Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 2, 2016

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. That begs the question: Where are these attendees getting their industry trends if not in conference education programming?

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Event Marketer

MAY 20, 2024

It wasn’t until Keri Ibbitson took what she thought was a step back early in her career did she discover everything that marketing is in the corporate world, and the impact of trade shows and events on a brand’s overall success. Event Marketer: What trade show industry trends have your attention?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As an event professional, you may understand the science of producing a trade show—ordering pipe and drape and carpet, selling booth space and scanning badges—but are you a master of the art of the trade show? Related : Las Vegas Ranked Top Trade-Show City. Related : Las Vegas Ranked Top Trade-Show City.

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Eventbase

JANUARY 30, 2020

Sponsorship sales make up a significant chunk of the production budget of most enterprise events. Over 90 percent say that sponsor retention rates are static or decreasing — a worrying trend that event marketers need to pay attention to. And as long as attendees show an interest, your sponsors will too. Image via Microsoft.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Here, we offer a preview of what we’ll explore at the show—tactics and trends that are helping event marketers to level-up their events, campaign strategies, revenue and careers this year. THE EXPERIENTIAL EXHIBIT Trade show strategies, exhibit portfolios, on-the-floor booth experiences—they’re all changing.

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Meeting Tomorrow

APRIL 20, 2020

But for many planners, there’s still one missing piece of the virtual events puzzle: Sponsorships. How do you generate event sponsorship revenue when the traditional methods are on-hold? Here are 17 valuable event sponsorship ideas for virtual events. It’s a way to curate all your sponsorship content and important event links.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 16, 2023

Some examples of the more popular types of non dues revenue streams include: Events Conferences Fundraising campaigns Sponsorships Partnerships Merchandise Online fundraising Grants Whether your association is large or small, you can start with this list if you’re looking for non dues revenue ideas to diversify your revenue streams.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 15, 2024

This year’s show takes place April 24-26 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, and will bring together the entire experiential marketing ecosystem—b-to-b and b-to-c brand-side marketers, trade show organizers, executives from leading event agencies, meeting planners, event strategists, experience designers, technology mavens, and more.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 10, 2019

As an event solutions provider with such a breadth of clientele, it puts us in a unique position to spot trends in events and share our thoughts on what we think is around the corner for exhibition. Here are our top five trends that we think will be hot for event and exhibition organisers in 2019. Playing with venue infrastructure.

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Meeting Tomorrow

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

One proven strategy to increase profitability is through sponsorship. This is not a new concept and meeting planners have been selling sponsorship (or getting help selling sponsorship) throughout history. The question is – are you really capturing all you can from sponsorship? Keep sponsorship a focus.

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ePly

APRIL 18, 2023

Staying current on industry trends and news is key to staying ahead. Then you should definitely check out EVENTive Entrepreneurs – Event & Sponsorship Podcast hosted by Sarah Brush. The Podcast features interviews with top event planners, discussing the latest trends, technologies, and techniques in the industry.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite lively faux convention-center environments, virtual solutions don’t quite meet the standards or ROI of in-person trade shows. 3D-like virtual solutions — complete with avatars and faux convention-center environments — are probably the closest we can get to replicating the physical trade-show environment.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

For example, event signage can be used to: Advertise sponsorships Display product information Drive brand awareness Interact with event attendees Guide customers to a location Promote products and events Encourage attendees to share content on social media . Event signage is used in a variety of ways. Where can I purchase event signage? .

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Whether it is to welcome your attendees, for marketing and sponsorship purposes or brand recognition at a trade show or exhibition, event signage gives your event a clean and organised feel, letting the attendees know they are in good […].

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Eventscase Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

We exhibited at major trade shows, participated in networking events, and even managed our own events. It was a collaboration done under the global sponsorship that unites Eventscase with AEVEA. The end of February and the last few weeks of March have been pleasantly hectic at Eventscase. And that’s a win we must celebrate!

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

Greg Blazen, CEO, Trade Association. Simultaneous live hybrid conference and trade show. Based on strong registration, exhibit, and sponsorship revenue and solid virtual leads for exhibitors, we’re allocating more resources to support revenue partner success and expanding our menu of sponsorship options.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 26, 2021

Creative OmniChannel Sponsorship Solutions that Deliver Value. Sponsorship models have to look completely different for virtual and hybrid events. Kathryn Frankson, Informa’s director of event marketing, will explore the new sponsorship mindset and how to sell new solutions and build competitive advantages.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2020

Similar to an in-person trade show, Toy Fair Everywhere exhibitors and attendees can explore a calendar of daily events, browse exhibitors by category, book appointments for demos and meetings, and transact business. By comparison, Toy Fair New York, The Toy Association’s flagship trade show in February at the Jacob K.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2018

Here are five evolving trends and stats in the B2B-buyer journey that are impacting expositions (with hat tip to Christopher Ryan’s post “The Evolving Journey of the B2B Buyer” on the Customer Think Blog): Ninety percent of B2B buyers don’t respond to cold outreach. Marketing: From Push to Pull. Move to Solutions Center.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 11, 2024

When I asked Whitney where he still sees holes — specifically at business events and conferences, which he also frequently consults on — he’s quick to respond: the trade-show floor.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

EMS is an industry-leading event planning conference, and it describes itself as “the event industry’s mega-show,” which “brings together b2b and b2c brand-side marketers, executives from leading event agencies, meeting planners, trade show organizers, event strategists, experience designers, event technology gurus and more.”

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

These soft skills help event planners manage everything that goes into event planning, for example choosing a venue, labor costs, attendee engagement, sponsorship opportunities, speaker management, and more. CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) by Exhibitor Magazine. Pursue A Degree In Relevant Fields.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Consider these hybrid event examples, both with different focuses, but still blended experiences: A large trade show that’s principally an in-person event with exclusive online content and an event app. Trade shows. Consider also how sponsorships can be incorporated into your channels. Training seminars.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 10, 2022

Maximize brand awareness at a virtual trade show. Normally, trade shows involve thousands of attendees moving from booth to booth in a convention center to learn about new industry trends and products. For example, the High Point Market is the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2022

Your next annual meeting, conference, or trade show has the potential to be the most successful event in the history of your organization. Your annual meeting, conference, or trade show is the manifestation of your organization’s value proposition to your audience. Be more transparent.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2020

Watch our webinar about the top 2020 Virtual Event Trends! Additional episodes of Event Brew: Unique & Exciting Virtual Trade Show Ideas. Latest shows and podcasts. EventIcons – Creating Year-Long Sponsorships & Establishing Partnerships. ?? More Events Going Virtual: CES 2021 Is Going Virtual!

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GEVME

APRIL 25, 2018

or clients (trade shows, charity events, etc.). Here are the main reasons why corporations put so much effort into planning and executing corporate events, along with the types of events they usually correspond with: Raise brand/product awareness (trade shows, conferences, product launches). Trade show.

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Eventbase

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

What does gamification mean, and why has it become a leading trend in the event technology world? Improve trade show vendor return rates? This is a great way to encourage your attendees to visit your top sponsors on a busy trade show floor, or book a session with your enterprise’s partners.

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Eventtia

JUNE 15, 2023

This conference will bring together leading experts from industry, academia, industry, and government to discuss the latest trends and advances in [Niche/Industry]. Trade Show Event Invitation Subject: Join us at the [Trade Show Name]! To register for the trade show, please visit our website at [Website].

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Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

We wanted to get a head start on understanding the latest trends and have listed our top technologies to watch below. Do you think facial recognition will be a hot trend in 2019? Will chatbots be a rising trend in 2019? Enhanced Sponsorship Opportunities. Event Industry Technology Predictions for 2019. Take Our Poll.

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Eventsforce

JULY 21, 2021

The physical on-site booth can cater to in-person attendees on the trade show floor, while the virtual booth can help them reach out to a wider international audience. It is of course down to you as the event planner to decide what sponsorship options you will offer. Many planners offer sponsorship packages.

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ePly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Sponsorships – Very important in the non-profit arena, sponsorships can help to fund projects and keep programs operating. Evaluating your event ROI opens the door for more efficient benchmarking, allowing you to identify trends, spotlights, and other important data.

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Eventmobi

MAY 30, 2019

In this blog, we’ll be highlighting three major trends for trade show booth design in 2019. These trends are connected to larger shifts in society and where the events and meetings industry is heading, if not already there. These trends will most likely influence our industry for years, and even decades, to come.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 24, 2018

We are seeing a common and alarming trend that hotels are charging exorbitant amounts to use their WIFI for your events. We did a webinar recently with trade show internet and with Glisser, and which we’ll link down below, as part of this episode, which was how to improve your WIFI. Sponsorship Opportunities.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

I wonder if anyone can share their experience going from an in-person conference and trade show to a virtual version, and how your attendance, number of exhibitors, and [number] of sessions changed from one format to another?” Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion. “I

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ePly

AUGUST 30, 2021

Rich Vallaster, Director of Client Relations and The Trade Show Wonk at Personify, shared critical considerations when developing plans for a hybrid 2.0 Association Event Trends for 2021. Effective sponsorships and revenue-generating ideas. Hybrid 2.0 – A New Model Emerges. experience in this webinar. And much, much more.

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Stova

MARCH 7, 2023

What emerging trends will shape the industry, and how can technology help you make the most of new market realities? Tip: Win lucrative sponsorships. Trade shows and exhibitions require a lot of preparation, which can present an obstacle to sales. What products are gaining traction? This article answers those questions.

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