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148: Corporate Events: ROI, Engagement, and Keeping It Real ft Shanondoah Nicholson

In this episode of the Events Demystified Podcast, host Anca Platon Trifan and guest Shenandoah Nicholson discuss maximizing corporate events for business growth. They delve into effective B2B event marketing tactics and innovative attendee engagement strategies. With Shenandoah’s rich experience in various industries, they offer insights on integrating corporate events into marketing strategies, balancing planning with financial objectives, leveraging event technology, and boosting post-event engagement to enhance impact and ROI.

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Shanondoah Nicholson is an event planner extraordinaire based outside Toronto, Canada. With nearly 15 years of experience, she’s worked in B2B event marketing in industries including technology, human resources and insurance. She is passionate about the ability for events to have a huge impact within organizations. She is also the host of the Beyond the BEO podcast, a podcast for event professionals.

Key Takeaways:

Strategic Planning for Maximum ROI: Shanondoah Nicholson emphasizes the critical role of strategic planning in corporate events to align all activities with overarching business goals, ensuring investments translate into tangible returns.
Extending Event Influence: The importance of maintaining momentum post-event through strategic follow-ups and content capture, which helps in planning future events and sustaining audience engagement.
The Human Element in Events: Despite technological advancements, the discussion highlights the necessity of preserving human connections in corporate events, emphasizing that technology should enhance rather than replace personal interactions.
Leveraging Events for Business Growth: This episode underscores how corporate events can be a crucial part of a marketing strategy, aiding in business growth and customer engagement through expert insights and strategic implementations.

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IG: ⁠@beyondthebeo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanondoahnicholson/

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⁠⁠Original Podcast Music written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fable Score Music.

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About Events Demystified Podcast

As a seasoned event professional, podcast host, and AI strategist, Anca Platon Trifan, CMP, WMEP champions women behind the scenes in AV, event production, and technology. She advocates for becoming #FIT4EVENTS—mentally, physically, and emotionally—as well as for diversity in AV and the integration of AI in events. Through this podcast, she goes behind the curtain to bring the magic of event production and technology to the forefront, demystifying AV, AI tools, and event technology for in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences.

This podcast is sponsored by Tree-Fan Events LLC—a woman-owned event production agency integrating AV, AI, technology, and data-driven strategies to make every event a seamless and engaging experience.