Information for industry associations interested in face-to-face communication between buyers and sellers including lead retrieval, destination management, show organization and drayage.
Opening the Door to China Stephanie Corbin - 03/01/2010
Exhibitions weren’t the first career for Stanley Chu, founder and chairman of Hong Kong-based Adsale Exhibition Services. However, when Deng Xiaoping declared China’s open-door policy in 1978, Chu and his partners saw an opportunity. Two years later, Adsale organized its first exhibition. Three years later, the company launched Chinaplas, which has become the largest plastics and rubber show in Asia.
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PCMA, Reed Travel Exhibitions Are Out to Educate Industry Members 02/01/2010
The Professional Convention Management Assn. and Reed Travel Exhibitions will collaborate on educational initiatives at the inaugural Americas Incentive Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition June 21-23, 2011, at the Baltimore Convention Center, and its European counterpart, EIBTM, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at Barcelona's Fira Gran Via.
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IPC, Canon to Join Forces at Rosemont By Stephanie Corbin - 02/01/2010
Canon Communications and IPC – Assn. Connecting Electronics Industries will team up this year to launch an electronics manufacturing tradeshow in the Midwest. Electronics Midwest is scheduled Sept. 28-30 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. “We're extremely pleased to be part of Electronics Midwest,” said IPC President Denny McGuirk.
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Dmg Antique Shows Find a New Partner By Rachel Wimberly - 09/14/2009
Dmg world media has partnered with the Palm Beach Appraisers Assn. on five of its upcoming shows, including the Washington D.C. Antiques, Art & Jewelry Show; Miami Beach Antique Jewelry & Watch Show; Original Miami Beach Antique Show; Las Vegas Antique, Jewelry & Watch Show; and New York Antique, Jewelry & Watch Show.
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New Projects Raise Up Indianapolis’ Image By Rachel Wimberly - 08/17/2009
One way to get more conventions booked in a city is to offer everything a tradeshow manager possibly could dream of needing all in one place and make it affordable. That’s exactly what Indianapolis’ game plan is with the more than $3 billion investment that the city has in the works.
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Tradeshow Shifts: More Bang for the Buck By Rachel Wimberly - 08/17/2009
Gone are the times that just being one of the shows on the Tradeshow Week 200 automatically meant attendees would flock to the showfloor and exhibitors also would spend whatever money was needed to be there. The downturn on the economy not only has changed the behavior of attendees and exhibitors, but association tradeshow managers have had to rethink what they've offered people in the past to get them through the door.
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Stats Down at NAMM By Susan Acker - 08/10/2009
The little guy got his chance at the Summer NAMM tradeshow July 17-19 in Nashville, Tenn. Despite the recession, business was good at the annual event, said Kevin Johnstone, director of tradeshows for NAMM, the Intl. Music Products Assn.
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TS² Think Tank Looks At Industry’s Future By Michael Hart - 08/03/2009
Citing, among other things, high exhibitor costs and legacy labor rules in some cities as evidence, a group of tradeshow industry executives who gathered for a “think tank” session during TS² discussed changes in the way face-to-face marketing will be conducted in the future.
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Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week March 5, 2010 UBM’s $1 Investment
Elsewhere on our Web site you can see the news that United Business Media will repris... More
Off the Showfloor Stephanie Corbin, Senior Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week February 26, 2010 The Other Side of the Pen
Back in December, I gave an interview to The Los Angeles Times. Tiffany Hsu, one of t... More
Off the Showfloor Stephanie Corbin, Senior Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week February 9, 2010 A Badge of Honor
Last week, I visited my home state, Ohio, for a few days on invitation to attend the ... More
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