Association Organizer, What If Your Attendees Stopped Coming?
by Bob James and Michael Hatch Brick-and-mortar chain store owners everywhere are sweating “the retail apocalypse.” Traffic is abysmal. Sales have tanked. Stores are [...]
Event research
At Last, Penny-Pinching Catches Up with Association Organizers
by Bob James A telling statistic lies deep within CEIR’s new report, Cost to Attract Attendees. It could in part explain why association-owned shows have recently seen [...]
25 Quarters and… Stopping: Consistent Tradeshow Industry Growth Comes to an End
by Michael Hart You had to figure it was going to end sooner or later: After 25 consecutive quarters, tradeshow industry performance experienced a decline at the end of 2016, [...]
Exhibition Objectives & The Paradox of Choice
By Jim Curry In a study for one organizer, I listed 57 broad business objectives that exhibitions could deliver for their exhibitor clients. Fifty-seven. I used it as an [...]
CEIR Rewind: A Look at 2016
by Jannat Choudhury Change is inevitable. From an unpredictable presidential election to a strategic shift in our own organization, CEIR has provided countless insights for [...]
