When hired as special projects manager for The Association of Boarding Schools, Amy Shivers knew she’d be working on something called a virtual event, but she could hardly have imagined what that meant or where it would take her.
These “8 Ways To Create Pre-Conference Customer Touchpoints” apply just as well to virtual events as they do the physical conferences Jeff Hurt wrote about. Great tips – clip, save and use!
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Dennis Shiao introduces us to Hotmail’s new interactive email technology – Active Views – which is perfect for events, virtual or otherwise. Imagine registering for an event, completing your attendee profile, seeing which of your friends and followers are registered and alerting your social networks to your registration – all within an email. It’s still early, and Dennis points out some shortcomings, but this is a technology we hope continues.
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An excellent, quick read from EXPO Magazine with 22 tips on producing virtual events – especially if its your first one. From business models and logistics to technology and troubleshooting, there’s lots of focus here on attendee acquisition and engagement.
http://www.expoweb.com/article/virtual-launch-pad
