Your Two-Minute Tutorial on The Latest Event Technologies What it is: BLE stands for Bluetooth Low Energy. In short, BLE is a wireless technology akin to Bluetooth, with one important difference: it’s passive. So there’s no work required for attendees to engage with it. Like regular Bluetooth, it’s an owned and licensed technology, but have no […]

[box type=”coloured” pb_margin_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] In 2013, Microsoft boldly tore down its annual Worldwide Partner Conference to its studs, and reimagined the entire show. The resulting four-day event for more than 14,000 attendees was, by all accounts and metrics, a total success. So what did the company do when it came time to take […]

In our last installment of hot properties and sponsorship opportunities, we took you inside three offbeat events that have impressive and highly desirable followings: the Internet Cat Video Festival, the food-truck-friendly Vendy Awards, and Coney Island’s infamous Mermaid Parade. This time around, we’ve collected three more event platforms that run the gamut of passion points. […]

When it comes to meeting strategy, just about everything’s changing—right down to the agenda. However, the balance among hardcore business sessions, networking opportunities and social events can be a delicate one.

In this episode, Cisco Social Media Manager Kathleen Mudge shares tips for creating shareable social content at b-to-b events, plus her rules for real-time engagement.