Oct 27, 2013
When Trade Show News Network’s 4th Annual TSNN Awards: Celebrating Trade Show Excellence kicks off Nov. 1-3 in Reno, Nov., there will be not only more than 60 show organizers and their guests from the largest and fastest-growing trade shows in attendance and net square footage on hand, but there also will be the heads and chairs of several major industry associations, among other VIP guests.
There also will be sponsors, industry partners and staff on hand to take part in the three-day weekend.
Some of the shows represented include mega-events such as International CES, MAGIC Market… more
Oct 24, 2013
Global Experience Specialists’ parent company, Viad, saw a 23-percent drop in third-quarter revenues from $307.5 million in the same quarter in 2012 to $236.5 million this year, primarily because of negative show rotation.
U.S. segment revenue for the Marketing & Events Group was $120.5 million, with an operating loss of $3.7 million, compared with 2012 Q3 revenue of $168.4 million and an operating loss of $585,000.
Even with negative show rotation of approximately $57 million impacting Q3 earnings, same-show growth was positive in the third quarter.
“Our results for the… more
Oct 22, 2013
Based in Akron, Ohio, and led by a team of veteran trade show, sales and marketing executives, a new business-to-consumer and business-to-business event company – Blue Sky Events – has unveiled its first venture – Parenting Expo – which will launch in five Midwest cities in 2014.
“Our team has a long and successful track record in understanding, targeting, and connecting buyers and sellers,” said Bob Simmons, CEO and president of Blue Sky Events.
He added, “We are committed to bringing original content to all our events and creating an… more
Oct 21, 2013
Self-installing car seats and organic bedding wasn’t just baby talk at ABC Kids Expo, the largest maternity and juvenile products trade show that took place Oct. 15-18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
With 1 million square feet, 14,000 attendees and 1,100 exhibitors, this has been the second best year for the show. Many of its areas are growing, but with economy just barely coming back and Internet commerce rapidly gaining speed, the model for success is changing.
“Majority of our attendees used to mom-and-pop stores,” said Larry Schur, ABC Kids Expo president.… more
Oct 21, 2013
Through an intensive marketing campaign, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre has secured several high-profile North American events that will bring in more 12,500 attendees and RM186 million (US 58 million) of economic impact.
Angeline Lue, director of sales and marketing for the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, said the centre is seeing increasing awareness of Malaysia as a growing business events hub in the Asia Pacific region.
That awareness is mainly thanks to its aggressive engagement and marketing campaigns since it started reaching out to the North American meetings market two years… more
Oct 21, 2013
The 7th edition of Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology broke records this year, with a huge 62 percent visitor increase.
The three-day event welcomed 12,762 professional visitors from 50 countries and region Sept. 25-27 at its new venue, Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
The fair presented the latest technologies and solutions in intelligent building development from around the world. In total, 135 exhibitors participated in the 2013 show and utilized 10,000 square meters of exhibition space.
“I am more than pleased with the performance of the show’s 2013 edition.… more
Oct 21, 2013
The 31st edition of the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, organised by UBM Asia, concluded this year as another record-breaking show, with attendance from 3,633 exhibitors from 48 countries and regions.
UBM hosted the seven-day show across two venues in Hong Kong, namely the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) Sept. 11-15, and the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) Sept. 13-17.
According to UBM, a total of 52,651 unique visitors from 154 countries and regions were recorded and contributed to more than 115,300 visits during the fair.
Around 69 percent of total visitors were… more
Oct 21, 2013
After feedback from key industry players and the Thai Beer Industry Guild, the dates for the launch of Bevtec Asia have been changed from early 2014 to May 6–8, 2015.
The Bevtec Asia committee decided not to hold the exhibition in 2014 when two ASEAN industry conferences in the same three months period are already scheduled, also with so many buyers focused on the AEC 2015 free-trade market changes and its opportunities.
The new dates also allow the trade fair to expand its exhibit space to more than 10,000 square meters at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre… more
Oct 20, 2013
When Bob Vaez, president and CEO of EventMobi, heard about Double Robotics remotely controlled, mobile teleconferencing system robot a couple years ago,he knew there would be a place for it in the trade show and expo world one day.
That day came for Vaez and the EventMobi team last week when they exhibited at IMEX America in Las Vegas.
EventMobi invited customers and media, who were not attending IMEX America, to visit their booth remotely via the robot.
The Double Robotics telepresence robot looks a bit like a mini Segway. The iPad stand is attached to a dual-wheel base allowing… more
Oct 20, 2013
Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Bob Costas and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will headline the program at the TEAMS '13 Conference & Expo when the event runs Nov. 4-7 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Both will appear at the show’s opening general session Nov. 5. This year won’t be their first time at TEAMS, with Romney taking part in 2001 and Costas appearing for the fourth time.
In 2001, Romney was the head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
He currently serves on the board of… more
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