09 February 2021
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COVID-19 has fast-tracked the widespread adoption of online technology for business communications. More and more organisations are reaching for virtual meeting technology to run their events. Webinars in particular have gained significant popularity for sales presentations, training and education, marketing, company announcements, and so on.
Anyone can host a webinar, and anyone can tune in to attend, watch, or participate. But what exactly is a webinar?
Fun Fact: In the phrase 'online webinar' , the 'online' component is redundant, as 'online' and 'web' mean the same thing. Like 'ATM Machine' and 'PIN Number', the phrase is a tautology.
All of us have attended seminars, probably during our university education and certainly during our life in business. A webinar is quite simply a seminar, except rather than being held in a physical location, they are held online. While webinar meetings can be held using the casual chat tools mentioned above, they are much more effective if they are supported by the appropriate software and technology.
Typically, a webinar will include the following elements;
A webinar may include all of these elements, or only a few, however, these are generally considered to be defining characteristics.
Harnessing the power of a webinar connects your business with a range of advantages, including the following;
As soon as you schedule a physical seminar in a specific location, you are automatically excluding people who are either based too far away or simply do not have the time or money required to attend. Hosting a webinar bypasses this, ensuring complete inclusivity for everyone who would like to participate.
Downloading software to attend a webinar is a thing of the past. The best webinar services are accessible via a web browser by clicking on a secure link. With no special equipment needed, webinars can be accessed using your computer or mobile device.
Ensuring the security of your company data and the personal information of your attendees is vital when choosing a webinar provider. Look for a solution that includes a rigorous online registration process that securely generates unique access links for each recipient.
When you host a physical seminar, it can be difficult to decide on the type of venue you need. Overestimating attendee numbers can lead to you hiring a venue which is far too large, immediately casting a dark cloud over the seminar. On the other hand, miscalculating the other way can result in hopeful attendees missing out.
With a webinar, there is no danger of this happening, as the digital connection enables unlimited attendance. Webinar tools like those provided by Express Virtual Meetings enable hosts to provide a seamless experience, even at higher user volumes.
As well as hosting an effective seminar, the webinar tool will enable you to record the online interactions, providing you with ultra high-value content. Publishing this content on your site will provide a huge benefit in terms of inbound marketing value and SEO credibility.
The concept of the webinar, while not particularly new, has become increasingly prominent thanks to advances in technology. This is leading to shifts in best practices and in accepted yardsticks for success.
Below you will find some of the latest innovations and conceptual changes in the field;
Television on demand has taken over entertainment. It follows, then, that webinars would get in on the act. Industry innovators are already building library platforms for compiling their webinar content and for making it searchable for keen viewers eager to share in that knowledge.
How much do you know about your audience? The best webinar services and webinar tools can give you analytic insight into your audience, helping to guide your next steps.
How do you measure the success of your webinar? Increasingly, businesses are building webinars directly into their lead nurturing funnels, garnering leads and clients as well as that all-important industry authority.
Learn more about hosting your own webinar, and how we can help you make it happen.
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