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Field Report: Five Steal-worthy Ideas from the New York International Auto Show 2026

The New York International Auto Show touched down at the Javits Center in New York City, April 3-12, reminding attendees arriving at the entrance to the 126-year-old show’s exhibit halls that it’s “Not just a show. A tradition.” Show organizers reported that attendance opening weekend was up more than 25 percent, year-over-year, its highest since […]

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HIMSS26: Corporate Exhibitors Talk Booth Design and Engagement Strategies

With the theme of reimagining health through information and technology, the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition brought together more than 28,000 clinicians, executives, policy makers and industry leaders from across the world to the Venetian Expo Center in Las Vegas on March 9-12. From the rise of AI agents to the ease of […]

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Seven Trade Show Exhibit Engagement Tactics from Shoptalk 2026

Shoptalk Spring 2026 took place March 24-26 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, bringing together more than 10,000 attendees from across the retail, consumer brand and tech landscape.

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10 Minutes With… Gabe Weiss, Head of Marketing at Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas

In a sea of bulldozers and excavators digging for attention, it’s not often that a heavy equipment brand would bank on helping construction pros find their Zen. But that was exactly the approach that Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas took for its 30,000-square-foot booth at the recent CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026. Built around the theme “Connecting Harmony to […]

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Field Report: Video Game Developers and Tech Brands Level Up Demos at PAX East

In 2004, the creators of the popular web comic Penny Arcade launched PAX to bring together the gaming community and celebrate game culture. After years of growth, PAX expanded from Washington to several cities around the world, and PAX East was established in 2010 as the event’s East Coast branch. We headed up to Boston […]

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Event Profs Weigh in on the Biggest EuroShop 2026 Trends

From a flipped mountain to a fruit Eiffel Tower to floating carts, EuroShop once again lived up to its claim as the “Global Retail Festival,” welcoming more than 81,000 visitors from 141 countries and 1,840 exhibitors representing 61 nations from Feb. 18-22, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Held every three years, the trade show has become a […]

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Exhibit Design and Sampling Ideas from the Natural Products Expo West Show

If your soda doesn’t pack protein and your gummies, creatine, you need to up your snacking game. Protein-fortified everything, products with fewer ingredients, and women’s health products dominated the aisles at the Natural Products Expo 2026, which brought about 60,000 attendees from health and nutrition communities to the Anaheim Convention Center, March 3-6. Consumers are in […]

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Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Tea Time

If you’ve been engrossed in the “Bridgerton” world like we have, then you’ll know tea time is for more than just enjoying a hot beverage and scones. Thanks to Netflix fans’ rising interest in Regency-era practices and aesthetics, and the universal need for a moment of relaxation, brands are infusing the afternoon tea tradition with […]

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Field Report: The 10 Best Exhibits from CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

Held every three years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 brought together more than 140,000 construction professionals from 128 countries to the Las Vegas Convention Center and Festival Grounds. The trade show, which ran March 3-7, featured the latest in construction equipment, emerging technologies and solutions for the job sites of the future. EM couldn’t resist donning our hard […]

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Field Report: 15 Best Exhibits from Design & Construction Week’s Last Hurrah in Orlando

The largest annual gathering of residential construction and design industry professionals, Design & Construction Week (DCW), took over both the North/South and West exhibit buildings at the Orange County Convention Center, Feb. 17-19. It marked one of the biggest trade shows we’ve covered in Orlando, but the roving chapter for this show is coming to […]

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