or postpone live events, however not all events can or indeed should be transformed into a virtual event. For guidance about how to transition from live to virtual events please get in touch.
International Confex, Excel London
We are excited to announce that we are exhibiting for the second year in a row at International Confex, on 25th & 26th Feb 2020 at Excel London.