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Virtual events have quickly evolved from a pandemic stopgap to a must-have component for many organizations grappling with event planning strategy. In fact, a recent survey of global B2B executives found that 68% expect virtual events to be a more significant part of in-person events in the future. (Source: Report One – Anatomy of VirtualRead more

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: National Trust for Historic Preservation If you’re looking for tips to make your virtual event a winner, don’t miss this snapshot of success! When the pandemic struck, our featured client chose to pivot their annual in-person conference to virtual despite some initial concerns. Their 2020 event was so well-received they’re going virtual againRead more

Let’s get to it: yes, virtual events are still a thing in 2021!  At Seamless Events, we appreciate that our clients rely on our extensive audio visual expertise; many decided to collaborate with us on virtual events when the pandemic first hit. Now, we’re helping event planners “know what they don’t know” so they canRead more

We’re back with another don’t-miss clip featuring Proper Planning’s Lynn Edwards and Seamless Events’ CEO Laurel Miller!  Lynn and Laurel pack this 10-minute clip with the innovative ideas and concrete strategies you need to execute high-quality virtual events.  Hear these industry experts discuss the difference between webinars, virtual meetings, and fully produced virtual events whileRead more

Playing music during virtual events can lend the right vibe and energy. With the explosion of virtual events and live streaming in 2020, you might be wondering about copyright rules and licensing for music and how to determine what needs to be done for your event to be copyright compliant. And, you should definitely takeRead more

We were so excited to be able to be part of the solution to take the Kong Summit virtual this year. Kong, a technology company based in San Francisco, broadcast their summit to users all over the world this year from their headquarters in the bay area. They welcomed us to their team to helpRead more

You’ve done the research and picked your virtual event platform, Congrats!  Now, can you make it work? There are a lot of virtual event platforms out there with a variety of features and capabilities. In fact, if you Google variations of “virtual event platforms”, you are met with over 6 million results!  As an eventRead more

How Seamless Events Helped Me Pull Off a Hybrid Meeting A Guest Blog Post by Jim Plymale, Vistage Chair As a chair of two Vistage peer advisory groups, I have one measure of my success: setting up and facilitating meetings that deliver value to my group members. Meetings are notoriously hard to do well duringRead more

In the current climate of social distancing and transitioning in-person events to online, event planners are not the only ones reeling to make their virtual events successful. Public speakers have had to adapt their content to meet the needs of virtual audiences as well. Understanding how much harder it is to convince virtual attendees toRead more

We were thrilled to host “Friends of the Children’s” live auction event in our Portland studios in May. Needing to make a fast transition to a virtual event in light of the pandemic, they partnered with Seamless Event Solutions to produce and live stream the auction from our Portland studio. With the help of MarquamRead more