Q&A: How Bosch Recreated a Hands-on Work Site at World of Concrete 2025

Allison Fishman, VP-Marketing, Bosch Power Tools World of Concrete, the annual trade show for the concrete construction and masonry industries, brought over 57,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Jan. 20-23. While there was plenty of innovation inside, the hottest action was taking place outside, where brands let attendees get hands-on with the latest … Read more

The Brief: Pizza Rentals and Zen Carriages

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover pizza rentals, AI judges and Zen carriages.   COMMUTERS TAKE A MOMENT OF PAUSE INSIDE AUDIBLE’S ZEN CARRIAGE If you ask us, “Zen Commute” sounds like an oxymoron, but for a new campaign of the same name promoting … Read more

People’s Choice: Our Top 10 Most-read Stories of 2024

Many pop culture moments marked 2024, from Brat summer, to Moo Deng the pigmy hippo, to the Willy Wonka fiasco in Glasgow, to the “Glicked” phenomenon, to the viral break dancer from the Paris Games. But industry pros made an impact, too, activating experiences that challenged perceptions, pushed boundaries, drove loyalty and delivered joy. Following … Read more

The Brief: Cosmic Luggage and $0 Days

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover $0 Days, cosmic luggage and AI Journey Accelerators.   DONUT UNDERESTIMATE BRAND PARTNERSHIPS Freebies abounded on Nov. 19 during the first-ever “$0 Day” as Grubhub celebrated its Delivery’s Other Half campaign, which offers Amazon Prime Members $0 Grubhub … Read more

Three Insights on a Cityscape-inspired Expo Design from Dish Network’s Team Summit Expo

Team Summit is Dish Network’s annual expo that brings together a global network of partners, retailers and vendors (approximately 3,500 attendees) over three days in one space where the brand can showcase new Dish products, strategies and technology through training and general sessions. The approximately 45,000-square-foot space features different business units and anywhere between 13 … Read more

Trade Show Industry Updates: News, Data, Trends

Welcome to this month’s exhibit industry news digest for corporate trade show marketers, featuring intel on research, trends, people and company updates. Data Event Marketer released the Measurement in the AI Age report, which explores AI for measurement in events and trade shows as well as data security and the neuroscience of attention, among other … Read more

Case Study: How Instacart Leveled Up Booth Engagement with Gamification

At Groceryshop, a trade show for grocery and consumer packaged goods that took place Oct. 7-9 in Las Vegas, Instacart brought a fresh approach that invited attendees to “level up” their business and enhance customer experiences.  A bold visual statement with checkerboard patterns and bright, splashy colors, the eye-catching 20-by-40 square-foot activation, designed and produced … Read more

Networking and Community-building Ideas from HLTH USA 2024

Bringing together the health ecosystem, HLTH USA 2024 took place Oct. 20-23 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, urging its participants to “Be Bold” as they explore the future of healthcare and what it will take to live not just longer, but healthier. Take it from Bob, a retired GE Healthcare engineer who spent … Read more

Design Inspiration: 10 A/V Ideas for Your Next Event or Experience

Lighting effects can greatly impact your mood and, thus, the moods of your event attendees. It may affect how they take in information, their energy levels and their overall happiness. But beyond mood lighting (which, side note, MGM Resorts International studied extensively as it developed its Stay Well Meetings program), a/v elements within experiences create … Read more

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