Source: FreemanXP
It’s been less than a week since the release of Pokémon Go and it’s already taken the world by storm. While there aren’t opportunities to apply your own brand to the official Pokémon Go (yet...you never know!) you can apply the inspiration behind the game to your next brand experience and create unlimited engagement and amplification among your players—oops, attendees.

Source: TSNN
Las Vegas has a streak of good news with shows held in the first half of 2016 seeing major upticks in their numbers, with several reporting record growth. Through May 2016, more than three million visitors traveled to Las Vegas to attend a meeting or convention. That’s a 12.1 percent, compared with the same time last year.

Source: CEIR
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced today the release of the first two reports in its newest series, 2016 Changing Environment of Exhibitions. This study, which is an update to research conducted in 2011, consists of 10 fact sheets articulating the power of exhibitions from the perspective of exhibitors.

Source: BizBash
Thousands of Cleveland Cavaliers fans packed Quicken Loans Arena June 19 for a watch party for the final game of the N.B.A. championship series. While the Cavaliers' win marked the culmination of a decades-long drive to bring home a championship, for the people constructing the Republican National Convention stage and facilities in the same venue it signaled "time to get to work."

Source: Exhibitor Online
Impact XM is proud to announce best-selling author and renowned marketing expert Seth Godin as the keynote speaker for its 13th Rethink conference. The one-day innovation summit for events is Impact XM’s annual spotlight on trends and inspiration in experiential and face-to-face marketing. The event includes influential speakers, trendspotting updates, and a hands-on tech fair with cutting-edge interactive technologies.

Source: Trade Show Executive
In the wake of multiple mass shootings across the U.S., convention center operators and show organizers face a challenging environment when it comes to allowing guns at public facilities or events.

Source: IAEE
Visuals—photos, ads, memes, infographics—can tell the story of your business faster. Too often, though, small businesses don’t have a team or a budget to create these marketing graphics to tell their story. In recent years, many free and low-cost graphic design tools have emerged to help businesses create on-brand web graphics, social media images and more to leverage our visual nature.

Source: GES
GES, a global full-service provider for live events, announced that leading Middle East event organizer F&E, a Tarsus Group company, has appointed GES as official supplier in an agreement until the end of 2019. The agreement includes delivering services for F&E’s aerospace portfolio—the MEBAA Show and the Dubai Airshow.

Source: Oscar & Associates
Oscar & Associates, a leading provider of photography and video production to major trade shows, associations, exhibition designers, has entered into a partnership with Libris by Photoshelter to resell the Libris digital asset management tool.