In case you missed it, Beth went Live today on Instagram, where she discussed the future of events with Dan Whitzer, co-founder of B. PHL and owner of Posie Productions. The idea came about because, during our time working with the B. PHL team, we inevitably always steered the conversations toward the future and how we could continue to innovate and bring this three day festival to more attendees around the globe.

Each participant brought with them three options - one option that could be incorporated on a wide scale today, one option that could be implemented in the near future on a wide scale, and one that we may not even see come to fruition in our lifetimes.

We’ve learned many things throughout this global pandemic, one of the most important of them being the positive impact virtual events have on our reach. Virtual formats allow our events to touch audiences we never could before. We consulted with Beth, founder and owner of BLME, to elaborate on how and why expanding global reach through virtual events occurs.

The Covid-19 pandemic, mixed with the digital age, has caused a plethora of virtual event hosting platforms to emerge. With all of the choices each having different offerings and features, how are you to choose a platform that best suits your event needs? To make these decisions, we ask ourselves and our clients a list of specific questions. If you are struggling with how to pick a platform for your virtual event, use our questions listed here as a guide.

The unprecedented switch from in-person events to virtual ones comes with an extremely important benefit: environmental sustainability. The environmental benefits of virtual events are vast and significant. Need some convincing? Check out BLME’s list of ways virtual events help the environment.

By now, we’ve all accepted that the holidays will be different this year. But just because we can’t gather in person, it doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the season together. To help you do so, Beth Lawrence Meetings & Events decided to ask some industry experts for their virtual holiday party ideas. We spoke with Roshni Shukla, the Head of Storytelling at Lemonade and Mark Surkin, Co-Founder/CEO of Dineable for their takes on the virtual holiday party landscape.

Eight months into this global pandemic, we have done some reflecting and realized all of the valuable lessons we were forced to learn. BLME wanted to share these lessons with the world, in hopes of helping our fellow entrepreneurs.

Photo courtesy of Beau Monde Originals

B.PHL is a three-day series of workshops, meet ups, and curated experiences produced by Amplify Philly and sponsored by Independence Blue Cross.

After a pivot from an in-person event to a virtual format, Beth Lawrence Meetings and Events worked with the organizers to curate over 140 sessions, a Film Festival, over 350 speakers, and socially distant in-person events for those in the Philadelphia region.

The speaker line-up was a mix of local experts and nationally-known celebrities such as Issa Rae, Nick Offerman, America Ferrrara, and Pitbull. 

Close to 7,000 people from 49 US states and 37 countries attended the event.