8/6/2012 3:30:00 PM
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SHOW NEWS: NIFMSE Pace of Booth Sales Up 5% for 2012
As of the end of July the pace of booth sales for the 2012 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo is up more than 5%.
Show manager Susan Hurley reported 566 companies have booked 730 booths. A year ago there were 522 companies totaling 690 booths, Hurley told GlobalFastenerNews.com.
The trade show will be October 10-12, 2012 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The NIFMSE record is 829 booths in 2007 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
The show was first held in 1981 in Columbus, OH. The largest Ohio show was 653 booths in 1998.
Exhibitors booked thus far come from 18 countries, Hurley said.
The trade show industry is reporting higher numbers thus far this year. Hurley cited a Center for Exhibition Industry Research report showing the first quarter CEIR Index was up 2.7% over 2011.
CEIR noted that all four key trade show measures improved, led by professional attendance. The CEIR Index pegged attendance up 4.6% in the first quarter; net sq ft of exhibit space rose 3.4% and the number of exhibitors and real revenue each were up 1.5%.
For NIFMSE information contact Susan Hurley. Tel: 614 895-1279 E-mail info@fastenershows.com Web: fastenershows.com
Deadlines and Discounts for 2012 Las Vegas Expo
The advance discount to register for the 2012 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo is August 26, 2012.
Registration is $40 until August 26; $50 until the show and then $60 onsite.
• The deadline for exhibitors to rent a booth and still be listed in the show directory is August 31, 2012.
• Booth furnishings advance order discount deadline: September 25, 2012.
• New Guest Passes: Deadline for redeeming free tickets exhibitors send to customers and prospects is September 21, 2012.
The new marketing program for NIFMSE in 2012 allows exhibitors to provide customers with free admission.
“Guest tickets are effective in getting customers and prospects to come and see your exhibit at the expo. Guest tickets spread good will and offer your best customers and prospects free and/or discounted admission.”
Exhibitors can send out as many guest tickets as they want and pay only for the tickets that are redeemed.
Exhibitors can (1) invite customers and prospects to attend as a guest. Redeemed guest tickets are billed to exhibitor after the September 21 deadline. Tickets are $30 per guest.
Exhibitors are not billed for tickets not given out or used.
Or (2) exhibitors can invite customers and prospects to register for a courtesy rate of $30 paid by the attendee.
NIFMSE suggests exhibitors mail or email guest passes as an invitation to visit the sponsoring booth. NIFMSE suggests the guest tickets as a contest prize on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Templates for the free tickets have been sent to exhibitors.
“Helping us promote the expo is a win-win,” NIFSME wrote to exhibitors. Exhibitors using their client bases “makes us much stronger as a team working together for a common goal . . . getting people there!”
• Hotels in order of proximity to the Sands Convention Center and recent prices on Hotels.com: Treasure Island $103; Wynn Las Vegas $432; Mirage $128; Encore Wynn $314; Hurrahs $96; Blair House Suites $75; Westin $138; Platinum $128; Fairfield Inn $146; Best Western Mardi Gras $56; Imperial Palace $34; Tuscany Suites $50; Caesars Palace $143; Trump International $135; Bill’s Gambling Hall $75; LaQuinta $89; Marriott Residence Inn $182; Flamingo $115; Royal Resort $69; Candlewood Suites $91; Super 8 $39; Clarion $60; and Ballys $127.
Show management’s hotels include the Venetian and Palazzo at $200 and 10% below online prices at Harrah’s and Flamingo. ©2012 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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