2012 Gold Rush - Trade Show Executive

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