Quarantine Conference, a one-day virtual event presented by Hawke Media on April 7 provided a calming presence and content to soothe fears amid uncertainty during this otherwise difficult time. Here’s a recap of a few sessions attendees loved.
“I work remote” has quickly become a buzz phrase in our everyday vernacular. Whether our virtual lifestyles are due to social distancing in response to COVID-19 or simply the ever-changing nature of work, adjustments to our daily routines and workplaces have been unavoidable.
Working remotely has its challenges, so why not make things a little easier? We have compiled some of our favorite tips & tricks from experts on telecommuting to help us through this time of extreme uncertainty.
With the current climate and situation surrounding COVID-19, thought leaders are transitioning and adapting to virtual formats to continue sharing their ideas and solutions. There are many tools and tips to help adapt a presentation to online, but one hurdle remains: how do you keep a virtual audience engaged when you can’t read the “digital room”?
We put together a few helpful tips to ensure your presentations are engaging and prevent attendees from clicking “leave meeting.”
Switching up your speaking strategy can be a daunting task—especially when it calls for shifting away from being on stage, and toward being on screen. In this time of extreme global uncertainty, many conferences and events are either being canceled, postponed, or moving to virtual—from Facebook’s F8, to Google’s Cloud Next, to Austin’s famed SXSW (see our running list of events here). As the events industry looks to tackle the challenges wrought by COVID-19, the question stands: how can speakers stay ahead of the curve while also doing their part to flatten it?
When you think of the term “thought leader,” what comes to mind? It’s always been defined as being a known expert or trusted source in your field. Thought leadership exposes your business to your market in a credible way. To build it, it's important to step up and bring your industry to a higher level of thinking about the strategic problems it faces.
As we face this abrupt shift in our lifestyles with COVID-19, nothing changes with how we define thought leadership, but we are needing to get more creative with how we practice it. What remains consistent amid all these changes(and arguably now more than ever)?
As a nod to Women’s History Month, we had originally planned to share a few of our favorite nonfiction picks highlighting the lives of women, and now, as many of us plan to spend most of our time social distancing, cozying up with a good book sounds better than ever.
Looking for your next read? Here are just a few of the books we’re devouring, filing with highlights and margin notes, and (virtually) discussing with our friends and colleagues.
While COVID-19 is certainly affecting daily lives, entire industries, and the economy as a whole, we at cred are very optimistic this will pass, and are looking forward to strong and busy summer and fall event seasons. We’ve pulled together a quick list of how event organizers can handle multiple event postponements across industries and how to best navigate these uncertain times.
Last week, marketers of all stripes flooded The Fairmont, InterContinental Mark Hopkins and The Masonic in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood to participate in RampUp. This was the 8th year for LiveRamp’s flagship event and as in previous years, the conference presented itself to be bigger and better than ever before.
