Annual CIC Business Expo 2010 » Jul 15 2010
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The Chamber invites all business and the general public to converge on our…
ANNUAL BUSINESS EXPO AND TRADE SHOW
Our theme for 2010…
BUSINESSMANIA
Summer Slam your Business into Success!
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Featuring the “Taste of Commerce”
On Thursday, July 15, 2010, the Commerce Industrial Council Chamber of Commerce will hold its BUSINESSMANIA!, our Annual Business Expo and Trade Show, a Chamber signature event, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Commerce Casino. This event will be open to all Chamber members and businesses throughout Commerce and the Los Angeles area, and promises, once again, to be one of the premiere business-to-business expos in the region. This event is FREE to attend and open to the general public.
The Chamber invites you to participate in our 2010 Business Expo. This is an great opportunity for you to market your products and services while networking at the largest gathering of business professionals in the region!
EXHIBITOR PRICE:
Chamber Members: $150.00
Prospective Members: $250.00
Note: Payment in full is required to process registration and assign your expo table.
Scroll down below to read about the benefits of attending Expos, strategizing your location and expo statistics.
EXPO HOURS:
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
OPEN TO ALL BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC - ADMISSION TO THE EXPO IS FREE!
The Chamber has designed a day that will give you the knowledge you need as a business owner, corporate executive or organization to change the paradigm and grow your business. Because your time is your most valuable asset, we bring together in one location several key elements that will help you enhance your business or organization, and be more profitable. Our Business Expo is designed to encourage both, professional and business growth.
Take advantage of this dynamic opportunity to promote your business and meet with local, state, national, and international companies.
Gain the competitive edge! Come to LEARN! Come to SHOWCASE! Come to NETWORK!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Business owners, managers, marketing reps, purchasing agents, sales people, human resource managers, IT managers, CEO’s, CFO’s, and all decision-makers responsible for making your company grow.
For more information call the Chamber office at (323) 728-7222, or visit our office, located in the Bank of the West Building at 6055 E. Washington Blvd., Suite 120 in the City of Commerce.
ABOUT OUR 2010 THEME
BUSINESSMANIA! “Summer Slammin’ your Business into Success”
Our theme for 2010—BUSINESSMANIA! “Summer Slammin’ your Business into Success”—was conceptualized out of the widespread success of WrestleMania.
WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced annually in late March or early April by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation), and is the highlight of WWE’s year-long “season.” It is considered the flagship event of WWE, as it is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in the world. WrestleMania is nicknamed “The Grandaddy of Them All.”
WRESTLEMANIA BEGINNINGS
WrestleMania has grown in magnitude over the years, so much so that it is now routinely held in football or baseball stadiums, many of which seat upward of 80,000 fans. The event also serves as a platform for WWE’s annual Hall of Fame inductions.
The event was first produced in 1985, and, as of 2010, 26 editions have been held consecutively since then in major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston and Seattle. The year 2009 marked their 25th Anniversary.
The first-ever match in the event’s history took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and featured Tito Santana facing the Executioner; the first-ever “main event” was Hulk Hogan and Mr. T taking on “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff. The event was broadcast on closed-circuit cable and aired at select movie theaters nationwide.
Conceptualized by WWE owner Vince McMahon, WrestleMania’s widespread success helped transform the professional-wrestling industry and make the WWE the most successful promotion in the world. WrestleMania has facilitated the rise to stardom of wrestlers such as The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, The Rock, and Triple H, amongst others. Numerous celebrities such as Muhammad Ali, Mr. T, Alice Cooper, Lawrence Taylor, Pamela Anderson, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, Floyd Mayweather, Snoop Dogg, Raven-Symoné, Kim Kardashian, Mickey Rourke, Jenny McCarthy and others have participated or made special appearances in the events.
The WWE’s television shows are tailored to reach their climax at WrestleMania, which features matches for the company’s championship titles, as well as specialty and gimmick matches. Participation in a WrestleMania match, and especially the main event, is considered by many wrestlers and fans alike as one of the greatest achievements and symbols of success in professional wrestling.
We hope you enjoy our theme this year and join in on the fun of decorating your booth along with our theme this year—BUSINESSMANIA! “Summer Slammin’ your Business into Success.”
Remember, decorating your exhibit booth this year automatically enters you at a chance to win a FREE expo booth for our 2011 CIC Business Expo!
So what are you waiting for?
To register and secure your exhibit booth, and for more information, call the Chamber office at (323) 728-7222, or visit our office, located in the Bank of the West Building at 6055 E. Washington Blvd., Suite 120 in the City of Commerce.
Featuring
MISSED OUT ON LAST YEAR’S SOLD-OUT BUSINESS EXPO?
SEE IMAGES FROM OUR 2009 BUSINESS EXPO.
Our theme for 2009 was Business Buccannear Bash!
BUSINESS EXPO STATISTICS - BENEFITS OF ATTENDING EXPOS
Business expos are often thought to be the ultimate “Business-to-Business” sales mechanism, without any supporting data. If you are wondering exactly how valuable investing in business expo selling is, here are a few recent statistics and facts:
• 91% of attendees say they get the most useful buying info from business expos and events.
• 81% testify that business expos help attendees become aware of new products and services.
• 85% of an exhibitor’s success lies in the performance of the “staff”.
• 53% of exhibit managers say it’s “difficult, or very difficult”, to keep effective booth staffers.
• 79% of the attendees say that attending business expos helps them decide what products to buy.
• 91% of attendees say business expos impact their buying decisions because the competition is in one place, allowing for comparison-shopping in real time.
• 83% of attendees have some kind of buying power.
• Business Expo visitors will tell 6+ people about their experience.
(Source: Merchant Circle).
Strategize Your Location.
The location of your display can also help determine your business expo’s success. Merely selecting a booth area that will yield higher volumes of traffic can significantly improve your business expo experience. Select areas near entrances, exits, registration and press tables, and even near your competition can help a considerable amount. Avoid dead-end aisles and spaces that are obstructed by certain objects (columns, pipes, and etc). Easy accessibility can determine how inviting your booth is. Get your registration forms in early, so you can have the best seat in the house!
Business development is key in any sales strategy and attending business expos to get customers in the door is a necessity to keep your business moving. Check out this and next month’s CIC Reconnect e-newsletter for more of our advice on ramping up your business expo strategy and experience.
Always with all our success in mind…
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