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DALLAS — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released the fourth part of its 2024 Maximizing Attendee and Exhibitor Engagement on the Exhibition Floor series, which is titled Exhibitor Future Outlook – Areas to Improve and Interest in New Models. The study covers North American exhibitors and organizers who are active in the U.S., […]
CHICAGO — Global DMC Partners, a global network of independent destination management companies and specialized event providers, released its 2024 Global Destination Index, revealing the top locations for meetings and incentive travel around the world. The Index is created based on RFPs and leads received for programs taking place in 2024 across the organization’s worldwide […]
DALLAS — Freeman released a new report that explores how macro trends are impacting the future of events and gives ways for organizers to meet the moment and position their shows for success. According to the Freeman 2024 Event Organizer Trends Report, Gen Z now outnumbers Boomers in the U.S. workforce, and by 2030, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Budget challenges and rising costs stand at the forefront of issues driving decisions in the global meetings and events industry according to the Q3 2024 Meetings & Events Pulse Survey conducted by Global DMC Partners (GDP), the largest global network of independent DMCs and specialized event service providers. “Rising costs have been a persistent […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive’s October 2024 Pardon Our Dust report explicates on 14 venues midway through construction, as well as 25 projects currently in the works. Adding prime exhibit space is a focus for those that have broken ground, as 882,619 square feet (sf) is scheduled to be added, while 533,254 sf of meeting […]
CHICAGO — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released a new report for its 2024 Maximizing Attendee and Exhibitor Engagement on the Exhibition Floor series. The second report in the series, titled Balancing Digital Tactics, Show Services, and DIY Marketing for Exhibitor Success, outlines which engagement approaches are working best today, and which are […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) Dashboard covers metrics for trade shows throughout each quarter, providing traditional measurements of net square footage (nsf), number of exhibitors and quantity of attendees. It also features highlights for each show. The Q2 Dashboard reveals a continued slowing of growth in key metric categories, following the pattern which has […]
CHICAGO — UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released the 33rd Global Exhibition Barometer report, outlining the profiles of 19 markets and regions with the optimistic outlook that 2024 will be a record year for the industry. In 2024, global revenues are expected to grow by 17% on average YOY, with variations from […]
CHICAGO — ASM Global released findings and trends from their six-month survey of nearly 20,000 event organizers, exhibitors and attendees. The comprehensive study was aimed at learning more about younger generations’ preferences as the company strategizes about the future. According to the survey, 42% of attendees at conventions, meetings and conferences were under the age […]
CHICAGO — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has released Part One: Exhibitor In-booth Tactics: People, Product, Learning and Other Strategies from the series Maximizing Attendee and Exhibitor Engagement on the Exhibition Floor. This report, part of CEIR’s study series, focuses on now that trade shows are back, what works best for engaging with […]
