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Don’t Call it a Comeback…The Rise of Webinars

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Over the past week we've seen a couple of posts talking about the rising popularity of webinars and virtual meetings. At GovEvents, we saw a 30% increase in the number of webinars posted on our site in 2013.

Given general industry trends, this increase makes sense as there are some key advantages to webinars including:

-          Eliminating the time and expense of travel - this is especially true in the government market where there have been tight restrictions placed on travel spending

-          Potential to reach more people the day of the webinar as well as through an archived link

-          Connection to and interaction with social platforms

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Avoid 3 Awkward Webcasting Moments

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Originally posted on EXPO by Marie Griffin.

Online video is a cost-effective and engaging tool, but speakers and presenters must be properly prepared.

There are many reasons event managers use live webcasting--to enable more people to experience speakers or educational sessions as they are happening; to convey breaking news or deliver important information in real time; to provide interactivity during a training session or demonstration, and more.

Eric Vidal is director of product marketing at InterCall, which acquired the Unisfair virtual event and webcasting platform in 2011.

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