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Apr 06, 2014
Last November, when Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the Philippines, beyond the loss of life and overall destruction, the country also dealt with a perception challenge in the aftermath.
Even though the typhoon, as well as a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck a month earlier, had both caused considerable damage, the capital city – Manila – and the other areas where conventions and meetings typically were held were virtually untouched.
In stepped two people - Liz Jackson and Susan Sarfati of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and IMEX tradeshows -… more
Apr 06, 2014
Messe München International is moving ISPO BEIJING to a time slot one month earlier than usual in 2015, pushing it closer to Salt Lake City, Utah-based Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.
ISPO BEIJING now will be held Jan. 28-31 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing, and Outdoor Retailer is on tap Jan. 20-24.
This one-time change for the Beijeing-based show was necessary because of the Chinese New Year, which is celebrated during the usual date range for ISPO BEIJING.
In 2015, the Chinese New Year celebrations start Feb. 19 and traditionally last for 15 days, which… more
Apr 06, 2014
In just 11 months since its launch, George Little Management’s NYNOW365, an image-based online product directory, has generated 10,500 leads between buyers and suppliers utilizing the Website to buy and sell home and lifestyle products.
Designed to promote and enhance NY NOW™, the Market for Home + Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®), NYNOW365 currently contains more than 58,000 products from nearly 1,500 NY NOW exhibitors.
“Use of NYNOW365 has evolved from its start as a retailers’ sourcing portal to become an active lead generation site for suppliers,” said… more
Apr 06, 2014
Our daily interaction with the world around us involves a number of sensory perceptions including sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. All of these senses combine to provide us with rich, layered experiences that help us engage with the people (and even the objects) around us.
If any activity engages only one or two of our senses for a long period of time, we often come away feeling something in the overall experience was lacking, and that we did not get the most out of the time we invested in it.
In an article titled ‘Please touch the merchandise’, the Harvard Business… more
Apr 06, 2014
In just 11 months since its launch, George Little Management’s NYNOW365, an image-based online product directory, has generated 10,500 leads between buyers and suppliers utilizing the Website to buy and sell home and lifestyle products.
Designed to promote and enhance NY NOW™, the Market for Home + Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®), NYNOW365 currently contains more than 58,000 products from nearly 1,500 NY NOW exhibitors.
“Use of NYNOW365 has evolved from its start as a retailers’ sourcing portal to become an active lead generation site for suppliers,” said… more
Apr 06, 2014
Our daily interaction with the world around us involves a number of sensory perceptions including sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. All of these senses combine to provide us with rich, layered experiences that help us engage with the people (and even the objects) around us.
If any activity engages only one or two of our senses for a long period of time, we often come away feeling something in the overall experience was lacking, and that we did not get the most out of the time we invested in it.
In an article titled ‘Please touch the merchandise’, the Harvard Business… more
Apr 04, 2014
Last week, when 175 for-profit show organizers got together for the Society of Independent Show Organizers’ CEO Summit at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas there was a definite buzz during the event that plenty of companies were looking to buy and sell.
Often in the center of many of those possible deals is The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.’s managing director, Richard Mead, who has his pulse on exactly what’s happening in the trade show industry M&A market.
Mead took some time out of his busy schedule to talk about JEGI’s Q1 2014 M&A Overview that tracks deals… more
Apr 03, 2014
The Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau naming a president and CEO , UBM signing on a new COO in Brazil, Nimlok hiring a digital marketing manager and Urban Expositions restructuring and making several employee shifts are just a few of the recent people news items in the trade show industry.
The Commission of the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau appointed veteran hospitality industry executive Karen Williams as the head of the city’s tourism agency.
She assumes the title of president and CEO, after serving as interim following the departure of Jim Wood in… more
Apr 02, 2014
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has moved PACK EXPO East 2015 to Feb. 16–18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, citing the need to meet exhibitor demand.
The show originally was scheduled to launch Feb. 2-4.
“We expected PACK EXPO East to generate a lot of excitement from exhibitors, but the demand has gone beyond what we hoped for,” said Jim Pittas, vice president of trade shows, PMMI.
He added, ““With the show just under a year away, it’s already 40 percent bigger than our original projections. The… more
Mar 31, 2014
Las Vegas boasts that events that come to town often see substantial attendance upticks, and this year’s Society of Independent Show Organizers’ CEO Summit, held March 30-April 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel, was no exception.
Up 13 percent, compared with the 2013 event in Kiawah Island, S.C., the 2014 event broke attendance records, with 175 show organizers taking in a few days of networking and education.
International attendance also hit a new milestone, with 21 countries represented from regions around the world, up from 15 at last year’s event.
“We have the… more
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