ABM News Archive - Events
5/8/2013 - SIIA and ABM is set to host their first co-branded event, a roundtable focused on how to drive mobile app revenue via new technologies, including advanced cloud capabilities and data integration.
4/30/2013 - Marketing automation. Behavioral targeting. “Day-parting.” If these concepts aren’t part of your strategy, they soon will be, according to executives who kicked off ABM’s 2013 Annual Conference.
4/17/2013 - Spiceworks is the go-to community for the IT industry with more than 2.5 million professionals and hundreds of vendors willing to pay to join. So what makes Spiceworks so attractive to brands? ABM talked to Co-Founder Jay Hallberg.
4/10/2013 - On April 16, marketers, agencies and publishers will gather together to discuss two topics crucial to company growth.
4/3/2013 - ABM talked to Tom Cochran, CTO at Atlantic Media Company, on the biggest tech challenges, how to attract the best developer talent, the role of a CTO and more.
3/27/2013 - If we are entering the “post-PC world,” what does this mean for how are audiences are using these devices and how they want us to serve them?
3/20/2013 - At ABM's Annual Conference, Tony Uphoff, newly named CEO of Business.com and former CEO of UBM TechWeb, will moderate a panel on the b-to-b company of the future. ABM chatted with Uphoff for a preview of the session.
3/20/2013 - On March 28, the MPA will host Swipe 2.0: The Magazine Media Playbook for Digital Success, an event on how to engage and monetize readers across a wide range of digital platforms.
3/19/2013 - The events industry posted its 10th straight quarter of growth, but the increase was lower than expected, according to the latest CEIR Index.
3/19/2013 - The Advanced Leadership Program for Independent Operators is a customized education program discussing the opportunities and operational realities unique to smaller companies.
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3/13/2013 - IEEE Media's IEEE Spectrum received the coveted Grand Neal Award during ABM's 59th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards ceremony.
3/13/2013 - More than 300 b-to-b media professionals converged yesterday to celebrate editorial excellence at ABM’s 59th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards.
3/6/2013 - In a webinar last week, Crain's director of social media strategy specified many ways b-to- b journalists could use social media as part of their everyday reporting tasks.
2/27/2013 - On Feb. 28, at 2pm EST, Tracy Samantha Schmidt, director of social media strategy at Crain Communications, will host a free webinar on how to use social media as a reporting tool.
2/20/2013 - A jointly developed on-demand series of digital media training webinars from The Laredo Group and ABM is now available.
2/13/2013 - Mobile is a huge opportunity for brands, but executives were quick to cite dangers during a roundtable at the DeSilva + Phillips Dealmakers Summit last week.
2/13/2013 - ABM has revealed the 183 finalists for the 59th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, which recognize and reward the best editorial in b-to-b media.
2/6/2013 - ABM has announced the complete agenda for its Annual Conference, this April 28 - May 1 in Amelia Island, Fla.
1/30/2013 - Trade Show Executive has named the winners in its Fastest 50 Awards, which honors the fastest-growing trade shows in three categories.
1/16/2013 - At ABM’s B-to-B Advanced Leadership Program, 27 media up-and-comers gained real-world insights from top industry executives and Medill experts.
1/16/2013 - The company recently acquired a title, which increased its staff by 52 percent, says President Norm Kamikow. MediaTec is also debuting an event spinoff, the web portal HCM-TV.
1/15/2013 - During a session at Folio:’s MediaNext Conference, paidContent founder Rafat Ali shared how he’s growing his new b-to-b startup, Skift.
1/7/2013 - ABM's 2013 event, themed “The Future of B-to-B Media: Cross-Platform Growth Strategies and a New Value Proposition,” will be held April 28 - May 1.
1/2/2013 - Originally branded as Tesoro Events, in 2009, the company started to revamp from working with publishers to produce events to a more robust b-to-b media company.
12/4/2012 - The events industry posted a 0.9 percent increase for Q3, a slower rate of increase compared to Q1 and Q2.
11/29/2012 - A provision arose from the GSA conference scandal this past summer and was hastily added to the Senate bill without consideration of the impact.
11/27/2012 - Established in 1955, the Neal Awards recognize and reward editorial excellence in b-to-b, a top media category that is, unfortunately, often overlooked.
11/20/2012 - The Enk events will add to Advanstar's existing fashion events portfolio, which includes Magic and Project.
10/24/2012 - In a panel called "Are Data and Business Intelligence Worth More Than Advertising?," held at Executive Forum, industry leaders advocated for data-driven services as a second business line.
10/23/2012 - While about 20 percent of survey respondents say their companies have formal mobile strategies, the vast majority are pursuing content for smartphones and apps more casually.
10/22/2012 - The conference, attended primarily by senior-level execs from b-to-b media and data companies, will feature a keynote tonight by Bloomberg’s Norman Pearlstine.
10/22/2012 - The Bloomberg chief content officer kicked off ABM's Executive Forum by discussing his thoughts on recurring revenue strategies, the newsmagazines he think will survive in print and the next big media disruption.
10/9/2012 - Dubbed the “the Pulitzer Prize of business media,” the Neal Awards recognize the very best in b-to-b editorial.
9/25/2012 - One of ABM’s most popular offerings, the B-to-B Advanced Leadership Program, modeled to resemble a "mini MBA," returns January 7-11.
9/18/2012 - Events remain the backbone of the b-to-b media industry, but the industry may need to look to new metrics to gauge success, according to the speakers at the CEIR Predict Conference last week.
9/12/2012 - Z Squared Media just wrapped up a big event last week, attended by marketing and PR pros around the world. CEO Joe Pulizzi chatted with ABM about the event and gave content marketing advice to publishers.
8/21/2012 - New ABM member Boardroom Events is aiming to become the standard for producing hosted events.
ABM talked with Founder Charles Badoian about the company model, what he believes are the fundamentals in producing events and the future of the events industry.
8/14/2012 - ABM's 2012 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Invitational reported a 22 percent increase in attendance compared to last year.
8/1/2012 - The Center for Exhibition Industry Research revisited its 2002 study, The Role and Value of Face-to-Face Interaction, with an updated 2012 version that asks both attendees and exhibitors about the value of face-to-face events.
7/27/2012 - The Agricultural Media Summit, a joint meeting of the ABM Agri Council, the American Agricultural Editor’s Association and the Livestock Publications Council, will be held Aug. 4-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
7/27/2012 - For the ninth year in a row, High Plains Journal and John Deere teamed up to offer the Small Grain Solutions program, a peer-to-peer networking and educational event that helps top producers in the High Plains improve their bottom line.
7/19/2012 - Next spring, Vance Publishing will premiere the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo, a new trade show targeted to the readers of its Custom Woodworking Business and Closets magazines.
7/11/2012 - The chief content officer for Bloomberg LP and chairman of Bloomberg BusinessWeek will advise media execs on how to drive recurring revenue.
7/9/2012 - Northstar CEO Tom Kemp tells Folio: that the travel and event information company commanded a significant premium from its private equity firm buyer.
6/25/2012 - At Expo Next, ABM Events Council chair and keynote speaker Britton Jones said that trade show attendees want to find new products and to connect with vendors -- as efficiently as possible.
6/12/2012 - ABM webinar speakers from three very different companies, with very different responsibilities, share the keys to why their mobile apps have been successes on the business, content and audience develop fronts.
6/6/2012 - Jen McClure, senior director of social media strategy, talks about social media best practices, building on a foundation of employee guidelines and training.
5/30/2012 - At the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum, held May 30 in Washington, D.C., keynote speaker Nancy Walsh, of Reed Exhibitions, offered several insights on booth pricing at trade shows as well as suggestions for maximizing an event brand's digital presence.
5/29/2012 - ABM's Managing Profits Report offers several ways to identify successful event brands. Here are three.
5/22/2012 - Presenter Jorge Garcia, BI analyst with Technology Evaluation Centers, speaks about how tablets and smartphones are changing the way organizations work with information and make decisions.
5/16/2012 - At ABM’s 2012 Annual Conference earlier this month, CEO Clark Pettit outlined why he believes it’s a great time to be in business-to-business media and information. He included five steps that b-to-b companies can use to rediscover their "why."
5/8/2012 - At ABM’s 2012 Annual Conference last week, many speakers challenged the audience on existing notions around traditional business and new opportunities such as lead gen and marketing services. In this article, ABM offers notable snapshots from speakers at the event.
4/30/2012 - Jack Griffin, founder of Empirical Media Advisors (and former president of Meredith’s National Media Group and CEO of Time Inc.) kicked off ABM’s 2012 Annual Conference with a keynote on The Customer-Focused Future.
4/25/2012 - A listing of trade shows and events specific to the agriculture trade.
4/24/2012 - While the scramble into the digital marketplace may or may not yield the dollars that investors expect, it’s the data assets that so many b-to-b publishers are sitting on that can give those companies an edge.
4/23/2012 - Events driven by event-focused brands return operating margins of 49 percent, while events associated with digital and print brands return just 9 percent margins.
4/17/2012 - The Postal Service plans to sunset its use of the POSTNET barcode in January 2013 and begin requiring use of Full-Service Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) to qualify for automation discounts.
3/27/2012 - We're four weeks away from the 2012 WPA Media Publishing Conference, April 27 at the Westin LAX. Don't miss what promises to be a great program to help you advance in your career. Learn from the leaders in our industry and network with others in the field.
3/20/2012 - Many recipients said their awards were especially meaningful in a time of drastic change in editorial roles and story-telling.
3/16/2012 - The McGraw-Hill Companies’ Architectural Record received the coveted Grand Neal Award during ABM’s 58th Annual celebration
3/13/2012 - Starting April 18, topic-specific monthly webinars will feature subjects from mobile strategies to understanding Web analytics.
2/29/2012 - Three of the finalists for the 2012 Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards agri-media companies Drovers CattleNetwork, DTN/The Progressive Farmer and Farm Futures.
2/29/2012 - A listing of trade shows and events specific to the agriculture trade.
2/27/2012 - Marnette Denell Falley is the recipient of the 2012 McAllister Editorial Fellowship.
2/1/2012 - Construction publisher Hanley Wood leads the nominations with 18 nods.
1/18/2012 - Engagement. Recurring revenue. DITLOC. These were just a few of the themes explored by attendees of American Business Media’s sold-out B-to-B Advanced Leadership Program.
1/6/2012 - The program offers detailed training for future industry leaders and those currently responsible for finding and building new business lines and revenue streams and making operational decisions.