Measuring the Value of Trade Show Marketing Wouldn’t it be nice to if at your next big budget meeting you could whip out a few charts to clearly demonstrate the valuable impact of your company’s trade show marketing strategies? Actually, it’s quite possible and many trade show managers are already doing so. Planning Is Key …
Chicago Convention's Eligible For Rebates
As seen on Chicago Real Estate Daily – By Eddie Baeb, Aug. 26, 2009 (Crain’s) — In an effort to bring more big trade shows to Chicago and bolster the city’s beleaguered hotel market, the state of Illinois has created a $10-million fund to provide rebates to conventions at McCormick Place and Navy Pier. The …
Chicagos McCormick Place Gets Best Convention Center
—Jenny Berg Trade Show Exhibitors Association Names Vegas Favorite Convention City, McCormick Place Gets Best Convention Center Held in conjunction with TS2—the so-called “trade show about trade shows” that overtook McCormick Place from Monday through Thursday this week—the Trade Show Exhibitors’ Association’s Foundation Gala took place at the Chicago Illuminating Company on Wednesday night. With decor …
ALA – American Library Association
July 9th – 15th, 2009 ALA – Annual Conference will be at McCormick West in Chicago – To provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all. How long has it been since you …
WiMax & Why Not A New Booth?
WiMax is one of the largest meetings for the Wireless and Broadband Industry, each and every day in our electronic world something new hits and technology changes once again. Chicago’s McCormick Place is the host for 4G World Conference & Expo on September 15th – 17th, 2009. Where things change before your eyes. Have you …
Trade Show Marketing in a Recession
Attendance down 9% from 2008 meeting but 82% of exhibitors report generating new business at show CHICAGO, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Midwinter Meeting, the Chicago Dental Society’s annual dental conference and tradeshow, consistently ranks amongst the country’s top conventions, even earning the distinction as one of the top four medical tradeshows in the U.S. …
Trade Show ROI
CEIR: Ingredients of Good ROI Hold Up in Recessions By Hil Anderson, senior editor Dallas, TX – While attendance and the sale of exhibit space at trade shows may flag during a recession, new research from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) indicates tough times don’t necessarily cool the enthusiasm of trade show professionals …
McCormick Place Chicago
McCormick Place has been the center of Chicago Trade Shows for 48 years, with conventions and trade shows dating back to 1960, this convention center brings in roughly 3 million visitors to the heart of Chicago each year. Housing the popular events such as the National Restaurant Show – NRA, The Chicago Auto Show, RSNA, …
Natural Products West Expo
From – New Hope Natural Media This year’s Natural Products Expo East , held October 15-18 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, drew more than 26,000 industry attendees and featured more than 2,100 trade show exhibits. The show’s healthy attendance echoes the continued strength of natural and organic products. New Hope Natural Media’s, a …
Promat 2009 – Chicago
Promat 2009 – January 12th-15th, 2009 at McCormick Place in Chicago With buyers from over 90 countries and tens of thousands of professionals converging on McCormick Place from the material handling & logistics industry, you want to keep your trade show display preparation on target for the January event, streamlining the details of your trade …
