Weekly Insights: The Shows Will Go On
No one can say it hasn’t been a tough couple of weeks in the trade show world. It seems every day we wake up to news of more shows …
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Weekly Insights: Sorting Out the Coronavirus Threat to Trade Shows
When word that the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was canceled due to the coronavirus hit the news, it got the attention of the entire trade show industry. Should …
Lessons Learned After FMI Connect Cancels 2017 Show in Chicago
Recently, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced they were canceling their 2017 show, known as FMI Connect. The reason? A dramatic drop-off in attendance. Of course this came as …
ProMat and MODEX Evolved Along with Supply Chain Technology
(I wrote this article for TSNN.com and it was originally published as part of their 20th Anniversary series of historic show profiles – Reprinted with permission.) The first National Material Handling …
Weekly News & Insights: Cities That ‘Get’ the Meetings Biz
The latest list of top destinations for meetings and trade shows is out and it’s not a huge surprise that Chicago tops the list, although that’s new this year. …