SOURCE: CMO.com
Taking emerging technology - AI, voice command and chatbots - to practical application mode, brands as diverse as BMW, Adobe and the Cleveland Clinic are tailoring technologies to myriad uses once only considered in Hollywood productions.

SOURCE: TSNN News
With nearly 9,000 registered attending professionals and 318 exhibitors, the 6th Annual Assembly Show, held Oct 23-25 in Rosemont, IL,  reported a healthy 12 and 15 percent increase respectively, compared to their 2017 show.

SOURCE: Inc. com
Managing your career like a business - with you its most vital asset - is the first step to building a career that has meaning and purpose. That means creating for you a brand that is both attractive and competitive.

SOURCE: EXHIBITOR Online
In a move to expand the growing arena of esports in the events industry, The Trade Group is partnering with Emerson College in Boston, MA. The Group believes the schools's visual media arts and full production studios will be instrumental in developing students for industry opportunities ahead.

SOURCE: Entrepreneur
Developing -- and maintaining -- a competitive advantage is the secret sauce for having any sponsor takes you seriously. Key resources include innovation and improvization, especially in light of today's lighting fast ability to research and commoditize information.

SOURCE: Trade Show Executive
In a look at third-quarter (Q3) M&A activity, New-York investment bank JEGI reported nearly 1,500 transactions totaling more than $221.5 billion - an amount higher than all transactions totaled for 2017. The group sees the trend continuing through the year end and into Q1 2019.

SOURCE: CEIR Blog
Considering the question, "How do we quantify value?" means looking at the various values visitors and exhibitors take away from a show. But just how do we monetize networking, knowledge or fun?