Central & North America

PPDS makes waves with global debut at Seatrade Cruise
PPDS, the global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced its debut attendance at…

The $175m lesson: Why a dirty database can kill a deal
Opinion by John McGovern, CEO & owner, Grimes, McGovern & Associates, LLC Media and event businesses today are all about…

IFES and Mexico’s AMPROFEC forge strategic partnership
The International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services (IFES) and the Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales de Ferias…

Showcase USA: Expanding into America
In 2024, founder and managing director Ben Collings was inspired to introduce the Showcase brand to the U.S. following the…

GMA’s Jeff Gruenhut: Here’s what I learned at International Confex
Jeff Gruenhut, senior vice-president at Grimes, McGovern & Associates recently spoke at an M&A session in International…

Time to enter UFI awards as deadline approaches
Each year, the UFI Awards celebrate excellence and innovation across six key categories, addressing the most pressing challenges…

Arovia to showcase bigger portable screen and projector at SXSW
Arovia will preview Splay Max, a 35-inch collapsible display and projector, at SXSW Startup Crawl in Austin, Texas on 7 March…

New agency launch set to support Emerald Expositions in DACH and Turkey
Hans-Joachim Erbel (pictured), who was CEO of RX Germany for almost 20 years, is launching a new trade fair sales agency…

Informa reports double digit revenues and £995m in adjusted operating profits
Informa, the international live B2B Events, B2B digital services and academic markets group has published full year results for…

ITB America to launch in Guadalajara in November 2026
Organiser Messe Berlin’s ITB global family is expanding, with the announcement of the launch of ITB Americas in Guadalajara in…

GMA’s takeaway from UFI Asia-Pacific Conference: AI “wakeup call” at hand?
John Connelly, Asia director for Grimes, McGovern & Associates, attended the recent UFI Asia-Pacific Conference and AIME –…