B-to-B Events
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...
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Hosts with the Most
In a content-driven era of experiential marketing, where minutes, if not seconds, count on social media, every word spoken and shared is an engagement opportunity. It’s why brands this year are enlisting star moderators to power up conversations across event main stages, traveling studios, and activations. An Activation Hype Person Last July, Celsius enlisted...
Podcast: The Work-Life Balance Reset, with Melissa Vilders of SAP
Letting go and trusting the process can be hard for event profs, particularly those who identify as Type A, but Melissa Vilders says they’re essential habits to managing the chaos and stress that events can produce. Over the course of her 15-plus-year career in event marketing, Vilders, director-events strategy and experience for SAP Global Events,...
Experiential Marketing Trend of the Week: Red-Carpet Activations
Once upon a time, red-carpet affairs were little more than glorified photo shoots. But a saturated entertainment landscape has turned the tides toward a decidedly more experiential era of premiere events, one in which many brands are inviting talent, media and fans to step through a proverbial portal, and directly into their IP. It’s hard...