Tradeshow Numbers You Should Know

Tradeshow Numbers You Should Know

In this glorious age of all things digital, some might say that face-to-face and real live events are on their way to becoming a thing of the past. In fact, the opposite may be true. In our rush to digital, paper-free and opaque interactions, the most often cited missing component is said to be true connection. People crave connection.

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2020 Exhibits Wins Silver at 2021 World Exhibition Stand Awards

2020 Exhibits Wins Silver at 2021 World Exhibition Stand Awards

The National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA), America’s leading brand in auto parts, pulls out the stops every five years to execute an epic event: the NAPA AUTO PARTS EXPO (the EXPO). Attracting 20,000 vendors, store owners, and NAPA AutoCare professionals, the EXPO is one of NAPA’s most powerful engines to generate buzz, build relationships and drive bottom-line results.

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Post-Covid Tradeshow Ideas

Post-Covid Tradeshow Ideas

After 2020 brought things to a halt, in-person events are beginning to start again in places from Houston to Las Vegas and beyond. As this trend continues, exhibitors and exhibit providers alike need to find new ways to keep people safe and attract businesses. While safety is now a larger concern, that doesn’t mean fun activities aren’t around.

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5 Tips for Promoting & Showcasing Your Virtual Event

5 Tips for Promoting & Showcasing Your Virtual Event

You’ve taken every step to make it a success. You’ve laid the groundwork, lining up great speakers, full of inspiration, and impact. You are carefully considering every best and worst-case scenario, walking through the event with endless run-throughs, and practices, and checking off every box for the big day. Nervous? Yes, a little bit but so excited to kick things off. Your virtual event is going to be a great show!

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6 (New) Normal Design Considerations for Distancing and Safety in Post-COVID 19 Tradeshow Exhibit Design

6 (New) Normal Design Considerations for Distancing and Safety in Post-COVID 19 Tradeshow Exhibit Design

As the tradeshow industry considers the next steps towards its safe return, 2020 Exhibits is actively working to provide our clients with creative solutions to achieve their event marketing goals keeping in mind the needs for safety and practicality in our changing world. Without question, health and safety are the top priority. And as we work with clients through the design process, we are making very conscious and contentious decisions to tailor our design strategy and solutions to fit a project and offer opportunities to move forward with the best design and experience possible.

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COVID-19 Office Safety

COVID-19 Office Safety

The anxiety people feel surrounding COVID-19 pandemic runs deep, bringing its own set of individual and collective challenges, at home and in the workplace. From entirely altering how we live, learn, and play to finding new ways of thinking and requirements for safe and healthy work environments, it’s a whole new world out there.

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Virtual Trade Shows and Engagement: Reimagining B2B

Your show has been postponed Or, worse yet, the dreaded canceled. Or perhaps you were preparing to run an event, a big product launch or tradeshow experience on behalf of your brand or non-profit, but had to make made the painstakingly tricky decision to cancel this face-to-face event or experience.

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Fresh Environmental Graphics & Signage

Fresh Environmental Graphics & Signage

Make your brand impressive everywhere and come alive with light, bright, and refreshing custom corporate interiors and environments. Take a moment to enjoy these beautiful architectural and environmental projects.

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Make an Impact with Eye Catching Signage

Make an Impact with Eye Catching Signage

Capturing attention is no easy task. It is a busy and chaotic world out there, with businesses and brands working hard to attract clients, customers, and the all-important attention. Do you wish someone would simply give you a sign?

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First Impressions Matter: Branded Environments

First Impressions Matter: Branded Environments

Visual identity. Brand presence. Any way you slice it, first impressions matter. Nowhere is this more true than in the branding of an environment. A strong identity does more than command attention – it is a calling card, sending a message about your brand’s mission, vision, and values.

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5 Tips for a Successful Showing at OTC2022

5 Tips for a Successful Showing at OTC2022

Showcasing leading-edge technology for the offshore, drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection, Offshore Technology Conference is the world’s foremost event for companies looking to make their mark in the offshore energy industry.

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Expand Your Brand’s Vision at RSNA 2020 With Holograms

Expand Your Brand’s Vision at RSNA 2020 With  Holograms

As the premier annual event in the radiology field, RSNA represents a big opportunity. It’s a flurry of activity packed into a single week. With a large, diverse audience and the chance for exposure to 25,000 professionals from 115 countries, it’s wise to start thinking about your trade show and marketing plan. And as you think about it, consider holograms.

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Plan Your Trip to Houston and the Offshore Technology Conference

Plan Your Trip to Houston and the Offshore Technology Conference

There’s no denying it, the Offshore Technology Conference is the largest event in the world for the oil and gas industry. It’s right around the corner, so if you are one of the thousands who will be heading to OTC2021, here are a few tips to keep in mind as you plan your agenda and pack your bags. While everything may be bigger in Texas, with a solid plan and some advance work, your luggage shouldn’t be.

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Two 2020 Exhibits PMA Fresh Summit Exhibits Win Category Best in Show

Two 2020 Exhibits PMA Fresh Summit Exhibits Win Category Best in Show

The Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit 2019, held recently in Anaheim, California, boasted a record-breaking 24,000 attendees, with two 2020 Exhibits client exhibitors taking “Best of Show” awards. 2020 Exhibits is pleased and honored to win Fresh Summit’s “Best of Show” awards across two categories, for its work with Apeel Sciences and North Shore Living.

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6 Ways to Maximize your RSNA Tradeshow Experience

6 Ways to Maximize your RSNA Tradeshow Experience

RSNA is the premier annual event in the radiology field. Celebrating its 105th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, RSNA is a flurry of activity packed into a single week. Thousands of scientific papers are presented, 444 educational courses are attended, and 659 exhibitors present the latest in imaging technology. With so much activity, garnering the attention of busy attendees can pose a real challenge. As an exhibitor, gathering an audience is a top priority.

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Exhibitions Add Up to Success

Exhibitions Add Up to Success

Wow. Wow. Wow. Some information just makes you want to stand up, cheer, and dance a little. While Shakira (and her song lyrics) might tell us ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ we are happy to up the ante and report that, in the exhibitions industry, Numbers Don’t Lie.

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Way to Grow: 6 Ways to Attract Tradeshow Attendees

Way to Grow: 6 Ways to Attract Tradeshow Attendees

It’s Showtime! You’ve done the work. Your tradeshow exhibit looks spectacular. Your booth staff is trained and ready to shine! You’ve made a list, you’ve checked it more than twice. It’s show time and you are ready to go. But, what if, gulp?!?! What if you end up standing along, and no one steps into your booth?

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2020 Exhibits Expands Footprint in Las Vegas

2020 Exhibits Expands Footprint in Las Vegas

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Las Vegas operations, moving to a larger facility to better serve and support the needs of its clients and growing business. The Las Vegas office provides a full-service exhibit rental depot, integrated audio/visual rentals, on-site labor and supervision plus comprehensive program management and storage, to help event marketers and managers drive down their cost of exhibiting in Las Vegas and see greater ROI on their programs.

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Come Fly With Me: 7 Reasons to Attend NBAA 2019

Come Fly With Me:  7 Reasons to Attend NBAA 2019

Tradeshows are investments. As with any investment, it makes no sense to proceed without the potential to see some returns. The cost associated with attending or exhibiting is easy to calculate. The returns are not necessarily as black and white. Some returns are recognized immediately as deals are made on the showroom floor every day at NBAA.

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Be Inspired: Refreshing Trade Show Exhibit Design

Be Inspired: Refreshing Trade Show Exhibit Design

Ah, finally, October and the final quarter of 2018! How’s your 2019 tradeshow planning coming along? Is your tradeshow presence in need of a refresh? If you’re like many event and tradeshow marketers, you probably spend a whole lot of time traveling and diligently taking care of business.

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Brand Experience by Design: Adventure and then some

Brand Experience by Design:  Adventure and then some

The key to live events, event marketing, experiential marketing, activations, face-to-face marketing and the like is really quite simple: create a remarkable and memorable brand experience. In an age of endless technology, people crave face-to-face connection.

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2020 Exhibits Recognized as Industry Leader, Named to the 2018 FAB 50

2020 Exhibits Recognized as Industry Leader, Named to the 2018 FAB 50

We are pleased to announce that 2020 Exhibits was recently named to Event Marketer’s 2018 FAB50 List of Top U.S. Fabricators. Event Marketer magazine, a leading industry publication, set forth a rigorous application and judging process to identify the country’s leading event marketing and fabrication leaders. 2020 Exhibits has been named in this only editorial listing of the industry’s best fabrication partners, as one of the best experience builders this industry has to offer.

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2020 Exhibits Named Finalist in Fast 100

2020 Exhibits Named Finalist in Fast 100

For the second year in a row, we are pleased to announce that 2020 Exhibits has been named a finalist for Houston Business Journal’s Fast 100 List. Recognizing Houston-based, privately held companies that have demonstrated significant revenue growth in the past two years. All of the companies on the list are headquartered within the Houston metropolitan area and have been doing business for at least five years.

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Smooth Sailing: 4 Simple Tips to Refresh Your Tradeshow Planning

Smooth Sailing:  4 Simple Tips to Refresh Your Tradeshow Planning

We’re halfway through 2018, barreling into the third quarter. As you look at your plan for the remainder of 2018 and into 1Q 2019, how’s it going? If you find yourself off track, there’s still time to adjust the sails and start this voyage anew. You can do it. Just keeps these four tips in mind as you refresh your tradeshow plan.

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Scrolling Through Inspiring Exhibit Designs

Scrolling Through Inspiring Exhibit Designs

Ah, summertime! As you make plans to wiggle your toes in the sand and dream about the fall show season, enjoy these exhibit designs. Take a moment to sit back, relax, and start scrolling for inspiration. We have rounded up a few favorites, to help move you in the right direction. Now, which way to the beach?

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4 Easy Ways to Add More Engagement to Your Awesome Tradeshow

4 Easy Ways to Add More Engagement to Your Awesome Tradeshow

Making an impression is the name of the game. Some call it the sticky impact. It’s no different in a tradeshow exhibit. You’re there to make a strong, powerful, impactful and memorable impression. And one of the fastest, most effective ways to do so is to think like a tradeshow attendee.

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Game On! The NFL Draft Experience & 2020 Exhibits

Game On! The NFL Draft Experience & 2020 Exhibits

The NFL Draft is a celebration for fans. It is more than just a time where teams pick their future players (although that is a huge deal!), the NFL Draft Experience brings fans from across the country for immersive and engaging fan experiences. And for the first time, the NFL Draft is in Texas.

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5 Tips to Make Your Exhibit Shine

5 Tips to Make Your Exhibit Shine

As an event and trade show marketer, you’re competing for attention. It’s often a very crowded marketplace, where brands are vying for the eyes, ears, engagement, and commitment of attendees. How do you amp up engagement? How do you make sure that your brand, product, and message take center stage and shine? Here are five tips to move you in the right direction.

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How to Go Big Style in a Small(er) Exhibit Footprint

How to Go Big Style in a Small(er) Exhibit Footprint

After walking the floor of your industry’s largest show, you decide that it’s time to go for it: next year, you’re going to go big and be an exhibitor. You pause for a latte, take a seat, crank up your laptop and hop on the event’s website, ready to sign up and get started.

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Front and Center – Monument Signs Draw Attention

Front and Center – Monument Signs Draw Attention

What’s “front and center” matters. In building construction, whether it be it commercial or multi-family residential, there is typically a sign out front. While an ordinary sign will merely identify a building, a monument sign serves as a welcoming beacon, an invitation, offering easy identification as a brand ambassador.

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Exhibit Design Trends: The Picture of Inspiration

Exhibit Design Trends:  The Picture of Inspiration

Check out the latest exhibit design trends, as shared by our award-winning Design Team. Here you will see up-to-date trends and ideas, never lacking style or substance. Take a spin around, to discover new ideas and ways to capture attention and dominate on the show floor.

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Why Does Trade Show Booth Design Matter?

Why Does Trade Show Booth Design Matter?

Charles Eames said it best, “Design is a method of action.” Moreover, when you want to capture attention and drive people to action, design matters. Your trade show booth needs to capture attention from attendees, whether it is the biggest booth on the show floor or smaller in size.

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Give Your Tradeshow Attendees What they want

Give Your Tradeshow Attendees What they want

As year-end draws near, event marketers and managers are meeting to develop, fine tune and hone their plans and budgets. At the heart of this process is one key component, facing marketers worldwide: VALUE. Markets must perpetually prove value, to those with greater spending and decision authority.

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Be it Resolved: Trade Show Resolutions

Be it Resolved:  Trade Show Resolutions

In a little less than four weeks we will welcome the start of the bright and shiny New Year. Hello, 2018! Champagne corks will pop, and confetti will run down from the skies, with the excitement of a clean slate and promise of resolutions made and resolutions filled. Likely you recognize the banter, either by the water cooler or in the recesses of your mind: This year, this will be the year. That’s right 2018 is the year we will rise early, work late, track and measure goals, cross them off the list and move the needle, up.

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7 Things Event and Tradeshow Marketers Should Consider Before Embarking on the RFP Process

7 Things Event and Tradeshow Marketers Should Consider Before Embarking on the RFP Process

More and more event managers are taking on the role of selecting their trade show and exhibit house partner — but they may not know where to begin. Carefully considering the needs and objectives of your tradeshow and event marketing program is a critical first step to finding the right fit. If you find yourself in this boat, keep these seven critical issues in mind for smooth sailing.

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12 Steps to Engaging Content at CES

12 Steps to Engaging Content at CES

CES is a glimpse into the future. It’s a showcase of how we will work, play, travel, and communicate in the not-so-distant future. Awe-inspiring new gizmos and gadgets are the stars of the show and CES is the stage where many new products jump out of obscurity and into our daily lives.

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2020 Exhibits Named to the 2017 FAB 50: Recognizing the Industry’s Top Exhibit Builders

2020 Exhibits Named to the 2017 FAB 50: Recognizing the Industry’s Top Exhibit Builders

Recognized industry publication, Event Marketer, took a hard look at industry exhibit builders, asking the all-important question: Who leads the pack? As the only editorial listing of the top exhibitors and fabricators serving the event and trade show industry across North America, the FAB 50 has named 2020 Exhibits among the best builders this industry has to offer. For the fifth year in a row, it is an honor for 2020 Exhibits to be named among the top fabricators serving the U.S. event and exhibit industry.

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2020 Exhibits Experiencing Record Growth, Now a Houston Fast 100 Company

2020 Exhibits Experiencing Record Growth, Now a Houston Fast 100 Company

We are pleased to share the news that 2020 Exhibits is a finalist for the Houston Business Journal’s 2017 Fast 100 List. Recognizing the Top 100 Houston-based, privately held companies that have demonstrated significant revenue growth in the past two years, the 2017 Fast 100 List will reveal its rankings in mid-September. All of the companies on the list are headquartered within the Houston metropolitan area and have been doing business for at least five years.

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Touchdown! Super Bowl LI & 2020 Exhibits

Touchdown! Super Bowl LI & 2020 Exhibits

The Super Bowl happens but a once a year. For the City of Houston, the opportunity to host the world’s largest sporting event was a second in a lifetime event. As a modern and dynamic city renowned for its hospitality, Houston would set the perfect stage for this record-breaking, unforgettable Super Bowl LI.

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Ten (10) 2020 Exhibits Projects Named to AMA Crystal Awards Winners’ Circle

Ten (10) 2020 Exhibits Projects Named to AMA Crystal Awards Winners’ Circle

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce ten (10) exemplary client projects have been named as finalists and will be competing to win top honors at the 2017 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards. As the American Marketing Associations premier event, the Crystal Awards honor Houston’s best marketing work. Unlike any other award program, the Crystal Awards focus on creativity backed by proven results.

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Tips For Navigating A Better RFP Process

Tips For Navigating A Better RFP Process

R-F-P. Funny how three tiny little letters can make even make the savviest and toughest of trade show and event marketers shake in their shoes. Whether you’re new to the business or a seasoned pro, just the thought of embarking across the vast RFP sea can take the wind out of your sails.

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on CES

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet on CES

Don’t fret. You’re not alone. CES is the Superbowl of consumer tech and everybody’s anxieties run high with so much on the line. To help you stay focused, the experts at 2020 Exhibits have put together a 12-step cheat sheet to dominate at CES.

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2020 Exhibits Named to the 2016 FAB 50

2020 Exhibits Named to the 2016 FAB 50

We are pleased to announce that 2020 Exhibits has been named to Event Marketer Magazine’s 2016 FAB50 List of Top U.S. Fabricators. Event Marketer shared, “Whether you’re in the market for a trade show exhibit, museum display, outdoor installation or just want to get your creative juices flowin’, the following list provides the names you’ll need to make it happen.”

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Tips for First Time NAPE Exhibitors

Tips for First Time NAPE Exhibitors

The North American Prospect Expo, usually referred to simply as NAPE, is all about getting deals done. The tagline for NAPE reads candidly, “Where Deals Happen”. This is a show where you come ready to close and make those critical connections to grow your business.

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How to Have a Super Productive NBAA Tradeshow Experience: 12 Helpful Tips

How to Have a Super Productive NBAA Tradeshow Experience: 12 Helpful Tips

The numbers at NBAA speak for themselves. With 27,000 industry professionals, 1,100 exhibitors and over 50 education sessions, the world’s largest business aviation event presents opportunity in every direction. It can be a little overwhelming. With such a critical show, it’s important to stay focused and have the right strategy in play in order to get the most production out of the event.

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Five Ways to Connect with Current NAPE Attendees

Five Ways to Connect with Current NAPE Attendees

In the upstream oil and gas business, establishing a presence at NAPE is a necessity. NAPE is the marquee expo in the industry and stands above all else in terms of size and prestige. The numbers are staggering. In 2015 alone, it is estimated that over a million introductions were made at NAPE events. Since 1993, attendance is up 3,400%!

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2020 Exhibits Wins Two AMA Crystal Awards

2020 Exhibits Wins Two AMA Crystal Awards

2020 Exhibits earned a Crystal Award in the Fixed Installation category for the engaging and innovative Daikin Comfort Solutions Center. New space can offer the best of all worlds. It’s a fresh canvas to design around. It offers wide open spaces on which to build and create. The challenge becomes a bit more daunting when faced with a multitude of products, makes, and models that span across a family of brands.

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Ten 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2016 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

Ten 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2016 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce ten (10) exemplary client projects have been named as finalists and will be competing to win top honors at the 2016 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards. As the American Marketing Associations premier event, the Crystal Awards honor Houston’s best marketing work. Unlike any other award program, the Crystal Awards focus on creativity backed by proven results.

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2020 Exhibits Wins Best Technology Award for Second Year in a Row in the Portable Modular Awards

2020 Exhibits Wins Best Technology Award for Second Year in a Row in the Portable Modular Awards

2020 Exhibits was honored outstanding creative at the Exhibitor Magazine’s third annual PORTABLE MODULAR AWARDS. Honoring design excellence in portable, modular and systems, 2020 Exhibits was awarded the top prize in the Technology Category for their work with Weir Oil & Gas. This is the third Portable Modular Award win for 2020 Exhibits and the second year in a row the company has earned top spot in the Technology Award category. 2020 Exhibits was selected from a record number of entries submitted to the competition’s 11 categories.

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Five 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2015 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

Five 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2015 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce five recent client projects have been named among the finalists for the 2015 American Business Marketing Association Houston Lantern Awards. The awards are representative of the firm’s full spectrum of services, including corporate interiors and environments; tradeshow exhibits; interactive media and website marketing.

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Two 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2015 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

Two 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2015 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

We are pleased to announce two exceptional 2020 Exhibits client projects have been named as 2015 Crystal Award Finalists. As the American Marketing Association’s premier event, The Crystal Awards honor Houston’s best marketing work. What sets the Crystal Awards apart from other awards programs is that you have to show results, which is what marketing is all about.

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2020 Exhibits Named to the 2015 FAB 50

2020 Exhibits Named to the 2015 FAB 50

We are pleased to announce that 2020 Exhibits was recently named to Event Marketer’s 2015 FAB50 List of Top U.S. Fabricators. Recognized industry publication and gold-standard, Event Marketer took a hard look at industry fabricators, asking the all important question: Who leads the pack? 2020 Exhibits has been named among the best builders this industry has to offer.

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2020 Exhibits Wins Gold in Event Marketer Magazine’s 2014 Event Design Awards

2020 Exhibits Wins Gold in Event Marketer Magazine’s 2014 Event Design Awards

The editors of Event Marketer magazine have named 2020 Exhibits as a 2014 Event Design Award (EDA) Gold Winner, in the Best Use of Modular Category. 2020 Exhibits earned Gold recognition in the Best Use of Modular category for the company’s design and build of the National Oilwell Varco (NOV) tradeshow exhibit at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC2014).

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From Rendering to Reality, Imagine That

From Rendering to Reality, Imagine That

We know that corporate interiors and environments are more than simply a place to transact business—they are an experience that is designed to support an organization’s unique culture and needs. From rendering to reality, 2020 Exhibits is proud to be a part of some extraordinary transformations.

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Take The Lead

Take The Lead

It almost goes without saying, event marketers and managers know the truism that preparing for a tradeshow requires focus and commitment. For most B2B sales, marketing and tradeshow managers, time is spent on the creative side of things – designing the trade show exhibiting, honing the theme and overall campaign strategy and building brand interest and engagement.

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A Deep Dive

A Deep Dive

As a leading provider of custom-designed and manufactured subsea power cables, umbilical systems and reeler packages, JDR wanted to stand out in a sea of exhibits creating a strong, solid impression.

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Six 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2014 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

Six 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2014 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce six recent client projects are named among the finalists for the 2014 Business Marketing Association Houston Lantern Awards. These finalists are representative of the firm’s wide range of services, including tradeshow exhibits; permanent corporate interior installations, digital media and tradeshow branding and marketing collateral.

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Digital Sales Tools Drives Results

Digital Sales Tools Drives Results

In the dynamic, ever-changing oil and gas landscape, new products and technologies are designed, produced and delivered every day. From Drilling through Production, industry leading M-I SWACO equips their customers with the systems and technologies that enable them to meet their needs at every stage of the drilling process through ensuring efficient and profitable production.

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2020 Exhibits Hosts Event Technology Webinar

2020 Exhibits Hosts Event Technology Webinar

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in the design and production of dynamic exhibits, events and environments today announced they will be presenting a webinar that will focus on Driving Event ROI by streamlining processes, measuring goals and objectives and reporting ALL event data in one platform.

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Engage And Inspire: Bold A/V Drives Engagement

Engage And Inspire: Bold A/V Drives Engagement

Your brand is rock solid. You know the challenges facing your clients and prospects. You know, deep down, you’re the best solution. So how do you engage with and capture the attention of your target audience? Show & Tell. We’ve rounded up some striking and engaging environments, to help inspire you.

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Seeing is Believing

Seeing is Believing

Success in tradeshow and event marketing is often measured by the degree to which objectives were met. From volume of traffic – how many attendees visited your exhibit; to level of engagement – did you accomplish the goal you set forth; – to establishing a connection or setting that next appointment for more in-depth conversation.

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Making Connections in a Digitally Driven World

Making Connections in a Digitally Driven World

Much like the ever-changing mobile landscape, digital display technology has evolved. No matter where you are, which way you turn — it seems to be all around us, in a wide range of forms and formats, from interactive displays in airports, shopping malls and athletic facilities, to scrolling messaging and signage, found across corporate lobbies, conference rooms, educational facilities and trade show environments.

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2020 Exhibits Named Again to Inc. 5000

2020 Exhibits Named Again to Inc. 5000

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in the design and production of dynamic exhibits, events and environments announced it has been named to the 33rd annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

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Improve Your Tradeshow Strategy With 4 Simple Steps

Improve Your Tradeshow Strategy With 4 Simple Steps

As brand marketers and trade show managers, every day we are challenged to prove results. Although objectives may range from gathering qualified leads and increasing brand awareness to driving traffic and engagement, one primary focus remains: Make the Connection.

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7 Important Points to Include When Drafting Your Tradeshow RFP

7 Important Points to Include When Drafting Your Tradeshow RFP

The time has come and you’re ready to make a change to your current tradeshow exhibit or, on an even larger scale, feel like it’s time to start fresh. Perhaps this is your first-ever tradeshow or maybe you’re a seasoned pro who is looking for an all-together new look and feel for your brand or, perhaps, even a new exhibit house relationship.

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Tips to Drive Tradeshow ROI with Real-Time, Sales-Ready Lead Capture Data

Tips to Drive Tradeshow ROI with Real-Time, Sales-Ready Lead Capture Data

Business today is conducted at the speed of light. People want what they want when they want it. Plain and simple: If you’re like 95% of companies that exhibit solely to get new leads and build awareness, now is the time to decide upon and implement a better way to go after those leads and leverage their full potential. Quality, qualified leads are the lifeblood of any successful exhibiting experience and program. And with Center of Exhibit Industry (CEIR) reports suggesting that more than 90% of brands measure tradeshow success by sales growth and, almost equally important, 81% of firms measure success by the number of qualified leads received, quality Lead Capture and Measurement should tops on your Trade Show strategy and game plan.

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2020 Exhibits Wraps Up the Kinkaid School Career Development Program Internship with the Home Show

2020 Exhibits Wraps Up the Kinkaid School Career Development Program Internship with the Home Show

Seven focused and dedicated high school seniors from The Kinkaid School, a college preparatory school in Houston, joined 2020 Exhibits for a Career Development internship program.

With “enrichment through experience” cited as the Career Development program’s primary purpose, 2020 Exhibits challenged the interns throughout the customized internship program, covering a broad spectrum of the event marketing, collaboration and design process. Over the course of three weeks, they learned about the global impact of the event marketing and exposition industry, gained practical insights and experienced the power and possibility found through the dynamics of face-to-face marketing.

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2020 Exhibits Celebrates High Tech & High Touch; Hosts Interactive Multimedia Expo

2020 Exhibits Celebrates High Tech & High Touch; Hosts Interactive Multimedia Expo

The latest and greatest technologies bring the promise of a greater, deeper, richer brand connection and the opportunity for rewarding experiences and engagement. For event and tradeshow marketers charged with driving the brand experience, technology is alive and well, kicking up a storm across events and the tradeshow landscape. What better way to kick off tradeshow season than to get immersed in the latest and greatest hands-on tech experiences?

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2020 Exhibits Expands Reach in Salt Lake City

2020 Exhibits Expands Reach in Salt Lake City

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in total tradeshow and event management, recently expanded its business development teams in Salt Lake City, announcing the appointment of Dave Iba and Jackie Williams. Signifying the company’s nationwide growth, these appointments come at the time when 2020 Exhibits recently expanded its Salt Lake City operations, to further strengthen its event and tradeshow management capabilities.

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Recognizing Excellence

Recognizing Excellence

Recognizing the best of the best in quality creative and strategic business-to-business communications, Houston’s Business Marketing Association (BMA) honored 2020 Exhibits for B2B marketing excellence at their 26th BMA Lantern Awards Ceremony.

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Five 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2013 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

Five 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2013 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce five recent client projects have been named among the finalists for the 2013 American Business Marketing Association Houston Lantern Awards. Representative of the firm’s full spectrum of services, including fixed installations or environments; tradeshow exhibits; private client events, digital media and tradeshow marketing collateral.

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Are You Now An Event Team Of One? Let Us Help!

Are You Now An Event Team Of One? Let Us Help!

What a year! Your sales leaders just blew the doors off last year’s numbers. They’ve worked hard and now are ready to celebrate big at the firm’s annual recognition event. That’s right, it’s Show Time! Is your Internal Events team ready to pump up the volume with a jaw-dropping incentive and awards program? Opportunity knocks – it’s time to deliver a big event, where your sales leaders can bask in the glory of a job well done!

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2020 Exhibits Expands Reach in Houston and Las Vegas

2020 Exhibits Expands Reach in Houston and Las Vegas

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in total tradeshow and event management, recently expanded its business development teams in both Houston and Las Vegas, announcing the appointment of Kevin Hale and Scott Podsim in Houston and Jill Syler in Las Vegas. Signifying the company’s nationwide growth, these appointments come at the time when 2020 Exhibits recently expanded its Las Vegas-based operations, to further strengthen its event and tradeshow management capabilities in one of the top three tradeshow destination venues in North America.

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2020 Exhibits Expands Meetings & Events Capabilities, Adds Industry Veterans

2020 Exhibits Expands Meetings & Events Capabilities, Adds Industry Veterans

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in the design and production of exhibits, events and environments, is expanding its worldwide event strategy, marketing and management capabilities with the recent key addition of Denean Perry and Paul Casso to 2020 Events, its Meetings & Events division, serving as Senior Director of Event Architecture and Senior Account Director respectively. Also joining Perry and Casso as part of 2020 Events are Ernie Huwyler as Event Coordinator and Aimee Leva as Event Coordinator.

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Build Your Brand at OTC: On with the Really Big Show!

Build Your Brand at OTC:  On with the Really Big Show!

Celebrating record attendance with 104,800 of attendees from around the world traveling to balmy Houston for the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC2013), this year’s event featured more panels, more technical coverage and more impressive tradeshow exhibits than ever before. In hard numbers, attendance reached a 30-year high of 104,800, the second highest in the show’s history and up 17% from OTC2012.

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It’s Easy To Take the Lead

It’s Easy To Take the Lead

You’ve made a big investment and now the corner office is looking for results. Great show, can you prove that it was worth your time, trouble and spend? Did you reach the right people? To say that a lot rests on the shoulders of exhibit and event marketers is an understatement. For most, the tradeshow and event strategy is built upon managing and reaching key objectives. That’s right, the road to success is most often paved with lead to conversion.

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Take a Bow: AMA Crystal Awards

Take a Bow: AMA Crystal Awards

It’s such an honor to be recognized ~ especially when the recognition is based upon awesome creative and rock-solid, proven results.

From exhibits to events to environments and pretty much everything in between, 2020 Exhibits has the in-house resources, expertise, creative moxie and muscle to design and deliver across the full spectrum of event and tradeshow marketing. We are pleased and proud to share that two of our recent projects were celebrated at the 2013 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards where they earned top spot – the coveted Crystal Award.

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2020 Exhibits Expanding: Opens Salt Lake City Office

2020 Exhibits Expanding: Opens Salt Lake City Office

2020 Exhibits said on Tuesday that it is expanding its presence with the recent addition of a new Salt Lake City facility, known as 2020 Exhibits. 2020 Exhibits Salt Lake City office is the firm’s 7th location nationwide, offering the full spectrum of in-house, turn-key event and exhibit capabilities and services.

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Eight 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2013 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

Eight 2020 Exhibits Projects Named Finalists for the 2013 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

We are pleased to announce eight outstanding 2020 Exhibits client projects ~ great stories, projects and clients one and all ~ have been named as finalists and will be competing to win at the 2013 American Marketing Association Crystal Awards. The Crystal Awards is AMA Houston’s premier event, honoring Houston’s best marketing work. What sets the Crystal Awards apart from other awards programs is that you have to show results, which is what marketing is all about.

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2020 Exhibits Named to Event Marketer’s First-Ever Fab 50

2020 Exhibits Named to Event Marketer’s First-Ever Fab 50

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in the design and production of exhibits, events and environments, has been named to Event Marketer’s Fab 50. As the first editorial collection of best-in-class exhibit partners serving Corporate America, the Fab 50 showcases leading exhibit and event designers.

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2020 Exhibits is Named to Event Marketer Fab 50 List

2020 Exhibits is Named to Event Marketer Fab 50 List

Recognized industry publication and standard bearer Event Marketer magazine decided it was high time to step back and take a hard look at the industry’s exhibit and design fabrication companies and name the best in the business. We are pleased to share that 2020 Exhibits is named among this leading group, called The FAB 50.

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2020 Exhibits & The Crown Royal saloon celebrate another win, earns AAF Medallion of Excellence

2020 Exhibits & The Crown Royal saloon celebrate another win, earns AAF Medallion of Excellence

Recognizing creative excellence and some of the best advertising and design projects produced during the previous year, the American Ad Federation recently recognized 2020 Exhibits for their outstanding creative work on The Crown Royal Saloon.

Already recognized as a BMA Lantern Award winner, the Crown Royal Saloon earned a Citation of Excellence at the 51st Annual AAF-Houston ADDY® Awards.

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2020 Exhibits wraps up the Kinkaid School career development internship with the home show

2020 Exhibits wraps up the Kinkaid School career development internship with the home show

Six high school seniors from The Kinkaid School, a college preparatory school in Houston, recently joined the 2020 Exhibits team as student interns through The Kinkaid School 2013 Career Development Program. With “enrichment through experience” cited as the Career Development program’s primary purpose, 2020 Exhibits challenged the interns throughout the customized three-week internship covering a broad spectrum of the event marketing, collaboration and design process.

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2020 Exhibits Celebrates Chicago Expansion With Grand Opening Event

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in the design and production of exhibits, events and environments, recently celebrated the relocation and redesign of their newly expanded, tech–savvy Interactive Design Studio with an invitation-only grand opening celebration.

Located at 815 Pershing, just minutes from Chicago’s Central Business District and major exhibiting venues, the 2020 Exhibits/Chicago stunning 50,000 square–foot interactive design studio offers a comprehensive range of event management, tradeshow rentals, tradeshow exhibits and services, including a dynamic and interactive showroom, expanded storage and pre–event and exhibit staging capabilities, coupled with an extensive line of A/V rental products and solutions.

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2020 Exhibits Expands Reach, Adds Industry Veterans to Chicago Division

2020 Exhibits, a global leader in total tradeshow and event management, recently expanded its Chicago facility and business development team, announcing the appointment of Mark Esposito and Keith Lukasik as Account Executives. Signifying the company’s nationwide growth, the appointment comes at the time when 2020 Exhibits recently expanded its Chicago-based operations, to further strengthen its event and tradeshow management capabilities in one of the top three tradeshow destination venues in North America.

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2020 Exhibits Earns Two American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

2020 Exhibits Earns Two American Marketing Association Crystal Awards

2020 Exhibits earned a Crystal Award in the Company or Organization Brochure category for their sharp, simple yet compelling capabilities brochure which tells their brand story: 2020 Exhibits transforms brands into dynamic, interactive and compelling exhibits, events, environments and experiences. Bold statements coupled with strong images were emphasized throughout the 28-page brochure.

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2020 Exhibits Continues Global Expansion: Names Michael Wriston as Director, International Sales

2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Wriston to the company’s Business Development Team as Director, International Sales. Wriston will serve as key liaison for the continued support and growth of 2020 Exhibits global clients, including those domestic clients exhibiting abroad and for those international clients extending their brand reach to domestic-based tradeshows and events. Wriston will be based at the firm’s corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

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2020 Exhibits Opens New Facility in Las Vegas

2020 Exhibits Opens New Facility in Las Vegas

2020 Exhibits is ushering the New Year by expanding its nationwide presence and opening yet another new location – Las Vegas.

With a full service exhibit rental depot, integrated A/V rentals, on-site labor and supervision plus comprehensive program management and storage, 2020 Exhibits Las Vegas location will help event and tradeshow managers and marketers to drive down the cost of exhibiting, realize true savings and see greater ROI on their event programs.

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2020 Exhibits And Cell Phones For Soldiers Kick Off Cell Phone Collection Drive In Houston

More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. Cell Phones for Soldiers, and Houston-based 2020 Exhibits are calling on all Americans to support for these brave men and women by donating your unused cell phones. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to collect over 1 Million cell phones this year to help keep troops connected with their families.

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2020 Exhibits Hosts Social Media Boot Camp

More than 100 leading event marketers and managers suited up and flexed their event marketing muscles at 2020 Exhibits recent Social Media Boot Camp. Like any good fitness program, this Social Media Boot Camp kicked off with some light stretching and the basics: Social Media 101 and Blogging 101. Boot Campers were led through a variety of social media marketing exercises, designed to loosen and flex their marketing muscles. After re-hydrating and carbohydrate loading, the Boot Campers kicked it up a notch with real world, solid case studies and action plans to leverage Social Media for Event Success.

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2020 Exhibits Expanding: Opens Chicago Office

2020 Exhibits Expanding: Opens Chicago Office

2020 Exhibits said on Monday that it merged with Chicago-based Skyline Metro Chicago, the firm will be called 2020 Exhibits. The merger enables 2020 Exhibits to further expand its presence throughout the Midwest by bringing its full scale event and exhibit capabilities and services to a broad range of clients and industries.

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2020 Exhibits Delivers Extraordinary Interactive Technologies And Results At The 2011 Offshore Technology Conference

2020 Exhibits extraordinary creative design, integrated marketing and event management took center stage throughout the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC2011) in Houston, Texas, as they showcased more than 350 screens across a broad range of client exhibits and environments, featuring dynamic interactive presentations, products and technologies.

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2020 Exhibits Adds Talent and Further Expansions Interactive Media Group

Offering a refreshing approach to smarter exhibiting, Houston-based 2020 Exhibits continues the expansion of its Interactive Media Group with the recent hiring of Casey Marks as a Motion Designer. Casey brings more than ten years of proven experience to this group, having most recently been affiliated with Integrative Logic as a Motion Designer and Editor.

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2020 Exhibits Celebrates Commitment, Dedication and Years of Service at Annual Thanksgiving Feast

Roasted turkey, freshly made cranberry relish and mouth-watering stuffing were not the only things on the menu as 2020 Exhibits paused to give thanks and celebrate at their annual pot-luck Thanksgiving Feast.

On Wednesday, November 17, Bob Babine, 2020 Exhibits founder and president, took a moment from the festivities to recognize the long-standing dedication and commitment of those employees who were celebrating five to 23 years of service to the company and their clients worldwide. All told, 37 employees were honored with a one-of-a-kind beautiful glass sculpture award.

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2020 Exhibits Title Sponsor in New Road Race Created to Honor Allie Castner Scholarship Fund

2020 Exhibits Title Sponsor in New Road Race Created to Honor Allie Castner Scholarship Fund

2020 Exhibits is proud to announce its title sponsorship of the Black Cat 10/20 Miler Road Race, to benefit the Allie Castner Scholarship Fund (www.youholdmyworld.org). Allie Castner, a 15-year-old student and athlete was tragically struck and killed by a car as she was crossing the street in her hometown of Marblehead, MA in 2009. Through the Allie Castner Scholarship Fund, Allie’s memory will live on.

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2020 Exhibits Expands Interactive Media Group to Deliver Powerful, Engaging Face-to-Face Experiences

Business moves at the speed of sound, especially when you want to capture attention and captivate on a crowded show floor. What better way to bring your brand to life than through the use of engaging, dynamic, and rich interactive digital media?

Offering a refreshing approach to smarter exhibiting, Houston-based 2020 Exhibits is pleased to announce the expansion of its Interactive Media Group which includes seamless video walls, touch screens and interactive, rich media content to create memorable and unique client brand experiences. With more than 23 years of award-winning, proven experience 2020 Exhibits knows the power of rich media assets as a valuable resource that works in multiple environments and can be maximized across the full spectrum of communication channels.

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2020 Exhibits Wins 2010 MOD Award for Best 20×20 Exhibit

2020 Exhibits was honored for their outstanding creative at the fourth annual MOD Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Awarded Best 20 x 20 Exhibit Design for its work on BP’s reconfigurable island design exhibit, 2020 Exhibits was selected from among over 200 entries submitted to the competition’s nine categories.

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2020 Exhibits Wins Awards from the American Ad Federation

There is nothing like a little recognition and early Valentine’s Day love to get our creative juices flowing. Recognizing creative excellence and some of the best advertising and design projects produced during the previous year, the American Ad Federation recognized 2020 Exhibits for their outstanding creative work.

2020 Exhibits had two entries reach the ADDY finals, both of which won creative marketing awards including one Gold ADDY® for their work with Miller Lite.

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2020 Exhibits Dominant Presence at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC): Year-After-Year

Around every corner and every turn, attendees at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2009 (www.otcnet.org) came face-to-face with one of the custom or rental exhibit booths designed, produced and executed by 2020 Exhibits.

With the average exhibit designed, built and delivered by 2020 Exhibits totaling over 800 square feet, exhibiting across three show halls, our comprehensive fabrication, production and design facility was in full swing, designing and constructing 60 dynamic custom rental exhibits, including ten (10) two story custom exhibits for clients from North America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

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2020 Exhibits Wins Eight Awards at 2009 BMA Lantern Awards

Recognizing the best of the best in top-quality creative and strategic business-to-business marketing communications, Houston’s Business Marketing Association (BMA) recently recognized 2020 Exhibits for their outstanding creative work in marketing and exhibit design.

With over 300 entries competing for recognition, seven of 2020 Exhibits’ projects reached the Winners’ Circle, with four entries earning Medallion of Excellence recognition and three receiving the top category honors and the coveted Lantern Award. Additionally, 2020 Exhibits was awarded very highest honor of the evening – the People’s Choice Award.

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2020 Exhibits Designs & Delivers Miller Lite Bull Pen Party Deck for NFL’s Houston Texans Home Games at Reliant Stadium

Everything is bigger in Texas so when approached by Miller Lite to design and fabricate their “Miller Lite Bull Pen Party Deck” – a 15,000 square foot inside/outside, temporary/permanent private space for the public, sponsored by Miller Lite and the Houston Texans — for the NFL’s Houston Texans home games at Reliant Stadium, 2020 Exhibits took the ball and ran with it, delivering dynamic and bold creative that blended strong Houston Texans flavor with a compelling mix of the Miller Lite brand.

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2020 Exhibits Names Balta Garza Operations Director

2020 Exhibits has promoted Balta Garza, a veteran in the trade show industry, to Operations Director. A valuable part of 2020 Exhibits for more than 12 years, Garza has held positions of increasing and diverse responsibility from Service Tech and Graphics Production to Warehouse Supervision to Account Management and, now, Operations Director. His extensive experience in the field and on the show floor as an account manager, I & D supervisor and team leader has served 2020 Exhibits clients and associates exceptionally well. In his new position, Garza is a member of the senior management team and is responsible for overseeing I & D, Warehousing, Inventory and Storage.

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2020 Exhibits Wins Four Awards from the Printing Industry of the Gulf Coast’s Texas Graphics Excellence Awards Competition

The Printing Industry of the Gulf Coast (PIGC) honored 2020 Exhibits for graphic design and printing excellent at the 2009 Graphic Excellence Awards Gala. Competing against over 290 printing and graphic communication entries from across the Gulf Coast, 2020 Exhibits received three awards, as well as recognition from their peers as one of three People’s Choice nominees.

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2020 Exhibits Wins 2009 MOD Award for Red Bull Art of Can Exhibit

2020 Exhibits was honored in Las Vegas by Event Design magazine’s 2009 MOD Awards for Best Extrusion-Anchored Design for the Red Bull Art of Can exhibit. 2020 Exhibits also ranked as one of the top two finalists in the Best Fabric-Anchored Design category for their SBM Atlantia Offshore Technology Conference exhibit.

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2020 Exhibits Corporate Expansion Showcases Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design and Materials

2020 Exhibits Corporate Expansion Showcases Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design and Materials

2020 Exhibits brings sustainability to the heart of their new Account Management Center (AMC), affectionately referred to as “The Green Room.” Converting what once was over 4,000 sq ft of industrial warehouse space into a dynamic, high tech environment that incorporates new conference center, a preview gallery and a host of open offices and meeting areas, the Green Room is awash in bright, cool design and light.

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2020 Exhibits Wins BMA Lantern Awards

2020 Exhibits Wins BMA Lantern Awards

The 2008 Business Marketing Association of Houston (BMA) presented Lantern Award and Medallion honors to 2020 Exhibits for exhibit design, management and programs developed for Red Bull and Waste Management.

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2020 Exhibits named to Inc. 5000

2020 Exhibits named to Inc. 5000

2020 Exhibits, a leader in the dynamic delivery of trade show, event and exhibit services, was recently ranked as one of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States, as ranked by the 2008 Inc. 5000.

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