B
Evidence Grade B
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86%
86% -- share of trade show attendees who are decision makers or buyers for trade show attendees (2026)
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Value
86%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
articlecity.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.articlecity.com/blog/what-is-a-trade-show-the-basics-made-easy/ ↗
Source Article
What is a Trade Show? The Basics Made Easy
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articlecity.com
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Methodology
Secondary citation in a blog explainer; original survey source not identified. 'Up to' phrasing suggests an upper bound.
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Industrymarketing
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trade show attendees: 86% share of trade show attendees who are decision makers or buyers. Source: articlecity.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/trade-show-attendees-decision-makers
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/trade-show-attendees-decision-makers" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>86%</strong> -- share of trade show attendees who are decision makers or buyers for trade show attendees<br><small>Source: articlecity.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/trade-show-attendees-decision-makers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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