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Bob McGlincy

Bob McGlincy is the author of ‘Expositions & World’s Fairs: In the Beginning,’ the co-author of ‘The Invisible Industry: The Evolution of Trade Shows,’ and a columnist for Exhibit City News. He is an Industry veteran with decades of tradeshow and leadership experience.
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Experts Say Tradeshows Work, Part Two

Tradeshows work. They work very well. Tradeshows create millions of jobs and billions of business dollars. Read what nine industry professionals have to say about

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People Love Tradeshows

by Bob McGlincy If a picture is worth a thousand words, today’s column is a short story about crowds at live shows. The photos below

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Tradeshows are Alive in 2021

Tradeshows are happening. Big shows, small shows, medium sized shows … all types and sizes of events are occurring throughout the U.S. They are happening

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Business is Back in Boston

Heart Rhythm brought thousands of people to Boston for the purpose of networking, education and the viewing of new technologies. The exhibitors and attendees that

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Pandemics and Tradeshows – Part Two

Pandemics had limited to no impact on tradeshows during the 20th century.  In 2020, COVID crippled the convention community, especially in states with more stringent

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A Brief History of Tradeshows

A Brief History of Tradeshows, 1851-1901 Tradeshows today owe a debt to the past. Exhibitions, expositions, and world’s fairs in the 19th century invited companies

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Another Good News Report

Tradeshows are an engine that drives the economy; and that engine is sparking back to life. Each month the good news regarding the industry gets

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The Tradeshow Times: A Good News Report

A Sampling of Some Recent Shows Tradeshows are happening. Convention centers are opening. Capacities are increasing. People want to attend face-to-face events. A recent LCVA study reported

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How Big is One Trillion Dollars?

In 2017, the direct spending of the meetings industry, worldwide, was $1.07 trillion.  That amount, at the time, was larger than the net worth of

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