Meet the women to watch in 2024: Amanda Ciccatelli
CHICAGO — Women in the trade show and events industry are helping to drive our continued innovation and excellence. The Trade Show Executive's (TSE) Women's Watch program recognizes this through its annual winners category. TSE spoke with one of this year's most noteworthy women, HLTH US Senior Director of Event Marketing Amanda Ciccatelli, about her career, lessons learned and her thoughts on the future of trade shows and events. MADDY: Can you tell us how you got into the trade show industry? Was it a straight path, or was it unexpected? Amanda: Interestingly, I always find myself drawn into events in some way. In college, I worked part-time in campus event management, my first job out of college was event coordination at a historic building in Connecticut's capital city, and then when I got my first marketing job, I was working at a technology company The marketing company works to host its own trade shows twice a year. Then Informa…
Meet the women to watch in 2024: Jackie Retzer
CHICAGO — Women in the trade show and events industry are helping to drive our continued innovation and excellence. The Trade Show Executive's (TSE) Women's Watch program recognizes this through its annual winners category. TSE spoke with one of this year's most noteworthy women—Toy Association Director of Event Management Jackie Retzer—about her career, lessons learned, and her thoughts on the trade show and event landscape. MADDY: Can you tell us how you got into the trade show industry? Was it a straight path, or was it unexpected? Jackie: While I never planned to get into the trade show industry, I’m so glad I did! I interned at a PR firm during college and then got a job offer from the Toy Association. Here I am tasked with helping run the annual Toy of the Year Awards Night. As time went on and I took on more responsibilities, this is where my love for activities really began! After a while, the…
Meet the women to watch in 2024: Anita Y. Mui
CHICAGO — Since 2018, trade show director (TSE) annually recognizes a select group of women who are helping to shape the future of the industry through its Women Watch program. The Class of 2024 is an exceptional group of up-and-coming women who are making a significant impact on their organizations through their work, from operations, marketing, pricing to sales. TSE spoke with one of the most noteworthy women of the year, RX US Director of Strategic Pricing Anita Y. Mui, about how she ended up in the events world, her strategies for avoiding burnout, and why strategic pricing was the perfect choice for her. MADDY: Can you tell us how you got into the trade show industry? Was it a straight path, or was it unexpected? Anita: I was laid off from my position as a Senior Financial Analyst in the healthcare industry in 2010 at a time when there was massive cost cutting across the industry. I was lucky…
Attend performances at the TSE Gold 100 and Fastest 50 shows
CHICAGO — The Trade Show Executive (TSE) is accepting entries for its Gold 100 and Fastest 50 programs, both of which have deadlines of December 31, 2024. If you have submitted 2024 display data for the TSE Quarterly Dashboard, the TSE research team will confirm the data with you so it can be considered for inclusion in the Gold 100 and Fastest 50. Gold 100 Admission The Gold 100 ranks the 100 largest trade shows in the United States based on net square feet of paid exhibit space. The 100 shows that make the Gold 100 will be invited to attend the annual TSE Gold 100 Awards Ceremony and Summit to be held October 14-17, 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage in Palm Springs, California. Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Qualification Guidelines and Criteria The trade show must be held within the United States in 2024. Consider trade shows only. Winners will be selected based on net square footage of…
Dive deeper into RX’s strategy: Q&A with Chief Strategy Officer
CHICAGO — RELX's global exhibition division, RX, is a growing business consisting of more than 400 events in more than 40 industry sectors around the world. RX reports impressive full-year 2023 revenue growth, with underlying revenue up 32% for the first nine months of 2023, and RELX reports first-half results with underlying revenue up more than 7% and adjusted underlying operating profit up By more than 10% for 2024, the business is expected to perform strongly again in 2024. This year, the RX also received recognition trade show director Gold 100 and Fastest 50 awards and summit events. Both of RX's projects rank among the top five leading show organizers by net square footage, and RX has also been honored with two Fastest 50 Awards and three Golden 100 Awards, including the 2023 ISC West The greatest trade show. trade show director RX Global Chief Strategy Officer Peter Lindsay asked for his insights into RX’s overall strategy and its ability…
Driving Responsible Growth: Q&A with Advanced Clean
Windsor, Connecticut— Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo,organizer TRC Corporation (TRC) is an annual event that brings together truck fleet operators, technology providers, utility professionals and more industry players to advance sustainability in commercial transportation. The show recently received trade show director (TSE) was named to the Top 50 Class of 2023 for its fastest growing growth, ranking No. 15 by % net square foot growth of paid exhibit space, No. 41 by % growth in total visitors, and No. 1 for the "Next 50" honorees. The number of exhibiting companies increased by 61%. It is also ranked No. 97 in the 2023 TSE Gold 100 Class, which recognizes the 100 largest trade shows in the United States. TSE spoke with Tony Quist, Senior Vice President of Sales and Events for TRC’s Clean Transportation Solutions team, about the show’s launch, impressive progress and exciting future. ANDREW: Can you share your inspiration for the ACT Expo and how it has changed over…
Trade show executives reveal 2024 Gold 100 awards
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The U.S. Trade Show Executive (TSE) announced tonight the winners of the 2024 Gold 100 Awards, honoring the trade shows that are the largest and most innovative in 2023. This year's TSE Gold 100 Awards and Summit was held at the Ritz-Carlton Baccarat Hotel, marking the TSE 100 Gold 100 Top Companiesday anniversary and launched a new category to mark this milestone. The 2024 Gold 100 Award winners are: The biggest trade shows of 2023: CONEXPO-CON/AGG (Association of Equipment Manufacturers) The most attended Golden 100 shows in 2023: SEMA Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) The largest trade fair managed by an independent organizer: National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show (Informa Connect) The largest medical exhibitions in 2023: HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Fastest growing Gold 100 retail shows by 2023 (by blended percentage growth): Magic Fair Las Vegas (August) (MMGNET Group, Informa Markets) The fastest growing Gold 100 construction…
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