Trade Show, Meeting & Event Production. Nationwide.
Chicago-based since 1995, Cadence plans, builds, and runs trade shows, corporate meetings, and live events for B2B brands in Las Vegas, Orlando, Austin, Dallas, and across the country. Design, fabrication, AV, and logistics are handled by one in-house team.
Recent Work
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Mercedes-Benz NPSMM 2026
The return of Mercedes-Benz USA's National Parts & Service Managers Meeting, a program Cadence has produced since 2004. 875+ attendees at Virgin…
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Mercedes-Benz NPSMM 2019
Mercedes-Benz USA’s National Parts & Service Managers Meeting, produced by Cadence since 2004. By 2019 it had grown from a single breakout…
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HP Label Expo
A custom trade show booth for HP at Labelexpo Americas 2024, designed and fabricated by Cadence, built with sustainable materials and live…
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Mercedes-Benz Coach – ABA & UMA 2022–2023
Full trade show programs for Mercedes-Benz coaches at ABA Marketplace and the UMA Motorcoach Expo in 2022 and 2023, including the North…
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Beam Suntory Bourbon Legends Boxcar Tour
A two-year touring bourbon experience for Beam Suntory (2018–2019) that brought guests to Kentucky by boxcar to taste Jim Beam, Maker's Mark,…
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Abbott × Real Madrid at the NYSE
Abbott’s Real Madrid partnership launch at the New York Stock Exchange, built and installed by Cadence for agency TSMGI: a real-turf soccer…
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Hemisphere Design Works
Turnkey trade show booths for kayak maker Hemisphere Design Works (Sun Dolphin, Future Beach, and Evoke) at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in…
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Monaco Festival Lounge
A modular, all-aluminum pagoda lounge for Monaco that has toured music and EDM festivals across Texas, Nevada, Florida, and California since 2016,…
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Coors Milepost Zero
Fabrication, interior finishing, and on-site installation for a Coors bar rebrand at Milepost Zero, the food hall at McGregor Square in Denver,…
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Abbott at the Chicago Marathon Expo
The Abbott booth at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, built by Cadence for agency…
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Puma × Dua Lipa
A PUMA × Dua Lipa pop-up on Michigan Avenue during Lollapalooza, brought to life with hundreds of runs of pixel-addressable LED, an…
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What We Do
Six services, one team. Use one or combine them into a single program.
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Trade Show Exhibits
Custom and rental exhibits designed, built, and managed by our own team, from a single show to a full annual program.
Includes exhibit design and fabrication, program management, installation and dismantle, storage and shipping, lead capture and CRM integration, and union crews for McCormick Place and other union venues.
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Meetings & Events
End-to-end planning and logistics for sales meetings, conferences, and customer events, starting with a venue contract that protects your budget.
Includes venue sourcing and contract negotiation, room blocks, registration, travel management, hospitality, on-site management, and incentive travel.
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Event Production & AV
General sessions and live events produced end to end, from message and script to stage, screens, and show calling.
Includes show production, scriptwriting, video and graphics, staging, lighting, LED, audio, and AV systems integration for audiences of 500 to 5,000.
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Show Management & Expo Services
For private shows up to about 250 exhibitors, we act as your general contractor. We plan the floor, supply booth packages, and handle drayage, labor, and electrical, so you have one contractor for both the general session and the show floor.
Includes floor plans, booth and furnishing packages, exhibitor services and ordering, drayage and material handling, labor, and electrical.
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Custom Fabrication & Branded Environments
Props, structures, displays, and permanent spaces, built from your concept in our own shop and installed by our team.
Includes oversized props, POP displays, engineered portable structures, visitor centers, retail environments, millwork, signage, and CAD and 3D rendering.
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Activations & Tours
Activations, mobile tours, and launch roadshows, built in our shop, shipped, and set up for the agencies and brands that run them.
Includes activation and tour asset fabrication, routing and logistics, contracted trucking and DOT-certified drivers, staging, and install and strike crews.
Learn more about Activations & ToursWho We Are
Cadence, Inc. is a Chicago-based event production company. Since 1995 we've designed, built, and run trade show exhibits, corporate meetings, general sessions, and brand tours for national and global companies. Most of our work is produced on the road, in Las Vegas, Orlando, Austin, Dallas, Miami, Denver, and other major convention cities.
Everything happens in-house: strategy, design, engineering, fabrication, AV, logistics, and on-site crews. Our shop builds the custom pieces, our warehouse holds the rental inventory and AV gear we use on every show, and our team travels with all of it. Clients get one team accountable from first concept to final teardown, instead of a stack of separate vendors. And because the people shaping the message also design the space and run the show, the whole program fits together.
Clients include companies like Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Truck, HP, Ford, Abbott, PepsiCo, and Diageo.
Industries We Serve
We work with companies that sell complex products to other businesses, and with the brands and agencies that support them.
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Transportation & Commercial Vehicles
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Automotive
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Industrial & Manufacturing
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Building Products
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Medical Devices & Healthcare
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B2B Technology
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Food, Beverage & Consumer Brands




























