In this section, you’ll find articles related to: exhibitor and attendee growth strategies, conferences, sponsorships, ancillary products, spin-offs, online, licensing, show dailies, show directories, international shows, new show launches, pavilions, etc.

Best Practices: Association launches conference in Dubai
April 2008

Cheat Sheet: Prepare to Launch
January 2008

Beyond Sponsorships
November/December 2007

Growing Globally: It can be done but is it worth it
March 2007

Cheat Sheet: Road shows
Tips on creating, producing and promoting road shows
October 2006

Best Practices: Launching a public event at a trade show
PRI’s racing event draws a standing-room-only crowd of 8,200 and clears a tidy profit
May 2006

Marketwatch: Nontraditional events
Corporate events for exhibitors and Webinars are the fastest-growing nontraditional events in 2006
May 2006

Best Practices: Spin-off services
SHOPA’s Buyer 2 Seller MarketPlace generates new revenue stream
April 2006

Best Practices: Producing roadshows
Penton finds that IT pros are willing to pay for technical training at SQL Server roadshows
February 2006

Best Practices: Association buys for-profit show
Why TIA leveraged a $6 million cash reserve to pay cash for TravelCom
January 2006

Custom exhibitor programs
Case Study: MediaLive’s customized program for Cisco at Interop succeeds in pushing customers along the sales pipeline
January 2006

Virtual show, real money
Reed makes 50 percent profit margin on debut edition of Web-based Wireless Expo
October 2005

Marketwatch: Sponsorships
Revenue will increase slightly from 2005 to 2006
October 2005

Cheat Sheet: Conference Archives
How to use archiving to add value to your event for attendees and revenue to your bottom line
July/August 2005

Marketwatch: Nontraditional events
Show organizers are planning more nontraditional events in 2005 compared with 2004
June 2005

Best Practices: In living color
Live edition of Chain Leader magazine generates pages and profits
June 2005

Best Practices: LinuxWorld in a Box
IDG World Expo packages open source education for export to global markets
June 2005

Marketwatch: Show organizers make more than they spend online
January 2005

Co-location goes mainstream
The co-location trend is accelerating, in part, due to diminishing participation in shows by both attendees and exhibitors. For FMI and many other show organizers, co-location brings synergy to events with overlapping markets, increasing buyers for exhibitors and enhancing education and product awareness for attendees.
November/December 2004

Digging deeper
Case Study: Using its research capabilities, SIA created the Buying Power Index, which reveals that attendees at the 2004 SnowSports Show represent 80 percent of $2.3 billion in industry revenues. Find out how the association mines its extensive database of exhibitors and attendees and uses the data to increase sales and drive attendance.
November/December 2004

Best Practices: Just married
Two associations replace their annual shows with a single, more profitable event
March 2004

Best Practices: e-Venture
Regional publisher uses e-mail newsletter to test-market new event
February 2004

Best Practices: Keep on truckin'
Conversion from closed to open event has grown NTEA show floor by 173 percent and attendance by 47 percent in five years
January 2004

Gamers get floored
E3 creates consumer Web site, extending the trade show’s reach to more than 200,000 video game enthusiasts over three days
October 2003

Raising Your Sales Overseas
Target marketing propels a campaign to land international exhibitors for U.S. shows
June 1997

Producing U.S. Pavilions Overseas
Set up your best shot at going international
April 1997

Growth through Acquisitions and Other Strategies for Success
Tales from the front lines of management
April 1997

Launching New Shows: A step-by-stepguide
How to proceed from inspiration to the "Go" decision
April 1997

Care and Maintenance of Show Sponsors
March 1997

Joint Venture, Joint Victory
February 1997

Should You License Your Show Name?
It's a shorter but tricky route overseas
November/December 1996

Agents Abroad
Few can sell overseas exhibitors faster than reliable, reputable international agents.Get the facts before making a move.
September 1995

Open to the Public
Admitting the public to your trade show can pay off if you're prepared
November/December 1994

Encouraging International Participation
CeBIT uses "partner country" concept
September 1994

The Business of Show Business
Focusing on your show is vital, but expanding your focus is essential to growth
July/August 1994

Going Global
Producing U.S. pavilions at overseas trade fairs
September/October 1993

Researching New Shows
Is there a magic formula?
September/October 1993

Joint Ventures
Paving the road to international markets
July/August 1993

Enhancing Your Bottom Line
Creative techniques for increasing revenues and decreasing expenses
May/June 1993

On Foreign Soil
Producing overseas expositions
May/June 1992

New Concepts in Show Directories
Big business... big bucks!
January/February 1991

Read All About It!
The ins and outs of publishing a show daily
November/December 1990

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