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By: Dima Ghawi A SPECIAL SECTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL Millennials are different from generations before them: they have different values; they have different work styles; and they have different needs. The traditional work environment is challenging for Millennials to adjust to and they tend to not perform their best in strict […]
By Nancy Drapeau, PRC, CEIR Research Director A recent AdAge article reported Walmart is the favorite retailer among Millennials, based on Infoscout data on purchase activity. This article quotes Walmart’s CMO Stephen Quinn admitting, “That kind of shocks a lot of people, including inside the company.” The value-driven shopping nature of Millennials is not a […]
Take a moment to hear CEIR CEO and President Brian Casey, CEM share his insights about the outlook and trends for the exhibition industry at last December’s EDPA annual meeting, ACCESS. [vimeo 123582424 w=500 h=281] EDPA – Brian Casey, CEM President & CEO, CEIR – Interview at ACCESS2014 Brian’s comments shared at that time about […]
By Nancy Drapeau, PRC, CEIR Research Director CEIR research with young professionals suggests an exciting future awaits business-to-business exhibitions and exhibitors that deliver the content they crave. Here are the top five reasons for this position: Reason #1: Young professional attendees have a strong connection to the exhibition channel, 98% identify one or more high […]
By Mary Tucker, CEIR Blog Manager PREDICT: CEIR’s Annual Exhibition Industry Outlook Conference continues the conversation of where the overall economy is headed and how that will affect the exhibition industry. Freeman, a title sponsor of Predict, offers further insight into this data on its blog about the event. Cautious optimism is growing as the […]