We analyze a lot of ticket options across the trade show industry looking for new ideas for our clients especially for higher-tier registration packages. We highlight the Platinum Pass for this month’s 100,000+ visitor MWC Barcelona as it offers one of the most robust premium packages we have seen, including several fast-track airport benefits that stand out. The Platinum Pass comes with a rich price … Read the...

US digital advertising revenues reached their highest level in history for the first half of the year, and video was a major driver for this growth with spend up 36% year-over-year for 1H 2019, according to a new report from IAB and PwC US released several weeks ago. Video advertising is a great way to share the experience of attending exhibitions and events and is … Read the...

We recently joined water sports enthusiasts and trade visitors from around the world at boot Düsseldorf, and want to share one of our takeaways: the boot.club, the show’s visitor community which has grown to 110,000 members. It was hard to miss the promotion for the boot.club on the website, during the ticket buying process and while we were at the show.  We saw substantial … Read the...

Native ads will make up nearly 60% of US digital display spending in 2018, according to eMarketer, and spend on native digital display is up 31% year over year. Encore client, American Film Market (AFM), has been using native, a type of advertising that fits the natural form and function of its environment, for several years to attract industry professionals from around the world … Read the...

We are always on the lookout for innovative ideas from show organizers, and a unique program presented by DMEXCO and Lufthansa certainly caught our attention. The annual digital marketing expo and conference, which attracts 40,000 visitors from 100+ countries, opened today in Cologne. However, industry professionals who wanted to get the ball rolling early were able to participate in an exclusive in-flight event on Sept. … Read the...

One of the things that caught our attention about the visitor marketing for CeBIT, which is expected to draw some 200,000 attendees to the Hannover fairgrounds next month, is their new ticket pricing strategy. The giant tech trade show is running a four phase, time-centric variable pricing program, with an 8x delta between the lowest and highest prices, which has created substantial incentives to … Read the...