Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

–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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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. ASTOUND Group has appointed Adam Lewis as senior director of technical services, with a focus on enhancing in-house a/v and event production capabilities.

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Event Marketer

JULY 18, 2024

As companies get serious about reaching the 2050 Net Zero goals, trade show industry partners and organizations are also leveling up their practices and coming up with guidelines that help reduce the environmental impact and increase climate-related transparency, mandated by the recent rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 15, 2024

On the heels of Open AI’s release of ChatGPT, marketers everywhere began to dabble in its potential for smarter, more personalized campaigns. at Momentum Worldwide explained during the Experiential Marketing Summit Summer School webinar on Aug. Have a story idea? Want us to cover your booth?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

Running a trade show both an art and a science. Aligning all aspects of your show from getting the right venue, to publicity, to staffing is a job for professionals. You may only get the chance to get an annual show right once a year, so it is essential that you get it right. Business Growth. Team Morale.

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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

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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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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Attendease

JULY 9, 2024

Trade shows are a golden opportunity for companies to shine. With 84% of attendees holding buying power (according to Exhibitor Online), these events help exhibitors generate leads, drive sales, and put their solutions directly in front of their target audience. For hosts, a knockout trade show is an A+ marketing move.

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Attendease

JULY 9, 2024

Trade shows are a golden opportunity for companies to shine. With 84% of attendees holding buying power (according to Exhibitor Online), these events help exhibitors generate leads, drive sales, and put their solutions directly in front of their target audience. For hosts, a knockout trade show is an A+ marketing move.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 29, 2021

As the number of Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 increases and the country begins to reopen businesses, more marketers are beginning to consider producing live, in-person events again. But in terms of logistics, budgets, technology and safety, events post-COVID will differ in key ways from those held before the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 18, 2023

Oakland event prioritized DEIB education MPI Northern California Chapter’s Annual Conference Experience moved to Oakland Marriott City Center from its traditional home in San Francisco this week with a new format. Consider religious holidays when mapping out event calendars. Picture the run of show, literally. Make a commitment!

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The Comeback of Jewelry Trade Shows. Chief Operating Officer Joe Murphy and President Andie Weinman of Continental Buying Group (CBG) just finished off the first live show since the pandemic began, at Caesars Palace. million-square-foot West Hall expansion with Informa Markets’ annual World of Concrete (WOC) convention.

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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. Eliminate random acts of marketing,” Griffin said. It’s not a one-size-fits-all,” said Conk.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2025

The new partnership gives EDPA members expanded access to the experiential marketing industrys top buyers and provides Event Marketer an elevated position from which to serve EDPA members with content and data. The partnership includes: EDPA @ Experiential Marketing Summit. EDPA + Event Marketer Content.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Juanita Chavarro Arias has joined Event Marketer as its new managing editor. Her experiences covering the world of attractions, theme parks and trade shows will no doubt serve her well as she digs into the world of experiential marketing—another fast-paced industry built on interactivity and engagement.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you’re an exhibitor at an upcoming trade show, congratulations! In this article, we provide 14 trade show booth ideas and tips for everything from selecting the perfect booth location and decorating your booth to attracting a crowd and building goodwill for your brand. What Are the Benefits of a Trade Show Booth?

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 7, 2025

Look out for even more coverage as well as exclusive interviews with corporate event trade show marketers on the show floor. Additional reporting by Anna Huddleston, Event Marketer trade shows editor. Learn more here.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Experiential Marketing Measurement Coalition Better event measurement builds credibility for your events. Event Marketer has a new media partnership with the industry’s leading authority on event measurement and analytics, the Experiential Marketing Measurement Coalition. We can help.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Sponsorship is a multi-billion dollar industry, and its annual growth has surpassed advertising and other forms of marketing, including public relations, direct marketing, and promotions.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 16, 2021

But the marketing insights it gained are invaluable. We had to step back and say, what are the conversations that are happening in the industry that we play in, and how do we fit into those conversations, versus us saying that this is the conversation we want to drive,” says Panasonic’s VP of Marketing, Brian Rowley. “We

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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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EventMB

APRIL 11, 2024

Skift Take: Maritz takes a closer look at new attendee behavior and shares insights on how to optimize revenue and attendance. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2024

We wanted to take customers outside of the show floor and didn’t want to make them listen to another marketing speech,” says Luiz Pustiglione, marketing director at Caterpillar. “We EM caught up with Pustiglione to talk about this brand-new build, and what’s trending in trade shows.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2022

As the third year of a volatile pandemic unfolds, virtual events will again be an invaluable resource for the many brands that rely on experiences to drive their business forward. Following are 12 steal-worthy strategies, from conferences, to festivals, to trade shows, to hospitality experiences.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 23, 2025

They call NRF Retails Big Show for a reason. For one, the sheer amount of market innovation and engineering presented at the New York City-based trade show is vast. And, from an experiential marketing point of view, the expo floor is a feast for the senses. Dare we say the scene was whimsical?

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Event Marketer

JULY 5, 2021

Following a year marked by constant chaos and disruption, the experiential marketing industry came back strong in 2021. We’re talking, of course, about the 19th annual Experiential Marketing Summit. More B-to-B Event Coverage: Introducing the 2021 Dream Team…The Sharpest Minds in B-to-B Events. OPERATION: ‘EVENT-READY’.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Kerry Lamont, Manager-Shows and Events, Bombardier On the surface, the world of private aviation appears centered around convenience, innovation and luxury, but for family-owned Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier and its trade show experiences, it’s also about heart. COVID did many things for us, good and bad.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Event Marketer, the leading information resource on face-to-face marketing, announced today it would be extending its media partnership with the industrys leading authority on event measurement and analytics, the Experiential Marketing Measurement Coalition. As the official U.S.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

2020 helped to accelerate the rapid development of enhanced virtual event technology, and adoption rates have never been higher. Despite this progress, many still aren’t taking full advantage of what may be event tech’s greatest asset — hard data, or the information behind informed decision making. The software does that for you.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

After countless months of R&D, you have a new product that you’re really excited to bring to market. What you do next is key, and an impactful and engaging introduction to the market is paramount to your product’s growth and longevity. We have two words for you: experiential marketing. billion recorded a year earlier. .

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Sabrina Gonzales, Director of Events, Shutterstock A well-rounded perspective on the marketing and sales cycles of brands gives Sabrina Gonzales the leading edge as director of events for Shutterstock, a provider for stock images, audio and video. At Shutterstock, she oversees the execution of all the brand’s events in the U.S.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 18, 2024

Along our journey through the trade show floor, we spotted some big brand names with tech-driven exhibits and some smaller booth footprints with noteworthy, original ideas. The flashing cups are always such a hit that the Service Express team brings them to every trade show.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

John Blyth, Marketing and Communications Manager, Ricoh Europe Graphic Communications Group When you’re exhibiting among a literal sea of graphics at the world’s biggest trade show for printing, storytelling can make the difference between an exhibit with a flat message versus one that is three dimensional.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

The busy showfloor can be exhausting, but at the same time gives her so much energy, Taylor says, serving samples and making sure that every aspect of the brand’s largest annual trade show activation runs smoothly. Now, overseeing Oatly’s experiential marketing for the U.S., We all have to work together to do it.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 18, 2024

Right outside of the pet supply trade show SuperZoo 2024, it was part of a provocative sponsorship campaign by Skout’s Honor Pet Supply Co., Right outside of the pet supply trade show SuperZoo 2024, it was part of a provocative sponsorship campaign by Skout’s Honor Pet Supply Co.,

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