Patrick Smith - Cvent Connect Virtual

09/15/20 • 23 min

This week we are joined by Patrick Smith, CMO of Cvent. He tells the behind the scenes story of CVENT Connect Virtual ...we talk about how different content planning had to be, dealing with a vastly larger audience, the fascinating insights gleaned from tracking attendee behavior and how production was completely transformed.
Plus - a bold prediction: The Golden Age of events is coming!!

Extra Thanks to Patrick Smith for his time and to Rachel Andrews and Kayla Sommers for their hard work behind the seconds to make Cvent Connect Virtual such an exciting event - it was my honor to rejoin the team and host this event.

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Will travel be back - and what will it be like??? Michael Holtz, Smartflyer

The travel industry has, much like our industry, been hit incredibly hard and its journey back to travel normality doesn’t seem to have a clear path... Yet

But travel is happening, people are back in airports and getting on planes!! Hotels are slowly opening up and welcoming guests and... small meetings are actually taking place! So what is it like to travel in the Covid-world and what can you expect if you finally pack that carry-on, board that plane and get up to 39,000 feet?
Michael Holtz is the founder and CEO of Smartflyer - one of the most impressive and successful travel advisory firms in the World. Smartflyer turns 30 years old - this year - and Michael is the power behind a remarkable team - a team I couldn't do without when doing my normal epic voyages!!
Michael reveals what the airlines and hotel groups are up to, right now and what to expect when you, for event business or personal leisure, decide to get out there again!
https://smartflyer.com
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