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Woodland Hills, CA – Chris McCabe stepped down as general manager of MAGIC International and its portfolio of fashion trade shows. Advanstar Communications said McCabe had commitments on the East Coast that led him to resign. McCabe had been on the job since the Summer of 2006. He came to Advanstar and MAGIC after a successful […]
New York, NY – The triad of live events, print publications and online offerings is generating the desired effect when it comes to reaching the coveted audience of decision-makers in the business world. A detailed survey of nearly 900 business decision-makers conducted by American Business Media (ABM) and Forrester Research found that these men and women […]
Carlsbad, CA and Montreal, Canada – iCongo, the leading provider of online events, and Trade Show Executive magazine, the leading magazine for trade show and event executives, have announced an alliance to produce the trade show industry’s first interactive directory of resources and industry vendors, the Trade Show Executive I-Show™ in September 2008. “More than a directory but not a face-to-face […]
New York, NY – Greg Farrar was named president of Nielsen Business Media on Nov. 16 after running the company for nearly a year following the sudden death of Robert Krakoff in March. Farrar, who has been with Nielsen for 20 years, had been chief operating officer since 2006 and will continue to report directly to […]
Atlanta, GA – Shepard Exposition Services has acquired U-Neek Exposition Services, a general service contractor whose roots go back nearly 50 years, announced Carl Mitchell, Shepard President and CEO. With the acquisition, Shepard now has an operations center in the Washington, DC-Baltimore area along with its sales office there. “With the purchase of U-Neek, we are […]
The declining value of the dollar is turning into a capital opportunity for organizers of U.S. trade shows to draw new attendees from overseas and develop U.S. pavilions abroad. Currencies from Canada to the European Union have gained significant buying power against the dollar in recent months, which makes the U.S. a more attractive destination […]
Carlsbad, CA – Trade Show Executive today announced its 2008Exposition Forecasting Board (EFB). “With the economy in a state of flux, it is critical for industry executives to be armed with solid data to help them plan for the short and long term, and reforecast when economic conditions take a turn,” said Darlene Gudea, VP/publisher & […]
London – The Tarsus Group acquired The WR Kern Organisation Ltd., the U.K.-based holding company for the long-time Middle East exhibition company Fairs & Exhibitions, Ltd. Tarsus bought 100% of F&E’s stock. Fairs & Exhibitions (F&E) has been active in the Middle East since 1976 and currently organizes eight trade shows in Dubai, the bustling capital […]
Chicago – Trade shows may be closed to the general public but consumers will get an advanced look at new gadgets, technological advances and medical breakthroughs, months before they make it to the marketplace, as a result of PrivilegedAccess.tv, a new online video platform announced today. For the show organizer, PrivilegedAccess.tv offers a new revenue stream […]
New York, NY – The triad of live events, print publications and online offerings is generating the desired effect when it comes to reaching the coveted audience of decision-makers in the business world. A detailed survey of nearly 900 business decision-makers conducted by American Business Media (ABM) and Forrester Research found that these men and women […]
