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Oct 13, 2013
The Palm Beach Show Group recently acquired Manhattan Media's Avenue Show, held at the Armory in New York City and focused on antiques, art and design. The AVENUE Show marks the PBSG's first foray into New York City, with other events in Los Angeles, Dallas, Naples, Chicago, Baltimore and Palm Beach, Fla., where the company is based. モWe are delighted to be merging the AVENUE Show into our national offerings,ヤ said Scott Diament, president and CEO of PBSG. He added, モWe have always known we wanted to have a premier venue in New York, and this show on Park Avenue in the heart of the… more
Oct 13, 2013
With Google serving more and more secure searches and not displaying the keywords that bring traffic to their websites, it is becoming difficult for webmasters to determine which keywords and phrases are delivering maximum results. While there are a number of options available for figuring this out in a roundabout way, e.g. by building powerful custom reports, one section that many webmasters may be neglecting to explore is the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) reports section in Google Analytics. These reports provide information about Google Web Search queries returning URL results from your… more
Oct 13, 2013
Where is the best place to network with trade show industry veterans and newbies alike? Where can you find out what’s trending in the expo world? Where can you debate the hottest topics in our industry? For the past two years, every Wednesday at 12:00 PM ET show organizers, exhibitors, suppliers and media all gather together for an hour on Twitter to talk trade shows in 140 characters or fewer. In the spring of 2011 Dana Freker Doody, Stephanie Selesnick and I began talking about starting a weekly, moderated Twitter chat focused specifically on trade shows. After receiving… more
Oct 13, 2013
With Google serving more and more secure searches and not displaying the keywords that bring traffic to their websites, it is becoming difficult for webmasters to determine which keywords and phrases are delivering maximum results. While there are a number of options available for figuring this out in a roundabout way, e.g. by building powerful custom reports, one section that many webmasters may be neglecting to explore is the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) reports section in Google Analytics. These reports provide information about Google Web Search queries returning URL results from your… more
Oct 13, 2013
Where is the best place to network with trade show industry veterans and newbies alike? Where can you find out what’s trending in the expo world? Where can you debate the hottest topics in our industry? For the past two years, every Wednesday at 12:00 PM ET show organizers, exhibitors, suppliers and media all gather together for an hour on Twitter to talk trade shows in 140 characters or fewer. In the spring of 2011 Dana Freker Doody, Stephanie Selesnick and I began talking about starting a weekly, moderated Twitter chat focused specifically on trade shows. After receiving… more
Oct 09, 2013
George Little Management’s Miami Beach Antique Jewelry & Watch Show will move off the beach and into the city at the Miami Airport Convention Center when it runs next year Nov. 14-16. “By moving this show to Miami, we’re able to respond to requests from our dealers and attendees by hosting this show in November, versus earlier date patterns in September and October,” said Dan Darby, group show director for U.S. Antique Shows and vice president of GLM. He added, “The Miami Airport Convention Center already hosts our Miami National Antique Show and was… more
Oct 08, 2013
With four trade shows already in its portfolio, Trumbull, Conn.-based JD Events added another feather in its cap, purchasing Audio Expo North America (AXPONA). AXPONA is a high-end audio and music technology event that was launched five years ago. The most recent AXPONA show was sold out at Chicago’s Doubletree by Hilton O'Hare in March, attracting manufacturers, retailers, and consumers with a dedicated focus on high-end playback equipment, products and supporting media, according to show organizers. “It is a great day for high-end audio and music technology, now and in… more
Oct 07, 2013
Part of the Reed Travel Exhibitions Portfolio, CIBTM, the China-based meetings, incentives and business travel exhibition, which recently took place at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing, saw a 113-percent increase in attendance for its education program - CIBTM Knowledge. The program was given high praise for the quality of its content by several participants. “I have attended CIBTM for many years.  It is obvious that the education program this year has improved a lot in terms of quantity and quality,” said Claudia Du, Director of Marketing and… more
Oct 07, 2013
Messe Duesseldorf Asia’s wire Southeast ASIA 2013, 10th International Wire & Cable Trade Fair for Southeast Asia and Tube Southeast ASIA 2013, 9th International Tube & Pipe Trade Fair for Southeast Asia saw a big attendance jump – 28 percent – at its recent show, compared with the 2011 staging. The show was held in September at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) and drew more than 6,800 visitors from 55 countries. A total of 38 percent of the visitors were from outside Thailand, with the majority of these overseas attendees came from… more
Oct 07, 2013
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau introduced a new global marketing campaign “Thailand Connect”, which aims to expand the country’s MICE industry. The bureau hopes the industry will generate revenues of approximately US$3.2 billion and attract 987,000 overseas MICE travellers in 2014. TCEB’s new campaign focuses on three key factors in Thailand: a diversity of destinations, unrivalled business opportunities and the high quality of Thailand’s MICE professionals, according to TCEB officials. The campaign also offers a number of market-promotion… more
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