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Category: Event research

By Tom Pick Event professionals use many different words to describe their world: Vital. Stressful. Exciting. Exhausting. Rewarding. But one adjective they never use is “dull.” True to form, there are several big changes on the horizon for the live events industry in 2020. But is there a single “biggest change”? Here’s what 14 top […]

By Ingrid Rip A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL Discussions about culture during the event planning process are important because you may not share the same culture as the key stakeholders you work for or the attendees for whom you design and program the event. Professionalism of the people you are […]

Face-to-face is one of the most trusted sources of relationship building. B2B exhibitions provide buyers and sellers the marketing medium to conduct business. In this case study, D. Bradley Kent, Senior Vice President & Chief Sales Officer of VisitDallas shares his takeaways from the Head of Marketing Insights series, which quantifies the power of B2B […]

How do you evaluate that your exhibition has given value to your attendees? The Attendee ROI Playbook series addresses the process of how attendees evaluate the outcome or the metrics most commonly used to determine whether the trip was worthwhile. To gather insight as to how CEIR subscribers benefited from the research, D. Bradley Kent […]

How do you evaluate that your exhibition has given value to your attendees? The Attendee ROI Playbook series addresses the process of how attendees evaluate the outcome or the metrics most commonly used to determine where the trip was worthwhile. To gather insight as to how CEIR subscribers benefited from the research, Ilissa Hamilton, Sales […]

Tom Pick is a digital marketing consultant who works with event management platform developer G2Planet to share the company’s insights and knowledge with corporate event marketing professionals. Amid the profusion of digital marketing channels, there’s still no experience as compelling as a prospective buyer and seller meeting face to face. Nearly three decades after the […]

Jennifer Juergens has been writing about the meeting, event and incentive industries for more than three decades. Today she mixes up writing with substitute teaching in the Orlando public school system, teaching swimming to children and adults–and making pottery. A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL   “The conference costs what?” That […]

Increasing engagement on the show floor is a team effort between show organizers and exhibitors. Exhibitions are about trust and facilitating the use of face-to-face marketing to bring buyers and sellers together to conduct business and build relationships. As a young professional and a new user of CEIR research, Kim Palastro, Marketing Coordinator of Pittcon […]

If you would like to participate in the CEIR Case Study or have insights on how CEIR has helped your organization, please reach out to Jannat Choudhury at jchoudhury@iaee.com. Growing a show’s attendance isn’t just on the show organizer. It’s a team effort that involves internal and external organizations. In this case study, D. Bradley Kent, […]

Samuel J. Smith is a thought leader, researcher, speaker and award-winning innovator on event technology. In 2011, BizBash Magazine added Sam to its annual innovators list. Since then, Sam has won awards from Exhibitor Magazine, IBTM World, RSVP MN, International Live Events Association and MPI for innovation in event technology. You can read more from […]