Join me, Liz King Caruso - the CEO of Liz King Events and techsytalk - as I interview thought leaders from all corners of the events industry on my quest to constantly evolve. Learning from my colleagues has been invaluable for my career and now I get to share this journey with all of you! With topics ranging from technology to ethics to engagement, we talk about it all! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/support
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Event-industry practitioners and pundits Michelle Bruno, Liz King Caruso, and Dahlia El Gazzar team up to put their experience, connections, and humor to work for the #eventprofs community. Listen to the most popular episodes from their weekly Cut the Sh*t. Cue the Genius webcast covering business-to-business events with special guest geniuses and an interactive viewing audience.
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Whether you’re building your own creative business or positioning yourself as the creative go-to in someone else’s company, you’ll want to hear from William Warren. As the Founder of the visual communications firm The Sketch Effect and author of “The Conquering Creative: 9 Shifts to Build an Unstoppable Creative Business,” William knows a lot about…
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Back to the Future? Or Past?: Different Approaches to Familiar Problems
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Why the f*ck are we going back and not forward with our events? Join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on what we can do differently with our organizations and clients with Brianna Elenes of Freeman and the viewers of their weekly webcast. Connect with Us: Submit Your Ideas Here Liz Caruso King on LinkedIn Michelle Bruno on LinkedIn Dahlia El Gazzar o…
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Communities are all the rage. When done well, event organizers benefit from keeping their attendees happy and engaged between events. Attendees profit from learning and networking with their peers. Bad community management results in a ghost town, but good community management is difficult and time-consuming. Join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on …
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What Do Corporate Event Executives Care About?
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Corporate marketers are data-driven but has the event data they’re after changed? SXSW, the annual “festival” for film, media, music and tech, is a great place to find the answer to that question. In this show, Cindy Lo of Austin-based RED VELVET shares what was on the minds of brand marketers, the event data they’re looking for, and what, if anyth…
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What Is The Snackable Event Content Trend?
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Research shows that the human attention span has decreased significantly in the past two decades. As a result, conference sessions are shorter and post-event videos are being served up in snackable portions. Join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on this long-simmering trend and what’s next with the viewers of their weekly webcast. Connect with Us: Su…
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Teamwork makes the dream work if you do it right. Whether you’re the coach, player, or cheerleader, join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on how to work together, maintain momentum, keep the creative juices flowing, be inclusive, and deal with the naysayers to produce unquestionably epic events with Monique Ruff-Bell of TED and the viewers of their w…
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In his new book, "Harnessing Serendipity—Collaboration Artists, Conveners and Connectors: The Art of Collaboration for Visionary Leaders," David Adler believes that “collaboration is a skill we can all better learn, develop, and share” and “serendipity isn’t totally serendipitous.” Join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on how to make magic when human…
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Building Your Personal Brand - How To Be the Celebrity CEO of Your industry
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Whether you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 firm or a solopreneur, Ramon Ray believes you can grow your business and live the life you want. Join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on personal branding, community-building and getting the attention you deserve with Ramon Ray of CelebrityCEO.com and the viewers of their weekly webcast. Connect with Us: Submi…
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Beyond Festivalization: What’s Next for Business Events?
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There’s no doubt that in-person events have made a comeback. But what have they come back from, and what are they moving to? Not too long ago, according to Skift, festivalization was the word the industry used to describe “the ‘cross-pollination’ or intermingling of business or tech and creative industries.” Has that idea come and gone? Join the ho…
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Ask any business event planner about the cost of audio-visual equipment, and it turns into a therapy session. Equipment rental and labor costs are off-the-charts high. Join the hosts as they cut the sh*t on what’s going on, who (or what) is to blame and when the cost craziness is going to end with Joshua Butler of Falcon Events and the viewers of t…
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Episode 71: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: Blended Events Lets Get Serious About What Works & What Doesn't with Dahlia El Gazzar, Dahlia+
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Episode 70: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: Change the Game, Break the Rules & Create an Unforgettable Experience w Jesse Cole, Savannah Bananas
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Episode 69: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: Events 3 0 The New Event Model for Growth and Monetization with Mary Ann Pierce, MAP Digital
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Episode 68: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: Curating Authentic Spaces of Diversity with Erika Speed, Forbes
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Episode 67: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: A Few of My Favorite Things with Liz King Caruso, techsytalk
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Episode 66: LIVE techystalk GLOBAL: Psychological Safety 10 Quick Tips to Make Your Attendees Feel Comfortable with John Chen
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Episode 65: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: What’s Your Intention? with Tahira Endean, IMEX
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Episode 64: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: techsytalk GLOBAL Session: Wheel of Belonging with Naomi Clare, Storycraft Labs
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Episode 63: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: The Neu Project – Why Embracing Neurodiversity Will Enable a Better Experience for All Audiences with Megan Henshall, Google
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Neurodiversity is such an important topic that we're excited to address at this year's event. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/support
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Episode 62: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: What we learned about Building Belonging from our work with Google Xi with Naomi Clare, Storycraft Labs
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In 2022 Storycraft Lab has been working with Google’s Xi (Experience Institute) to explore evolving audience needs, and how we might design experiences that respond to those needs. In this chat Naomi, Katy and Maya will share the Wheel of Belonging, a framework used to gather community input through conversation – and share the emerging insights ab…
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Episode 61: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: Unforgettable: The Art & Science of Creating Memorable Experiences with Phil Mershon, Social Media Examiner
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Phil Mershon shares insights from his new book with the same title, on how to create memorable experiences for our event attendees. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/support…
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Episode 60: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: Welcome to the Future - the New Event Strategy for Success with Liz King Caruso, techsytalk
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Join Liz King Caruso as we talk about how we planned techsytalk GLOBAL this year, and why we made some of the decisions we did. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/support…
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Episode 59: LIVE from techsytalk GLOBAL: The Power of Connecting with Attendees with Ramon Ray, Zone of Genius
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LIVE from our techsytalk GLOBAL conference, this session is on the Power of Connecting with Attendees by Ramon Ray! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/support
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Episode 58: Pandemic Positives: Rethinking the Member/Sponsor Relationships for Associations with Ann Hollins from Events Outlined
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While the pandemic had many troubles for our industry, Ann chooses to look at the bright side - and think about how we can use this opportunity to rethink how to provide value to both sponsors and members. We talk about her work in this niche, and also how Ann has helped the techsytalk team produce several events after connecting post-pandemic! ---…
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Episode 57: Mastering Zoom for Business and Association Events with Sheila Fox from Event In Site
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Sheila Fox jumped into Zoom full-throttle during the pandemic and has mastered using the platform for clients & even her daughters' school! In this chat, we discuss some of the best tips for event planners, and some of the biggest mistakes they make! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/messageSupport t…
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Episode 56: Iron Sharpening Iron: Why Collaborating with Competitors Makes Us Better with Jennifer Clark from Emerge Events
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The pandemic powered many global event partnerships in a way that has made our industry better. In this episode, we chat with Jennifer Clark to learn more about how she's been helping the techsytalk team do things we couldn't do on our own, and how she's helping and learning from event planners all over the world! While many people say you shouldn'…
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Episode 55: Community Building Tips with Krysta Eigelberger
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In another dive into the brains of the techsytalk team, we're chatting with Krysta Eigelberger who works with us to build the techsytalk Collaborative - our for planner, by planner community. In this episode, we'll talk about engagement, marketing, building and nurturing your email list and so much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…
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Episode 54: Creating Meaningful Event Experiences with Phil Mershon, Director of Experiences at Social Media Examiner
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In this special episode, we'll chat with Phil Mershon about some of the most memorable event experiences he's ever had, and how he strives to replicate the right environment for those transformational moments at his events. And, if you listen all the way to the end, you'll get to hear a very special surprise from Phil! --- Send in a voice message: …
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Episode 53: A Macro Perspective On Event Industry Challenges From Miguel Neves Of Skift Meetings
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From his seat as Editor-In-Chief at Skift Meetings, Miguel joins us to talk about some of the most pressing issues facing the events industry right now. From smaller in-person audiences to massive layoffs, we cover some of the challenges looming over our industry and some ideas on how we can combat them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…
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techsy Bytes: Liz riffs on Giving Attendee Lists to Sponsors
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ENOUGH with the attendee list sharing! In this short episode, Liz talks through why sharing your attendee list with sponsors has to stop. How can we help our sponsors be more creative in their approach to a winning partnership? We'd also LOVE to hear what you think! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/…
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Episode 52: Be Clear to Be Kind: How Professional Copywriters Can Take Your Events to the Next Level with Christy Wolff of ChristyCopywriting.com
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In this episode, we go behind the scenes of the techsytalk team and chat with Christy Wolff, owner of Christy Copywriting to talk about why professional event planners need to consider professional copywriting for their businesses and events. We'll chat with Christy about some recent techsytalk projects she's done and lessons Liz can learn (and you…
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Episode 51: Engaging Virtual Events with John Chen
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Can virtual events actually be engaging? What about the power of virtual to be BETTER than in-person? While John and I agree in-person is super important and a luxury experience, we love chatting about all things virtual in this catch-up! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustlers/messageSupport this podcast:…
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Episode 50: Come, Create, Share: The Touchstones of Event Experience with David Title at Bravo Media
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We're tapping into the creative mind of David Title, Partner at Bravo Media, about event experience in 2022 (and not just "engagement"). We're chatting about projection mapping, strategic content, the importance of data and thoughts on a better hybrid event experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eventhustle…
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Episode 49: NFTs for Events: A Primer with Jessica Finger from MadeWithMason.com
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In our first audio-only episode, we chat with Jessica Finger from MadeWithMason.com about NFTs - what the heck are they, why do they matter for the events industry and where is all of this going? Jessica also gives a great overview of Web2 vs. Web3. This is a can't-miss episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/e…
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Episode 48: Easy Gifting for Event Engagement with Cassy Aite from Hoppier
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Whether it's lunch at a virtual event or a gift to make a special connection with an attendee, we're talking about creative gifting ideas in this episode. Hoppier is a leader in virtual credit cards and we'll be talking about all the ways you can use gifting at your next in-person, virtual or hybrid event to engage your attendees! --- Send in a voi…
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Episode 47: How Associations Can GROW in 2022 with KiKi L'Italien
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After that past 2 years, Associations are under more pressure than ever to stay afloat and GROW - and there are lots of things they can be doing. In this discussion, we'll talk to Association Expert - KiKi L'Italien - about what she thinks Associations need to know, what they're missing and how she sees the future unfolding! --- Send in a voice mes…
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Episode 46: Setting Up Your Live Studio for Success in 2022 with Carrie Ferenac of CNTV
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The event industry is all talking about upleveling the production quality of our virtual and hybrid events, but a lot of planners are not sure where to start. In this episode, we'll chat with Carrie Ferenac from CNTV about what we need to know, what mistakes we're making and, of course, we'll have a chance to geek out about all the latest tech. Joi…
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Episode 45: Start NOW: Building The Life of Your Dreams with Dan Ram, International MC
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As we wrap up our season for this year, we're excited to interview Dan Ram - international MC - who has designed a business that works for him (and not the other way around!) and pivoted through challenge after challenge. In this episode, we'll talk about how he did it and how YOU can take control of your future and build the life you love. --- Sen…
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Episode 44: The Changing Landscape of Meetings with Joe Schwinger, CEO of MeetingPlay
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There is no question that the meetings landscape is changing rapidly, but what does that mean for the future of meetings? How has the event space changed in the last 1-2 years and how will it continue to change? What role will event tech will have in the future? I'm this episode we will chat with Joe from MeetingPlay about all this and more! --- Se…
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Episode 43: Dissecting Virtual Events with Michael Michalowski
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As we get deeper into the world of virtual events, we're starting to learn best practices and places on the road to watch out for. In this session, we'll chat with Michael Michalowski about the work they've been doing with The Digital Events Report & Spark of Change event in the virtual event space to glean insights. --- Send in a voice message: ht…
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Episode 42: Elevating Emotions at Your Next Virtual Event with Michael Buckley from Cadence
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Virtual events have been the big thing in the last 18+ months, but so many people talk about how they're so different from in-person. They seem cold - distant - different. How can we bring emotions back into the events we're hosting virtually, and even in-person where guests are wearing masks and socially distancing? In this episode we'll talk to M…
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Episode 41: Learning from Virtual Companies - Pedro Góes, CEO of InEvent
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If you're looking to glean best practices on virtual events, look no further than some of the busiest virtual platforms. In this episode, we'll chat with Pedro Góes, CEO of InEvent, to see what they've been learning after working on thousands of events with all types of attendees. We'll talk best practices, horror stories and lessons learned for pl…
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Episode 40: Legal Issues Returning to In-Person Events with Steve Adelman from Adelman Law Group
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I am excited to learn more about the risk management and legal issues event professionals face as we return to the world of in-person events as we talk this week to Steve Adelman, Attorney with Adelman Law group. Steve has spent years of his career considering risk issues with venue safety and security and is a very trusted resource as we look to C…
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Episode: 39: Career Catch Up with Dana Freker Doody from JUNO
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Dana has been a huge asset to the events industry throughout her career and, in this episode, we'll catch up with her at her latest venture with JUNO, talk about the future of tradeshows, year-round communities, her outlook on the future of the events industry and so much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ev…
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Episdoe 36: The Power (and Responsibility) that Comes with Loads of Event Data with Ian Webb from Eventsforce
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Data, Data, and more Data! One of the huge benefits of virtual events is the large data set that we get access to - it gives us greater insight to attendee, sponsor and other stakeholder behavior. But what are we doing with all of this and how does it impact what our stakeholders expect for in-person and hybrid events. In this episode, we're chatti…
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Episode 37: Industry Profile: Chris Gasbarro from Ember
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Chris and his team at Ember design and produce virtual and in-person events for companies like Saucony, Titleist, FootJoy, Wolverine Worldwide, NAMIC, and Hanover Insurance – to name a few. In this episode, I'm excited to chat with him about his career, his experience over the last 18 months in the events industry and their experience in the virtua…
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Episode 38: Reinventing LIVE with Marco Giberti from Vesuvio Ventures
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Marco is Founder and CEO of Vesuvio Ventures - providing early stage entrepreneurs access to coaching, partnerships, advisory and capital and the Author of Reinventing LIVE. In this episode, I'm thrilled to tap into Marco's 30+ years of experience and see his take on the bright future of the events industry given all that has happened in the past 1…
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Episode 35: Speakeasy Virtual Networking with Joanna Pineda from Bespeake
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Helping your attendees meaningfully connect with each other is on every planner's mind, but what does that look like? There are so many options and Bespeake is at the forefront of giving your attendees a range of options. In this episode, we'll talk to Joanna about how they're seeing the future of virtual networking, how various formats work for di…
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Episode 34: Achieiving 365 Community with Your Event Brand with Josh Hotsenpiller from JUNO
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We want to engage our attendees year-round, but the changes that we saw in 2020 have made that even more possible! In this episode, we'll talk to Josh from JUNO - a platform that's set out to really engage your attendees during AND between events to create more engagmeent and connection to your brand! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters…
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Episode 33: Upleveling Virtual Event Production with Ryan Byrne from Buzzcast
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The big discussion in 2021 has been about upleveling our virtual event production. To better engage our attendees and monetize virtual, higher quality is a must and Buzzcast is making it easy. Not only is their platform super high-quality, but they also provide services to help you produce and syndicate your streams to a large, global audience. ---…
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