How Premier Events Shifted to Virtual Events with StreamYard

When the pandemic hit, event producers Kevin Temp and Tim McAfee had to become virtual event experts quickly. StreamYard provides them with a high-end production suite at a fraction of the cost and has offered their clients full functionality, customization, and, most importantly, peace of mind.

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We are a smaller company in this industry, but we feel as if we've been treated as an A-account. If we have a question, we get a response. If we send a concern, we feel that [the StreamYard team] takes note of it, and it's not just set aside…they're looking forward as to where the product and industry need to go, and they're answering our needs before we even know we have them.

Kevin Temp•Senior Event Producer, Premier Events

How StreamYard is used at Premier Events

The transition to virtual events was something McAfee and Temp dreaded as part of a small team, but StreamYard made the transition smooth for them. While other platforms require an entire production team to run events, McAfee and Temp can run a broadcast on StreamYard at a fraction of the cost for their clients. With McAfee and Temp handling the “backstage” of a production, their clients can relax and feel assured that the production will go well. McAfee and Temp can offer them different views, lower thirds, different backgrounds, transitions between speakers, and tech checks–resulting in a high-quality experience for a reasonable price and minimal stress. Using StreamYard has excited McAfee and Temp for the event industry's future. It’s reinvigorated their love of producing and changed the way they service their clients.

What StreamYard is, and it’s allowed us to be, is a solution.

Saving clients money

Temp and McAfee found that many of their clients had to contract with a virtual platform and hire a high-end production company to have keynote presentations and the cost was exorbitant. StreamYard helped Temp and McAfee offer the same functionality to those clients at a fraction of the price. "When we found StreamYard…we were able to offer our clients a very high-end attendee experience for Keynotes at a very reasonable price. StreamYard allowed us to show different views, lower thirds, different backgrounds, and different transitions between speakers. It just had a lot of power in it that we could offer to our clients. And it was just fun demoing to a client that needed that type of solution and seeing their face light up when I showed them what we could do with the product and how easy it was…All they had to do was focus on their presentation and we could do everything else for them."

And what was the result?

Temp and McAfee have a renewed interest in event producing and are excited for the future of virtual events. "StreamYard has been one of those tools that’s, quite frankly, later in our careers, rejuvenated our spirits and excitement for this industry. We're now event producers, and we're looking daily to grow our knowledge of this industry and how to engage with our clients and deliver solutions to their event needs. So we'll say it's going to make us retire later in life because as it evolves, we learn and we have a thirst for that next step."

No equipment required

Temp and McAfee are able to go above and beyond for their clients, regardless of the equipment or budget the client may have. StreamYard doesn't require any equipment to look professional. "StreamYard is one of those products that's really revolutionized the industry because you don't need to know all the different pieces of equipment in a production studio to be able to run a very high-level produced event."

Company Industry

Event Consulting and Management

Event Production

Use cases

Virtual event producing
Offering clients high-quality event production at a fraction of the price
Customization during virtual events with StreamYard’s studio

StreamYard gave Premier Events a solution beyond just virtual events. They use the recording functionality for case studies, for example, and with its versatility, they have added it as a permanent tool in their company.

Premier Events has relieved its clients and gained their trust using StreamYard. With StreamYard, the producers can handle all of the technical elements while their clients can focus on their roles at the event. With StreamYard’s high level of functionality, clients have been delighted with their options and trust Premier to handle their events, gaining them loyal clients.

StreamYard has invigorated McAfee and Temp’s passion for event producing. Their experience with StreamYard has motivated them to constantly look for new ways to engage with their clients and grow their knowledge in the industry. They even claimed they will retire later with the platform’s constant evolution

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