Is It Time to Take Advantage of Virtual Events?

To put things in perspective, my career in B2B media began in online events. I was brought on to manage client sponsored webinars for Penton (now Informa), and then transitioned to become the company's first virtual trade show manager. Ah, the good ole days… Virtual events have historically been seen as one-off or one-day live event offerings. This can still be valuable to a certain degree, but that way of thinking truly limits the solution's capabilities. Virtual events should be seen as part of an online environment that can create or grow a magazine brand's online community, and a lot of companies fail to utilize them in this 24/7, 365 capacity. A virtual event helps reach everyone in any time zone, day or night. Opening an environment like this, year-round, creates a content hub to keep track of what attendees are viewing, leading to additional revenue opportunities. When virtual events were first introduced, the perceived benefits included cost savings driven by cutting back on attendees' travel expenses while still delivering them the content they were interested in. This frightened a lot of in-person events folks—the idea that a virtual conference would keep people from traveling and attending their conference, encouraging them to opt for the less expensive virtual version instead. This is a myth. “Virtual events were introduced too early to the game, and people weren’t ready to move away from traditional events," says Michael Nelson, a longtime expert in the... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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