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The Secret to Collaboration with Agencies and Partners

The Secret to Collaboration with Agencies and Partners

by Stephen Ross | Business, Healthcare, Industry Knowledge

The best event marketing folks are wizards when it comes to building teams. Their skills include coordinating internal consensus and keeping all the partners and contributors from going off message and from engaging in destructive competition. In event marketing lore,...
Advocacy Through Access Part 7: Fellow Suppliers, It’s Time to Rethink Our Pitch

Advocacy Through Access Part 7: Fellow Suppliers, It’s Time to Rethink Our Pitch

by Jon Ellms | Advocacy Through Access, Healthcare

As suppliers, we are always selling—our experience, our resources, and our expertise—to win new clients. But in the long run, our client-facing teams’ intellect, resourcefulness, and determination sustain those relationships. Nowhere is this truer than in highly...
Advocacy Through Access Part 6: Overcoming the Myths of Healthcare Convention Measurement

Advocacy Through Access Part 6: Overcoming the Myths of Healthcare Convention Measurement

by Jon Ellms | Advocacy Through Access, Healthcare

Healthcare convention measurement is often surrounded by myths, misconceptions, and hesitation. Yet, for small pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostics companies, measuring the success of healthcare meetings is vital — especially when preparing for...
Target Marketing in Healthcare: Who Are They?

Target Marketing in Healthcare: Who Are They?

by Arielle Langlais, CTSM | Healthcare, Industry Knowledge

This blog was originally published in 2016. It has been updated for relevance and accuracy in 2024. Healthcare—and healthcare marketing—in the U.S. is changing. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the catalyst for much of this change, and healthcare marketers now...
Advocacy Through Access Part 5: Three Ways the Sustainability Movement Could Save Medical Conventions

Advocacy Through Access Part 5: Three Ways the Sustainability Movement Could Save Medical Conventions

by Jon Ellms | Advocacy Through Access, Business, Convention, Healthcare, Industry Knowledge

Trouble is Brewing Exhibit industry press claims convention attendance and event space are back to pre-pandemic levels. But corporate marketers share a different reality: budgets are stagnant, service costs are excruciatingly high and unpredictable, travel...
Changing Exhibit Partners?

Changing Exhibit Partners?

by David Salkovitz | Business, Healthcare, Industry Knowledge

Your exhibit house is—or should be—a trusted partner, one with your best interests at heart, whether those interests are your budget, your show schedule, your promotional opportunities—and so much more. You rely on them to keep the current moving from one show to...
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Jon Ellms

Executive Vice President, Client Development

Jon leads business development in healthcare, working with companies anywhere on the healthcare marketing continuum –from companies with a single product in clinical trials to global industry giants. Jon questions the status quo, understands challenges before suggesting solutions, and produces results characterized by strategic and tactical excellence.

Mike Yag

Chairman, CEO

Merging his interest in architecture and design with his marketing acumen, Mike launched Access in 1985. The company had a regional focus initially but evolved into a global force in the exhibit and events industries. Mike is CEO and Chairman of the Access Board and sits on the boards of M² OnStage, Nuvista, and New Jobs for Massachusetts.

Amy Sondrup

President

Amy ensures that the Access leadership team consistently implements her vision. She represents Access in the industry and takes an active role with key accounts, believing that client and employee retention is the backbone of Access’ success. Amy is President Emeritus of the Experiential Designers & Producers Association (EDPA), and as one of Exhibit City News’ “40 under 40,” she is a strong advocate for a progressive evolution of face-to-face marketing.

Scott Williams

CPA, Senior Vice President, Finance and Sales Operations

With the vision and experience to foster Access’ continued growth and profitability, Scott leverages his expertise rooted in years of understanding client needs and expectations. He uses foundational financial understanding to ensure that decisions benefit both Access and
our clients.