Another Case for Infrastructure Investment
By Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, Managing Director, Center for Exhibition Industry Research Jeff Werling, one of CEIR’s economists and the executive director of [...]
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Infrastructure Investment Creates Positive Outcomes for the Economy… and the Exhibition Industry
Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, Managing Director, Center for Exhibition Industry Research Executive Director Jeff Werling, of Inforum at the University of Maryland, and one of [...]
Same Old, Same Old Just Won’t Cut It – Innovate Your Approach Every Year
By Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, CEIR Managing Director Marco Pardi, President of UBM Tech Events and a panelist at the recent CEIR Predict Conference, suggests that exhibitions in [...]
Influential and Trusted Speaker Line-Up Announced for CEIR Predict
By Mary TuckerCEIR Blog Manager On 11 September 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotel Chicago, the exhibition industry’s top strategists and influencers will convene for CEIR [...]
It’s Steam, Not Smoke, on the Horizon: 2014 CEIR Index Report
By Reagan Cook Momentum requires a direction and some speed, and our industry has lacked both in the past five years. Fortunately, the 2014 CEIR Index report indicates that [...]
Analyzing Economic Impact of Exhibitions
By Doug Ducate For the last 15 years the exhibition industry has pursued the goal of identifying economic impact of our events with the same fervor that Percival exhibited [...]
CEIR Relevance Where else – but CEIR Predict?
by BOB PRIEST-HECK, Chief Operating Officer, Freeman Chairman, CEIR Predict Program Committee Often, the most significant events are most appreciated in retrospect. After [...]
CEIR Predict – Offering a Crystal Ball to Help Exhibition Senior Executives Succeed
by David Audrain, CEM President & CEO Clarion Events North America, Inc One of the hardest responsibilities we have in the exhibition business is predicting the [...]
A Good or Bad Time to Be in the Tech Show Biz?
This post written by Chris Brown, Executive Vice President, Conventions and Business Operations National Association of Broadcasters I wish I knew . . . for sure anyway. [...]
Reverse Sequestration – Lessons for Government Departments on Alternative Approaches to Cost Containment
This post written by Doug Ducate, CEM, CMP President and CEO CEIR As major exhibitions grow and prosper and generate more and more revenue, it is only natural for organizers [...]