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Smart City Wires Pittsburgh for G-20 By Rachel Wimberly - 07/06/2009
On most days, events coming in and out of the SMG-managed David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh range from the Pittsburgh Auto Show to the Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting to even a dog show. But, come Sept. 24-25, the center will be hosting a much more high-profile event – the G-20 (Group of Twenty) Global Economic Summit. More
Lead Retrieval: Going to Great Lengths By Joalien Johnson - 05/04/2009
Historically, the conventional wisdom in the tradeshow business has been that, while exhibiting companies talk a good game when it comes to ROI, few follow up on leads they get from the showfloor the way they should. So, one might wonder, in the midst of a serious economic downturn, with heightened pressure to make sales, if exhibitors finally have gotten the message.
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Nimlok Grand Rapids Makes a Buy 05/04/2009
Troy, Mich.-based Nimlok Grand Rapids, a provider of custom, modular tradeshow exhibits, has bucked the trend of holding onto its money and scooped up Exhibits Now, another local company. The new company will operate under the name Nimlok Metro, as a subsidiary of Nimlok Grand Rapids.
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Alliance Tech Purchases nTAG 04/06/2009
Austin, Texas-based Alliance Tech, a company that provides RFID-enabled event measurement, recently bought Boston-based nTAG, which has a focus on face-to-face social networking technology and created the first interactive name badge. The sale was a fortuitous one for both companies: nTAG was in bankruptcy, and Alliance Tech was looking to branch into the type of technology nTAG offered.
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Web Sites: Seamless and Successful By Rachel Wimberly - 03/30/2009
One way tradeshow companies could make an investment in technology to get ahead of the pack now, instead of waiting for the economy to take a turn for the better, would be to take a good, hard look at their shows’ Web sites and ask themselves, “Do they all seamlessly, successfully serve attendees and exhibitors, as well as the company itself?”
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Social Media: A Changing Landscape Stephanie Corbin - 03/23/2009 When people talk about new marketing strategies lately, the conversation almost always includes discussions about social media tools, such as Facebook and Twitter. Cherilyn Stringer, partner in New York-based Global Village Marketing, will speak at the MeetingTechOnline Summit.More
Social Networking: Connecting the Dots By Rachel Wimberly - 03/23/2009
Social networking tools have evolved to such a point that buyers and sellers not only are able to connect before, during and after a show – even “spotting” each other on a showfloor with handheld devices – but also everyone has the opportunity to use the technology to network.
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Freeman Buys Audiovisual Company 02/23/2009
Dallas-based Freeman acquired Arlington Heights, Ill.-based AVT Event Technologies, an in-house audiovisual provider to hotels.
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Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week June 12, 2009 Shock and Awe Is So 2008ish
The good news out of the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum is that most lead... More
Tradeshow Tales Rachel Wimberly, Senior Editor, Tradeshow Week June 10, 2009 Italian Economy Thrives
If there’s a global recession going on that’s supposedly touching every s... More
Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week June 5, 2009 E³ Mission Accomplished
My colleagues Joalien Johnson and Rachel Wimberly came back Wednesday from E³ Ex... More
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