hybrid events as having the greatest potential for growth in the year ahead. Meeting-planner respondents to our latest epanel survey are on the same page — 85 percent of those who added a hybrid extension said it had successfully expanded their audience. And by virtue of hosting a virtual event, two-thirds said they increased the stature of their organization in the marketplace. Why else should you take your event online, and what should you be mindful of? Read on.
n our Annual Meetings Industry Forecast published last month (convn.org/12-mmsurvey), two contributors independently pointed to
Our latest epanel survey indicates that we’ve reached a tipping point: More than half of meeting planners have already added or are planning to add a hybrid extension to their in- person events. Meeting planners on the virtual frontline report on the results of their initiatives.
This online survey was conducted in October among Convene readers and PCMA members. Of the 114 respondents, 53 percent identified themselves as association meeting planners; 20 percent said they were corporate meeting planners; 20 percent were independent/ third-party planners; and 7 percent worked for nonprofit/ education/religious/government organizations.
This Convene epanel was conducted by Lewis&Clark, lewisclarkinc.com, and sponsored by