WABII THE EXHIES · 2026 · 10′ × 10′
TRADE SHOW NEWS NETWORK
CONNECT MARKETPLACE · TAMPA BAY 2026
Best in Show
Ten feet by ten — the footprint most exhibitors actually live in.
WABII Branding has been named Best in Show in the 10′ × 10′ category at the inaugural EXHIEs, the new industry-wide awards program from Trade Show News Network, presented at Connect Marketplace in Tampa Bay.
Best in Show is not a single-discipline award. It is the one given for overall excellence across all of them — booth design, attendee engagement, use of technology, and sustainability, assessed together. It is awarded within each booth size category.
The format is worth understanding, because it is part of what makes the result mean something. The EXHIEs enter every exhibitor on the floor automatically and at no cost. There is no submission, no entry fee, and no shortlist to campaign your way onto. Independent industry judges walk the floor during build-out and complete their evaluations on opening day.
We are proud of it for a reason that has very little to do with the award itself. A hundred square feet forces a discipline that a larger space lets you avoid. Every object has to be worth its place. Every finish is visible from three feet away. Nothing is filler, because there is no room for filler. That constraint is not a limitation on the craft — it is the craft, and it is the standard we hold whether we are building a ten-by-ten or a main stage.
To every client who has trusted us with a moment that mattered to their brand: this is your award as much as it is ours.
Congratulations to every exhibitor who took home an EXHIE in Tampa. It was a genuinely strong floor.
HOW THE EXHIES ARE JUDGED
Every exhibitor on the floor is entered automatically and at no cost — no submission, no entry fee, no shortlist. Independent industry judges walk the floor during build-out and complete their evaluations on opening day, and awards are presented on day two.
Best in Show recognizes overall excellence across booth design, attendee engagement, use of technology, and sustainability, awarded within each booth size category.
Event winners become eligible for Best in Category at the annual TSNN Awards Gala.
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