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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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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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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. Have a story idea? Want us to cover your booth?

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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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OCTOBER 14, 2024

EM caught up with Pustiglione to talk about this brand-new build, and what’s trending in trade shows. We’re using the heat mapping technology provided by the show, with tags embedded in attendee badges and placing several tracking devices around the footprint. What are some trends you’re seeing in the trade show space?

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

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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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. Sixty percent of those under 40 said they will attend two or more conventions in 2024, and the majority said they will regularly attend two to four conventions a year in the future.

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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

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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MARCH 15, 2024

Here, we explore trending sustainability news and ideas for corporate trade show marketers: Sustainability Driving Campaigns This year’s CES theme explored stories about green innovations, which led to companies dedicating substantial square footage to their own sustainability stories, green products and partnerships. 30 to Feb.

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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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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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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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AUGUST 15, 2024

Partner: The Taylor Group) Photo Ops At CES 2024 in January, Hisense showcased the vibrancy of its Art TV with an AI photo experience where attendees’ photos were transformed into masterpieces to be featured on the screens and sticker prints. Have a story idea? Want us to cover your booth? Reach out to EM’s editor-at-large Anna Huddleston.

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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.

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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.” At NRF 2024 , free-flowing coffee stands could be found within multiple booths that looked like legit cafés—and whipped up high-octane drinks just as fast.

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DECEMBER 26, 2024

Known as The Show for Shows, the education, trade show floor and networking brought together solutions and inspiration. Advanced Education Dedicated content tracks included health, wellness and safety , trade show design and operations. This year was no exception. I attended in search of trends shaping U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2023

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

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Event Marketer

APRIL 24, 2024

New to the program this year are expanded Trade Show Categories including: Best Overall Trade Show Exhibit Portfolio, Best Trade Show Exhibit Under 50×50, Best Trade Show Exhibit Over 50×50, Best Outdoor Trade Show Exhibit and Best In-Booth Trade Show Activation/Experience.

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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. Here, we explore some of the latest facts and figures, and opportunities, surrounding business travel trends. “The

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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

MAY 2, 2024

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. Alyson Griffin, head of marketing at State Farm, delivered the first EMS 2024 keynote. Events are impactful. Events are memorable.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2025

Whether replicating soap bubbles or serving as art installations, spheric designs are having a moment: At the 2024 US Open, Procter & Gamble-owned Downy activated a Rinse It Out pop-up featuring a mini tennis court with shimmering faux soap bubbles hanging over head. purposes, and also ensuring sponsorship signage was visible.

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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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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

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. For all things NRF 2024, including fabrication credits, email Kait Shea at kshea@accessintel.com. Here’s what we discovered.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Exit surveys were employed, among other measurement techniques. Event Marketer and its Chief Marketer Network of brands is an Official Media Partner of CES 2025.

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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

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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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. Come December 2024, all signatories of NZCE pledge are asked to submit their reports. I’ve been to trade shows before, but nothing as big as this one.

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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. What stood out?

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Event Marketer

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. The post Field Report: Six Showstopping A/V Exhibit Displays from InfoComm 2024 appeared first on Event Marketer.

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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. Here, we offer a preview of what we’ll explore at the show—tactics and trends that are helping event marketers to level-up their events, campaign strategies, revenue and careers this year. Events are… a community. We’ll see you in April.

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MARCH 11, 2025

From statement art pieces to new dimensions with bold use of overhead real estate to fully built-out showrooms that look like they could be featured on the cover of Architectural Digest, its a trade show like no other. But its not just design.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Cue in an orange metal key, instrumental in the brand’s “Key to Context” activation for CES 2024 at The Cosmopolitan. A cozy room-with-a-view vignette demonstrated how the redditor traded beauty tips and tricks. The post Reddit’s CES 2024 Experience Gives Brands a Key to Context appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

MAY 20, 2024

The combined digital and physical expressions of the brand in a new event identity leverages smart, modular construction designed to be repurposed across the brand’s entire 2024 event program, including Blackhat, AWS and Money 2020, hitting sustainability and value-over-time objectives and delivering value and equity for the brand.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Here, we’re rolling out coverage of what we’re seeing and hearing on the show floor at CES 2024. The post CES 2024: Scenes, Stories and Showstopping Booths from Las Vegas appeared first on Event Marketer. And shoutout to all the free coffee and steak bites (we see you, Hisense) on offer throughout.

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