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By Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, Managing Director, Center for Exhibition Industry Research Jeff Werling, one of CEIR’s economists and the executive director of Inforum/University of Maryland, recently sent me a report his team on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) concerning infrastructure investment. Jeff and his team compiled a unique and revealing data […]
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 CEIR’s economists, recently completed a report for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). AEM released a White Paper, “The Economic Footprint of the Construction Equipment Industry on the U.S. Economy.” […]
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 the Communications/IT Sector take a cue from “brick and mortar” companies like IBM, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft and HP. “They’re constantly reinventing because they’re competing with new, lifestyle […]
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 Predict, a one-day, highly intensive, highly interactive program that takes a hard look at what the industry can expect through 2016. In addition to a new, journalistic approach (see 2014 […]
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 momentum is building in the exhibition industry. The report shows there’s more strength in the business sectors, and in years ahead it will look much stronger […]
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 in his quest for the Holy Grail … and unfortunately with the same frustrating ending. But it hasn’t always been that way. From the early 1970s […]
by BOB PRIEST-HECK, Chief Operating Officer, Freeman Chairman, CEIR Predict Program Committee Often, the most significant events are most appreciated in retrospect. After all the planning, the anticipation and the intensity of producing the actual program – comes that sweet moment of reflection when you realize, something truly wonderful happened! And so it was at […]
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 future. We constantly have to foresee where our shows will be often years ahead, and that requires economic and market-driven information. The CEIR Predict conference is a one-day, […]
This post written by Chris Brown, Executive Vice President, Conventions and Business Operations National Association of Broadcasters I wish I knew . . . for sure anyway. Without a doubt there are some helpful clues in the 2012 CEIR Index Report. I read the report’s overall analysis and section on the Communications and IT Sector with […]
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 to find new ways to spend money. Often these include improving the temporary environment of the convention center and the quality of life of the […]
