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Your Trade Show Attendees: What Do They Really, Really Want?

Velvet Chainsaw

In a groundbreaking study that encompasses survey results from both show organizers and their attendees, CEIR has gathered data from thousands to gauge key characteristics of repeat attendees—who they are and why they become loyal visitors to an exhibition. What does it mean? How do you track attendee retention?

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Back to School for Trade Show Organizers: Build In More Ways to Learn and Connect

Velvet Chainsaw

Trade show organizers who have re-imagined their expo floors into a solutions-based destination rather than one of a hard-sell shopping place are winning at delivering attendee value. In this column, we’ll focus on the preferences influencing education as a motivator (from Part One of the reports). The Learning Tree.

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Ninja Moves for Improved Conference Session Marketing

Velvet Chainsaw

As conference education trumps the exhibit hall experience at many association meetings, or creeps into your trade show experience to create a solutions-driven, holistic experience for your attendees, upping your game with session titles, descriptions, and learning objectives has become more important than ever. You should too!