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Let’s Talk About Pre-Show Marketing: Email (Part One)

Let’s Talk About Pre-Show Marketing: Email (Part One)

by Melanie Benoit | Industry Knowledge

Virtually every piece of face-to-face marketing wisdom contains the admonishment: You must get on the attendee’s must-see agenda. An abundance of “musts” in that statement, enough that you may well ask, “Why?” On a show floor crowded with...
Digital Media: The New Face of Your Exhibit

Digital Media: The New Face of Your Exhibit

by Mark Harnischfeger | Experiential Strategy, Industry Knowledge

From cathode ray monitors to flat screens, from interactive games to virtual reality glasses, from looping tape to digital media, creative exhibitors have come to embrace technology. Why? First, because attendees love an unexpected experience. The attendee who has no...
From Experience to Engagement

From Experience to Engagement

by Melanie Benoit | Industry Knowledge

A recent Event Manager Blog with the title, “35 Buzzwords Nobody Likes,” listed the two terms in our title, “experience” and “engagement” among the many overused words in our industry. There’s nothing inherently wrong with...
Storytelling, Revisited: Once Upon a Time

Storytelling, Revisited: Once Upon a Time

by Arielle Langlais, CTSM | Industry Knowledge

Putting kids to sleep at night can be performance art. Whether you’re a parent, a grandparent, a favorite aunt, uncle, cousin or neighbor—or maybe just the babysitter, make no mistake: you need to take your role seriously, providing encores to shouts of...
Forging Partnerships for Your Exhibit Program: Operate like The Avengers

Forging Partnerships for Your Exhibit Program: Operate like The Avengers

by Melanie Benoit | Industry Knowledge

Learn from the Avengers, success is built on forging partnerships–with exhibit houses, with ad agencies, with lighting companies, with digital marketers—with superheroes who can solve problems and create a common force. One minute we are standing in an empty...
A Home as a Creative Exhibit Design–Pets Love It!

A Home as a Creative Exhibit Design–Pets Love It!

by Mike Friedland | Industry Knowledge

Immediately prior to the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) VPI, a major pet insurance company, was acquired by insurance industry giant Nationwide. Nationwide recognized that whether they have two legs or four, all family members deserve quality health care....
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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.