What is the Exhibit Industry Council?

The Exhibit Industry Council (EIC) was founded to establish best practices for the trade show industry. Its members include trade show associations that represent trade show exhibitors and exhibit suppliers. The EIC is also supported by an Ad Hoc Task Force of industry suppliers whose mission is to increase corporate marketer’s participation in, and satisfaction with, event marketing.

The EIC’s goal is to unify all industry stakeholders to support reputable, consistent standards at trade shows through the use of best practices that support world-class trade show service.

World-class service, in this context, relates to exhibitors. Exhibitors who are frustrated by lack of transparency, confusing rules, archaic business practices, differing standards and rising costs at trade shows.

World-class service does not have to be complicated. It doesn’t have to be expensive. But it does need to be consistent and meet the needs of exhibitors who help keep our industry running.