SOURCE: CDS
Randall-Reilly has signed a two-year agreement with Convention Data Services (CDS) to provide registration, lead management and integrations for their Great American Trucking Show.

SOURCE: T3Expo Blog
Early in T3Expo's company history, the founders resolved not to charge special handling fees, believing the need for doing so was created solely by the industry strictly for profit and provided little to no value base to the client.

SOURCE: Inc.com
Engagement with Facebook dropped like a rock in 2018, and the culprits may well be fear and negativity. With the use of social media before, during and after events, having the best performance content is a must. A recent survey shows the greatest engagment came from content that was inspirational, funny and practical.

SOURCE: TSNN News
In the 6th report of an ongoing study of ROI in the events and exhibitions industry, the CEIR Attendee ROI Playbook series looks at the nuances of gender influences – similarities as well as differences – in B2B exhibitions and the major takeaways associated with both gender's behavior.

 

A look at the other installments of the ROI Attendee Playbook series may be found by clicking here. 

SOURCE: Harvard Business Review
Performance evaluations tend to follow a basic pattern: written evaluations of how well an individual did or did not meet expectations. But since evaluations usually fit a broad range of workers, they tend to be ambiguous in their structure - a scenario that opens the door to implicit bias. Reducing bias in evaluations may just be a matter of fine tuning the specificity of your assessments.

SOURCE: Fast Company
Most successful leaders have, at some point, rolled up their sleeves and dived into the menial – but necessary – tasks that keep an office running; answering phones, taking out the trash and straightening up the conference room. While this may seem humbling, managers often gain keen insight into productivity, morale and how to create an atmosphere of team excellence.

SOURCE: Trade Show Executive
Trade Show Executive magazine has named Marcia Williams, CMM, CMP, as TSE's new Senior Sales Representative - Event Sponsorship. As an event management veteran and award-winning professional, Williams brings a wealth of expertise in design, producation and strategy to the exhibition field.

SOURCE: CMO.com
CMO.com posed one question to a number of brands, industry experts and thought leaders. In asking, "Which consumer trends are you watching most closely and why?" the answers reflect a positive, holistic and insighful look at global predictions.

SOURCE: Forbes
Managing a board of directors is not a skill set acquired in any business school. And those who have never sat on or worked with a board many not even know what to expect. But getting a handle on your company's board members may well save your company, your money and your sanity.

SOURCE: CEIR Blog - Originally published by Smart City Insights
In any event, increasing bandwidth allows more people to do more things online faster. The latest advents in wireless technology, WiFi 6 and 5G, will both have significant impacts to the events and exhibitions industry in terms of speed and accessibility.