“Two CEOs will bring two very different experiences, perspectives, and messages to ECEF in 2020,” said ECEF organiser Sam Lippman, President, Lippman Connects.

The latest ECEF Pulse Survey paints an interesting picture of an expo industry that, while still growing in key metrics, is starting to lose some of the postrecessionary momentum it has been enjoying in recent years.

Exhibition executives themselves expressed cautious optimism when polled prior to this year's Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum. More than half (52 percent) of the 201 respondents said they expected to see an increase in exhibitions in the year ahead, while 38 percent expected no change.

Introducing Farrington to the audience, ECEF facilitator Sam Lippman said: “You can stay ahead of a tidal wave and ride it or you can get crushed by it. Not only did she ride the tidal wave, she did it so successfully that her competitors were left behind.”

In the recently released 2019 ECEF Pulse report, produced annually by the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum and Freeman, 50 percent of respondents forecast growing sponsorship sales, but the trend line for this forecast has been downward each year since a high of 63 percent in 2013.

Sam Lippman kicked off the program with his fast-paced “5 Data Points in 5 Minutes” — his takeaways from the 2019 ECEF Pulse research, the annual study of 200 C-level exhibition executives, conducted jointly with Freeman.

For the 2019 event, which drew over 42,000 to the Moscone Center, the strategy included six elements—some new, some pre-existing—which she shared with attendees at the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum in Washington, D.C., in May.

After a full day of quotable insights and revelations, Shapiro’s epiphany was most often cited as the favorite take-away of ECEF. Don Pazour, President and CEO, Access Intelligence, expressed it this way, “Business leaders must speak out!”

With 100 years of history and 65,000 attendees, the largest gathering of foodservice professionals in the world was now in the hands of media and events company Winsight. What was the NRA thinking?

Available 24/7 worldwide to answer any ECEF-related questions via SMS text, Sciensio’s Artificial Intelligence-driven EventBot went live on May 21 and provided attendees and exhibitors with 260 hours of real-time support before and during the event.

This year’s event centered around one major theme: the increasing need for event organizers to seek out new ways to convert growth strategies into reality.

ECEF offered six educational sessions, and Trade Show Executive identified eight key takeaways

At the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum, attendees heard top-level takeaways from the latest ECEF Pulse Survey—and the news isn’t all good.

Trade show leaders discussed ways to grow business at the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum.

Event industry executives and technologists will have a chance to test new event-ready tech solutions at the second-annual TechDemo, to take place during the 18th annual Exhibition and Convention Exec ...

Lippman Connects has selected Sciensio to provide the first-ever Artificial Intelligence (AI) EventBot for Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF), May 29 at JW Marriott in Washington, D.C. ...

“All areas continue to show growth,” is the central take-away of the 2019 ECEF Pulse survey of exhibition and convention executives. The latest edition of the survey, conducted annually by Freeman and ...

“All areas continue to show growth,” is the central take-away of the 2019 ECEF Pulse survey of exhibition and convention executives. The latest edition of the survey, conducted annually by Freeman and ...

ECEF Pulse Survey sees mostly positive signs for convention and trade show business.

Evolio President to share insights on proving ROI for exhibitors and sponsors March 21, 2019 by Paul Colston With the annual Benchmarks and Trends in Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales research regularly c ...

Exhibition World: Strong US revenues are masking opportunities for disruption, says Sam Lippman, President, Lippman Connects

ITN, an Aventri company, has entered into an agreement with Lippman Connects to provide a range of registration services for major events. In 2019, Lippman Connects will rely on the Aventri eReg platf ...

Exhibit City News reports on the 2018 Benchmarks and Trends in Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales Study.

EXHIBITOR magazine: A record 72 percent of responding event organizers reported a rise in exhibit space sales revenue from their most recent event. That tops a trend of strong space sales revenue performances over the previous four-year period. That’s just one of the major findings in 2018 Benchmarks & Trends in Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales, conducted in conjunction with Exhibit Sales Roundtable (ESR).

Trade Show Executive: The 2018 Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales Benchmarks and Trends Study results are in, revealing a generally upbeat outlook from participants along with a few surprising results for the future. The study — a joint effort of Freeman, Lippman Connectsand Trade Show Executive compiled the responses of 164 industry professionals whose shows typically have both sponsorships and exhibit booths. Participants were chosen from the databases of Freeman, Lippman Connects and Trade Show Executive and represented a variety of small, medium and large events.