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Mar 11, 2013
The Japanese city of Yokohama is set for a busy year of MICE events, as several major events have been lined up for 2013.
According to the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau (YCVB), Yokohama’s events calendar this year willinclude the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, the 2013 IDF World Dairy Summit, the 18th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, the 6th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew, the 28th International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection, the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, and the 12th… more
Mar 11, 2013
UBM’s subsidiary, UBM Asia, announced an agreement has been made with NOVO Mania Limited to acquire the Shanghai urban fashion event, NOVOMANIA. The deal will see UBM owning 60% of UBM Novomania, a newly formed joint venture that will organise NOVOMANIA beginning in 2013. Other financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
The general manager of NOVOMANIA, Guilherme Faria, and his team will be incorporated into the UBM China (Shanghai) office, and report to the board of UBM Novomania. The previous edition of NOVOMANIA was held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention… more
Mar 11, 2013
Last week, Facebook revealed a new look for news feed that lets users focus on specific content-type feeds. According to Facebook, the primary purpose of this exercise is to facilitate what Facebook calls a “richer, simpler” user experience over all devices, including desktop.
As part of these updates, photo and videos will now be given more real estate and will be shared with a bigger blurb. Additionally, photos linked to location check-ins will get more visibility and weightage.
These changes recognize the fact that photos are the entry point into most people’s… more
Mar 11, 2013
Imagine a world in which your exhibitors created robust targeted marketing campaigns that start months before your show and extend long after the show was over.
Imagine a world where your attendees paid attention to those campaigns because they spoke directly to their needs and interests. Imagine this is also a revenue source for your organization.
The Association for Manufacturing Technology didn’t just imagine it. They created an application for exhibitors at IMTS2012 (International Manufacturing Technology Show) that would deliver all of that. They call it MTInsight.
MTInsight is an… more
Mar 10, 2013
The natural and organic products industry continues to boom, as evidenced by Penton Media’s record-breaking show, Natural Products Expo West, held March 7-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
More than 63,000 attendees were able to check out the latest natural and organic products ranging from veggie burgers to lip balm being offered by 2,428 exhibitors spread out on a 393,000 net square foot showfloor.
Last year’s show drew approximately 60,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibitors.
“You truly had to be present at this year’s event to experience the energy felt on the… more
Mar 07, 2013
Several business publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, are reporting that Nielsen Holdings NV has hired an investment bank to seek out possible buyers for its trade show division, Nielsen Expositions.
Naming what they referred to as “sources familiar with the matter”, the WSJ added that Nielsen Expositions could have a $1 billion pricetag.
Nielsen representatives declined to comment.
Nielsen Expositions organizes shows across several sectors, including Outdoor Retailer, for the outdoor sports market; Interbike, for the bicycling industry; Globalshop,… more
Mar 07, 2013
The Philadelphia Flower Show, the nation’s largest indoor flower show, opened its doors March 2 for the 185th year, and visitors from all over the world experienced 10 acres of floral fantasy.
This year’s theme was “Brilliant!” That’s not an opinion, it comes from the British word for something that’s inventive, dazzling, extraordinary. As in, “that hat you are wearing is brilliant!”
As you can imagine, a show that’s run for this length of time has seen its share of boom times and lean years.
Stephanie Policastro,… more
Mar 07, 2013
With more than 1,000 meeting planners, another 1,000 trade visitors and plenty of suppliers onsite for Reed Travel Exhibitions’ annual AIBTM – The Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition, it’s the perfect opportunity to reach out to the gathered community through crowdsourcing and ask them what the future of the meetings industry might look like.
“We want to know what they are seeing in their world,” said AIBTM Exhibition Director Michael Lyons.
He added, “We want to take all the info we gather, disseminate it and be able to say… more
Mar 06, 2013
More years ago than I care to admit I spent a summer in Europe during college as part of an international media studies program. Six weeks. Two courses. Four countries. Priceless life and educational experience.
The first city we visited was London. The night we arrived there were an enterprising few of us that wanted to get out and experience the rush of a European capital, the ebullient culture and, of course, English beer. Off we marched in search of a pub and about 100 meters away found three. We opened the doors to the White Swan to find it completely empty. It was a… more
Mar 06, 2013
U.K.-based Tarsus Group ended 2012 on a high note, with not only an increase in revenues, compared with 2010 - its same-show cycle year, but also the company completed its “Project 50/13” early, in which 50 percent of its revenues would be derived from emerging markets by the end of 2013.
“2012 was a landmark year with the early completion of Project 50/13,” said Neville Buch, Tarsus’ chairman.
He added, “The next phase of our growth strategy – ‘Quickening the Pace’ - will focus management on accelerating the Group’s earnings… more
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