This Just In
LAS VEGAS — CES™ doesn’t do small. With 142,465 verified attendees in 2025, it’s always a highlight of the global trade show calendar, a spectacle where autonomous tractors rub shoulders with AI-powered ovens and deals are inked over neon cocktails. As the 2026 edition opened this month, the energy was unmistakable: packed aisles, media mobs and […]
CHICAGO — Clarion Events acquired Eaton Hall, an event organizer that is specialized in events focused on highly targeted, pre-arranged, F2F meetings. The acquisition marks the launch of Clarion’s new division, Clarion Connect. “We are thrilled to welcome Eaton Hall into the Clarion family through our newly formed division, Clarion Connect. Eaton Hall’s expertise in […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive announced the 2025 Fastest 50 Awards & Summit will take place in Orlando April 30-May 2. Fastest 50-goers can expect a handful of days filled with relevant and timely growth strategies for their trade shows, plenty of time to reconnect and get to know other event professionals, and, of course, […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive (TSE) welcomes April Walsh to the team as Vice President, Sponsorship and Engagement. In this role, Walsh will oversee multimedia sponsorships and drive engagement within the live events community. She will develop partnerships, content opportunities, and in-person experiences for Trade Show Executive magazine and its leading events: TSE’s Fastest 50 Awards […]
CHICAGO — The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released its Q4 2023 Index Results, showing a strong improvement in Q4 marked by extremely low cancellation rates and continued improvement in metrics that brought the Q4 2023 Index value to 92. The CEIR Total Index was up 15% from the year prior. Momentum was strong […]
CHICAGO — The Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance’s (ECA) efforts are off to a strong start in 2024 with the introduction and finalization of key pieces of legislation and rules impacting the trade show industry. This year, ECA is focused on its various public policy priorities and other legislation that could impact trade shows and business […]
CHICAGO — As industries look for new ways to appeal to next-generation talent and workers, trade shows provide a unique opportunity to increase exposure to different career options early on by inviting students to attend shows. Organizers have been seeing success with their student programs, from attendance to impact. Whether it’s a program that lasts […]
LAS VEGAS — According to the Events Industry Council (EIC), in partnership with Oxford Economics, the global business events industry is worth $1.6 trillion. This statistic is part of the 2023 Global Economic Significance of Business Events study, which measures the global business events industry’s full scope and economic significance. Some industry professionals agree that […]
LONDON — Informa Markets Fashion has a new name: MMGNET Group (pronounced “Magnet”), a new parent brand comprised of its existing B2B fashion-event brands — MAGIC, COTERIE, PROJECT and SOURCING at MAGIC. The mission of the new parent brand is to unify and deepen its offerings through exclusive content programs, research-driven market insights and seasonal […]
PARIS — The just-released Global Exhibition Barometer from UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, forecasts the highest-ever revenue levels in the year ahead, with revenues expected to increase by an average of 15%. Just over half (52%) of the 419 responding companies plan to increase their workforces in the coming six months, and […]
