B-to-B Events

You can’t afford not to measure your trade show or event investment. Without data, there’s no evidence to justify them or make improvements. But measurement doesn’t have to be expensive, argues Dax Callner, founder and president of the Event Marketing Measurement Association (EMMA). “Don’t let cost be a barrier,” he says. “If you’ve got great […]

When US Foods realized that its 15-year-old Food Fanatics show was starting to get too “vanilla,” the food distributor decided to change its approach. For the 2025 event, it completely reimagined its show floor and invited more than 5,000 food service operators, culinary professionals and industry experts to an experience designed around the customer journey, […]

Experiential marketers are the bosses of the attendee journey, but this summer, we’re seeing a burst of creative attention around delivery mechanisms. Think: Content that is handpicked (literally), whirly entrances for contestants, and behind-the-curtain serves. Contactless delivery is a present-day phenomenon, and experiential marketers are kicking it up a notch—leaning into an impersonal delivery with […]

Many exhibitor service manuals contain an EAC fee. Most exhibit and event marketers have never been told what it is, what it covers, or why it keeps showing up. Open the exhibitor services manual for your next show and scroll past the carpet and the electrical order forms. Somewhere in the labor section sits a […]

Paycom has been part of the SHRM show for more than a decade, but this year, the brand hedged its bets on a decidedly experiential strategy, and scored a record number of leads.