Moss Moves

Moss Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters from Lincolnwood, IL to an expanded office in Elk Grove Village, a suburb west of downtown Chicago and adjacent to O’Hare International Airport.

The new facility, featuring 105,000 square feet of manufacturing space, was specifically designed for the production of tensioned fabric structures, using lean manufacturing techniques for improved efficiency.  The new plant also includes a number of sustainable design initiatives, including energy efficient lighting.

“The expanded Elk Grove facility accommodates the company’s continued growth as well as its efforts to become more efficient and cost competitive”, says Charlie Corsentino, Chairman, President, & CEO of Moss.

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APCO Audio Visual, Inc. and EDGE Media Group have announced a strategic alliance that will result in new revenue generating sponsorship opportunities for tradeshow and event organizers. The partnership is intended to enhance the interactivity between the exhibitor and the attendee.

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DisplaysExhibits.com

We just heard about DisplaysExhibits.com, a new internet site that is combining creative exhibit designs with affordable pricing and promoting its knowledgeable customer support.

Featuring QuickTruss® and accessories by Milos Structural Systems, the new web store offers complete truss exhibit kits of all sizes and for almost any budget. 

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The Expo Group is now accepting nominations for its 2009 Show Manager of the Year (SMOTY) Awards program, which honors the most innovative and hardworking show managers in the industry. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the SMOTY Awards and the first year the event has been in Houston.

“We started this awards program 10 years ago to bring attention to show managers in our industry who were really making a difference. I suspect this year more than ever before the nominees will have demonstrated leadership, tenacity and perseverance,” says The Expo Group President and CEO Ray Pekowski. “This is a special year for the awards not only because of the 10th anniversary but also because of these unprecedented economic challenges in our industry.”

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The Winner

To help launch its largest batch of new displays in its 29-year history, Skyline just completed a contest to pick their best new product by offering a free new display.

During April and May 2009, exhibitors were directed to an online contest page to choose their favorite new Skyline trade show display products.  The “voter turnout” was substantial, with 890 people judging the 6 new Skyline products.

The Mirage Backlit Display received the most votes for the Best New Skyline Product, and Dan Graham of Spintek USA, Inc. won a free display of his choice from among the 6 new Skyline products in the contest. Dan’s bottom line just got a nice little bump.

To see more information on the top 3 winners, and all Skyline’s new products, go to: www.skyline.com/new-products.

Reed Travel Exhibitions’ (RTE) global meetings industry portfolio of events – EIBTM, GIBTM, CIBTM and AIME – is reporting that the worldwide economic climate is no barrier to growth… (good news, eh?).

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White Paper

For the first time ever, marketers must simultaneously consider five generations of consumers and rapidly evolving communication platforms. To help marketers navigate a complex marketplace, MC² has released Generational Marketing Balancing Act, a white paper that explores how each generation responds to an ever-changing media landscape and the digital marketing options that make sense for each audience. 

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Capitalizing

Capitalizing (yes, capitalizing… get it?) on the buzz factor since Barack Obama took the oath of office, Destination DC, the official convention and tourism corporation for the nation’s capital, and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center have teamed up to court qualifying citywide meetings with an offer inspired by the 44th President of the United States.

“We’ve seen more interest in Washington, DC since the new administration arrived,” said Elliott Ferguson, senior vice president, Convention Sales and Services, Destination DC. “With this incentive package, we’re giving our customers a way to bring some of that excitement to their delegates while taking advantage of a great deal.” 

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New Business!

The sixth-largest medical show in the United States, Society for Neuroscience, has chosen The Expo Group to provide general contracting services and its patented Single Source Solution® for the Society’s 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 annual meetings.

“We have developed a number of technology-related products and services for our show organizer clients to assist them with the day-to-day task of running a major convention,” says The Expo Group President and CEO Ray Pekowski. “The SfN team is a forward-thinking group that understands the value of our service and appreciates how that translates into making exhibiting at their meeting so much easier than at other meetings.” 

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H+A International (H+A), a marketing communications firm specializing in trade show promotions, has added several website enhancements and updates including new video capabilities as well as multi-media case histories incorporating interactive games, animated e-mails and videos. These website enhancements will also serve to support the company’s expanded SEO efforts.

“Our improved website truly showcases our special capabilities in tradeshow marketing,” said H+A International CEO Roger Halligan. “The success stories and videos we added to the site illustrate our track record of helping tradeshows drive attendance, increase their exhibitor base, and turn their shows into events.”

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Exponents GLIDE™ (click image for large)

Exponents, Inc.’s new GLIDE™ is a portable exhibit system designed to bring big-screen digital technology to smaller displays commonly used in 10-x-10-ft. floor spaces and retail venues like auto dealerships, health clubs, bank lobbies and hotel and restaurant meeting rooms.

Priced below $5,000 and designed to support a 50-lb. 37-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor large enough to effectively communicate an exhibitor’s main messages, GLIDE™ can change how marketers use portable exhibits.

According to Exponents’ President Bruce Backer,”With GLIDE™ we have a new and better way to approach messaging at shows. We can finally break free from a 30-year-old tradition of only using static printed graphics and signage in small trade show booths, which are a growth area in this business.”

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Survey Says

MC² just released results from their online survey of trends affecting trade show programs. Results are based on 192 industry professionals’ opinions and concerns on budgets, strategic planning, program delivery, exhibit design/program design, and industry education.

As the economy continues to raise a number of concerns and uncertainty, it is not surprising that 78 percent of survey respondents expect to see their trade show budgets decrease in 2009. Conversely, the biggest concerns in delivering an event or show, with existing budgets, were identified as effectiveness (28.6%) and leads and follow-up (22.8%), according to the survey.

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