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Outdoor Retailer Teases New Trade Show Format and Events Coming in 2024

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–Sean Smith, Show Director, Outdoor Retailer OR’s 2024 format will include a Hosted Buyer program, Design + Innovation Show and Outdoor Adventure X festival. The 40-year-old b-to-b outdoor sports trade show will introduce an updated format for its shows, developed through feedback gathered from exhibitors and retailers.

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Circularity: The Biggest Shift for Trade Shows in 2024 

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Trade shows have been a crucial aspect of the business world for centuries. In the context of trade shows, this means designing the event in a way that minimizes waste and promotes sustainability. Read More : Ditching the Dump Implementing circularity in trade shows is important for several reasons.

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A Look Inside the AI Evolution at Trade Shows and Events This Year

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Momentum partnered with Coca-Cola just months after the launch of ChatGPT to launch Coke AI Studio , a fan experience at festivals across North America in summer 2023 that leveraged three AI models to allow festival goers to create their own band name, track, album cover, and music video. Let’s explore how. Have a story idea?

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Trade Show Recovery Picks Up Pace: New Research

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Skift Take: New data predicts a steady recovery for trade shows globally with almost all markets reaching two-thirds of 2019 revenue by the first half of 2023. Face-to-face meetings remain a priority as we overcome the direct impact of the Covid pandemic. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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SEMA 2023: Six Exhibit Experiences that Encouraged Active Participation

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Revving engines, tire smoke, meticulously restored classics, and futuristic concepts were all part of the action at the 2023 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, a trade show for the automotive aftermarket industry that brought about 2,200 exhibitors and 160,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center from Oct.

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Trade Shows Boosted by Strong Asian Interest

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Skift Take: Increased business travel from Asia is good news for global trade shows. MWC Barcelona 2023 is seeing a solid increase in overall attendance, but it is still far from 2019 levels. Meanwhile, IMEX reports strong buyer demand from Korea and China. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Five ‘Attractivations’ that Stole the Show at IMEX 2023

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More than 15,000 event professionals gathered at IMEX 2023 , Oct. The post Five ‘Attractivations’ that Stole the Show at IMEX 2023 appeared first on Event Marketer. 17-19, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, breaking attendance records and signaling that the business of events is in full-on growth mode.

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