The switch from in-person to virtual events is nearing the one-year anniversary and it’s gone on long enough that people are collecting stats on the benefits. According to the Global Virtual Events Market Size | Industry Report, 2020-2027, virtual events are cost-effective, efficient and increasingly popular thanks to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
Instead of dashing through the conference rooms of a giant hotel with confusing carpet patterns people who attend virtual conferences get to do it from the comfort of home or the office or wherever you like to learn.
According to 4 reasons virtual events can be better than in-person events, virtual attendees report these additional benefits:
Virtual events save money, widen the number people who can come and keep people almost entirely as engaged as they are in person.
Got a Competitive Edge? Lead the Pack at IFA
Virtual events are a favorite for people who like the gamification of life, and getting real-time reactions from people through polls, surveys and live questions. Here are a couple of ways you can get into deep networking at IFA:
Challenge Your Staff
Put your digital media folks to the test: The IFA attendee that posts, chats and drives up interest wins.