UBM Goes Virtual By Rachel Wimberly - 03/22/2010
With plans to expand its virtual event footprint from 38 events last year to more than 100 this year, U.K.-based United Business Media recently announced a few bold moves in the online space. The first, and likely the one that most caught the attention of the tradeshow industry, was the decision to dust off the old Comdex brand ... but there's more. More
Leading the Way With Leads By Stephanie Corbin - 03/22/2010
Exhibitors who don’t follow up on leads after a tradeshow have been the bane of tradeshow managers almost forever. Everyone’s heard the commonly repeated factoid that 80 percent of tradeshow leads are not pursued. Lead retrieval companies are trying all kinds of things to encourage exhibiting firms to change their ways.
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Creating Booth Buzz By Lisa Plummer - 03/15/2010
As the use of social media continues to spread across the tradeshow industry, it’s no wonder that exhibiting companies also are jumping on board this continuously evolving movement. Based on building relationships, social media is about engaging in dialogue and sharing information, and smart exhibitors are realizing the myriad benefits of interacting with their audiences more.
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Exhibitors in Charge By Stephanie Corbin - 03/15/2010
For more than a year, pleasing exhibitors and retaining them has had show managers preoccupied as companies of every size that were hit by the economic downturn subsequently pulled exhibits from tradeshows and made cutbacks on exhibit space.
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Exhibitor to Open March 14 in Vegas By Michael Hart - 03/15/2010
Year in and year out, Exhibitor is one of the tradeshow industry’s most important events for distributing information to and showcasing products and services for tradeshow exhibitors. This year’s event, March 14-18 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, will have a number of conference sessions relevant to exhibitors in the current economic atmosphere.
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Boston Brides Bilked By Rachel Wimberly - 03/15/2010
Thousands of people may have bought $15 tickets and vendors bought booth space for The Boston 411 Bridal & Home Show 2010, scheduled March 5-7 at the John B. Hynes Convention Center, which the Boston Police Dept. and FBI said is a fraudulent show, according to Massachusetts Convention Center Authority officials.
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The Big, Flashy Booth Is Back By Rachel Wimberly - 03/15/2010
As the downturn in the economy took hold and exhibitors slashed their tradeshow budgets, orders at exhibit design houses for big, flashy, custom-made booths shrank. But, if the start of this year is any indication, that downward trend seems quickly to be turning around.
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Declines Continue By Marj Galas - 02/15/2010
Tradeshow Week's Quarterly Report of Tradeshow Statistics reflects the pattern of wintry weather in many places: scattered bright spots amid predominately gloomy reports. Although poor conditions in the larger economy have led to declines in overall tradeshow performance, the rates of decline are beginning to soften, bringing hope that the end may be somewhere in sight.
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BEHIND THE STORY Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week March 16, 2010 Arms Around Chicago
Thank goodness the editors and writers at Tradeshow Week are not forced to write abou... More
Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week March 5, 2010 UBM’s $1 Investment
Elsewhere on our Web site you can see the news that United Business Media will repris... More
OFF THE SHOWFLOOR Stephanie Corbin, Senior Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week February 26, 2010 The Other Side of the Pen
Back in December, I gave an interview to The Los Angeles Times. Tiffany Hsu, one of t... More
Off the Showfloor Stephanie Corbin, Senior Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week February 9, 2010 A Badge of Honor
Last week, I visited my home state, Ohio, for a few days on invitation to attend the ... More
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