Reports on the exhibition organizers, and exhibitors making news in the world of trade and consumer shows.
Interpreters: Bridging the Language Gap By Stephanie Corbin - 05/12/2008
Almost all American show organizers want more international participation at their shows. Sure, there are problems with visas but, with the weakening of the dollar, it becomes easier and more profitable to draw attendees from other countries. However, there are challenges. More
GES Scales Back Its Las Vegas Staff Staff - 05/12/2008
GES Exposition Services announced cost-saving employee cutbacks during a recent first-quarter earnings conference call held by its parent company Viad. At press time, GES Public Relations Manager Detra Page said the tradeshow general service contracting firm had completed all planned job eliminations.
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Viad Q1 Earnings Up 20 Percent Staff - 05/05/2008
Viad, GES Exposition Services' parent company, had positive earnings in the first quarter of 2008 with a 20-percent increase in net income to $16.7 million, compared with $14 million in the same period last year.
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TSEA Names New Executive Director 04/24/2008
Margit B. Weisgal has been named executive director of the Trade Show Exhibitors Assn. and current TSEA President Stephen Schuldenfrei has announced his retirement. Weisgal has been with exhibitor training consulting firm Sextant Communications for almost 20 years and in 2007 received TSEA's Distinguished Service Award.
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Lead Retrieval: Follow That Lead By Lisa Plummer - 04/28/2008
For many years, the claim has been bandied about the tradeshow industry that the average exhibiting company does not follow up on 80 percent of its leads. It sounds counterproductive at the very least, if not preposterous, when reaching potential clients would appear to be the most important reason for exhibiting.
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NPE Goes to Freeman By Rachel Wimberly - 04/21/2008
For the second time in the last year, a Tradeshow Week 200 show ranked in the top 20 has moved from GES Exposition Services. In the most recent shift, Freeman was awarded the contract by The Society for the Plastics Industry for the triennial NPE – The Intl. Plastics Showcase in 2009.
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Green Bits and Pieces 04/21/2008
Heightened awareness of our planet in peril is not only making show organizers, venues, contractors and exhibitors more green-conscious, but also it's bringing greener and more eco-friendly products to the tradeshow floor.
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Nomadic Throws a Pajama Party 04/14/2008
Nomadic Display, maker of portable and modular exhibits, collected more than 140 pairs of pajamas during the recent Exhibitor in Las Vegas. The pajamas were then donated by a charity known as Helen's Pajama Party to The Shade Tree, a Las Vegas shelter serving more than 3,355 homeless and abused women and children each year.
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Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 8, 2008 Introductions
Introduction
Hey there everybody
Please don't romp or roam
We'... More
Tradeshow Experiences Nith Sisombath, CEM, SNS Enterprises, May 1, 2008 CEM Rewrite Update
I recently finished three conference calls to discuss the initial rewrite of three di... More
Tradeshow Tales Rachel Wimberly, Associate Editor, Tradeshow Week April 25, 2008 A News Avalanche
At Tradeshow Week, our work week is essentially reversed. Instead of winding down on ... More
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