Trade Shows
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B-to-B Events
Throwback: Six Trade Show Exhibit Trends from 2016
Have you dug up your 2016 photos yet? Trade shows were booming, the next generation to be catered to was millennials, the Electronic Entertainment Expo was still around, VR headsets were all the rage, and Pokémon Go was expected to take augmented reality mainstream. Some things, however, were still relatively the same as they are […]
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Spicy Brunches and Home DeCoors
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Home DeCoors, spicy brunches and Good Will Dunkin’.
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B-to-B Events
Field Report: Six Trade Show Booth Ideas from World of Concrete 2026
How much beer was consumed during the recent World of Concrete? That we don’t know, but hopefully it was a measurable KPI. The world’s largest concrete construction and masonry trade show brought together about 48,000 professionals to the Las Vegas Convention Cente, Jan. 20-22, as well as about 1,300 exhibiting companies, including 280 first-time brands, […]
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B-to-B Events
AI-Driven Keynotes: Four Tips from AMD’s Cutting-Edge Production at CES
Brands across every industry and discipline are laser-focused on harnessing AI, but as one of the world’s biggest chipmakers, AMD has some serious skin in the game. So when the company delivered a keynote at CES 2026 to position itself as a leader within the AI ecosystem and illustrate how its technologies are already driving […]
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B-to-B Events
B-to-B Attendees are Demanding More Value—Eight Brand Marketers Weigh In
It’s a good problem to have. With the event industry thriving and market forecasts pointing to sizeable growth, the vast array of conferences and meetings to choose from has made attendees more judicious than ever about where they’ll spend their precious time and money. In response, event marketers have been digging deep to build the […]
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B-to-B Events
Goat Yoga, Cat Cafés, Zen Gardens: 11 Veterinary Exhibits that Shined at VMX 2026
Last year, VMX was all about the arts. This year, NAVC went all in on a theme inspired by the upcoming Winter Olympics with “World Classic: Champions of Care.” Medal and podium imagery, as well as snowy décor and settings, was all over the Orange County Convention Center for the annual veterinary conference in Orlando, […]
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B-to-B Events
CES 2026: Editors’ Picks for the Best Brand Showcases and Suites
Lounges are becoming more and more common at CES, as brands move away from exhibits on the show floor to private hotel suites that cater to its established and prospective clients.
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B-to-B Events
Watch On Demand: Measurement Strategies for Event Organizers
In our latest quarterly event measurement chat with our partners at the Experiential Marketing Measurement Coalition, we discuss the unique challenges for event organizers around measurement and creating value for both event attendees and sponsors. Previously live on LinkedIn, we were joined by Dax Callner, founder and board president of the Experiential Marketing Measurement Coalition, and […]
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B-to-B Events
CES 2026: An Insider Tour of the Reddit Conversation Bar
At CES 2026, where AI dominated exhibits and sessions, Reddit instead raised a glass to the power of human conversation… literally. Inside Reddit HQ at the Aria Resort and Casino, the brand created the Conversation Bar to serve up personalized beverages crafted to suit attendees’ focus areas, moods and goals for the new year, and […]
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B-to-B Events
CES 2026: Editors’ Picks for the Best of the Booth Experiences
CES is a much-evolved show these days. Spread out across three official venues, with many other unofficial ones now in play, creating that punch of brand sizzle (a la the Google Assistant: The Ride) requires a combination of visibility efforts. It’s one of several insights we walked away with from the global trade show for […]