Latest developments in products and services for tradeshow organizers and exhibitors, such as online space selection, showfloor design software and registration and lead retrieval systems.
Readers Speak: Helpful Housing Hints 04/28/2008
Before attending a tradeshow in a new city, attendees increasingly go to the housing registration page of the event's Web site for answers to their questions. Assistant Editor Stephanie Corbin asked a few housing registration providers what other information, besides details about the hotel room they've booked, would be helpful for attendees to have on the housing section of a show's Web site. More
Venues Offer Real-time Flight Info for Travelers By Rachel Wimberly - 04/28/2008
Flying the friendly skies is less appealing all the time, and became more so during the last few weeks. First, Aloha, ATA and Skybus airlines declared bankruptcy and abruptly canceled their schedules.
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EComXpo Marks First Sale of a Virtual Show By Rachel Wimberly - 04/07/2008
Amit Das, Worldwide Business Research USA's managing director, said his company's purchase of eComXpo, a virtual tradeshow for e-commerce marketers, was a first for more than just one reason. Yes, it does appear to be the first acquisition of a virtual tradeshow. And, according to Das, the purchase will allow WBR to spin a virtual show off from one of its physical ones for the fist time.
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IML Acquires Third Firm This Year 03/24/2008
IML, a subsidiary of Canton, Mass.-based Computershare that supplies interactive audience response systems for tradeshows and meetings, has acquired Machine Dreams, another company that supplies the same kind of service. It is IML's third acquisition of a potential competitor since January. Financial terms were not disclosed, according to Simon Bryan, operations manager for IML North America.
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Freeman, BDMetrics in Partnership 02/18/2008
In the past, the responsibility to somehow quantify the ROI for exhibitors at a show rested squarely on the shoulders of the show manager. After all, if the exhibitors weren't happy ... the show would cease to exist. Now, another player is stepping into the ROI arena in an effort to please exhibitors.
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NTAG Lands Big Contract With Harrah's 01/21/2008
NTAG has landed seven new deals with one contract. A partnership agreement made in early January between the provider of event data management services and Las Vegas Meetings by Harrah's Entertainment puts nTAG equipment on site at all seven of the gaming resort company's Las Vegas properties.
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ASAE Plans Association Technology Conference 12/17/2007
ASAE & The Center for Assn. Leadership will hold a two-day Assn. Technology Conference & Expo Jan. 31-Feb.1 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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Internet Savvy: Tech 101: From A to Z Rachel Wimberly - 12/10/2007
The latest charge to show managers: Turn your event into a 365-day-a-year experience. Keep it alive for the community you serve until they all return the following year.
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Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week May 14, 2008 What’s Going on in Las Vegas?
At the end of last week, I attended the annual Las Vegas meeting of the Southwest cha... More
Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 13, 2008 Hi, I am NOT a Mac…
When you watch a Mac commercial, you can see very quickly that I resemble the PC gu... More
Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 8, 2008 Introductions
Introduction
Hey there everybody
Please don't romp or roam
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