Hybrid events took no time in becoming a mainstay since the corona pandemic. Due to the constant fear of in-person cancellations, hybrid events picked up the slack. Now an event’s physical presence is combined with online components that can be enjoyed from anywhere around the world.

At the moment everyone in the event industry has the same pressing questions: What to do with cancellations? What schemes are there for employees? What are the options for online events? How do I keep my business running?

As an event manager, you probably are more than familiar with the step-by-step process that accompanies setting up an event. Who will be attending your event? How do you keep a clear overview of your guestlist and registrations? And more importantly, did you make sure to send the right mails to the invitees? These are all questions you might have asked yourself in the run-up to the event. Perhaps you have even wondered if there is a more efficient way of arranging the registration of and the communication surrounding your event. We know there is! After partnering with evisit, we have interviewed Tessa Rijnsburger (operational manager at evisit) regarding their software and services, which will support you during the entire process of hosting your event.

Good email content and a proper plan can significantly increase your event pre-engagement. All shiny statistics will increase once you use this way of communication properly. In Krowden (formerly NetworkTables) we always suggest putting a lot of attention into your email communication. It’s the easiest and the most effective way to communicate with people attending your events.

New to his job, Jim wanders into the event venue excited to shake some hands. He’s hoping to impress by networking to secure business deals. He carefully walks around the hall for hours going from booth to booth introducing himself and chatting. By the end of the day, he’s exhausted and only 3 of the people he’s spoken to today will respond to his follow up email.

Award shows are all about bribing people together to showcase the best in the industry. Behind the scenes, it’s also a great place to network informally.

Award dinners & Gala’s used to be very traditional and people don’t like that anymore. They are ‘gala tired’. So enough reason for change! Will sum up some of the trends that people see in Galas & Awards.

The event industry’s landscape has faced quite a lot of changes in the last few years. What during the pandemic was a rapid move to virtual events has now settled into a hybrid middle-ground that is here to stay. Why would on-site events remain limited to one location when they can be accessed online by people from all over the world at a little extra cost?

Is your event in a couple of days? Our event checklist will help you with making sure that all is on point. Note that not all of them might be applicable to your event.

Event platforms are rising to the forefront, since the pandemic more attention has been turned to event platforms to handle increasingly more complicated event formats. The ones pulling ahead are those willing to harness the power of automation. Other like to stick with the manual approach, and it’s easy to understand why. Questions are still in the air about the benefits, impact on the event itself, and whether it’s more trouble than it’s worth.