What’s Next for the B2B Exhibitions Industry?
By: Brian Casey, CEM, Executive Director, International Textile Alliance Recently, I was approached as past CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) to write [...]
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B2B Exhibition Attendees Seek Engagement with Product Technical Experts – How Does Your Exhibit Booth Fare in Meeting This Need?
By Nancy Drapeau, PRC; Dr. Christophe Haon, Marketing Professor, Grenoble Ecole de Management; Dr. Trina Sego, Marketing Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand; Dr. [...]
When Your Event Can’t Go Virtual
By: Betsy Jacoby-Greenleaf, CEM of Jacoby Expo & Events A recent CEIR survey showed that 69% of show organizer executives who have cancelled their event are considering [...]
The Ninja Future of the Second Stage COVID-19 World
By Gary Shapiro The coronavirus outbreak created – and continues to cause – economic disruption and cancellation of many events. As events slowly return, they will be [...]
Positive Indicators for AAPEX
How is AAPEX coping with COVID-19? Jessica Finnerty, CEM of the Auto Care Association shares positive indicators of their show. [...]
CEIR Insights on COVID-19 Impact on Exhibitions Industry
Key findings from a survey conducted by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reveal that 2020 is not a complete loss for the business-to-business exhibitions [...]
Taking Inventory of Your B2B Exhibition’s Use of Digital
By Nancy Drapeau, PRC, VP of Research, CEIR While the global pandemic persists, many in the industry wonder what to do to assure B2B exhibitions will resurge once the crisis [...]
9 Crisis Communications Best Practices
By Michael Pinchera A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL The American Physical Society (APS) cancelled its March Denver meeting due to [...]
Making Cents: Designing Purposeful Amazing Event Experiences
By Molly Marsh, CMP A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL For many in the industry, “Experience Design” has become synonymous [...]
Crowd Think: Safety & Movement in Meetings
By Jessie States A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL Crowd management is a critical function of your safety and security event planning, [...]
