Karen Mares (she/her)

Karen Mares (she/her)

Karen is an Event Producer and the Content Creator at EventBuilder, writing blogs, web & email copy, knowledge base articles, whitepapers, and more.

Posts by Karen Mares (she/her)

2020 and the State of Virtual Events

To say that 2020 has been a year of earth-shifting change would be an understatement, and the virtual events industry wa …

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December 8, 2020

10 Tips for Livestreamed Virtual Fundraising Events

Charitable organizations and institutions have faced a particularly unique challenge during the pandemic: How to hold th …

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November 17, 2020

How We Planned a Virtual Company Retreat

It's something we look forward to every year as EventBuilder employees: our annual company retreat. We're an all-virtual …

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November 5, 2020

Tricks and Treats: Virtual Events Edition

Happy Halloween! 2020 seems to have been the Year of the Virtual Event. Having to pivot quickly, translate in-person eve …

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October 20, 2020

(Updated For 2020) Webinars as panel discussions

Remote panel discussions are possible - they’re just a little different than what you may be used to in terms of webinar …

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October 6, 2020

(Updated for 2020) The Microsoft Teams Live Event Attendee Experience

As larger events have migrated online, we’ve noticed an increase in the use of the Teams Live Events feature of Microsof …

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September 10, 2020

Teams, Teams Live Events, Or EventBuilder Streaming?

Microsoft Teams meetings have been a revolutionary addition to business and education collaboration. The Teams Live Even …

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August 31, 2020

What Is a Webinar? How Are They Evolving? (UPDATED FOR 2020)

What do you imagine when you hear the word “webinar?” It feels 2009-ish, right? Technically, it’s a blend of two words: …

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July 2, 2020