by Kelsie McKenzie | May 22, 2025 | Foundations
How to Build Long-Term Attendee Loyalty: Strategies for Every Phase of Your Event In the latest Fuse Industry Survey, 42.6% of planners said building a sense of community is the top driver of long-term attendee loyalty. But for many, turning that goal into reality...
by Kelsie McKenzie | May 12, 2025 | Community Catalyst
Community First: Designing Events That Connect, Engage, and Evolve In this edition of Community Catalyst, we sit down with Leah Lewis, CMP, CEM, DES, a powerhouse in human-centered event design and community-building. As Senior Director of Education and Events at the...
by Kelsie McKenzie | Feb 27, 2025 | Fuse Interview
Building a Global Community: Lessons from Women in 3D Printing When Nora Toure started a blog 10 years ago highlighting women in the 3D printing industry, she had no idea it would evolve into a thriving global network with 30,000+ members across multiple continents....
by Kelsie McKenzie | Feb 27, 2025 | Community Catalyst
Evolving Engagement: How Digital Tools, Immersive Designs, and Workforce Shifts are Reshaping Events The event industry is evolving fast; digital tools are now essential for sparking and sustaining community engagement. In our latest Community Catalyst interview, Fuse...
by Kelsie McKenzie | Dec 17, 2024 | Fuse Forward
Looking Ahead at 2025 – Trends and Opportunities Exhibitors, event professionals, and attendees all agree – 2024 was a good vintage! Now, let’s look ahead at some trends that will be front and center in the year ahead. The New Kids on the Block Gen Z has arrived...