Smart Meetings

JANUARY 24, 2025

With a backdrop of rising costs, exhibitors are making choices that can negatively affect the show organizers revenue and the stability of the exhibitions and events industry. Trade shows remain a unique marketing channel, offering access to valuable data, relationship-building opportunities, and measurable ROI.

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

Learn about sponsorship levels, why they work, and how to create them for your event. Detailed sponsorship level examples included! Securing the right sponsors can make or break your event—and the right sponsorship levels can exponentially raise your chances of success! What Are Sponsorship Levels? Let’s dive in.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

In this extensive guide to trade show booths, we provide ten creative examples in each of the following categories: 1 Trade show booth ideas for small budgets. Trade show booth ideas that attract visitors. Creative trade show booth ideas. Trade show booth ideas: 10×10.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? While sponsorships have been prevalent for a long time, further information about the popularity of digital and print options might surprise you. Also, 83% of exhibitors have purchased at least one sponsorship from 2017-19.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But the 100 spots on the IT List are reserved for those whose majority of time and attention, clients and work, is dedicated to face-to-face marketing.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nothing beats the feeling of hosting an event that went off without a hitch—especially since planning, coordinating, and managing a successful event takes a lot of hard work, education, and resources. Budget variance measures the difference between these two numbers to evaluate financial planning and management.

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Event Marketer

MAY 2, 2024

Among insights, Aaron Conk, senior merchandising and trade show manager at Delta Faucet, explained why marketers need to hone in on the handful of KPIs that make sense for their particular exhibit strategy. If I need to be the mom that runs out at 5 on the dot, then so be it. That’s what we’ve been doing.” Think long-term.”

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GEVME

JUNE 4, 2019

For many event managers, sponsors are a major source of income. Why is event sponsorship crucial? Given an event sponsorship proposal and the propensity of consumers to associate sponsors with the event they promote, it is important for companies to select events that are appropriate for their brand, product, or corporate image.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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. THE EXPERIENTIAL EXHIBIT Trade show strategies, exhibit portfolios, on-the-floor booth experiences—they’re all changing.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Michelle Rosen Sapir, group business lead, brand and reputation events and experiences at Google, spearheaded the Inclusive Event Design Guide project, along with Melissa Luu, event manager-events and experiences. Indeed, its an experience that cant be boughtone that is only available to VIP customers and those who win an annual lottery.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

While there are a number of disruptive forces that will impact the future of trade shows, the biggest risk has to do with how much buyers and sellers will trust the environments we create. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Exhibitor Trust.

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Eventmobi

JULY 26, 2022

Attendees include mid to senior management of associations and suppliers to the sector. Their app makes use of basic features such as an agenda section, speaker bios, and a document manager for handout uploads. Interactive Trade Show Floor Plan. We really liked the interactive trade show floor plan.

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Eventmobi

MARCH 6, 2024

The best event management software will act as your partner throughout the event management process. Whether you need an all-in-one solution or a tool for specific event needs, you can use event software for any aspect of managing your next conference, trade show, association meeting, workshop, or fundraising event.

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EventMB

JULY 31, 2019

More information about the Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Events, conferences, and trade shows are huge investments for businesses that can have a significant impact on business opportunities and revenue growth. This is a sponsored post by Jifflenow.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This year, we came up with this idea that we were going to make fun of ourselves, our competitors, our partners, says John Vertin, special projects manager, Skouts Honor Pet Supply. an Oceanside, CA-based brand that likes to shake it up in the corporate world of pet supplies. The trick, of course, is to get it right.

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Core-apps

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In the last two years, the SHOT Show increased their event app sponsorship revenue by 169%, and then achieved another impressive doubling after that! They changed their entire sponsorship approach , bundling booth sales with event app and digital packages that are a winning combination for organizers, exhibitors and sponsors.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We recently spoke to Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey, CEO at Nifty Method , about the concept of all-in-one event management software, why this concept is flawed, and what approach can tech providers and event planners take. The event management platform is really just one of the things in the grand scheme of planning the actual event.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. It’s up to trade-show organizers to keep that spark alive.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 6, 2019

For those of you who organize large annual conferences and trade shows, there undoubtedly is a chicken-vs.-egg On the one hand, your organization might receive as much as 50 percent (or more) of your event’s revenue from supplier investments in exhibits, sponsorship and advertising categories, making it a priority. egg debate.

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CadmiumCD

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We put a page together that makes it easy to review all the pieces of your event puzzle for your 2021 conferences and trade shows. In 2020, conferences and trade shows that used eventScribe for their events got creative with making money and delivering ROI to sponsors. Make sure you have everything you need for success.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

They are celebrating a few notable accomplishments this year, including sponsorships exceeding the budgeted goal, over 40% new exhibitors recruited and over a quarter of the total attendees being first-timers. in their official welcome. What a fantastic way to close out the year—we’re already counting down the days until the next one.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Although a well-planned budget takes time to create and manage, it can mean the difference between success or failure. 28% replied that their organization manages resources and processes for them. 28% replied that their organization manages resources and processes for them. What’s the Starting Point of an Event Budget ?

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Food and Beverage Financial Sponsorships Technology 361

Event Marketer

MARCH 27, 2023

Yulitza Sosa graduated from Florida International University (FIU) in Miami with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management and then went on to work as an event coordinator for a catering company. Tisch Center of Hospitality and the Department of Integrated Marketing and Communications.

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GEVME

JULY 31, 2021

It’s not going to be a surprise if you are looking to invest in virtual event management software. Good event management software must provide great analytics at your fingertips, using which you should be able to increase registrations for your event. The event management platform must have that feature. Real-Time Announcements.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

Limelight, a measurement technology provider, has been building out its capabilities in contactless solutions, including ticketing, check-in and product and exhibitor interactions, all managed via QR codes. This addresses privacy concerns and manages “falsing,” or detection errors, related to heat sources like lighting or windows.

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Take a look at these reasons why event planners should offer lead capture at events and trade shows: Sponsor ROI Your sponsors invest in your event to gain exposure and connect with leads. Recommended Read: Looking for detailed advice on designing an event sponsorship package that will be competitive in today’s market?

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Eventmobi

APRIL 14, 2020

To help you understand how you can adapt your meeting, conference or trade show to an online format, we’ve outlined the most common event types we’re helping to go virtual, and listed the tools and professional services being used to create an engaging virtual event experiences. Virtual Event Type: Public Conference. You’re planning….

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Event Marketer

JULY 5, 2021

The planning lessons learned by Hilton since COVID began are many, but among Knowle n’s top tips: Manage event expectations, begin the planning process as soon as possible, create a comprehensive redundancy plan to mitigate potential technology mishaps and monitor attendee numbers. “We THE NEW TRADE SHOW BUILD.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Event venues are raising rates for basic services like electrical, internet, trash management and catering. Expenses for exhibitors at association trade shows have increased significantly while corporate marketing budgets have remained flat. What solutions have you employed to help ease the expense management burden?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

How do you manage your event team? or clients (trade shows, charity events, etc.). Here are the main reasons why corporations put so much effort into planning and executing corporate events, along with the types of events they usually correspond with: Raise brand/product awareness (trade shows, conferences, product launches).

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

From sponsored sessions to virtual booths, discover the most popular virtual event sponsorship ideas for engaging virtual attendees and driving ROI. Whether you’re looking to pivot to virtual events or are redesigning a virtual event sponsorship program, we’re here to help. Virtual Event Sponsorship Value Propositions.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

As for pricing sponsorships: This appears to be the Wild, Wild West right now. One of our clients recently pivoted their large trade show, very quickly, to a virtual meeting — in two weeks. Paul Bergeron, IOM, is a freelance reporter who covers association management. He can be reached at pbergeron333@gmail.com.

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Maritz Global Events

MAY 8, 2019

Neither is the use of event sponsorships to achieve these goals. The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) has been particularly adept at creating event sponsorships that enhance experiences for guests in meaningful ways. This sponsorship strategy wins big points for relevance and bottom-line impact.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 11, 2022

Launched in 2019, ExhibitDay is a fast-growing, free, trade show planning and project management tool for exhibitors and conference sponsors. Thousands of Event managers and trade show teams use ExhibitDay every day to plan in-person and virtual events.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2018

If you have a conference with an expo that is in decline, consider shifting from an expo/trade show/marketplace to a solutions center, aimed at solving business problems that are pain points for your attendees. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Core-apps

MAY 14, 2018

Sponsorships are critical to the success of association events, especially within healthcare. But according to The State of Event Sponsorship in 2018 , a majority of event planners are struggling to secure sponsors. Read the webinar recap below for 10 ideas to unlock sponsorship revenue through event technology. 3) Create FOMO.

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