Marketplace Events was formed in July 2008 and formerly operated as London-based DMG World Media’s North American home show division.
The company staff produces some of the most successful and longest-running home shows in the U.S. and Canada including Minneapolis, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal.
In addition to our core of home shows, our management team’s success and deep experience in launching new and innovative show concepts across different market segments—food, medical, power sports, advertising, holiday, craft and hobby and more—is unmatched.
Marketplace Events is the industry innovator. Fall shows, online ticketing, VIP premiums, video analysis, a national spokesperson, on\u2010site renewals, direct response marketing, guaranteeing attendee satisfaction—even something as basic as payment by credit card—all of these were introduced to the consumer show industry by our management team. We’re pretty proud of that, but we’re not sitting on our laurels. We’re conceptualizing the next revolution of consumer show operations.
Our business has developed a leveragable infrastructure across North America that includes a highly capable management team, an integrated marketing capability, and state\u2010of\u2010the\u2010art operating systems. This infrastructure results in superior customer service and shows. Period.
During the worst economy—and housing market—since the Great Depression, our marketing team increased paid attendance and our show teams increased exhibit space sales. When the going got tough, the tough got going. It paid off (and continues to) for our exhibitors, sponsors and visitors.
Our culture is to produce the market-leading event… or not to produce the event at all. This is the Marketplace Events DNA.
At Marketplace Events, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to our mission of building vibrant marketplaces. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel valued and supported and strive to cultivate a culture of respect and inclusivity where all employees have the opportunity to reach their full potential. We are committed to continually improving our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and we encourage all employees to share their ideas and feedback to help us create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.