Industry News

How Meetings Turn ‘I’ Into ‘We’

As we celebrate Convene’s 40th anniversary, we’re looking back into our archive. Here’s how two contributors imagined the future at the turn of this century, writing from a world operating with 56K dial-up computer modems and a fax machine in every office.

Maximize Trade Show ROI: Rent, Buy, or Hybrid Strategies Explained

Article Summary Choosing between renting, buying, or using a hybrid exhibit strategy should be based on your full-year trade show calendar, booth sizes, event frequency, and branding needs rather than upfront costs alone. Modern rental exhibits offer the same design quality and customization as…

What? Like It's Hard... For Amazon MGM Studios to Celebrate 'Legally Blonde' (and Its New Prequel Series) with Fans?

A one-day immersive experience honored the iconic movie’s 25th anniversary and promoted the new 'Elle' TV show.

Sticky Wicket raised record £60,000 for Lord’s Taverners at 2026 edition

The events industry’s annual charity cricket day has raised a record £60,086 for the Lord’s Taverners, making 2026 its biggest single-year total in the event’s 19-year history. Sticky Wicket is organised and delivered by a collective of event and exhibition industry professionals, gathering each…

Show & Grow Marketing Playbook Episode 2: When to Refresh Your Creative

Practical tips on building a strong creative foundation, understanding your audience, and making strategic creative updates that drive results

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folc. is a managed resource service for live events agencies. we bring senior creative operations professionals into agency and studio teams at the point of maximum pressure, for a single day or a full project, and we stay close throughout. every person in the folc. network has worked at scale on…

Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi: India’s World-Class Convention and Exhibition Centre

Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi has emerged as one of India’s most prestigious convention and exhibition venues, setting new standards for the meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions (MICE), and business events industry. Developed as a state-of-the-art integrated convention center,…

A Place in the Sun Live acquires its competitor, expanding its London and Birmingham property shows

A Place in the Sun Live has acquired the Property Investor Show, in a move that will bring the UK’s two largest property events together under one roof. APITS Ltd runs at Excel London, the NEC, Manchester Central and the RDS Dublin. Now, the Excel and NEC shows will include the Property Investor…

Sophie Holt joins the MBB-Consulting Group roster

Exhibition industry research, intelligence and training specialists the MBB-Consulting Group has welcomed Sophie Holt to the team as a consulting partner. She specialises in data-led projects that shape event strategy, and has led global customer experience research programmes across the exhibition…

FFAIR Appoints Sarah Hamon Watt as Business Development Manager

London, UK – Tuesday 4th August: FFAIR has announced the appointment of Sarah Hamon Watt as Business Development Manager. Working within the sales and marketing team, Hamon Watt will focus on building relationships with event teams from across the exhibition, association and agency sectors as the…

Record-breaking WTM London donation funds vital water projects

WTM London, part of RX Global’s exhibition portfolio, has given its largest ever donation to international safe water charity Just a Drop, thanks to record-breaking generosity at last year’s show. The 2025 event raised £8,300 through exhibitor donations, which was then doubled by WTM London with…

Why Marketing Should Own the Entire Tradeshow Process

For decades, the tradeshow playbook has looked the same at almost every exhibiting company: Marketing plans the booth, sets it up, and runs the campaigns. Sales works the floor. When the show ends, the leads get exported into a spreadsheet or customer relationship management (CRM) system, and…

Absolute Exhibits Donates Materials for Police Training

Absolute Exhibits has donated about $40,000 in reusable exhibit materials to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) for emergency-response training at the Joint Emergency Training Institute (JETI). The donated wall systems and furniture now help create reconfigurable rooms inside…

Cleveland Expands Convention Venues and Hotel Package

Cleveland’s meetings infrastructure continues to expand with new event venues, hotel renovations, and nearly 500 planned hotel rooms expected to strengthen the city’s convention package through 2027. The largest project is a $135 million expansion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, scheduled for…

The Networking Muscles You Might Forget You Have

They atrophy faster than you thinkHi. It’s me. I know, I know. It’s been a while.For the past couple of years, I had the incredible opportunity to work for a […] The post The Networking Muscles You Might Forget You Have appeared first on Smart Meetings.

WNBA All-Star Weekend 2026: How Brands Created Cultural Moments Around Women’s Sports

See how AT&T, Google Pixel, State Farm, Coach, and more wowed fans in Chicago.

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Christine A. Cleaver | PCMA Member Spotlight

Get to know PCMA Member Christine A. Cleaver, Assistant Professor of Event Management, NYU School of Professional Studies, Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality.

International Production & Processing Expo and Atlanta Solidify Bond with Eight-Year Commitment

ATLANTA — The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE®), a leading poultry and egg, meat and animal food industry event, committed to staying in Atlanta through 2036. This announcement was made at a special signing day at the headquarters of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association…