Real-Time Social Media Ticker With Virtual Event Live Streaming

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Introducing the all-new ticker theme by Taggbox Display. Now, magnify live streaming possibilities in Virtual events like seminars, conferences, concerts, activations, exhibitions, Job Fairs, etc.

In 2024, Virtual Events have become a popular mode of communication for brands as they provide real-time interaction and audience engagement across the globe.

Event technologies have seen a massive up-gradation to make virtual events more exciting, engaging, and expansive to a large audience. Live streaming is one tactic that planners or marketers use to make their virtual events engaging and widely available.

To help you intensify your live streaming possibilities, we have drafted this blog introducing the Real-Time Social Media Ticker. 

What Is A Social Media Ticker?

The social media ticker by Taggbox Display is a new theme that allows the users to create a social media feed and display it along with Live streaming.

Taggbox, the social media aggregator tool, helps you create a customized social media feed by collecting and curating content from diverse social platforms.

When you are live streaming your virtual event with the help of Live streaming software, the social media ticker can be integrated below the streaming to display the feed of social media content on the screen.

This ticker theme is specially designed for integration of social media feed with the Live streaming technologies to take minimum space on the screen and yet creatively display amazing social content with real-time updates. The ticker runs horizontally right below your screen to keep the attendees hooked and ensure they don’t get distracted.

Taggbox Display is the only leading solution that offers a social media ticker to its users.

Virtual Event Live Streaming

The Beginner’s Overview 

In simple terms, events taking place digitally where all the event attendees meet virtually are known as Virtual Events. Adding the live streaming social ticker to these virtual events makes these events even more engaging and interactive.

Live streaming works the same as chatting to hundreds of people at the same time. It allows the attendees to interact via chat rooms or discussion boards.

With virtual event live streaming, you can let your attendees participate in the Q&A session, polling game, up-voting, etc. event organizers can display the results of these elements to their audience during the virtual event with the integration of live streaming.

Social Media Live Streaming – Why Do They Do It?

Video content has become highly popular in the last few years and social platforms have taken it to the next level with live video streaming like Facebook Live, Instagram Live, etc. 

With time, brands have recognized live streaming as an opportunity to magnify their online marketing reach, engagement, and exposure.

Here are some of the best key benefits of social media live streaming

  • Creating a buzz about the brand & its activities through social media platforms
  • Video content consumption is on the rise leading to maximum audience interest
  • Live stream builds curiosity among people to join the Virtual Event
  • Reach magnification by exposing the audience to digital media
  • Increase in audience engagement and participation, be it the online user or virtual event attendees
  • Extremely cost-effective and easy-to-use technology

How Does A Social Media Ticker Work?

There are several live streaming software available today, but the basic process of displaying real-time social media tickers with live video streaming remains the same on all of them.

Firstly, you have to create a ticker-themed social media wall with Taggbox and then use the wall URL in your live streaming software! 

Note- We are providing you with the procedure of some of the famous live streaming software; if your software is different, feel free to contact us anytime for assistance!

Social Media Ticker With Live Streaming in Wirecast

Social Media Feeds In Wirecast

Social Media Ticker With Live Streaming in OBC Studios

Social Media Feeds OBS Studio

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Benefits Of Social Media Ticker Theme With Live Streaming

Here are some of the key possibilities that you can uncover with the integration of social media ticker themes with Live streaming. 

1. Extend Your Reach & Exposure

Live streaming helps you attract the audience to your virtual events & activities, and displaying social media ticker will magnify your social reach and exposure. 

When the users come across the ticker, they will get to engage with your social activities & profiles, leading to increased possibilities of more followers and mentions.

2. Increase Engagement & Interaction

A social media ticker helps you increase audience engagement and interaction. With the integration of this theme, you can allow your audiences to take part in the in-event discussions, Q&A sessions, panel interactions, and much more.

Using Ticker, you can display the questions, experiences, feedback, queries, suggestions, opinions, etc. shared by your audiences via hashtag.

Real-Time Social Media Ticker With Live Video Streaming
Real-Time Social Media Ticker With Live Video Streaming

3. Highlight Social Sentiments

While you are streaming some crucial actions and activities on screens, the social media ticker can be an excellent solution to understand the audience’s sentiments regarding the event.

In simple words, a social media ticker can show what audiences have to say about your event, whether a virtual conference or a virtual product launch.

Social Media Ticker Use Cases

Now that you know what a social media ticker is and what all benefits it can bring in when you leverage it, we bring some of the use cases for you to get inspired and enhance the live streaming experience of your audiences.

1. Virtual Events

Taggbox Display has introduced the new display theme- Social Media Ticker, to enhance the capabilities of virtual live streaming and make it more engaging, interactive, and powerful.

Webinars, Virtual Conferences, Seminars, Virtual trade shows, or any other Live Streaming can integrate the social media ticker. They can display social content like real-time customer social feeds and other content from social media to increase the audience experience.

2. Events

Whenever there is a massive event, we often find large screens, jumbotrons, or other LED screens streaming the ongoing event to create better visibility for the audiences. Why not add Taggbox Display’s Social Media Ticker for a better engagement opportunity for your audiences? 

The Social Media Ticker won’t interrupt the ongoing event and perfectly add the element of social media to it. It will help you increase your visibility and social media presence like never before.

3. Digital Signage

Lately, digital signage has become a part of every business premises. If your premises also have digital signage, this is the perfect opportunity for you. You don’t have to change your ongoing everyday digital signage content but simply add the social media ticker right below to showcase live social media content.

It will add a unique touch to your digital signage display, especially during live streaming.

Conclusion

Brand marketers are constantly facing the challenge of online reach & audience engagement while planning and organizing their events & activations. 

These new trending technologies have been a major help in this quest for conducting successful virtual events. 

The social media ticker theme and its integration possibilities with Live streaming tools allow you to uncover greater possibilities in the offline digital display marketing ecosystem.

If you wish to try the social media ticker theme from Taggbox, you can reach out to us. And we will help you get started with it and how you can integrate it into your Live streams.

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