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EXHIBITOR Magazine Announces the EXHIBITORLIVE 2025 Best of Show Award Winners
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3/19/2025
SAN ANTONIO, TX. - EXHIBITOR magazine is proud to announce its 2025 Best of Show Award Winners, honoring EXHIBITORLIVE’s top exhibitors.

"For decades, EXHIBITOR has recognized excellence in booth design," said Emily Olson, editor of EXHIBITOR magazine. "The exhibitors at EXHIBITORLIVE created incredible experiences on the show floor that provided their industry peers with a compelling display of storytelling. We are honored to recognize their efforts."

The Best of Show Award winners were announced in the Awards Ceremony at EXHIBITORLIVE in San Antonio, TX, on March 19th. Judging for all five awards programs was conducted onsite during Exhibit Hall hours by a select group of experienced corporate trade show marketers, CTSM candidates and graduates, and EXHIBITOR magazine's editorial team.

The 2025 Best of Show Award Winners include:

Best of Show Winner - Large Booth (larger than 200 square feet)
Derse - booth #433

Best of Show Large Booth finalists included Brumark - booth #689; and Hamilton - booth #445.

Best of Show Winner - Small Booth (200 square feet or smaller)
Alexis Exhibits - booth # 225

Best of Show Small Booth finalists included Activate Entertainment - booth #214; and Popshap - booth #189.

Best of Show Winner - Best Booth Staff
Derse – Booth #433

Best Booth Staff finalists included Hamilton - booth #445; and Steelhead Productions - booth #233.

Best of Show Winner - Best New Exhibitor
Pointsmith Exhibits - booth #697

Best New Exhibitor finalists included Activate Entertainment - booth #214; and Boundless Trade Shows - booth #246.

Judging for the Students' Choice Award was conducted by exhibit design students from Bemidji State University and Fashion Institute of Technology Exhibition & Experience Design departments. This award gives students the opportunity to recognize booths that make a lasting impression.

The 2025 Best of Show - Students' Choice winner is Hamilton - booth #445.

Student's Choice finalists included Deckel & Moneypenny and Steelhead Productions.

New this year, the Innovator Award recognizes groundbreaking products, services, and solutions that are transforming the tradeshow and events industry. Limited to exhibitors in the Innovation Tour, this award celebrates companies that are pushing the boundaries of creativity, technology, and efficiency to enhance the attendee experience and redefine how brands connect with their audiences.

The 2025 Innovator Award winner is Prismaflex - # Booth 299. Finalists included Popshap - booth #189; and Steelhead Productions - booth #233.

EXHIBITORLIVE 2026 will take place in Tampa, Florida, March 29 - April 2, 2026. For more information about EXHIBITORLIVE, visit www.ExhibitorOnline.com/live.


About Exhibitor Group
The leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, Exhibitor Group publishes EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning publication featuring best practices in trade show marketing. EXHIBITOR's learning events include: EXHIBITORLIVE, The Conference and Exhibition for Trade Show and Event Marketers; EXHIBITOR Education Week, the Professional Learning Conference for Exhibit and Corporate Event Marketers; and EXHIBITOR eTrak, professional online learning. Exhibitor Group is also the founder of CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer), the industry's only university-affiliated professional certification program. Learn more at www.ExhibitorOnline.com.

EXHIBITOR is a registered trademark, and EXHIBITORLIVE, EXHIBITOR Education Week, and EXHIBITOR eTrak, are trademarks of Exhibitor Media, LLC, in the USA and other countries. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated.


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