As companies return to face-to-face sales development, Trade Show marketing is part of the mix. However, the cost increases throughout the support industries are threatening the industry as a whole, and skewing corporate ROI metrics for shows. This article reveals some of the “behind the scenes” costs and issues Trade Show Marketers have faced and will need to address in 2022.

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Many of our clients made physical and operational changes to their workplace to accommodate health/wellness of staff. As we return to work, those changes and cultural modifications will be a critical asset in attracting, retaining and engaging your team.

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The industry’s consolidation rate has held steady at about 3.5% a year for the past 40 years, but institutions under $1 billion “don’t want to be the one big credit union that doesn’t get called up to do a merger" because now they’re competing against an $8 billion-asset credit union. Image 4 delivers strategic Brand support from rebrand to rollout, accelerating in-market acceptance through the Branch channel.

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According to the National Retail Federation, retailers can look forward to a rebounding second half of 2021, and continued strength through 2022. Image 4 sees targeted retail – Pop-up shops, shop-in-shops and event-based shops – as a revenue driver and Brand solidifier.

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The in-store experience, from design to goods to service, has been in decline for a decade. Yet the in-shop Experience is what consumers are seeking now.

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The company that helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks is trying to reinvent office spaces to cope with workplace sensibilities changed by the pandemic.

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While remote work has solidified its place in a post-pandemic economy, it unfortunately comes with downsides to employees’ long-term mental and physical health. Remote working’s isolation, longer hours, poor home office setups, sitting for prolonged periods and blurred lines between home and office are taking a toll.

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There's no reason the ramp-up in digital banking usage that accelerated during the Covid period should lead financial institutions to think that branches are dead. JPMorgan Chase's plans still call for adding more offices to cover the U.S. map.

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The $11 billion industry is slowly coming back to life after a lost year. Are potential attendees ready to crowd into expo halls and hotel bars with strangers again?

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