Exhibitors
The Event Industry: Know the Facts
The event industry is a $158 billion a year industry, and continues to grow and be recognized as a major contributor to the U.S. economy. There are roughly 90,000 individuals who make up the event planner market including corporate, association or independent planners and event producers, convention center personnel, event rental companies, design and décor professionals, technical producers, wedding planners, meeting planners, event sites, agencies, hotels and resorts, and trade show management.
Expand your market, get more qualified leads and increase your sales
More than 6,000 attendees spent $7 million on the 2008 Tradeshow floor. We’re expecting more than 7,000 attendees to visit the Tradeshow in 2009. Every year, more than half of our attendees are new to the floor. Whether you’ve exhibited at this show in the past or are thinking about it for the first time, you’ll connect with a new segment of this powerful industry year after year!
THIS IS A BUYING SHOW: $7 million purchased in 2008
This highly qualified audience is buying event-related products and services like yours! 
97% of attendees found new products and services at the tradeshow
39% made purchases on the show floor
54% met new vendors to use for their business
Our attendees are key purchasers and decision makers that directly shape the growth and success of their companies
41% are business owners
48% are executives/highly placed managers
Attendees in 2008 reported on average, $2.7 million average annual revenue
The cost to attend the four day educational Conference is $800 per attendee….these are serious buyers! They are the key people who recommend, authorize and purchase your products and services.
Event professionals who attended the 2008 conference:
77% plan Corporate Events
75% plan Social Events
68% plan Weddings
67% plan Meetings
52% plan Association Events
42% plan Government Events
Attendees are looking for new vendors and event ideas
The event planners attending our conference tell us that finding new vendors and event ideas is a priority in their jobs. They are looking for the following products and services.
- Rental Products
- Audio Visual Solutions
- Event Venues
- Entertainment
- Décor & Scenery
- Stages & Set Design
Who Do We Reach?
More than 6,000 event and catering professionals from across the country attended the 2008 Tradeshow. Here’s a sample of who was there.
- American Family Insurance
- Best Western International
- Ceasar’s Palace
- City of Aspen
- Colin Cowie Lifestyle
- Disney Event Group
- Dow Corning Corporation
- Fiesta Bowl
- Four Seasons Hotel
- Gaylord Hotels
- George P. Johnson
- Global Spectrum
- Graceland
- Harrah’s Entertainment
- International Pizza Hut Franchise Association
- Lounge22
- Mandalay Bay
- National Arts Center
- NBA Enterprises
- NBC Universal Studios
- PRI Productions
- Ray Bloch Productions
- Southern Company
- TBA Global
New Pavilions in 2009
The Green Pavilion is a specific area on the floor dedicated to natural, organic and sustainable event products and services. Also featured on the show floor this year is an area christened the Entertainment and Production Pavilion, exclusively for exhibitors who provide Entertainment & Production services. The energy will be high, the booths technically savvy and attendees will come to this area looking for an interactive experience.
More Information
The combination of Event Solutions and catersource gives you access to the largest cross section of the events and catering community. The catersource Tradeshow has been named one of the 50 fastest-growing tradeshows in the United States and Canada for two years in a row! The award, given annually by Tradeshow Week magazine, honors tradeshows that exhibit impressive growth.
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