2022 webinars New formats and features
New formats and features

New formats and features
2022 webinars
Over the last two years, necessity has driven a massive rise in exposure to digital events, introducing swathes of financial professionals to the wide array of formats offered by the medium. Yet, this high level of acclimatization with webinars, online conferences, and other forms of digital multimedia now means that audiences have become far more discerning about the content, quality, and timeliness of the broadcasts they choose to view and connect with.
At Infopro Digital, we provide brands the needed edge to transform this daunting challenge into an opportunity to stand out and reap the proven rewards of digital events and broadcasts via our wide and varied suite of engaging broadcast options.
Available webinar formats

Panel discussion
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Speaker line-up:
1 moderator
3-4 panelists
(including 1 of your experts)
Features
Thought leadership-driven topics and interaction with end-user speakers
Support short presentation, live polls, and breakout*
*Breakout to be conducted on zoom – link available in a widget during the webinar and delegates are invited to join the breakout after the webinar concludes

Tech demo
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Speaker line-up:
1-2 of your experts
Features
Video-based tech demo (can be live or pre-recorded)
Live audience can submit questions to be answered during the demo
Separate widget to host download links to your resources and content during the webinar

Talking heads
Duration: 30-40 minutes
Speaker line-up:
No moderator
3-4 experts (including 1 of your
experts) to take turns and share
10 minutes of strategic/high level
trends or innovation
Features
Each speaker is given a short timeframe to present innovation, strategy or a new trend
Post-event follow-ups with more detailed solutions/demo

Fireside chat
Duration: 10-30 minutes
Speaker line-up:
Discussion between 1-2 of your experts and 1 end-user
Features
An interactive fireside chat between two SMEs about a pertinent topic
Punchy, shorter discussion to generate a wider audience
Could be a part of a series and available for recurring programs

Expert debate
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Speaker line-up:
1 moderator,
2-4 speakers
Features
Works for a topic of a controversial nature
Speakers on “for” and “against” regarding a specific statement.

Case studies showcase
Duration: 40 minutes
Speaker line-up:
1 of your experts
2-4 clients to conduct a case
study that is relevant for their
role
Features
End-users sharing how technology or a new workflow can provide
benefits
Objective is to show of your products alongside a discussion
on industry challenges, and for your to receive public endorsement from clients

Masterclass
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Speaker line-up:
2-3 of your experts
Features
Ideal for content that is designed to educate the audience about a new concept or innovation
More deep-dive and technical presentation. Important that it is different to a shorter product demo

Clinic
Duration: 30-40 minutes
Speaker line-up:
2 speakers, including 1 of your
experts
Features
Registrants send in their challenges pre-broadcast
2 SMEs to diagnose the issue and provide practical advice

In conversation with...
Duration: 25-30 minutes
Speaker line-up:
1 industry expert/partner client
plus 1 of your experts
Features
Your expert will interview a senior practitioner about their experience, a new idea, and/or how their organization is reacting to industry developments

Exclusive sponsorship of the Asia Risk content hub
Features
Become the exclusive sponsor of Asia Risk content hub for two weeks. The hub will highlight your organization’s branding and showcase your resources for downloads ahead of the webinar. Typically purchased in the run-up to a webinar broadcast but this isn’t required.
Webinar console features
Engagement features that can be displayed during your broadcast and the outcomes they lead to
All webinars provide our partners with:
- Download link and full usage rights of the webinar recording for your own marketing and website.
- Post-event analytics report including poll question answers, audience questions, individual behavioral information, and time watched.
- Full contact details of registrants and attendees.
- Available and promoted on-demand, and published within the respective content portal (i.e. Risk.net/Waters Technology or FX Markets).
Webinar console features
Lead generation
Resources download
- Tracking leads
- Identifier of the engagement level
Book a meeting/request a demo/start free trial
- Active interest in your firm or product
- Qualified for sales follow up
Live audience Q&A
- Further qualifying leads and understanding audience challenges
Engagement
Live attendee chat box
- Allow attendees to make comments and ask questions publicly
- We can also post in this space so the whole audience can view our instructions or prompts as the hosts
Live polling
- Conduct polling during the discussion & get live insights from the audience
- Receive individual delegates responses
- Use the polling results as post-broadcast content
Test the audience widget
- Allow audience to take a quiz during the webinar
- We can give them feedback on any incorrect answers and congratulate them if they pass the quiz
- More engaging format than polling
- Can be used for gamification – partners have the opportunity to reach out to winners to offer a prize
1-to-1 chat widget
- This widget will allow us to interact directly with individual audience members in case they have questions or wish to book a meeting with the webinar partner
- It also allows question logic so we can pose an automated question to the audience, for example, ‘do you want to meet with x partner: yes/no’ which would lead to another question depending on the answer
Translation: Automated captioning
- Translation displaying in the widget in real-time as the discussion takes place
- Supporting over 50 languages – please enquire for the specific languages we cover
Translation: Human simultaneous translation
- Delegates can choose their desired language and switch between them in a widget during the webinar
Table of contents widget
- Used for on-demand watchers
- Add a table of contents to the post-live broadcast so watchers can skip to relevant segments on the webinar
Reasons to partner with us
Permeate the market
Get your brand and solutions in front of a targeted audience that includes key influencers and decision-makers from risk, compliance, investing, technology, data, and finance departments across the buy and sell-side. The digital nature of our webinars means that there are no geographical boundaries and therefore it is the perfect tool for awareness expansion in new markets, significant lead generation, and engaging those tough to reach accounts.
Generate sales-ready leads
Obtain the full contact details and key data points of all webinar registrants and participants, as well as webinar engagement analytics, and individual engagement data including time watched, questions asked, and polling questions answered. The report will also indicate sales qualification based on whether individual users requested a product demo or meeting, downloaded content, or responded to certain questions during the broadcast.
Work in partnership with industry leaders
Be seen as an industry expert by sharing the webinar discussion with senior practitioners from leading organizations. This will not only enrich the quality of the webinar and position your brand as an industry leader, but it will also allow working closely with senior decision-makers from potential buyers in the run-up to the broadcast.
Trust us to promote and market your brand
Rely on us to promote your brand and the webinar with a marketing campaign that integrates digital ads, email marketing, social media, telemarketing, and native ads running on our brand websites. Not only will we lead on generating registrants that match your target audience and accounts, but we will also plan and execute an integrated marketing campaign to show your brand in the best possible light, building brand awareness alongside sales-qualified leads.
Host quality, need-to-know content
As listed above, our webinars allow your organization to cohost multiple session formats alongside our market-leading brands, including case studies, panel discussions, Q&As, and many more options to fully engage your target audience. While we always position our webinars as content-led, you also have the opportunity of leading a product demo or presentation around the content-led discussion.
Repurpose the content post-broadcast
Receive the webinar recording to feature it on your website or social media account. Full rights to the content will allow you to continue using the broadcast to generate leads, brand awareness, and further engage existing clients. We can also help to edit the content into smaller, more consumable segments of the content for post-broadcast promotion.