November/December 2009

Cover Story

EM’s year in review

More than 67 ways the industry turned a down economy into an opportunity.



Best Practices

Cisco takes its global sales...

For the first time in 20 years, a virtual environment greeted top sales personnel.

Cisco's GSX goes virtual

Cisco’s Global Sales Experience (GSX) serves as one of the industry’s largest virtual events of t

LEGO is back

One of the pioneers of event marketing has returned to the discipline it helped define.

Siemens proves measurement is king...

Every trade show exhibitor or brand marketer measures the value of their investment.

Sons of Anarchy hits the road

For the Sept. 8 launch of the season premiere of FX’s hit motorcycle series “Sons of Anarchy ” th

The FTC calls brands and bloggers...

To bring some law and order to the blogosphere the FTC on Oct. 5 released a new set of guidelines.

Sikorsky Aircraft takes an exhibit...

Bringing together a cohesive show floor experience can feel monumental.



Features

AARP goes techie for Vegas@50

This year AARP went digital with a virtual experience social networking sites an on-site TV sho



Trends

Untapped ROI opportunities lurk...

Now more than ever there are ways to leverage a property’s assets to secure the kind of metrics.

Big brands tackle huge goals with...

Brands in the know are tapping into its power to take on specific marketing challenges like intr

Branded t-shirts go fashionista

Silk-screened t-shirts are one of the industry’s perennial premium items yet all too often they’

Brands send consumers away for big...

A few industrious brands are changing consumers' fates and giving them a shot at an international

Edu-sampling deepens experiences...

Many brands taking sampling a step further using “education-based” experiences to make a deeper




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Coke's Olympic Pavilion

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