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This post written by Nora Johnson, Market Research Analyst, Marketing Design Group As we look toward future exhibition marketing campaigns and messaging strategies, a familiar market segmentation framework emerges. It begins with participation by exhibitors and attendees before cascading into industries, roles and, perhaps, geography. Plans move forward smoothly until the question emerges: what about […]
This post written by Nancy Drapeau, PRC Research Director CEIR has updated two studies in the past year furnishing current insights on what attendees want from exhibitions, what they value most about these events and how to market to them effectively. These studies affirm that a major driver for attending is an interest in keeping […]
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 […]
By Vicki Hennin, Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Intelligence, Diversified Business Communications It was with great interest that I read CEIR’s recent report Attracting Attendees and was intrigued to see some findings that reflect the experience we have had at Diversified Business Communications, as well as some key insights that brought up interesting […]
This post written by Nancy Drapeau, PRC, Research Director of CEIR This year’s EXHIBITOR2013 was as much a learning opportunity for me as it was to promote CEIR studies and how they can help exhibitors and suppliers in the industry. I moderated a peer-to-peer roundtable discussion, and at this session I learned quickly that some […]
Blog Post Written by Barry Siskind The recent CEIR report entitled Exhibition Staff Practices focuses on an issue that I have been dealing with for the thirty years I have been in the exhibition business – Exhibit training. The first finding in the report unveils a difference between attendee preferences of the booth staff they would like […]
