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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

Operations and Event Manager Rose Lombino from Friends of the Children was one of the first event planners facing the challenge of COVID-19 and made the decision to move to a virtual event. Listen to the story of how she made the transition, and how virtual event production was a key factor in the successRead more

At the beginning of the pandemic, event planners came to us panicked, looking for advice and direction on how to convert their event from an in-person event to a virtual one. Like most of the planners, we were also experiencing some trepidation of our own, not knowing what was going to happen to the eventRead more

As 2020 winds down and I reflect on the monumental changes COVID-19 brought with it – not only to the world, but specifically to our industry, I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned.  Events have always played a big part in company culture, and with the COVID-19 pandemic transitioning most of 2020’s eventsRead 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

The desirability, value, and emotion of face-to-face interaction at in-person events will never go away.  But in today’s COVID-19 world, transitioning your in-person event to a virtual one is a likely scenario.  Despite the demand for virtual events over the last several months, which format to use— live or semi-live, is still unfamiliar to theRead more