Information on the professional staffs at industry associations as well as merger and acquisition news, tradeshow management, personal changes, new contract signings and transactions.
MeatXpo Teams Up With Grocers 03/01/2010
The Natl. Meat Assn. and the Natl. Grocers Assn. decided two shows were better than one and agreed to collocate their events scheduled Feb. 13-16 at the Mirage Resort-Casino. The NGA Annual Convention and Supermarket Industry Showcase offers attendees general sessions and workshops, while MeatXpo focuses on the meat industry. More
IPC, Canon to Join Forces at Rosemont By Stephanie Corbin - 02/01/2010
Canon Communications and IPC – Assn. Connecting Electronics Industries will team up this year to launch an electronics manufacturing tradeshow in the Midwest. Electronics Midwest is scheduled Sept. 28-30 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. “We're extremely pleased to be part of Electronics Midwest,” said IPC President Denny McGuirk.
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TS² Think Tank Looks At Industry’s Future By Michael Hart - 08/03/2009
Citing, among other things, high exhibitor costs and legacy labor rules in some cities as evidence, a group of tradeshow industry executives who gathered for a “think tank” session during TS² discussed changes in the way face-to-face marketing will be conducted in the future.
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2009 TSW Fastest 50 Winners Named 08/03/2009
These days, everyone could use some good news. That’s exactly what 50 tradeshow managers recently received when they were informed their shows were among Tradeshow Week’s Fastest 50 winners this year. The shows will be recognized during the TSW Fastest 50 event Nov. 13-15 in Houston.
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Gordon Hughes II: Riding Out the Storm Rachel Wimberly - 05/04/2009
The days when print ads were a reliable, growing source of revenue for magazines had ended, and the shift online was as fast and furious as publishers could take, forcing many business-to-business media companies to play catch-up. Most still are playing catch-up.As the head of American Business Media, an organization that represents B-to-B media companies, Gordon T. Hughes II has had to help his members adjust to the ever-changing environment.
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Catering to a Tough Economy By Lisa Plummer - 03/09/2009
In this challenging economic climate, tradeshows not only have to market harder, but also more creatively. The largest event for the catering and events industries is trying to prove that strong marketing to a healthy industry can result in a successful show.
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Top Association Show Managers: Masters of Multitasking 02/02/2009
In a special feature, Tradeshow Week editors identify 15 top association show managers. These particular show managers have been singled out because they are doing all these things at the same time they are organizing – and growing – some of the industry's largest events.
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Survey: Salaries Are Movin’ on Up By Kerri Zerlin - 01/05/2009
The economy may be down, but for a large portion of show management, salaries still are going up. According to Tradeshow Week’s 2008 Show Management Salary Survey, for-profit exhibition organizers’ average salaries jumped to $79,615 this year, from $64,993 in 2007.
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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
Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week February 3, 2010 MGM Mirage’s Macau Sacrifice
A while back, I mentioned to a show organizer I know in Hong Kong that I’d been... More
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