2012 Gold Rush - Trade Show Executive
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<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong><br />
EDITORIAL AND PUBLISHING HEADQUARTERS<br />
1945 Avenida del Oro, Suite 122, Oceanside, CA 92056<br />
Telephone: (760) 630-9105 • Fax: (877) 483-8912<br />
EDITORIAL AND RESEARCH<br />
Publisher & Editor Darlene Gudea<br />
(760) 630-9111 • dgudea@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Editor-at-Large Carol Andrews<br />
(562) 505-7903 • carolandrews@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Manager of Directories Carri Jensen<br />
(541) 286-4014 • cjensen@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Senior Editor Hil Anderson<br />
(760) 630-9107 • handerson@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
24<br />
Departments<br />
6 Month in Review<br />
Catch up on the most significant news<br />
and developments from the past month.<br />
• CEIR sees trade show industry growing<br />
• <strong>Trade</strong>marks make naming shows tricky<br />
9 IAEE Preview<br />
Expo! Expo! takes place in Orlando December<br />
4-5. Networking and educational opportunities<br />
abound for both seasoned executives<br />
and newcomers to the trade show industry.<br />
10 Looking Ahead<br />
Here is a preview of how the major<br />
shows in January are shaping up.<br />
12 International News<br />
Here’s what’s happening with shows and<br />
venues in the Asian exhibition industry.<br />
19 Trending & Spending<br />
Early Fall brought encouraging reports on<br />
U.S. unemployment, housing and consumer<br />
spending, but the upward momentum was<br />
somewhat anemic and the numbers were<br />
muddied by election-year suspicions.<br />
12<br />
32 ABM Redefined<br />
Once known as American Business Media,<br />
ABM is now at the center of the global<br />
B-to-B ecosystem, encompassing events,<br />
print, digital and business information.<br />
Membership is growing and ABM has<br />
rebounded under its new president and<br />
CEO, Clark Pettit.<br />
69 The Zoom Calendar<br />
Facts, figures and contact information for the<br />
most important trade shows scheduled for<br />
January are listed in this section, and are all<br />
classified by industry sector.<br />
Senior Editor Renee Di Iulio<br />
(310) 939-0197 • reneediiulio@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
News Editor Sandi Cain<br />
(949) 497-2680 • scain@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Chief Economist Frank Chow<br />
(760) 630-9111 • fchow@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Columnist Bob Dallmeyer<br />
(323) 934-8300 • bdallmeyer@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Contributing Editor Danica Tormohlen<br />
(816) 803-8103 • danicat@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
EVENTS<br />
Vice President of Events Diane Bjorklund<br />
(630) 312-8915 • dbjorklund@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Production & Event Coordinator Leticia Cotton<br />
(312) 933-4989 • lcotton@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
SALES AND MARKETING<br />
Vice President/Associate Publisher Irene Sperling<br />
(818) 990-1080 • isperling@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Advertising Manager Linda Braue<br />
(424) 731-7523 • lbraue@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Business Development Director – Latin America<br />
Rafael Hernández • +52 (55) 2455-3545 ext. 110<br />
rhernandez@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
Business Development Director – Asia Quentin Chan<br />
(852) 23661106 • qchan@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION<br />
Creative Director Kathleen Maloney<br />
(760) 630-9106 • kmaloney@tradeshowexecutive.com<br />
TSE MEDIA GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Chairman of the Board Richard A. Simon<br />
Vice Chairman Mark Feldman<br />
President Darlene Gudea<br />
Vice President Joan Feldman<br />
MEDIA PARTNERS:<br />
MEMBER OF:<br />
24 TSE’s Dashboard of Monthly<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> Metrics for September<br />
Several smaller shows declined in exhibit<br />
space, exhibitors and attendance in September,<br />
which pushed overall metrics into the red.<br />
However, the major biennials and other nonannual<br />
events reported encouraging gains.<br />
77 People in the News<br />
• Morgan<br />
• Lyons<br />
• Fazio<br />
• Gessner<br />
• Mohr<br />
• Kramer<br />
• Flanagan<br />
78 Index to Advertisers<br />
TRADE SHOW EXECUTIVE, WINNER OF:<br />
• GRAND AWARD,<br />
Best Writing<br />
• GRAND AWARD,<br />
Best Writing<br />
• Best News<br />
Writing<br />
• GRAND AWARD,<br />
Best Design<br />
• Best How-To<br />
Writing<br />
• Best Overall<br />
Issue<br />
• Best Feature<br />
Writing<br />
and Illustration<br />
• Best Column<br />
• Best Interviews<br />
and Personal<br />
• Best How-To<br />
Writing<br />
• Best How-To<br />
Writing<br />
• Best Feature<br />
Series Writing<br />
Profiles<br />
• Most Improved<br />
Magazine<br />
• Best Design<br />
• Best Cover<br />
• Best Redesign<br />
• Most Improved<br />
Magazine<br />
• Best How-To<br />
Writing<br />
• Best Cover