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AV Teams and Venues Face Labor Shortages The pandemic continues to impact the event industry. We’re sharing real-time information on the current meeting industry landscape so you stay informed throughout your planning process.  At a Glance Planner Watch-Outs Timeframe:  Current through 2022  What: AV and hospitality industry labor shortages across the U.S. Causes: Vaccination requirementsRead more

When you have the opportunity to interview two event industry professionals about pandemic-era innovations, take it! That’s what the Seamless team did when we hosted September’s UNTETHERED: Portland Studio Tour. During a break in the event, we filmed Allie Magyar (Chief Product Officer, Intrado) and Caitlin Davis (Event Strategist, Dynamic Events) as they shared theirRead more

At Seamless, we’re hearing from those who thought they’d be holding their 2022 annual sales kickoff meeting (SKO) in person, but are now debating whether that’s the right format. Understandably, they also wonder if a hybrid or virtual sales kickoff will deliver what their team needs. Just know that our clients agree: going virtual orRead more

Laurel MillerCEO, Seamless Event Solutions As an active participant in UNTETHERED, a group created by and for event industry professionals, I was among the disappointed when the COVID-19 Delta variant blew up plans for our fall hybrid gathering. With just two weeks to go before I’d planned to reconnect and recharge with my peers in-person,Read more

WHEN: September 9, 2021 WHERE: Virtual COST: Free   If you haven’t already heard about UNTETHERED, here’s a quick overview: it’s a unique series of events that brings together event professionals to inspire and empower each other. Our CEO, Laurel Miller, actively participates in the group, and when the pandemic blew up plans for theRead more

Laurel MillerCEO, Seamless Event Solutions A little over a year ago, I wrote a blog post about the impact of the pandemic on me and my business, and about the inspiration I felt from event industry professionals banding together to admit our shared struggle while also forging a path forward. Today, I am writing withRead more

A successful virtual or hybrid event starts long before the action happens — it begins with mapping out your attendees’ experience.  At Seamless Events, we work with clients to create a welcoming environment for all their event goers, including those who live with physical, psychological, or cognitive disabilities. Providing access accommodations and using specific strategiesRead more

Elevate Your Next Virtual Conference Like TechfestNW 2021 No risk, no reward: when you decide to live stream the majority of your virtual event, your production better be on-point. With viewers seeing your content in real-time, there’s no editing out human mistakes or technology mishaps. Our featured client, TechfestNW, knew that preparation, compelling content, rehearsalsRead more

At Seamless, we love sharing industry best practices about audio visual solutions for events. While we focus on full-service AV, we have a broad goal: to help deliver the highest quality attendee experience budgets will allow! Our Featured FAQ: When planning virtual or hybrid events, when does it make sense to broadcast live versus pre-record?Read more

When planning a virtual conference, bringing attendees into your world matters. Our featured client worked hard to set the tone of their annual summit right from the start with a sleek welcome video that took event goers inside the company’s physical space for a meet-and-greet with top-level executives.  Their pandemic pivot from in-person to virtualRead more