Tag: Events

How Expo! Expo! Helped Me Grow: A Show Organizer’s Perspective

By Jessica Finnerty, CEM, Associate, Meetings & Events with the Auto Care Association As a member of the exhibition industry I’m starting to feel like I have heard it all. I’ve sat through the sales […]

What Makes a Good Entry – Art of the Show Insider Tip #4

IAEE’s Art of the Show Competition celebrates outstanding promotion of exhibitions and events in 15 categories, including Green Collateral Printed Piece, Industry Promotion and Most Innovative Use of Technology. These elements comprise a well-rounded marketing […]

Public Events Council Message From the Chair

By Bob Morgan, General Manager, Dulles Expo Center The Public Events Council (PEC) has spent time this summer continuing efforts to benefit the consumer events membership within IAEE. The association’s primary initiatives of education and […]

4 Public Speaking Tips You Haven’t Heard Before

4 August 2015 By Lindsey Pollak, Millennial Workplace Expert Deliver a speech. Give a presentation. Share a few thoughts. No matter what you call it, speaking in front of a group — even a small […]

Flexibility Determines Success

By Dana Freker Doody, Vice President of Communications, The Expo Group The incredible keynote by Robert Safian, Editor of Fast Company, really started the 2014 Expo! Expo! in Los Angeles on a high note for […]

The MATSO Perspective…An Interview with Angela Harar, Senior Director of Trade Shows for The Vision Council

IAEE recently sat down with Angela Harar, Senior Director of Trade Shows for The Vision Council to learn more about her exhibition industry experience and what it’s like to belong to the MATSO community. Angela’s […]

Expo! Expo! is the “Show for Shows”

Originally published in Trade Show Executive, August 2015 Edition As we have learned from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), the exhibitions and events industry comprises a $70 billion industry in the United States […]

Public Events Council Spotlight Bob Morgan

IAEE sat down with Bob Morgan, General Manager of the Dulles Expo Center to learn more about his industry experience and his unique perspective of the Public Events/Consumer Shows segment of the exhibition industry. Bob […]

What Makes a Good Entry – Art of the Show Insider Tip #3

IAEE’s Art of the Show Competition celebrates outstanding promotion of exhibitions and events in 15 categories, including Email Promotion and Exhibit Sales Brochure/Prospectus. These elements comprise a well-rounded marketing plan, but what makes them so […]

Three Reasons a2z Loves to Exhibit at IAEE’s Expo! Expo!

As the fall season approaches every year, a2z’s events team kicks into high gear in preparation for one of the most prestigious events for the trade show industry in North America – IAEE’s Expo! Expo! […]

The MATSO Perspective…

By Camille Stern, SVP Strategic Account Management, SPARGO, Inc. 200,000 sq.ft. of exhibit space sounds like a lot of space. To some show organizers, it is. To others, this is simply walking away from the […]

What Makes a Good Entry – Art of the Show Insider Tip #2

IAEE’s Art of the Show Competition celebrates outstanding promotion of exhibitions and events in 15 categories, including Brand Design/Development and Convention Center Promotion. These elements comprise a well-rounded marketing plan, but what makes them so […]

What Makes a Good Entry – Art of the Show Insider Tips #1

IAEE’s Art of the Show Competition celebrates outstanding promotion of exhibitions and events in 15 categories, including Attendance Promotion Brochure and Attendance Promotion Campaign. These elements comprise a well-rounded marketing plan, but what makes them […]

During Expo! Expo! be Charmed by Charm City’s Restaurant Scene

 Kit Waskom Pollard writes about restaurants, food and other things that make Baltimore great, for numerous publications, including the Baltimore Sun and Baltimore’s Child, and on her blog Mango & Ginger (www.mangoandginger.blogspot.com). Historically, Charm City […]

Someone Just Stole Your Money

By Jack Buttine with Buttine Insurance Someone Just Stole Your Money That’s what Crime Insurance is supposed to protect against… everyone says this cannot happen to me … but it absolutely can. Insurance only covers […]

The World would be a Boring Place without Marketers

Nicole Bowman, MBA, VP of Marketing & Communications, IAEE I love marketing and design. I have been doing this for upwards of 20 years and it never gets old. As my husband said to me […]

Show Insurance 101 …

By Jack Buttine with Buttine Insurance Show organizers have plenty to ‘keep them awake at night’.  However, a well-planned show insurance program will promote “a good night’s sleep”. Organizers have specially designed property, general liability […]

IAEE Women’s Leadership Forum 2015

On April 8th IAEE hosted its annual Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington D.C. The forum focuses on topics that are unique to women in the exhibitions and events industry. It is tailored for all women […]