Case Study: Dennis Publishing delivers acclaimed virtual awards with Evessio

Dennis Publishing boosts virtual awards engagement with Evessio: 150 live chat messages in 30 minutes

Dennis Publishing faced the challenge of pivoting two of its major annual awards ceremonies, the PC Pro Awards and the Historic Motoring Awards, to a virtual format in 2020. With Zoom fatigue setting in, the company needed a solution that would keep attendees engaged, maximize sponsor exposure, and deliver a memorable experience, all while being managed by a single planner. They chose to use Evessio's Awards Room platform to meet this deceptively hard brief.

Using Evessio's software, Dennis Publishing successfully delivered both virtual events. The solution resulted in a larger audience for the PC Pro Awards than the previous live event, with attendees staying for the entire ceremony and sending around 150 live chat messages in 30 minutes. The Historic Motoring Awards drew an international audience and featured 60 virtual tables, with guests arriving early to network. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with one attendee calling it "the best virtual show so far." Evessio enabled the publisher to recreate the chemistry of a live event and achieve greater reach.

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