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DALLAS, 3 February 2015 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announces the release of its latest Guru report, The Right Place to Exhibit – A Strategic Approach. Written by internationally renowned exhibit marketing expert Barry Siskind, this report provides a comprehensive framework for new and veteran exhibitors to use when building or evaluating […]

DALLAS, 21 January, 2015 – Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced the release of its Quick Guide on Attendee Preferences by Industry Sector, a useful tool for planning marketing strategies to targeted attendees. This five-page report provides a visual presentation of key findings from the What Attendees Want from Trade Exhibitions study […]

DALLAS, 16 December 2014 – Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released third quarter data collected for the annual CEIR Index report. Performance of the business to business exhibition industry, as measured by the CEIR Total Index, continued to improve during the third quarter of 2014. The growth accelerated from a revised year-on-year […]

BREAKING NEWS: CEIR Releases Update of How the Exhibit Dollar is Spent Report Includes Total Direct Spending Estimate in Dollars PALM HARBOR, Fla., 5 December 2014 – Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) President & CEO Brian Casey, CEM announced the release of How the Exhibit Dollar is Spent, a popular report last […]

DALLAS, 18 November 2014 – With the success of this year’s Predict: CEIR’s Annual Exhibition Industry Outlook Conference still resonating, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research is already gearing up for next year’s conference, to be held 16-17 September 2015 in Chicago, Ill. “The information we develop and present at Predict is in a constant […]

CEIR Foundation Announces 2014 Helen Brett™ ScholarsRecipients to be Recognized at Expo! Expo! in L.A. DALLAS, 30 October 2014 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2014 Helen Brett™ Scholarship awards: Taylor Dudley, Hope Mckendry, Abigail Rubin and Kathleen Sands. The Helen Brett™ Scholarship was established by Robert […]

CEIR Foundation Raises $175,000 in Recent Fundraising Efforts Dallas, 9 October 2014 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) today announced a substantial increase in contributions due to recent fundraising efforts. What began as a personal email to a list of exhibition industry colleagues requesting financial support of the CEIR Foundation, quickly turned into […]

DALLAS, 16 September 2014 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announces the release of its latest Guru report, Once the Conversation is Over – It’s Over! Written by exhibit marketing expert Barry Siskind, this report reviews essential disengagement techniques to enable exhibit staff to effectively and positively conclude conversations with attendees. “It is […]

CHICAGO, 11 September 2014 – Today, at the CEIR Predict Conference, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released second quarter data collected for the annual CEIR Index report, and the results marked a modest year-on-year gain of 1.0 percent. All four metrics posted year-on-year gains with the strongest performance in Real Revenues, which rose […]

           DALLAS, 14 August 2014 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has teamed with the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) to produce its latest publication, 2014 Young Professional Attendee Needs and Preferences Study. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the latest insights on what young attendee business professionals are looking to […]