Mid-last week, as the novel coronavirus spread in the U.S. and workforces throughout the country began sending their staffs to work virtually, Axios’ leaders “paused for about a half a second,” said Kristin Burkhalter, vp of events at Axios, and then flew a million miles a minute to figure out what an event could look like without the usual variables that make an event an event, like in-person schmoozing.
IRL Conferences? Publishers Move to Virtual Events
Media orgs collectively made more than $22 million from events last year, according to a report.
