Are NFTs the future of event marketing? I don't think so! Why? Because of serious sustainability and purchase complexity concerns.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/marketing-2/2021/05/nfts-event-marketing

Broadcast-style teaching has many shortcomings. So don't use it at your events! Here are three better alternatives to the conference lecture.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/08/three-better-alternatives-to-the-conference-lecture

Taking time to publicly recognize the people who made your event possible is an easy thing to do and the right thing to do.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/11/publicly-recognize-the-people-who-do-the-work

There are many reasons why you should hold multi-day events, and I share six of them in this post.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/02/six-reasons-you-should-hold-multi-day-events

Guide attendees out of the routine of attending, and gift them back into attention. This moves them from nowhere to now here.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/09/from-no-where-to-now-here

Destroy the conference to save it! If we try to save conferences by keeping them the way they've always been, we'll destroy them.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/06/it-became-necessary-to-destroy-the-conference-to-save-it

How can we encourage risky learning at conferences? By making them small, safe events where everyone is both a teacher and a student.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/01/risky-learning

Hey, meeting planners! Yes, you, you know who you are. Are you obsessed with conferences? Well…hopefully less than George Meyer…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/humor/2023/03/obsessed-with-conferences

Conferences are containers for ideas. Especially when they're places where participants share and co-create ideas, rather than just listen.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/08/conferences-are-containers-for-ideas

The meeting industry old normal is over, and many event professionals are hoping and waiting for a meeting industry new normal. Don't wait!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2020/10/meeting-industry-new-normal-2

Stooa is a free fishbowl tool for managing online discussions. Here's an initial Stooa review, including features & potential enhancements.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/12/stooa-review-fishbowl

Is it possible to go from broadcast to learning in 25 minutes? Yes, you can—and this is how you can do it!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2014/04/from-broadcast-to-learning-in-25-minutes

How can we give people permission to connect? A story from Barcelona and a path not traveled give us a clue.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/12/giving-people-permission-to-connect

Low-tech and high-tech voting solutions abound. Here's when to use no- and low-tech techniques for participatory voting.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/05/low-tech-high-tech

Participant-driven conferences can improve event ROI. And give potential attendees an answer to the question "Why should I go to this event?"

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/03/how-participant-driven-events-can-improve-event-roi

Event marketing isn't something you can do all by yourself. Instead get help from stakeholders: presenters, sponsors, and, yes, attendees.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/03/event-marketing-you-cant-do-it-all-yourself

I love to teach #eventprofs how to create better conferences! Here's a typical program for my one-day meeting design workshop.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/12/meeting-design-workshop

Please don't call me a speaker. Even if you give me just 25 minutes, I'll include time for people to interact with the content I'm sharing.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/05/please-stop-calling-me-a-speaker

What's most important about an event? Focus on the event's gift (its purpose) rather than the wrapping (the logistics) and budget accordingly!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/07/whats-most-important-about-an-event

Here are two ways to create better connections at a seated meal. Set aside time for participants to introduce themselves, and change places!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/10/connections-at-a-seated-meal