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CloserStill Media acquires ROAR B2B and its five event brands
CloserStill Media has bought London-based events business ROAR B2B for an undisclosed sum. The deal adds five events to…
The world of events and exhibitions – turned upside down
As the defeated English army marched away from Yorktown in in October 1781, the band of the American rebels played a then…
How to turn £700,000 into $1.77bn in 14 easy steps
Co-founder of CloserStill Group, Phil Soar, offers a how-to on flipping an exhibition company for over a billion dollars At the…
The Soar Point: Three quotes to change our world
By Phil Soar, co-founder of CloserStill Group and Chairman of Nineteen Group In the space of just 8 weeks this summer…
The Soar Spot: The strange story of the broken light bulbs
By Phil Soar, co-founder of CloserStill Group and Chairman of Nineteen Group I was in Warsaw in 1990 walking round a…
CloserStill sale update: deal values business at £1.35bn in second-largest trade show sale ever
Big news has arrived in the trade show industry. UK organiser CloserStill Media has been valued at £1.35bn ($1.77bn) after…
Phil Soar: How will the war in Iran affect trade shows?
By Phil Soar, Chairman of CloserStill Group and Nineteen Group First of all – I don’t know. Secondly, no-one knows. Thirdly…
Investors now think AI is really positive for trade shows
By Philip Soar, chairman of Nineteen Group and CloserStill Media We are all closely following AI developments (particularly if…
Are operational messages an untapped revenue source? Eventflow yields commercial results
Trans-World Events has renewed its partnership with Eventflow after making a surprising discovery – operations messages sent…
A letter from 2031 – What happened after 2025
By Phil Soar, Chairman of CloserStill Group and Nineteen Group A Happy New Year to you all as we make our resolutions…
CloserStill consolidates three automotive shows into Vehicle Tech Week Europe
CloserStill Media subsidiary UKi Media & Events is merging three automotive exhibitions into a single event, Vehicle Tech…