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B-to-B Events

  • Watch: Minute Clinic at EMS 2025, featuring the Experiential in Color Mentorship Program

    The Experiential in Color Mentorship Program came to life at EMS 2025 with an inaugural meetup. We caught up with Karlene Palmer-Mcleod, member of the Steering Committee, to discuss connecting BIPOC event professionals with industry leaders.  

  • Dress Like a Rockstar: What to Wear to Trade Shows

    Can’t decide what your team should wear to a trade show? How about roller skates?  At Natural Food Expo West, pet food and lifestyle brand Bundle X Joy drew a crowd to its 10×10 booth where staffers were decked in on-brand pearlescent outfits, complete with custom blazers, hair scrunchies and roller skates from Impala Skates. […]

  • 15 Big, Bold Trade Show Ideas from EMS 2025

    The 23rd annual Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) brought over 1,500 b-to-b and b-to-c marketers, trade show pros and agency execs to MGM Grand Las Vegas, April 14-16, for three days of inspiration, hands-on learning, and perspectives on what’s shaping event marketing today. This year, the Summit’s trade show track featured several sessions and events, including […]

  • Five Exhibit Trends from the 125th New York International Auto Show

    The New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) celebrated its 125th anniversary this year, and all of the biggest players in the automotive biz were in town to celebrate the show’s milestone. From April 18-27, hundreds of thousands of car buffs descended on New York City’s Javits Center to explore the exhibits, interact with their favorite […]

  • EMS 2025: Nine Event Trends to Watch, from Creativity on a Budget to ‘Servant’ Sponsorships

    The 2025 Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) brought the high-octane energy, camaraderie and compelling perspectives the annual industry showcase is known for, and a global audience of more than 1,500 b-to-b and b-to-c marketers, trade show organizers, agency execs, meeting planners, event strategists, sustainability champs and technologists kept the good vibes and peer-to-peer education going strong […]