Women and Tradeshows: The Early Years March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate influential women, whether they be inventors, scientists, entrepreneurs, politicians, doctors, friends or family. Everyone has at least one woman in their lives, and if lucky and blessed, they have many more than one. Below are some women who […]
Fix What’s Broken for Attendees at In-Person Events By Dahlia El Gazzar, DES Attendee engagement is at the heart of every show. Here, Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2022 presenter Dahlia El Gazzar, DES, Owner and Tech Evangelist at Dahlia+Agency, shares ways in which exhibition and event organizers can create the ultimate attendee experience. Part one […]
BUDGET BREAKDOWN: How the Exhibiting Dollar is Spent Confronted with post-pandemic budgets and rising inflation, exhibit managers need to know exactly where their money is likely to go in the foreseeable future. To help you compare your allocations to industry averages, EXHIBITOR surveyed more than 300 companies to see how the exhibit dollar is currently being […]
3 Record-Breaking Expos Signal Optimism for Continued Industry Growth Despite news this year that has portrayed trade show attendance as being down overall, some events are clearly beating the odds. Three recent record-breakers—PACK EXPO International, PRINTING United Expo and Equip Exposition—are sending a message of overwhelming positivity for the event industry’s future, with attendance surpassing […]
As inflation soars across the world, making staples such as food, energy, clothing and household items more expensive, U.S. trade show organizers are also facing their fair share of price challenges. Costs for event aspects such as transportation, hotels, venues, food and beverage, speakers and labor, to name a few, are rising nationwide and globally. […]
Facing Goliath: The Exhibitor Advocate stands up for tradeshow exhibitors—and they have more than slings and stones in their arsenal Jessica Sibila might have a better shot at tackling an NFL fullback or gaining control of a runaway train than reining in skyrocketing drayage rates, a decades-old thorn in the side of tradeshow exhibitors that […]
Officials with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) presented an update on September 13, on plans for the $600 million third phase of renovation at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The project was previously approved in August for $740 million, but the management team was able find opportunities and alternative solutions to reduce […]
After nearly two years of COVID-19, and with the Omicron variant still spreading, there is a clear shared desire to move on. While there is currently no “going back” to the way things were in 2019 and before, as our habits, technologies and approaches have evolved across the industry, there is still an optimism that […]
In-person trade shows are continuing to make a comeback, filling a face-to-face business and knowledge gap for the industries they serve that digital-only events just can’t duplicate. Here are two major events that pulled off safe and successful iterations recently. GSX Presented by ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, Global Security […]
Event professionals and suppliers have happily descended upon Las Vegas since 2011 for IMEX America, but this year is shaping up to be an even more joyful experience for everyone involved, as they join with peers in-person again after a long and challenging hiatus due to the pandemic. IMEX America 2021, billed as a “homecoming […]