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EVENTCHANNELER WEBCASTING (EVENTCASTING) SERVICES [OMTAC EVENT SERVICES]

TAKING YOUR EVENT GLOBAL THROUGH WEBCASTING

What is Webcasting? How relevant and applicable is Webcasting to your Event? How can Webcasting benefit your Event and increase revenue? How do you package, price and target your Eventcasting services to 'non-attending delegates'? What are the resourcing and delivery requirements for effective Webcasting? What are the strategic implications and ongoing logistical issues post-Event?

EventChanneler provides Event & Meeting Planners with consultancy and training services for understanding, implementing and managing webcasting (eventcasting) at any Event (whether a Meeting, Conference, Trade Show, Exhibition, Expo/Exposition or other Event).

Please scroll down to read more about webcasting and EventChanneler's webcasting/eventcasting services. (If you are ready to enquire about our services please click here.)

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WEBCASTING YOUR NEXT EVENT(S)

Webcasting is ‘broadcasting’ over the Internet, live or on-demand, using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source online from anywhere in the world to one or many simultaneous listeners/viewers anywhere in the world. (Webcasting is not ‘web conferencing’ which is designed for many-to-many interaction.)

Webcasts can be made of Presentations (either stand-alone or at a Conference or Trade Show or Exhibition), Business Meetings, Seminars, Product or Service Launches, Corporate Communications, Press Conferences, E-learning, Distance-Learning, Training & Professional Development Sessions etc etc.

Webcasting (Eventcasting) can be “the next best thing to being there”, providing cost savings, offering environmental benefits, making Events accessible for those unable to travel for whatever reason, bridging time as well as distance, accelerating research, extending knowledge across geographic and cultural barriers and improving performance.

A range of Web 2.0 services and the availability of broadband have made the live transmission of an Event relatively inexpensive and straightforward. Video can be a simple, affordable and high quality method to capture and distribute presentations. Incredibly the technologies are now so universally available that anyone attending an Event can broadcast the content themselves without the involvement, knowledge or permission of Event & Meeting Organisers, using a mobile phone and/or a laptop and good Internet connection.

Good webcasts are more than streaming video and audio. Webcasting Applications and Platforms facilitate a combination of video, audio, presentation slides and interactive networking and communications.

Event & Meeting Planners must therefore consider a range of issues for the successful implementation and management of webcasting at their Event(s), such as:

• Pre-Event - What is webcasting? What are its uses? What is the criteria for selecting a Webcasting and Audio/Visual provider(s)? What issues need to be considered such as strategic objectives, timing, budgeting, resourcing, pricing and packaging, staffing and management, technology requirements, Speaker/Presenter support, Sponsor/Exhibitor involvement, branding, sales and marketing & PR? How to ensure the content will be suitable, meet the requirements and exceed the expectations of Users?


• During-Event - What support is required for online Users (registration, payment processing, Customer Service support) and on-site such as project management, moderation, facilitation, polling, surveying, voting, Question & Answer (Q&A) etc.


• Post-Event - How will content be organised (will it be searchable?) and what content can be gathered from online interaction during webcasting, how can User satisfaction be assessed and quantified, how can archived content be packaged, priced and otherwise leveraged post-Event, how can a successful Webcast project be developed to improve and market future Events?

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EVENTCHANNELER'S WEBCASTING & EVENTCASTING SERVICES

EventChanneler can provide you with consultancy and training services for webcasting (eventcasting) your next Event(s) for maximum benefit, helping you:

• to generate additional revenue from effectively re-selling Event content;
• to extend the reach of the Event globally, generating greater awareness and prestige, adding value for Sponsors and Exhibitors with more exposure, attracting Speakers/Presenters, improving the content and benefit for attending Delegates;
• to attract more on-site and online Delegates/attendees for your Event;
• to grow the Event community with all the associated benefits;
• to benefit future Events;
• Etc etc...

On meeting with you, as part of our initial consultancy, we will take you through a range of questions, issues and themes to consider, those already discussed on this page and those listed below:

• What are the resourcing implications and income generation opportunities represented by webcasting?
• What streaming, hosting and archiving solutions are required and available within budget?
• Can PowerPoint and other presentation systems be integrated?
• What format(s) will be used for the webcasting?
• How can Social Media (including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Flickr) and the Event backchannel be integrated with the webcasts to grow the Event community?
• How will the audience participate - can they interact with the Speaker(s) and each other (online and offline Delegates), submitting questions, file sharing and chatting?
• How will the presentations be captured (filmed/recorded)?
• Is it possible to have two-way audio and is this desirable?
• Is there a facility for polling the audience?
• What limitations are there on the number of users, bandwidth etc?
• What are the options for User Registration, online payments and secure account management?
• Is there Closed Caption integration?
• Can the “look and feel” of the hosting web pages be customised to reflect Event branding?
• What Customer Service and Technical Support is available?
• How can video, audio, photographs, slides and other materials collected during the Event for webcasting be edited into ‘highlight reels’ and other packages and be distributed effectives, to assist with marketing future Events?
• How can the Event community be encouraged and used to benefit future Events?
• Etc etc...

Having considered with you the potential for webcasting for your Events (including strategic issues, objectives etc) EventChanneler and its partners (working with you and your existing suppliers etc) can provide on-going consultancy and training for the selection and implementation, management and exploitation of webcasting/eventcasting technologies at your next Event(s).

This includes on-site support before, during and after Events if required, including the selection and management of Suppliers, Venue liaison, Sponsor & Exhibitor support, Speaker / Presenter training and assistance, in-event moderation and Customer Services, feedback, review and analysis and future marketing and sales planning and activity.

To discuss how EventChanneler can work with you to help you understand, implement, manage and exploit your Event's webcasting potential please email us by clicking here or call us on 0845 058 39 85 (Local Rate Call), providing brief information about your Event etc, we will then contact you to discuss how we can be of assistance.

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If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email us by clicking here or call us on 0845 058 39 85 (Local Rate Call).

Thank you for your interest in EventChanneler and our Events Services, we look forward to hearing from you and to meeting you soon.

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