July 11, 2019 How to Build a Safe (and Effective) Trade Show Floor Equipment Demo Demonstrations are a uniquely powerful tool utilized by exhibitors at trade shows to help showcase their product offerings to both new and current customers.Not only are they an...
July 8, 2019 Closing the Skills Gap: How 'Starting Small' Can Make a Big Impact Any successful effort starts small. It doesn’t start with a nationwide campaign or a company-wide program, it starts with one person – one person making an impact and changing a...
July 1, 2019 A Blueprint for Success in the Aftermarket: Get Personal and Digital People say a text message isn’t personable – especially when it’s compared to a phone call.But in many cases, a text is more efficient. Now consider the digital economy and how...
June 20, 2019 Elected Officials Take the Lead to Support the Next Generation of Workers Over the last century, generations of Americans enjoyed a state-of-the-art infrastructure. Our nation’s network of roads, bridges, railways, and ports enabled trade, powered...
June 13, 2019 Exhibiting is a Competition - Do This to Secure the Win In business, many experts will encourage you to “run your own race” or know that “your true competitor is yourself.” While this advice may work well as a guiding principle for...
June 11, 2019 How Self-Maintenance Can Help or Hinder Equipment Maintenance A friend of mine was sharing his thoughts with me about the recent engine failure of a commercial airline jet. While I was interested in what he had to say, I had stayed up too...
June 10, 2019 5 Media Relations Strategies to Boost Your Trade Show ROI Trade shows can be a great use of your media relations budget, but only if you fully take advantage of the media presence at the show. At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 and IFPE 2020...
June 3, 2019 3 Tips for Effective Trade Show Housing Management Managing trade show housing is no easy task. As someone who has been tasked with managing housing programs for AEM-owned exhibitions for about eight years, trust me when I tell...
May 20, 2019 10 Steps to Get Your Workforce Plan Jump-Started by Friday Attracting workers is a competitive advantage gained through grassroots efforts and activities. The company that can build relationships in its academic communities while...
May 6, 2019 How to Motivate the Millennial Workforce in Manufacturing Manufacturers across the nation are facing an industry-wide workforce shortage. Between the aging workforce and fewer graduates seeking careers in the trades, the gap is growing...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
March 18, 2021 Industry Executives Make Strong Case on Capitol Hill AEM’s Advocacy Team and 35 executives made a forceful case for pro-growth, pro-jobs policies as part of the 2021 AEM March Virtual Fly-in.The group engaged in more than...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
March 22, 2021 The Era of Precision Agriculture Has Arrived In celebrating National Agriculture Week and National Ag Day, AEM recognizes the importance of agriculture and the vital role it plays in society. Today serves as a valuable...
January 11, 2021 5 Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021 What’s in store for the construction industry? How will OEMs and rental companies adapt to better serve their customers? How are customer needs changing? And in the face of a...
February 18, 2021 AEM Puts Focus Squarely on Equipment Manufacturing While most of the questions for President Biden were about the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery, AEM made sure that the focus was squarely on equipment manufacturing...
January 7, 2021 AEM Subsidiary HAI Welcomes Todd Snell as Vice President and COO Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI) announces the addition of Todd Snell as the company’s new Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of Jan. 1.A...
February 15, 2021 AEM Welcomes Trio of Member Executives to AEM Sector Boards AEM is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Sector Boards.Dietz Lankhorst, president and CEO of Krone NA, Inc. and Keith Johnson, P.E., president of...
January 7, 2021 The Next Chapter: AEM Announces Strategic Priorities for 2021 Resilience: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness.For me, this word best describes our industry and our path forward as we welcome a new year and put 2020...
April 8, 2021 AEM Board of Directors Discusses Future of AEM Exhibitions, Conferences and Events Progress associated with efforts to plan for upcoming AEM exhibitions drove discussions at the most recent meeting of the AEM Board of Directors, held via teleconference late...