The Start of Tradeshows: 1851-1876
Tradeshows promote technology, display new products, popularize new brands, and occasionally even showcase new foods. They have been doing this for the past 170 years.
Tradeshows promote technology, display new products, popularize new brands, and occasionally even showcase new foods. They have been doing this for the past 170 years.
The Impact of No Conventions on California’s Economy Is California dreaming? Tradeshow workers in the state may be dreaming of a time when they were
Las Vegas has seen at least three annual events relocate to other cities. Local jobs, revenue, and taxes have been lost. The three shows I
First the unsettling news—news that most of us are all too familiar with. The 2020 lockdowns devastated the travel, hospitality, and event industry in 2020.
by Bob McGlincy A Brief History of Tradeshows, 1851-1901 Tradeshows today owe a debt to the past. Exhibitions, expositions, and world’s fairs in the 19th
by Bob McGlincy Tradeshows are an engine that drives the economy; and that engine is sparking back to life. Each month the good news regarding
A Sampling of Some Recent Shows by Bob McGlincy Tradeshows are happening. Convention centers are opening. Capacities are increasing. People want to attend face-to-face events. A recent
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
by Bob McGlincy Tradeshows have the power to establish a brand and energize a company. They can even revolutionize daily life. Want examples? Alexander Graham
Exhibit City News welcomes a new weekly online column, The Tradeshow Times by Willwork’s Bob McGlincy, who promises to alternate between tradeshows today, tomorrow and