EXHIBITOR2013, scheduled for March 17-21 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, is already setting records for pre-show exhibit sales and registration, heralding a potentially bountiful year for the tradeshow industry.
“Our preshow attendance is up,” said John Pavek, publisher, EXHIBITOR. “We’re up 11 percent in square footage and 9 percent in companies with 72 new ones.”
The boost in attendance and exhibits suggests the tradeshow industry is poised for a good year despite recent economic contraction in the U.S. and global economic woes in many regions. Research indicates as the economy goes, so goes tradeshow participation, and participation in EXHIBITOR2013 suggests a good year lies ahead.
“This is a strong economic indicator for our industry,” said Carol Fojtik, managing director. EXHIBITOR. “Corporate buyers are increasing their investment in their tradeshow and corporate event-marketing programs. Our exhibitors want to garner their share of that market.”
Events like EXHIBITOR2013 bring a variety of organizations and businesses together under one roof in one of the most effective marketing tools employed anywhere. An ongoing research project by CEIR entitled “The Role and Value of Face-to-Face Interaction Study Series” indicates face-to-face meetings like the thousands occurring during EXHIBITOR are the most effective tools marketers can employ.
“Exhibitions mirror the diversity of the broader economy,” said Nancy Drapeau, research director, CEIR. “These events offer exhibitors high-quality buyer audiences across a broad range of industry sectors. This is further proof that exhibitions are a powerful, face-to-face marketing medium.”
EXHIBITOR is one of the best events for expanding business opportunities. Research indicates about 98 percent of EXHIBITOR attendees make purchasing decisions, consistently placing the tradeshow among the top 10 buying shows in the U.S., according to studies conducted by Exhibit Surveys. And it is one of the best places for exhibitions professionals to enhance their skills, education and careers.
The five-day event being held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center features more than 200 sessions and workshops, including 75 sessions that are new. Some 6,000 exhibit and event managers, marketing experts and communications specialists who are responsible for their organization’s tradeshow or corporate event-marketing program are slated to attend.
The industry’s largest exhibit hall will feature nearly 300 leading suppliers of tradeshow products and service, including dozens of new ones to be featured for the first time.
“This year we have a new product showcase we are placing in an area of prominence,” said Pavek. “We have 43 new products for exhibitors’ use that will be on display in the registration area.”
The show floor occupies some 65,000 square feet of space, setting a new record for EXHIBITOR2013, and international participation continues growing. There are 41 exhibitors from 11 nations scheduled to participate, including a large exhibit from Germany featuring nearly a dozen partners and destinations. The exhibit is partly paid for with funding from Germany’s federal government. Other nations to be represented are Belgium, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Russia and Spain.
“International participation definitely is up, especially with the global economy making it more affordable to come to the U.S.,” said Pavek. “We’re welcoming IFES (the International Federation of Event and Exhibition Services) for the first time. They are a global organization that has been around since 1985 and has a global network of exhibitors.”
IFES was founded in 1984 with the aim of tending to the needs of international associations and companies involved in the increasingly global tradeshow industry while promoting the commercial, professional and socio-political interests of its members on an international level. Its participation speaks to the increasingly global nature of the tradeshow industry.
EXHIBITOR’s increased participation among domestic and international exhibitors and attendees affirms the study results as well as why EXHIBITOR continues to be held in Las Vegas.
“This is our 25th year in Las Vegas. It’s accessible and the number-one tradeshow destination,” said Pavek, adding the large column-free space at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center makes it an ideal venue for EXHIBITOR2013.
Exhibitor List
BOOTH COMPANY
1150 3A Composites
577 3D Exhibits Inc.
1339 ABF Freight System
877 ADMAX Exhibit & Display Ltd.
1076 Advantage Trailers
1407 AFR Event Furnishings
1821 AGAM Group Ltd.
962 AIA New Dimensions
1056 Airways Freight Corporation
1529 Alliance Tech
1263 Aluvision
1406 Annin Flagmakers
1832 Apple Rock
1657 Ardent Impressions
869 Armodilo Display Solutions
1777 Armstrong Display Concepts
1279 Art and Press Advertising NV
1281 Art and Press Dimensions bvba
1961 ASTOUND
1413 Aura XM
1515 AV Dimensions
1026 AVFX Inc.
1949 Background Images Inc.
1053 Bagmasters Factory Direct
951 Bekins Van Lines
1410 beMatrix
476 Best Sanitizers, Inc.
1166 BFC
1656 BIG Badge USA
2021 Birttani Display Inc. (Signtific US)
1060 Blair Inc.
1735 Blue Pony Digital Inc.
1431 Blue Telescope
1709 bluepool GmbH
755 Brandstand America Inc.
1721 Brumark
1609 Bruns Messe-und Ausstellungs-Gestaltung GmbH
1171 Candex Displays (China) Co. Ltd.
2038 Cappuccino Catering Inc.
950 Case Design Corporation
1271 Cees Smit Creative Fabric Solutions
1037 Celina Tent/Catch Attention
1507 Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)
1921 CEVA Logistics
1727 Champion Logistics Group
1931 Changzhou Deewin Display Equipment Co. Ltd.
1677 ChirpE Photo Booth
1634 CHRITTO-Punch LLC
1637 Classic Exhibits
1034 Clipper Mill
1826 CMT Agency
1653 Coastal International Exhibit Services
662 Colorado Timberline
1731 Conceptual Communications (Asia Pacific) Ltd.
1151 Corporate – FX, TradeShow Magic Group
1063 Corporate Communications Inc. CorpEvents Northeast
1645 CORT Trade Show Furnishings
571 Craters & Freighters
1945 Creatacor Inc.
1384 CrowdCompass by Cvent
2053 CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) Program
1345 Czarnowski
1717 D4 Projekt GmbH
1629 Derse
1509 Digitize Your Brand
1850 Direct-Lighting
656 Display Barn
1763 Display Supply & Lighting
1715 Display Vision International GmbH
562 DoubleDutch
1868 DropThought, Inc.
961 Eco Golf LLC
1937 Edge Exhibits
863 EDPA
1877 EDPA University Affiliation Program
1913 EEI Global Inc.
1603 Elements
1476 ELITeXPO
2025 Ellumilite, Inc.
559 EP&M India
557 EP&M International
965 Etech Events
1503 Event Logistic Solutions
1268 Event Technologies
780 EventMover, Inc.
565 EventToons, Inc.
959 Evogence
2027 EWI Worldwide
1630 Exhibit & Event Marketers Assn.
2073 Exhibit Design Group International
1027 Exhibit Flooring Solutions
850 Exhibit Strips
1337 Exhibit Surveys Inc.
1331 ExhibitForce.com
1285 EXHIBITOR Magazine
1385 EXHIBITOR.TV
1771 Exhibitors Carpet Service
1177 Exhibits South
1567 Exhibitus
1621 Expand International
1137 ExpoDisplays
2041 Expolinc Corp.
1571 Expomax (China) Advertising Display Ltd.
1557 Expos2 Inc
1161 ExpoSystems Displays and Exhibits
1663 Expotechnik Group
1713 FAIRNET GmbH
1071 Featherlite Exhibits
1277 Flex-o-Lite
1553 Flooring Exhibits
1423 Freeman
1505 Frontier Aluminum
1845 Fusion Imaging
2035 Gallo
585 Georgia Case
485 Gerling and Associates Inc.
1615 German Pavilion
1670 GetSynchronicity
1239 Global Experience Specialists (GES)
1758 Graphic-al Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America
1908 GRB Digital Signage Solutions
969 Group Delphi
1576 Group Imaging
1138 Grupo Intermedio
778 Guidebook
1124 Gyford StandOff Systems
945 Hamilton Exhibits
1757 Hargrove Inc.
573 HBM Supply
1636 Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association
658 HiGear Innovations
1869 Highmark TechSystems
761 Hill and Partners Inc.
1051 The Hill Group
1132 IATSE
1862 IFES Intl Federation of Exhibition & Event Services
1870 Image 4
1130 Immersive Realities
1045 Inhance Digital
851 The Inside Track
560 Insperity Expense Management
1802 Intel Virtual Show Floor
1909 Interactive Entertainment Group
1836 Interatica
1511 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1032 ITN International Inc.
468 J & M Display
1031 Jack Nadel International
1808 Jiangsu Omni Industrial Co. Ltd.
1668 JIFFLE
1162 Kaon Interactive
1453 Kentucky Trailer Technologies
1380 Konik and Company Inc.
467 KSK Visual Ingenuity
1745 Kubik
1772 Las Vegas Mannequins
857 Laser Exhibitor Service Inc.
1655 LeadValu LLC
1712 Leipziger Messe GmbH
1551 Light Craft Manufacturing Inc.
1167 Lingtong Exhibition System Co. Ltd.
554 Link Displays
1057 Live Marketing Inc.
2031 LMG Inc.
1025 Lockfast
1866 Logos Promotional Marketing, Inc.
1622 M2W
566 Malekko Software Systems
1341 marketech360
1620 Marketing Instincts Inc.
479 Matrix Frame USA
1561 MAXIBIT Inc.
1145 Mayflower
1803 MBA Design & Display Products Corp.
1445 MC2
777 McRae Imaging
1376 MEDIA STATION
855 Menlo Event Services
1466 Meridian Global Services
1708 Messe Keck Grafik GmbH
1710 Messebau Keck GmbH
1837 MG Design Associates
769 Midwest Exhibitz
661 Mirror Show Management
1756 Modern Postcard
1437, 1539 Moss Inc.
1711 Mueller Messebau GmbH
1181 National Premium
1024 NewLeads
1245 Nimlok
1155 NMR Staging & Events
1131 Nomadic Display
551 North America Display Corporation
958 Nth Degree
1280 Nuvista
1231, 1809 OCTANORM USA Inc.
873 Octavio Exhibit Design
668 Odyssey Innovative Designs
1863 Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
2020 ON3 Promotional Partners
1829 Optima
1251 Orbus Exhibit & Display Group
2047 Outwater Plastics Industries Inc.
1533 Painters & Allied Trades LMCI
1812 Panphonics
1064 Paperless Proposal
1752 Pascale Engineering
2059 PayAnywhere
1270 Penguin America Inc.
1650 PeopleVisionFX
1624 Philly Case Co.
1381 Photo Graffiti Wall
2022 Polaris Transportation Group
1910 PopNoggins LLC
1039 Positive Impressions Inc.
1355 PosterGarden
1737 PRG
681 Prism Tradeshow Lighting
1815 PRMConnect
550 QuickMobile
1184 Radiant Manufacturing
1545 Radius Display Products
2075 RC Media Group, Inc.
1967 Reality Engineering Solutions
1067 Rentex Computer & Audio Visual Rentals
1460 Restin
1955 Rhoddy
677 Sakura International Inc.
1266 ScentAir
1250 Seattle Software Corporation
1810 Second Story Promotions
1065 Shang Hai Richtech System Ltd.
1028 Shanghai Hawk EShow Exhibition Service Co. Ltd.
1079 The Shop @ ShowReady
1134 Showcraft
963 ShowMax Marketing
1577 ShowValue Inc.
1323 Skyline Exhibits
1612 Slim Furniture
1525 Snap Drape
1917 Snap Panel Displays
1606 So. NV Teamsters 631 Convention Training
1469 SoftSpace
1555 Somers Furniture
1669 Sparks
1521 Specialized Transportation Inc. (STI)
655 Spevco, Inc.
1851 SPOON Exhibits & Events
1767 St. Clair Apparel Inc.
1371 Steelhead Productions
1535 Step1 Dezigns
1830 Streamline Show Services
1778 Sunkist Graphics, Inc.
1638 Sutter’s Mill Specialties
2036 Swiss Rental Floors – Swisstrax Corp.
861 TabbleDabble – Tablet Lead Capture Solutions
1610 Tablecloth Company Inc.
2044 Tech Events
569 TechniFex
1925 Testrite Visual Products
1036 Tex Visions
1377 Texture Plus
1654 Think Green Promos
470 Tiger Presentations LLC
1705 TOTALLY MOD Event Furnishings
1768 The Trade Group
970 Tradeshow Floors.com
957 Traffic Builders, Inc.
1365 Transit Air Cargo
1361 TRAQ-IT Software
1436 Tricel Honeycomb Corp.
1751 Tricks of the Trade Inc.
1632 Tridente Image Builders
471 Triga USA
1257 Trussworks by BGB
1225 TWI Group
1125 United Van Lines
670 UPS Trade Show Services
968 USM Inc.
1029 Verde Fastframe Inc.
1733 Vid-Badge.com
750 Volume 11 Marketing Inc.
1611 Werbebaugesellschaft GmbH
1741 Wilson Case Inc.
669 WS Display
954 Xpressions SNAP
