Author archive for Anna Huddleston
Big Machines, Big Ideas: How Exhibitors Engineered Engagement at Pack Expo 2025
Pack Expo welcomed more than 50,000 packaging and processing professionals to the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. Produced by PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the show displayed innovation across a record-breaking 1 million square feet of space, the largest in its 30-year history. According to PMMI president and...
Portals, Dimension, and Bites: Five Fresh Ideas from Groceryshop 2025
This year’s Groceryshop 2025, held Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, drew more than 5,000 senior-level retail, grocery and CPG professionals from more than 50 countries, with topics such as enterprise-wide AI and health-driven, value-conscious consumers dominating conversations. Owned and produced by Hyve Group, the show has a signature vibe that...
Six Exhibiting Best Practices, Straight from Trade Show Organizers
Amid generational shifts and evolving attendee habits, trade shows are increasingly investing in exhibitor education long before the doors open, ensuring that brands get the most return on their investments and remain loyal and satisfied show exhibitors. For example, in preparation for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, taking place in Las Vegas next March, the show held an...
Sustainable Exhibiting Shines at IMEX America 2025
Sustainability has become a key thought leadership path at IMEX shows, serving as a benchmark and an evolving toolbox for the trade show and events industry. For exhibitors, this means tapping into the maturing frameworks for sustainable exhibitors and also learning to tell their sustainability story. Billed as a zero-waste event, IMEX America diverts 93...