B-to-B Events
Exhibit Trends at HIMSS24: Scavenger Hunts, Techy Coffee Bars, Gamification
More than 30,000 health care professionals attended HIMSS24 in Orlando last week, March 11-15, to explore the latest innovations in health IT. Across the Orange County Convention Center’s miles of aisles, over 1,000 exhibiting companies showcased how their products, services and AI integrations can improve the digital health ecosystems of hospitals and medical centers. Along...
Natural Products Expo West 2024: Five Booth Trends on Display
Beet gummies? Power bars fueled by renewable energy? Noontropic mushrooms that “improve your thinking”? All were on display at Natural Products Expo West that took over Anaheim Convention Center, March 13-16. The show welcomed more than 65,000 attendees and 3,000 exhibiting companies, showcasing the latest in natural and organic food and beverages, supplements, ingredients as...
Q&A: 10 Minutes with Zac Kelley of Zimmer Biomet
You might compare Zac Kelley’s role as manager of convention services and third-party events for Zimmer Biomet, a medical technology provider of orthopedic care, to that of a head of an operating room. It involves planning and coordination, communication with internal stakeholders, vendor relationships, on-site setup and logistics, and post-event evaluations. And when it comes...
Five Trending Topics Around Sustainable Exhibits and Trade Show Experiences
Questions about sustainability in booth design often trigger two responses: We’ve been doing it for a while (aluminum structures, rentals, recycling carpet) and Clients don’t want to pay for it. Both of those are true—sometimes—but as companies of all sizes adopt the 2050 net zero climate goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, they’re starting to...