Below you will find a step-by-step overview of how to design and add content to your BrightTALK Virtual Event.
Virtual Event design/branding
How do I add a hero image and/or company logo to my event?
1. From your BrightTALK Central Account, click "Virtual Events" on the left-hand navigation
2. Find your event and click the "Manage" button next to it (note: if you can't find your event, make sure you are not filtering by "Status" on the right-hand side).
3. On the next page, click on the "Edit Details" button:
4. You will now see a "Details" area where you can change things like the title, description, and date of your event. If you do not need to make any changes here, please click the "Proceed" button on the bottom right.
5. You are now on the "Page design" section and can make changes to your Hero Image and Company Logo.
- You can add, edit, or remove an image by simply clicking on its box.
- Company logos should be a minimum of 250x100 pixels
- Hero images should be a minimum of 1200x400 pixels
Where are the Hero image, Company logo, Brand color(s) Used?
Hero image
Hero Images are the wide image across the top of the page on your site (highlighted in orange below):
Company logo
The company logo is used on both the top navigation bar (all pages) and above the registration button:
Primary and secondary brand colors
The use of the Primary and secondary brand colors currently varies from site to site- we suggest discussing with your event manager on how these will be applied.
Note: If you are using a custom-built template, the information here may not apply. We suggest talking to your event manager if you have any questions about this.
Adding content
How do I add content (or sessions) to my event and categories?
In order to add a session to your Virtual Event, it will first need to be scheduled as a talk, replay, or video in your Channel.
To add sessions your Virtual Event, please follow the below steps:
- From your BrightTALK Central Account, click "Virtual Events" on the left-hand navigation
- Find your event and click the "Manage" button next to it (note: if you can't find your event, make sure you are not filtering by "Status" on the right-hand side)
- From the tabs running left to right, select the tab that says "Event Agenda"
- Then click the button that says "Add/manage sessions." This will open a popup window
- In this window:
- On the left-hand side, select the Channel where your content is scheduled
- On the right-hand side, below the search box, select the Category you wish to add the content to.
To add content, then simply click the "Add" button next to it. If you need to add the content to multiple categories, simply change the Category in the drop-down.
How do I edit sessions in my Virtual Event?
To edit a session in a Virtual Event, first visit your Event Agenda page. If you are unsure how to find that page, please follow steps 1-3 in the instructions above. From the Event Agenda page, then just click the "pencil" icon next to the session you wish to edit:
How do I remove sessions from my Virtual Event and/or categories?
- From your BrightTALK Central Account, click "Virtual Events" on the left-hand navigation
- Find your event and click the "Manage" button next to it (note: if you can't find your event, make sure you are not filtering by "Status" on the right-hand side)
- From the tabs running left to right, select the tab that says "Event Agenda"
- Then click the button that says "Add/manage sessions." This will open a popup window
- In this window, first select the Category the session is in from the right-hand drop-down. Then click the "Remove" button next to the session you wish to remove
Note: If your session is in multiple categories and you wish to remove it from the entire event, repeat this process for each event.