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Net Promoter Score: What It Is and Why It Matters for Trade Shows
NPS is more than just a metric. It’s a tool for strategic insight. NPS helps you see how well you’re delivering across all stakeholders (exhibitors, attendees, vendors), provides a benchmark for improvement, and can become an internal rallying cry.
wmorris689
Oct 162 min read
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Encouraging Event Agility: Why Flexible Staffing Is the Future
The flexible staffing model is not just a tactical shift. In the long term, static teams simply can’t keep pace with today’s event management needs.
Wendy Morris
Sep 42 min read
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Trade Show Industry Stretch Assignments
Many people in the trade show industry may be unfamiliar with stretch assignments, but the concept could conceivably help with a business’s employee retention and engagement.
wmorris689
Aug 122 min read
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Agentic AI and the Trade Show Industry: Why It’s Time to Treat AI as a Teammate, Not Just a Tool
For trade show leaders, agentic AI is more than just technology that can capture leads at a trade show and dump them into a database. It can also analyze the leads, identify trends and patterns, and propose follow-up strategies. Â
wmorris689
Jul 102 min read
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What Women Leaders Need to Know About Framing Ethical Objections
Women leaders are more likely than men to be penalized for calling out behavior or actions that cross a line but that how we frame those concerns dramatically shifts what happens next.
wmorris689
Jun 102 min read
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Positivity – A Powerful Leadership Tool
For leaders, leading with positivity sets the team up for success and gives everyone a chance to feel like a part of the team.
wmorris689
May 133 min read
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Achieving Personal Growth through Volunteering
Volunteering is about more than just giving your time; it is an opportunity to grow as a person and as a professional, while developing new
wmorris689
Apr 13 min read
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Invite Guests to Your Trade Show Lounge
Inviting guests to your trade show lounge can provide multiple benefits, both for attendees and exhibitors.
wmorris689
Mar 172 min read
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Attract Women to Your Next Event by Dealing Them In
Are you an event planner or leader struggling to get more women to attend your events? Consider dealing them in.
wmorris689
Feb 172 min read
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Equity Investment in the Trade Show Industry
The trade show industry has recently witnessed a surge in private equity investments, signaling robust confidence in our industry’s...
wmorris689
Jan 92 min read
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Unleashing Innovation with Generative AI
The power of generative AI lies not in doing our work for us but in inspiring us to approach our work differently.
wmorris689
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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5 Ways Trade Shows Can Foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Trade shows play an integral role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship. The future of trade shows may hinge on a
wmorris689
Nov 13, 20243 min read
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How Event Management Companies Help Exhibitors with Pre- and Post-Engagement
Pre-show engagement is a great way to build excitement and create meaningful connections, increasing booth foot traffic by 82%.
wmorris689
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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Gen Z Is Attending Trade Shows in Record Numbers
In 2024, Gen Z will outnumber baby boomers  in the workforce for the first time, and older Gen Zers are entering the C-suite. Encouraging...
wmorris689
Sep 9, 20244 min read
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NPE 2024: The New Gold Standard for Trade Shows
What is NPE® doing to improve the experience that has attendees and exhibitors alike clamoring to participate?
wmorris689
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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The Evolving Role of Registration Companies in Pre-Trade Show Prep
Registration companies play a key role in helping foster engagement, as well as streamlining the entire trade show process.
wmorris689
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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10 Features of Effective Trade Show Event Apps
he right trade show event apps offer targeted lead generation and nurturing tools, allowing you to connect with attendees effectively.
wmorris689
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Trade Shows during Uncertain Times – The Show Must Go On
Despite the uncertainties, trade shows present abundant opportunities for businesses that are willing to adapt and innovate.
wmorris689
May 15, 20242 min read
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To Lead Effectively, Lead with Empathy
I recently read an article by Courtney Connley in Chief, in which she highlighted Ken Chenault’s efforts to challenge leaders to employ...
wmorris689
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on the Trade Show Industry
Recently, TSNN interviewed leaders in experiential marketing about their biggest business concerns. David Sudjian, CEO of Sparks,...
wmorris689
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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