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Tag: Trade Shows

  • Trending: Five Coffee Bar Strategies for Trade Show Exhibits

    Frothy brand logos? Signature flavors? Just plain free coffee? 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.” From full-scale cafés to a single-pod machine, it’s also an opportunity for delicious, high-octane engagement. “Coffee is hot right […]

  • Survey: Fortune 1000 Exhibit Budgets are Up, But so are Costs

    The reality of hard cost increases, surging labor pay and revised partner rate cards? Two-thirds of corporate exhibitors (66 percent) expect the cost of exhibiting to impact what shows they exhibit at and how big of a footprint they activate this year, according to the 2024 EDPA Industry Insights survey fielded by Event Marketer and […]

  • Q&A: 10 Minutes with Stacey Gromlich of Siemens

    Designing a brand experience that influences and inspires has always been a passion for Stacey Gromlich, senior director-audience engagement and global events at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Her career began in journalism and eventually led to roles on both the agency and corporate sides of events. Today, she oversees more than 300 events annually for […]

  • How Outdoor Retailer’s Shows Have Evolved, Plus New Features Rolling Out in 2024

    2024 is set to be a year of growth for Outdoor Retailer (OR). 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.

  • Year in Rearview: Our Top 10 Stories of 2023 Reflect a World, and Industry, Moving at the Speed of Culture

    Pope Francis “wears” an AI-generated puffy coat. The blue Twitter checkmark meets its demise. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé add billions to the U.S. economy with record-breaking tours. Historic strikes upend Hollywood. Former military officials report the existence of non-human “biologics” at UFO crash sites… 2023’s most memorable moments sound more like a missing verse from […]