Event Marketer's mid-year trend report, based on reporter Anna Huddleston logging what the outlet describes as tens of thousands of steps across major U.S. trade shows over six months, groups this year's standout exhibits into five recurring ideas. The first and most talked-about is AI moving past photo-to-sketch gimmicks into functional booth features: Optimizely's Shoptalk … [Read more...] about Five Trade Show Exhibit Ideas Dominating the Floor at Mid-Year 2026
Trade Show Booths
Where’s The Show?
Six Reliable Sources to Find the Biggest Trade Shows in the U.S. 1. TSNN The closest thing to a central source. The Top 250 gives you the big board. The calendar fills in the rest. TSNN Top Trade Show List TSNN Top 250 Dashboard TSNN Trade Show Calendar 2. The Trade Show Network Easier to scan than most directories. A good place to get a quick … [Read more...] about Where’s The Show?
Trade Shows Are Obsolete? Someone Forgot to Tell the Crowds Who Keep Showing Up.
Trade shows are obsolete. That’s the argument. Someone should probably tell the millions who kept showing up to major shows in 2025. Maybe they couldn’t resist a “free” trip to Las Vegas. Or maybe in-person still matters. This video takes up the familiar case that trade shows are outdated, inefficient, and increasingly unnecessary: It’s not a crazy argument. A lot … [Read more...] about Trade Shows Are Obsolete? Someone Forgot to Tell the Crowds Who Keep Showing Up.