2025-11-19

Executive Summary

Context We analyzed trade fair performance across Europe to understand the correlation between exhibitor volume, venue size, and visitor density.

Key Dimensions Analyzed 1. X-Axis: Number of Exhibitors (Commercial density) 2. Y-Axis: Visitors per Sqm (Crowd density/Popularity) 3. Bubble Size: Net Sqm (Physical scale of the event) 4. Color: Main Industry (Sector segmentation)

Performance Matrix (Interactive)

Type in the Search Box to isolate events. Use the Dropdown to scale axes.

Strategic Insights

Based on the visualization:

  1. High Density Niche: Events in the top-left quadrant have high visitor density but fewer exhibitors. These are likely highly specialized, “must-attend” vertical events.
  2. Scale vs. Density: Larger bubbles (High Net Sqm) typically appear lower on the Y-axis. As physical size increases, maintaining a high “visitor per sqm” ratio becomes statistically more difficult.
  3. Outliers: Use the “Show All Outliers” option in the dropdown to see the extreme performers that exceed 3 visitors per sqm.

Data Appendix

A sample of the processed dataset used for this analysis.

Top 5 Events by Net Sqm
Event Industry Net Sqm Exhibitors
MCE - MOSTRA CONVEGNO EXPOCOMFORT Construction, Infrastructure 197716 2700
EICMA - ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL CICLO MOTOCICLO E ACCESSORI Automobiles, Motorcycles 162027 38
IAA TRANSPORTATION Transport, Logistics, Maritime 157359 132
IFAT - TRADE FAIR FOR WATER, SEWAGE, WASTE AND RAW MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Environmental Protection 155554 34
AUTOMECHANIKA Automobiles, Motorcycles 153933 240