Tag: Virtual event

Introducing Free Private Messaging on Dryfta

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In our continuous effort to provide exceptional event experiences, we are thrilled to announce a significant breakthrough in our private messaging tool on the Dryfta event platform. Through substantial improvements in our underlying technology, we have successfully reduced the resources required for this feature to a large extent. Therefore, starting this week, we are excited to make the private messaging tool free to all our users. This tool, integrated within the Dryfta event app for Android/iOS and the Dryfta event website, enables participants to send private messages, share files, and exchange links seamlessly during virtual and in-person sessions.

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How Rising Inflation Impacts Events & Conferences

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What is Inflation?

Inflation is the rising of prices and a decrease in the value of money. It can be caused by an imbalance between supply and demand or if people hoard their money rather than spend it. The U.S. economy has experienced a lot of inflation since the 1800s, making it harder for people to save and grow wealth.

One of the many consequences of rising inflation is a drop in conference attendance. With current inflation rates at their highest level since 2011, this phenomenon appears to be happening on a larger scale than ever before. In this blog post, you’ll learn about some of the direct impacts that inflation has on conferences and how you can mitigate the impact.

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A Guide To Making Money with Virtual Events

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Live events provided a substantial revenue stream for businesses during pre-pandemic days. That income stream quickly dried up once COVID-19 arrived and social distancing regulations shut down any service deemed non-essential. Compounding the issue is the randomness of outbreaks threatening to destroy your careful planning with unpredictable lockdowns.

Fortunately, it is possible to transfer live event forums by planning virtual events as a substitute. However, taking your monetization strategies to a virtual platform will require adjustment. When monetizing your virtual event, you will want to replace as much of your income stream as possible with online equivalents. A few obvious obstacles will include:
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Everyone Loves Virtual Team Building Activity

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With the prolonged prevalence of the pandemic, remote work is here to stay. Many companies have initiated Work from Home Programs globally offering remote work opportunities. Along with its benefits, remote work can become daunting for the employees due to increasing feelings of awkwardness, disconnection, and isolation among the remote workforce, significantly reducing productivity by almost 21%. This makes it vital for businesses to initiate effective an effective virtual Team Building activity.
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Best Virtual Events Tips You Will Read This Year

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To explain the virtual events, they are events held online. Based on purpose, they can be hosted in multiple forms such as invitation webinars, live streams for the public, conferences that require paid passes, or informal social media events.

There are several online platforms for virtual events, such as GoToMeeting, Webex, Dryfta, Zoom, or Clubhouse, where the audience can be connected via video call or voice call depending on the nature of the virtual event. There has been a lot of growth and potential in specialized virtual event platforms and webinars in recent years. Apart from all the benefits attached to virtual events, one of the biggest benefits of hosting a virtual event is that it is comparatively inexpensive, no rental space or setup required, and you can interact with a global audience from the comfort of your home.
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How To Select a Virtual Event Company for Your Event?

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There are numerous virtual event companies out there hosting virtual events for years. It is their territory, and they know their way around it. On the other hand, some companies have just set foot in virtual event planning, brought about especially by the coronavirus pandemic. But your concern does not only lie with an experienced company, rather a several factors.

Running a successful virtual event requires an extensive and all-encompassing skill set, including moderating, filming, broadcasting, writing scripts, and much more. It also translates to virtual event companies knowing their way around technology and then some. But how can you choose a specific company to execute your event successfully?
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Do You Need a Virtual Event Platform?

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Technology has always been an integral part of life; it is impossible to think of an industry or a profession that has not benefited from the proliferation of technology. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and social distancing mandates further highlighted the essential role technology plays nowadays. Despite the difficulties, networks and digital devices have kept people connected and go about their lives in a modified manner.
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How To Handle Virtual Event Management Challenges?

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Also known as online events, virtual events involve people interacting with each other on the web rather than meeting in person. Ever since the pandemic has happened in 2020, virtual events have become a norm worldwide. It is predicted that around 40 percent of virtual events will be conducted in 2022, a five percent increase compared to 2020.
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Benefits of Live-Streaming Webinars on your Website

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Better user experience – For multiple webinars in a day, users do not have to keep switching between your website and the webinars.

Keeps your data centralized – Webinar platforms have tools for chat, live polls, and Q&A. However, their data is segregated and it is not easy to keep these data centralized for your participants. If you’re using a platform like Dryfta, you can live-stream your webinars on your website and also let them chat, ask questions, and participate in live-polls. This lets organizers keep their data within a single platform with access to each participant’s chats, questions, and polls they participated in across the webinars.
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International Association of Applied Linguistics – Case Study

2400+
attendees
270+
virtual sessions
1740+
abstract submissions

 
 

If anybody needs an experience review for Dryfta: we can only recommend them with the highest scores. Excellent service and friendly & outstanding support for their top-notch platform! – AILA 2021 Chair

By the time the virtual congress started, World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2021) had more than 2400 registered participants. The scientific program had more than 260 thematic symposia, in which participants could interact during the talks via audio, video, and text messaging. All sessions can be accessed and viewed later again until the following year.
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