Event Management technology specialist, Evessio is celebrating the success of turning the coveted PPA Awards into a fully live ceremony last week.
Hannah BrayThe event was live-streamed the awards to more than 1,200 attendees across 318 companies.
The PPA (Professional Publishers Association) supports more than 200 businesses in the publishing industry and this year marked the 40th anniversary of the awards.
PPA had already been working with Evessio for two years and the team enlisted the company to turn the awards from an in‐person event to a live-streamed ceremony for its attendees. Evessio, along with production company White Space Creative Solutions, set to work during the global pandemic to organise everything from registration, data collection, and the awards.
The ceremony was a resounding success with 1,235 unique attendees from 318 different companies across the course of the streamed ceremony. The average ‘watch time’ was one hour and six minutes, with the ceremony lasting one hour and 10 minutes in total.
Hannah Bray, managing director, commercial & events at PPA said: "Working with the Evessio team, together with our event production partners White Space Creative Solutions, made the whole daunting experience a triumph. They worked closely with us on developing the right solution in a short period of time and the whole team worked tirelessly to make it a smooth‐running success.
Thomas Howie"None of us were expecting to have to run a digital event this time a few months ago, but having a partner like Evessio who are working towards all the same goals as us, has made the process a whole lot easier!"
Thomas Howie COO of Evessio said: "It is always an honour to be part of a company’s awards but a big anniversary such as the PPA’s Awards 40th anniversary is always just that bit more special!
"We were not expecting to have to pivot to digital but the PPA, White Space Creative Solutions and Evessio teams were able to adapt and deliver an exceptional digital awards show. I am also delighted with the figures for both the PPA and their sponsors, I know sponsorship of digital events is a big talking point right now and challenge for many, however, done correctly can actually increase your audience attendance and sponsorship coverage.
"Feedback from attendees has also been extremely positive and I am so pleased of all those involved. This pandemic has made us stronger and we can offer an engaging and professional offering to our clients."
A desire to travel led Holly Patrick to the business meetings and events world and she’s never looked back. Holly takes a particular interest in event sustainability and creating a diverse and inclusive industry. When she’s not working, she can be found rolling skating along Brighton seafront listening to an eclectic playlist, featuring the likes of Patti Smith, Sean Paul, and Arooj Aftab.
