Event Marketer

JULY 21, 2024

As we reach the midpoint of 2024, exhibit design is evolving fast, driven by new tech and shifting attendee expectations. Sustainability Highlights With brands moving towards 2050 sustainability goals, making sustainable elements part of the trade show exhibit strategy is gaining ground. Have a story idea?

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

The world’s largest mining event, MINExpo International 2024 , more than doubled attendance since its last rendition in 2021, bringing about 45,000 attendees, including 2,000 exhibitors from 148 countries to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. Want us to cover your booth? Reach out to EM’s editor-at-large Anna Huddleston.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Tire-burning demos, decked-out vehicles of all kinds and, yes, an electric Ferrari were all part of the action at the 2024 SEMA Show that took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. The post 2024 SEMA Expo: Exhibit Moments that Smoked the Competition appeared first on Event Marketer. Have a story idea?

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Event Marketer

MAY 13, 2024

If standing room only was any indication, leveling up trade show activations was a hot topic for attendees of the “Trade Show Exhibits X Experiential = The Future” master class that kicked off the 2024 Experiential Marketing Summit, held April 24-26 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Sustainability steps matter.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 16, 2025

While the show floor at NRF 2025 was abuzz with talk of AI agents and retail media networks earlier this week, EM arrived at New York Citys Javits Center to explore how some of the worlds biggest retail brands approached exhibit design and engagement at the National Retail Federations “Big Show.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2024

EM caught up with Pustiglione to talk about this brand-new build, and what’s trending in trade shows. More of Our Interviews: Q&A: 10 Minutes with John Blyth of Ricoh Q&A: 10 Minutes with John Vertin of Skout’s Honor Pet Supply Event Marketer: This exhibit is the result of 24 months of planning.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Trade shows have been a crucial aspect of the business world for centuries. However, the negative impact of waste generated at events on the environment has been an ongoing concern and challenge in the industry. On average, events produce 2.5 pounds of landfill waste per person, per day.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 18, 2024

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. Johnson has achieved an ISO 20121 Certification for sustainable event management, the first entity in the company’s global network to do. 1689 on the 2024 Inc.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

How can data transform a trade show exhibit into a powerful driver of brand awareness, engagement, and ROI? Siemens, in partnership with Freemans A/V team and agency, Sparks, brought a reimagined exhibit to CES 2025 that was based on the insights collected at its award-winning CES 2024 exhibit and throughout the year.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When Informa Market’s MAGIC , Project and Sourcing at MAGIC apparel trade shows come to Las Vegas, it’s all senses, all the time. The fact that business is done, and the shows were buzzing, is almost surprising. Here’s what we saw, and did, on the show floor. fill the air.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2024

Both of those are true—sometimes—but as companies of all sizes adopt the 2050 net zero climate goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, they’re starting to take real steps across their events and exhibits. Cue in several wide-reaching initiatives and credible action on the show floor. 30 to Feb.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 15, 2024

I think the true power and promise of AI, when we’re talking about events, is in the ability for it to expand brand worlds, inviting attendees into a brand environment and then allowing them to expand on it, build on it—within it and around it—to play with it, and to question it,” Megan Cross, executive creative director-U.S.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. Show News Outdoor Retailer has discontinued its Nov. show and will hold only one annual show in June, rather than two each year. Canada and Europe.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Many pop culture moments marked 2024, from Brat summer, to Moo Deng the pigmy hippo, to the Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow, to the Glicked phenomenon, to the viral break dancer from the Paris Games. CES 2024: We Came, We Saw, We Recapped the Best Exhibit Experiences Unexpected textures, appearances and pivots. Read more.

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Event Marketer

JULY 15, 2024

A wave of particles whisking you along, favorite characters close enough to touch, precious artifacts and soothing waves…tunnels and other types of staged liminal space may be an established element in trade show exhibits but new LEDs and evolving tech are offering new storytelling opportunities, and brands are going all in.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For many meeting professionals, taking a well-deserved breath after a year of planning large conventions, attending the International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) Expo! Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A staple of European trade shows, coffee bars have made strong inroads onto U.S. show floors, much to the delight of the attendees needing that afternoon “hit.” Coffee is hot right now,” says Tracy Stuckrath, a food & beverage expert and founder of Thrive Meetings and Events. Frothy brand logos? Signature flavors?

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The good news for event marketers, however: Despite the year’s travel speed bumps and forecasts, many events and trade shows (CES 2024, included) are reporting they are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels. The team offers a guide on environmentally conscious travel to its show, as well.

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EventMB

MARCH 9, 2023

Skift Take: Informa, the world's largest trade show organizer, is acquiring Tarsus, a well-respected competitor. The move will add 160 events and media properties to Informa's portfolio. It will also strengthen its position in China as it prepares for a full return to in-person events in 2024.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 7, 2025

Kitchen demos were table stakes at KBIS and IBS trade shows, part of the Design & Construction Week that took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Feb. Kitchen demos were table stakes at KBIS and IBS trade shows, part of the Design & Construction Week that took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Feb.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 24, 2024

The year’s best experiential marketing campaigns The editors of Event Marketer announce the winners of the 22nd annual Ex Awards, the experiential marketing industry’s most prestigious recognition program. The post Winners Unveiled: The 2024 Ex Awards appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

Events are impactful. Events are revenue-generating. Events are memorable. Indeed, events are everything , and it’s the mantra that guided the 2024 Experiential Marketing Summit in Las Vegas. Here, we break down 12 top takeaways, straight from the floor at EMS 2024.

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Event Marketer

MAY 31, 2024

So, it only makes sense that immersive, interactive and just plain delightful play was key to many of the exhibits at the show, setting the stage for the IPs and sparking creative brand licensing opportunities. Viz Media The post Five Playful Exhibit Activations from Licensing Expo 2024 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 29, 2024

“People say that it looks like a wildlife preserve but it’s what our farms look like.” ­­–Niki Haugh, Promotions Marketing Program Manager, Organic Valley If there ever was a trade show that’s all about sampling, it’s arguably Natural Products Expo West that takes place at Anaheim Convention Center each spring.

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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2024

For MODEX 2024, the premier supply chain trade show that took place in Atlanta in March, Dematic, a company that designs, builds and supports intelligent automated solutions, looked to find a showstopping way to present the company’s innovative solutions that help supply chain companies solve their business challenges.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 11, 2025

In light of the recommendation era and the acceleration of AI tools, b-to-b event marketers this year are focused on taking personalization from buzzword to practice, customizing content, and making connections with attendees that speak to their business needs and the individual at every step of the journey.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 9, 2025

Event Marketer and its Chief Marketer Network of brands is an Official Media Partner of CES 2025. The post CES 2025: Newcomers, Block Parties and Heroes on the Show Floor appeared first on Event Marketer. Exit surveys were employed, among other measurement techniques. Learn more here. Learn more here.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 19, 2024

If your NRF 2024 booth didn’t have a coffee bar, did you really exhibit at “Retail’s Big Show?” Indeed, many of the 1,000-plus exhibitors at the annual trade show, this year Jan. Reveal Box: Commersive Solutions) Blue Yonder’s tranquil, sea-inspired exhibit felt like a break from the chaos of the event.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

8 was the grand opening of IMEX America 2024 , with a jaw-dropping trade show, unexpected meetups with good friends and exciting announcement after exciting announcement. Sustainability Takes Center Stage Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) is the umbrella organization that hosts the Net Zero Carbon Events Initiative (NZCE).

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MARCH 7, 2024

Trending: Five Coffee Bar Strategies for Trade Show Exhibits Walking past the department store-style product displays and through a “vibrant vibes” tunnel, attendees found themselves in an explosion of style in a kitchen by CAFÉ in partnership with the interior designer Isabel Ladd. “By

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2024

More CES 2024 Coverage: CES 2024 Coverage: More Booth Scenes, Insights and Commentary from Las Vegas CES 2024 Coverage: How Siemens Builds Stories into its Exhibits CES 2024: We Came, We Saw, We’re Recapping the Best Exhibit Experiences Fiona Bruder, President, Americas, George P. Create experiences beyond events.’

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 18, 2024

Golden nose prints and doggy drinks, along with every type of pet food, accessories and equipment, were on tap at SuperZoo 2024, which brought about 18,000 pet industry professionals to the Mandalay Bay Convention Centers in Las Vegas on Aug. The post Field Report: Six Exhibit Trends from SuperZoo 2024 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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JUNE 16, 2024

The newest audiovisual solutions dazzled at InfoComm 2024, the trade show for the pro a/v industry that brought almost 37,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 12-14. Powerful, bright, sometimes surprising, sometimes awe-inspiring, and very smart. Conversations in the aisle stopped and people looked up.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The Business of Events (TBOE), the Think Tank and Advocacy Network for the global events sector, has today published its Plan of Activity for 2024/5. These connections will help ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the global business events industry and continues to meet the needs of planners and delegates.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Let’s talk everything at the 2024 Experiential Marketing Summit, April 24-26, in Las Vegas. Events are strategic, challenging, memorable, engaging, bold, exhilarating, and, most importantly, impactful. THE EXPERIENTIAL EXHIBIT Trade show strategies, exhibit portfolios, on-the-floor booth experiences—they’re all changing.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2024

” –Emma Rathe, Head of Event Marketing, Reddit How do you translate business messaging to a playful, children’s museum-like experience? When we look into the future of advertising, customers are getting harder and harder to find in the context that’s most relevant to them,” says Emma Rathe, head of event marketing at Reddit.

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MAY 20, 2024

The premier event for cybersecurity explored the next evolution of AI and the ethics and guardrails around it, security and privacy by design, and the impact on international policy of rapidly expanding technology. “A The post RSAC 2024 Roundup: Mirrors, Robot Cocktails and Sumo Wrestlers appeared first on Event Marketer.

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