It turns out that event attendee content can be reused to foster even more engagement, which makes it sustainable and efficient. Repurposing content isn’t just about reusing existing content; it’s about transforming it to serve multiple platforms and audiences.
Attendee content repurposing is all about maximizing the value of the content your event attendees create. This concept has been used by experts for a long time time. Take Reduce, reuse & recycle your content, in this piece, the author states:
“Once you’ve highlighted core investment areas within your own content campaign, make sure you’re repurposing high-priority assets into multiple formats to expand marketing opportunities. In other words, look for the obvious and useful byproducts in the content creation life cycle.”
The same can be applied to event attendee content to give it a second life and turn into even more engagement.
The advantages of repurposing event attendee content
Repurposing user-generated content from events offers several advantages:
An extended period of life for attendee’s content. For example, republishing video recordings of sessions extends the life of the content and allows people who couldn’t attend the event to benefit from it.
Lower costs! Repurposing existing content is less expensive than creating new content from scratch. The initial investment in producing the event can be maximized by reusing the content in multiple formats and channels.
Promotion for future events. Showcasing attendee-generated content as proof of the success and quality of past events can be a powerful tool in promoting upcoming events.
Collecting valuable data. Repurposing content, especially online, allows for collecting data regarding viewer preferences and behavior.
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7 ideas to turn event attendee content into engagement
Now that you understand the concept of repurposing user-generated content, let’s dive into the event industry.
As an event manager, you probably end up with a lot of content after an event. From keynote recordings to attendee testimonials, there are countless ways to repurpose content and use it to promote your next event.
1. Website embed showing attendee event content
Compile attendee content including photos, videos or messages on a social media wall. All social media posts tagged with your hashtag will appear automatically on the feed. You can also offer the Direct Posts feature, where attendees can post on the live feed without using social media. This feed can be embedded on your website and displayed live on site during your event.
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2. Speaker clips
Many attendees will post short clips of speakers during their keynotes. Make the most out of this posts and repost them. A 45-minute talk is usually not watched again, but a short clip with one interesting point, a good laugh, or a strong reaction from the audience usually is. Make a video that only shows that moment. Add captions because most people watch with the sound off. Then, post it to LinkedIn, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Tag the speaker when it goes live. They’ll often share it with their own followers, which means more people will see your event.
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3. Speaker interviews
Q&A sessions where attendees ask witty questions should be reused! Record these sessions with speakers + attendees into written interviews for your blog or newsletter. Write down the conversation, improve the wording, and format it as a simple question-and-answer article. This is especially useful when a speaker makes a point during a live talk that isn’t included in their slides. It gives you content that is original and easy to quote without having to book a second interview. It also gives the speaker something new to link to from their own website or LinkedIn profile.
4. Audio snippets for a podcast
Record some sessions with your phone, as well as impromptu reviews from attendees, and hallway conversations, and gather clips throughout the event. After the event, edit the best moments into podcast episodes. You can make one episode for each session or make one episode with the best parts from across the event. You don’t need an existing podcast to do this. A three-episode mini-series recapping your conference is enough to test the format, and it gives attendees who missed a session a way to catch up on their commute instead of reading a written recap.
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5. Research summaries
If your event included research, surveys, or original data, turn it into a whitepaper. Pull out the two or three most surprising findings, add the speaker’s original slides or quotes to provide context, and design it as a standalone PDF. This makes a 30-minute presentation into a resource that people can download for months after the event. It also gives your sales team something more substantial to send potential customers than a summary blog post.
6. Infographics
Take the statistics, poll results where attendees answered, and other data from the event and put them together in one infographic. Keep it to one main point and four or five supporting numbers. This format is easy to use: it gets saved, shared on LinkedIn, and reused in follow-up emails long after anyone remembers which panel the data came from.
7. Drip campaign
Instead of sending one long recap of the event’s best content, break it into a short email series and send it out over three to six weeks. Start with the most engaging social media content, recap videos, testimonials of attendees. Then, interview a speaker. After that, summarize the research. Spacing out your events helps keep your event in front of people well after the closing keynote. It also gives you a reason to invite them back for next year’s event before registration opens.
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