Let’s be honest, you want your event to be memorable and valuable to those who choose to attend, but it’s incredibly easy for attendees to get lost in their phones and distracted by notifications and emails. Instead, promoting networking and conversation is a great way to help your attendees stay involved and get the most out of your event. When those in attendance take quality time to engage and network with fellow attendees, your event will stick in their memory alongside the meaningful relationships they’ve formed. Just keep in mind you may have to give guests a nudge sometimes to wak ..read more

Video content is a great way to catch your audience’s attention in a short period of time. Short videos retain 53% of your audience to the very end. From product demos to testimonials, business related video content is one of the most effective tools at getting your message across. This makes it a great tool for event promotion and engaging potential attendees through social media. Even if you don’t have much experience creating videos, your company can take advantage of this medium’s higher engagement rates. Read on to discover simple ways to create new video content without breaking the ban ..read more

The First MT Monkey In 2011 our fearless leader Mark Aistrope was walking to brunch with Marla Wasserman when he was stopped in his tracks by the sight of a sock monkey in a store window. There was something about this mysterious creature that called to him and he had to have it. He entered the store, purchased the monkey, thanked the store clerk, and was on his merry way. While waiting for a table at brunch, Mark was intrigued by how many people were drawn to the sock monkey. Kids and adults alike were coming up to interact with the monkey and it was clear that this simple object was making ..read more

Each year the holiday season is characterized by a mixture of cheer, hope, excitement and stress. It’s a cocktail of emotions that meeting and event planners know all too well, as there are arrangements to be made, deadlines to be met and expectations to be exceeded. One thing is for sure, the holidays are a magical time for human connection that can provide some great insights for putting on exceptional events year-round. Here are 4 lessons event planners can learn from the holidays: Meeting Tomorrow provides audio visual production & event technology services to businesses, organization ..read more

No one likes a boring corporate meeting! Fortunately, as advancements in presentations have been made swiftly in the last decade, today a meeting planner in virtually any industry can use new technology to impress their audience and convey information in a more provocative way. As an incubator for innovative, out-of-the-box ideas, TED Talks are a fantastic source of inspiration for technological advancements. With experts, industry leaders and inventors from all walks of life leading brief lectures, viewers can learn current advances in technology that will have a direct impact in their field ..read more

Let’s start with an honest truth: the events you host aren’t about you – they’re about your attendees. If they don’t leave smarter, happier, more inspired or better connected to their peers than before they arrived, what was the point of bringing them together in the first place? As an event professional, it’s critical that you have your finger on the pulse of what your attendees actually feel about their experience at your event. It’s the only way to constantly make improvements that people care about, and the only way to ensure that people continually want to show up to your events. So how ..read more

Planning a conference is a major undertaking. There is so much more to do than meets the eye – from hunting for the perfect venue, booking the right speakers, marketing the event and getting the right technology setup, an event professional’s work can feel like it’s never done. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or planning your very first conference, we’ve put together a list of our favorite resources to take some of the stress out of the event planning process. 1. Selecting Your Venue Selecting the right location for your conference is critical. Here are some tools to help you pick the venue ..read more

Most event profs would agree that our industry tends to be on the slower side when it comes to adopting new technologies. Largely this is about risk aversion in terms of event execution, however, there are also times when we can be too eager to adopt tech that hasn’t yet reached its full potential. As a result, we are actually creating three additional risk pools for meeting technology: Using outdated or low-functioning technology Bringing in things that are shiny, but ultimately superfluous Fixing something that ain’t broke All of these mistakes can cause attendees to perceive event hosts ..read more

Meeting Tomorrow hosted the first annual Meeting Tomorrow Values Week and we had a great time!  This was a great way for our internal teams to connect and enjoy some team building activities before our busiest season hit.  During this week we celebrated our core values of commitment, kindness, and humility as a reminder to ourselves to always work towards building a culture of respect and affection. Monday Meeting Tomorrow celebrated COMMITMENT.  Staff came showing team pride by representing their favorite sports team.  We also worked together to finish a puzzle of our be ..read more

Live streaming has grown in popularity over the last few years, thanks in part to easy-to-access tools like Facebook Live and YouTube Live making it easy for anyone to broadcast live video to the world. But live streaming isn’t just for sharing personal video: event planners are warming up to the idea of broadcasting some (or all!) of their conferences, meetings or other events to virtual attendees. Whether you choose to stream only your keynote speeches or the entirety of your meeting, offering those a glimpse into what’s going on within the confines of your event can pay off in a big way ..read more