Fire your Exhibitors
Wouldn’t fair organizers be prudent to weed out the exhibitors who affect their fairs negatively and replace them with newer exhibitors who can add pizzazz to their overall exhibition?
Reframing Social media
UK based My Job Group recently published a study declaring that social media may be costing British employers as much as ₤ 14 billion annually
There is a light in the tunnel
One hundred and seventy five companies from fifty countries in The American’s, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East/Africa, participated in the survey. Although there were regional differences, the companies agreed that the “bottom-out effect” of the recession was felt in the first half of 2010.
Old Spice Hits a Branding Homerun
Old Spice pitchman, Isaiah Mustafa, bare-chested and wearing nothing but a towel, answered questions posed by celebrities and laypeople via various social media sites in real time. The result, in the first twenty-four hours they had 5.9 million viewers.
Paul Woodward takes the helm
The baton of UFI leadership has been passed to Paul Woodward.
Increase in the minimum wage in China
Recently the government implemented an increase in the monthly wage to 960 Yuan. In real dollars not a lot, but significant in a country where the cost of a latte from Starbucks is 25 Yuan or half a day wages. When you multiply this increase by 1.2 billion the number is staggering.
Growth in India
Posted by Barry Siskind Community Manager On June 4th and [...]
Opening the UFI toolbox in Bahrain
Tools for building better exhibitions businesses were on the agenda as more than 85 leaders of the industry met in Bahrain this week at the UFI Open Seminar in the Middle East.
Cost Efficient Operations
As the exhibition industry finds its legs and the recession slowly lifts, the issue of costs have never been as great.
Why meetings, conferences and conventions matter
Posted by Barry Siskind UFILive Community Manager In an age [...]