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Cisco’s Olympic Structure Stuns Clients and Partners
With a design that could forever change b-to-b hospitality and a structure that will send creative directors back to their drawing boards, Cisco House—Cisco’s Olympic showplace for the London Games—was the ultimate trendsetter. The two-story, semi-permanent 20,000-square-foot structure—with excellent sustainability credentials—was built above Europe’s largest urban shopping center, offering incredible views across Olympic Park to...
Social Media Helps Cisco Keep GSX on Top of its Game
With its yearly Global Sales Experience—or GSX, as it’s better known—Cisco has evolved what was once a one-and-done annual event into a case study for maximizing the reach and impact of live+digital experiences. One recent GSX welcomed 20,000 attendees: 5 percent were in broadcast locations, 75 percent were in conference room viewing locations and 20...
Cisco Takes Global Sales Meeting Virtual for First Time in 20 Years
Virtual events are one of the fastest growing platforms in the event industry. Yet despite their slick graphics, 3D environments and high-tech appeal, the pervasive question remains: How do you engage with attendees if you can’t see, touch or talk to them? When Cisco Systems in 2009 set out to save costs by taking its...
Cisco’s Foray into Hybrid Events Changes Industry Forever
Cisco’s flagship annual customer conference has been a pillar of its portfolio for 20 years, but nothing rocked its foundation like the economic recession of 2009. Founded in 1984, the San Jose, CA-based maker of networking hardware and software had weathered the dot-com boom and bust with relative ease, but for the first time in...