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Event Cancellations and Postponements Due to COVID-19 Lead to Industry Decline DALLAS, 5 June 2020 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reports that growth of the exhibition industry plunged during the first quarter of 2020 as 72.6% of events originally scheduled for the second half of March were cancelled. The remaining 27.4% of […]

Organizations Rally for Aid to the Trade Show and Live Events Industry DALLAS, 21 May 2020 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announces its support for Go LIVE Together, a coalition of 80 founding partners – representing over 4,000 companies with U.S. operations – who have joined forces to support legislative actions that […]

Economist Provides Update on Anticipated Recovery DALLAS, 22 April 2020 – In a webinar today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) provided critical insights to the industry from results to a recently-fielded poll in addition to an update from CEIR’s economist, Allen Shaw, Ph.D., Chief Economist for Global Economic Consulting Associates, Inc. “COVID-19 has […]

DALLAS, 18 March 2020 – Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released preliminary projections of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the U.S. business-to-business (B2B) exhibition industry in the coming months. These calculations were derived from cancellations reported to the organization by exhibition and event organizers. “We have been closely monitoring […]

Booth Location and Other Factors to Consider to Maximize Exhibit Success DALLAS, 3 March 2020 – Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced a new report in its Industry Insight Series, Booth Location and Other Factors to Consider to Maximize Exhibit Success. Report author Richard Stone, CEO for ACT Inc./EXPOCAD®, is a consultant […]

Exhibition Industry Continues to Grow Modestly DALLAS, 2 March 2020 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reports that growth of the exhibition industry continued during the fourth quarter of 2019. The CEIR Total Index, a measure of exhibition industry performance, ended the year with an impressive turnaround after three consecutive quarters of deceleration. […]

How Organizers and Sponsors Evaluate the Outcome of Sponsorships DALLAS, 11 February 2020 – Today, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released the third in a five-part series providing a comprehensive overview of business-to-business (B2B) exhibition sponsorship practices in North America. The B2B Exhibition Sponsorship Playbook Series compiles organizer and exhibitor practices in a […]

Monitors Economic Impact to Exhibition Industry DALLAS, 3 February 2020 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has been closely monitoring the effect of the coronavirus outbreak and its economic impact to the exhibition industry. “We could use the impact of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) as a guide to access the impact of […]

Industry Experts Added DALLAS, 30 January 2020 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) announced participants of the 2020 Research Council. Council members review, prioritize and recommend research-based initiatives to the CEIR Board of Directors. Members of the 2020 CEIR Research Council are: Chairperson Ian K. Sequeira Vice President, Research & Measurement Freeman Colette […]

Exhibition Industry Continues to Grow Modestly DALLAS, 12 December 2019 – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reports that growth of the exhibition industry continued during the third quarter of 2019. The CEIR Total Index, a measure of exhibition industry performance, posted a modest year-over-year gain of 0.6% (see Figure 1) even though it […]