Pablo Picasso, arguably one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century, once said, "Everything you can imagine is real." And while it's true that the things that exist only in the mind are very real – just ask a kid about the monster under his bed – the designers and exhibitors on the following pages weren't content to let their ideas remain there. This year's three Sizzle Award winners brought their ideas to life by making anime characters real, sending customers back in time to the Prohibition era, and bringing nature's majesty to the trade show floor, creating unforgettable experiences for event attendees.

This year's competition was open to trade show exhibit promotions launched between April 5, 2022, and April 19, 2023. Submissions were required to include measurable, numeric objectives and results. An independent panel of multidisciplinary marketing experts scored submissions based on each entry's goals and results, along with each project's level of creativity and innovation. For more information on the Sizzle Awards, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/Awards/Sizzle.

THE WINNERS Call of the Wild Subaru of America Inc. Hitting All the Right Notes Crunchyroll, LLC. Bourbon Legend Material Handling Systems Inc. 2022 JUDGES Bill Bissmeyer vice president of operations and business development, Performance Marketing Group, Noblesville, IN Michael Chrystal CEO and owner, Forum Your Brand Builder GmbH, Solingen, Germany Chris Fredericksen chief creative officer, Pinnacle Exhibits Inc., Hillsboro, OR Steven Ross, vice president, executive creative director, Access TCA Inc., Whitinsville, MA Vanessa Schultz, CTSM senior director of brand experience, Seer Inc., Redwood City, CA Jaclyn Vann, CAE senior account executive, CSG Creative, Alexandria, VA Jason Vickers senior manager of trade show operations, Verizon Business, Huntsville, AL