Posts Under: Rochelle Richardson

In Creating Virtual Events, Best to Look for 'Sustainable Models'

I saw two industry quotes today that both pointed in the same direction.   “What can you create now that will become a product forever?” a media company revenue officer asked.   “We were looking to build a sustainable model for a relevant digital program, not a one-and-done,” said Rochelle Richardson, senior VP of expositions and events, AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, commenting on their pivot in June to a virtual InfoComm 2020 Connected event. “We wanted to build a model we could continue to tweak and enhance for our other events around the world.”   Last week, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released the results of its latest poll tracking the impact COVID-19 is having on the B2B exhibition industry. One of the numbers is that 81% of companies cancelling in-person events are pivoting to virtual events. Since ...

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