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Olympia Events Names Carlo Zoccali Event Operations Director
Olympia Events, managed by Legends Global, has appointed Carlo Zoccali event operations director. Zoccali brings more than 20 years of experience across events, venues, exhibitions, conferences, and sports. His background includes senior commercial and operational roles with Fully Charged Show,…
KTSV: A Legacy of Innovation Driving Mobile Marketing
Kentucky Trailer Specialty Vehicles (KTSV) builds innovative, durable custom mobile environments for marketing, experiential, and mission critical service applications. With more than a century of manufacturing experience and the resources of Marmon Holdings, KTSV brings rare depth, financial…
“WellnessFirst” Workforce
Reimagining Workplace Culture in Experiential Marketing Agencies by Deborah Cox, Marketing Consultant and Bree Patterson, Marketing Content Manager, at Exhibitus When fresh talent enters the experiential marketing world, they bring energy and expectations. Today’s entrants arrive informed,…
SEMA Fest 2026 Announces Rock Lineup
SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) has announced a rock-heavy 2026 lineup for SEMA Fest, with The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, 311, and The Alive set to play Friday, Nov. 6, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Rock lineup closes SEMA Week SEMA Fest serves as the public-facing close to…
Industry Expert Jay Menashe to Host Event Experience Experts Podcast
Weekly Series to Spotlight Industry Leaders Evolving Experiential Marketing Events Submitted by Deborah Cox, Exhibitus Atlanta, Georgia – 07 July 2026 – Exhibitus today announced the sponsorship of Event Experience Experts, a new podcast hosted by event industry expert, Jay Menashe. Menashe’s…
Legends Global Names Live Entertainment VPs
Legends Global has appointed Tom Alexander and Jenn Sonick vice presidents of live entertainment. Alexander and Sonick will join the company’s central content and booking team. The team works with promoters to book concerts, family shows, entertainment events, and live sporting events across…
June International Briefs: UFI, Olympia, Vienna, and Mexico Shows
June’s international briefs tracked leadership changes, congress wins, venue investment, and tradeshow growth across four regions. In Europe, highlights included Vienna’s top association meetings ranking, Barcelona show gains, Olympia’s £1.3 billion (about $1.75 billion) transformation, and Cisco…
IAAPA Expo Europe Earns Greentime Sustainable Event Certification
IAAPA Expo Europe 2026 has received Certified Sustainable Event approval from Greentime, which reviews sustainability practices in the events industry. The event will take place Sept. 22-24, 2026, at ExCeL London. The certification applies to the show floor, which received a score of 76 percent…
Failure or Success: The New Orleans Story
How does one measure the success of an event? New Orleans held two world’s fairs, 100 years apart. Each lost money. In the first one, the fair director resigned prior to the close of the show and was later indicted for embezzling over a million dollars. The second fair declared bankruptcy during…
Grand Hyatt San Antonio Makes Cvent Top Hotels List
Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk has been named to Cvent’s 2026 Top Meeting Hotels in North America list, ranking No. 74 among 250 properties. The hotel earned the recognition for the fourth consecutive year. Cvent’s annual list ranks hotels that generate group business through the Cvent Supplier…
Should HR Be Outsourced?
Companies can rapidly change team size based on a given event cycle, and human resources (HR) is a critical component to that process. The HR function may be hiring temp workers for a large expo while maintaining all necessary HR compliance, whether in a single jurisdiction or across multiple…
Employco USA Welcomes Thomas Owens as Southeast Business Development Manager
submitted by Edgar Navarro, Marketing Manager, Employco USA Employco is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas Owens to its team as Southeast Business Development Manager. Offering human resource solutions for national trade show companies, Employco saves clients time and money by reducing…
Strategic Hospitality Builds Trust in the AI Era
People rarely make important decisions based on information alone. They make them when confidence has been established and trust has been earned. That has always been true. What is changing is how trust is created. Trust moves beyond information As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes the…
Aluvision x OSE: Modularity Meets Scale
by Jillian Fafard, Director of Marketing, US, Aluvision At CONEXPO-CON/AGG, scale isn’t just impressive, it’s anticipated. What else can be expected of the construction industry’s largest tradeshow, held every three years in Las Vegas? For Camso, a global leader in commercial off-road tires and…
Let’s talk about Burnout: Protecting the flame
I sit on my porch in the warming spring air. Birdsong wafts on a gentle breeze, trailing off into the lengthening rays of sunset above me. It’s April in New England; winter has barely broken, but this evening, summer feels just around the corner. The change goes so fast once it starts. The world is…
MatchPoint Launches New Feature Suite to Help Event Organizers Turn Networking Into Measurable ROI
New product updates help associations and event organizers capture attendee intent, automate structured meetings, increase vendor visibility, and design more valuable connections before, during, and after the event. by Matchpoint Edison, NJ — [July 7, 2026] — MatchPoint, the AI-powered networking…
Seattle Convention Center Wins IAVM Venue Excellence Award
The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) has named Seattle Convention Center (SCC) a 2026 Venue Excellence Award recipient. The award recognizes public assembly venues for management and operations, including safety and security, team development, professional development, operational…
New Regional Sales Managers for MODCO powered by WS Display
Maynard and Ramos join the team submitted by Mike Morrison, WS Displays Carlsbad, CA— 7/6/2026 — MODCO powered by WS Display today announced John Maynard will take over the role of Central US Sales Manager after serving five years as the company’s Head of Customer Relations and Myles Ramos is…
IFES Pulls Off Successful World Summit in the Face of Adversity
In the tradeshow and event industry, adversity often presents us with an opportunity to demonstrate resiliency, strength, and showcase our ability to exceed expectations. This year, The International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services (IFES) accomplished such a feat. The post IFES Pulls…
AI Plays Selective Role in Human Resources
The bosses in human resources refer to it as “workforce analysis,” a highly refined, yet often capricious method of deciding who to hire, how much to invest in furthering their career, and when it’s time to say goodbye and good luck. A lot of factors figure into the process, and is increasingly…