Articles tagged “virtual meetings”

Skift Meetings

Can Virtual Speakers Meet the Expectations of Meeting Planners? 

To assume a virtual speaking experience is the same as in-person is a mistake. However, virtual speaking does not mean compromises need to be made in terms of success.

1 year ago
Can Virtual Speakers Meet the Expectations of Meeting Planners? 

Business Travel

Too Early to Tell if Pfizer Job Cuts Tied to More Virtual Meetings Will Be a Trend

The vaccine maker’s decision to axe client-facing sales roles, and increase the number of virtual meetings it has with customers, shouldn’t ring alarm bells among the travel industry just yet.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Too Early to Tell if Pfizer Job Cuts Tied to More Virtual Meetings Will Be a Trend

Meetings

Collapse of Zoom’s $15 Billion Five9 Acquisition Spoils Plan to Go Beyond Videoconferencing

This development is a huge setback for Zoom, shining a light on concerns about its prospects for growth going forward — especially as more businesses return to offices.

Subrat Patnaik and Uday Sampath Kumar, Reuters | 3 years ago

Collapse of Zoom’s $15 Billion Five9 Acquisition Spoils Plan to Go Beyond Videoconferencing

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Hopin Acquires Boomset in Bid to Conquer Hybrid and In-Person Events

3 years ago
Hopin Acquires Boomset in Bid to Conquer Hybrid and In-Person Events

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LinkedIn Invests in Virtual Platform Hopin for Bet on Future of Remote Meetings

3 years ago
LinkedIn Invests in Virtual Platform Hopin for Bet on Future of Remote Meetings

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Zoom Exceeds Expectations on 191 Percent Revenue Jump Even as Growth Expected to Slow

3 years ago
Zoom Exceeds Expectations on 191 Percent Revenue Jump Even as Growth Expected to Slow

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Zoom Leverages a Homebound World for Record Year

3 years ago
Zoom Leverages a Homebound World for Record Year

Online Travel

Zoom Sees 355 Percent Revenue Leap on Rise of Virtual Meetings

Zoom's latest earnings report suggests that the trend in remote working may have staying power even after society tames the pandemic. The implications are unnerving for event planners and travel management companies.

Neha Malara and Stephen Nellis , Reuters | 4 years ago

Zoom Sees 355 Percent Revenue Leap on Rise of Virtual Meetings

Online Travel

Second Life Targets Corporate Sector as Travel Lockdown Bites

Second Life has every right to reach out to businesses figuring out new ways to work remotely and to better engage potential customers, but there’s a lot of competition right now.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Second Life Targets Corporate Sector as Travel Lockdown Bites

Meetings

Virtual Meetings Need More Than a Flawless Livestream To Be Successful

When attendees can leave your meeting with a click of the mouse, you'd better keep them engaged.

Jaimie Seaton, Skift | 6 years ago

Virtual Meetings Need More Than a Flawless Livestream To Be Successful