September 21, 2016 Predict: CEIR’s Annual Exhibition Industry Outlook Conference drew a record-breaking 164 attendees, all top level executives who gathered on 14-15 September 2016 in Washington, D.C. to learn about the future of the exhibition industry. This year’s keynote speaker was economist and international bestselling author Dan Altman, who also serves as an adjunct […]
September 19, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) offers its CEIR Index Event Performance Analyzer (IEPA), designed to provide organizers a benchmark for how their exhibition is performing against the CEIR Index metrics: Net Square Feet (NSF), Number of Exhibitors, Professional Attendance and Revenue. The IEPA also compares the exhibition versus the overall […]
September 06, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released today two more reports from its newest series, 2016 Changing Environment of Exhibitions. This study consists of 10 fact sheets articulating the power of exhibitions from the perspective of exhibitors, including its most recent: A Positive Outlook of an Industry or Company Linked to […]
September 01, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has released CEIR Index results for this year’s second quarter. Reflecting a sluggish macro economy and declining corporate profits, growth for the business-to-business exhibition industry during the second quarter of 2016 has slowed. The industry’s performance, as measured by the CEIR Total Index, posted a […]
August 25, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced today the availability of its newest resource, the Trade Show Economic Impact Calculator. CEIR’s latest tool for exhibition organizers calculates the economic impact of their exhibition in the city in which the event is held. The information generated provides substantive information for use in […]
August 10, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released today two more reports from its newest series, 2016 Changing Environment of Exhibitions. This study consists of 10 fact sheets articulating the power of exhibitions from the perspective of exhibitors, including its most recent: Exhibitions Valued for Marketing to Hard-to-Reach Industry Sectors and Professionals […]
August 04, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announces it will present a special session on Presidential Politics, Pop Culture & the Press during Predict: CEIR’s Annual Exhibition Industry Outlook Conference this 14-15 September in Washington, D.C. The political landscape is in the midst of serious upheaval. Behavioral trends and technological innovations are […]
July 26, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released today two more reports from its newest series, 2016 Changing Environment of Exhibitions. This study consists of 10 fact sheets articulating the power of exhibitions from the perspective of exhibitors, including its most recent Marketers Find Exhibitions an Essential Marketing and Sales Tactic and […]
July 12, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced today the release of the first two reports in its newest series, 2016 Changing Environment of Exhibitions. This study, which is an update to research conducted in 2011, consists of 10 fact sheets articulating the power of exhibitions from the perspective of exhibitors. Since […]
June 30, 2016 The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced today the release of the final report in its newest series, 2016 Attendee Retention Insights Part Five: 11 Real-world Business-to-Business Exhibition Organizer Approaches to Attendee Retention Efforts. This newest addition to the series provides case study summaries based on in-depth interviews with executives from […]