The Bay Area tradeshow display company Key3Media Group Inc. now renamed Medialive International Inc. has plans to make trade shows like Comdex more focused than in past years.

The company that has produced such top technology trade shows as Comdex and NetWorld+Interop has emerged from bankruptcy with a new name, a new chief executive officer and a plan to move its headquarters from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

The tradeshow display company generates revenue from organizing and producing the shows, including registration fees from conference attendees and selling floor space to exhibitors. Key3Media was hit hard by the economic downturn and the terrorist attacks, as companies cut back on technology spending and attendance fell at its conferences.

Attendance at the Comdex trade show, the computer industry’s seminal trade show during strong economic times, fell from a high of more than 200,000 people in the late 1990s to 125,000 after the terrorist attacks.

Shows like the Comdex trade show and NetWorld+Interop are still important to the technology industry, although their survival also depends on how well the tech economy rebounds, said analyst Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies Inc. of Campbell.

Trade show display companies looking for a place to pick up some new clients might want to check out Meadville’s first-ever Community Trade Show. You can get detailed info on the trade show here: http://www.meadvilletribune.com . Sponsored by Meadville-Western Crawford County Chamber of Commerce, the trade show is free and open to the public and should be a great place to meet new clients. Such a small localized trade show should bring out many smaller businesses that you would not normally see at the larger venue tradeshows. For those companies who sell trade show displays this should offer a wealth of new potential clients.

Tradeshow display comapies looking to pick up new clients may find it worth their time to check out The Tradeshow Network Marketing Group based out of Chicago. I found an article on them http://pr-usa.net . In the article the announce themselves as  ”leader in selling trade show displays, rentals exhibits, trade show services, and marketing has announced four new ways to reduce costs in trade show marketing budgets. Included in the four offers is new pop-up hardware for free, inexpensive rental options, reduced custom quotes on displays, and free storage for one year. For all those tradeshow display comapnies looking to streamline thing in this down economy it looks to me like they have some ways that just may assist you in doing so.

The 7th annual tradeshow display will be featured in Houston. http://www.bizjournals.com  The article states, “Houston will host decision-makers from more than 200 North American trade shows later this year when the seventh annual Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 gala weekend comes to town.” I would like to see my area San Jose California get a chance to host the tradeshow display convention. There are a lot of tradeshow display companies in our area and it would help the economy in the Santa Clara Valley which could really use a boost right now. Give a shout out if you think we should be able to host the nex tradeshow convention.

Anyone looking for how to Leverage Tradeshows to Build Your Business does not want to miss the San Jose seminar on Tuesday February 17, 2009 from 5:00pm - 8:30pm. The article states “”Today more than ever, businesses need to shorten prospecting time, identify hot prospects and connect with live buyers. Learn how you can accomplish this through exhibiting at strategically selected trade shows. Discover how to maximize your ROI with a pre, on-site and post - exhibiting plan.
Avoid trade-show trauma!”

I think this will also be an excellent place for tradeshow display comapanies to scout for new prospects. Get more information here: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1763523/ . 

Good luck!

I was reading an article on Professional Exhibits & Graphics Company http://www.exhibitoronline.com , I wanted to get an outsiders opinion on the quality of their work and customer service. I’m looking to work with a trade show display company and from the article they claim they are one of the best in the business, “Professional Exhibits & Graphics is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with showrooms in Sacramento and Sunnyvale. They are a true leader in trade show exhibits and trade show display rental industry. They also feature trade show exhibit graphics, offer trade show exhibits storage and complete show management services.”

I’d like to here from someone who has done business with them or see if some one knows a better trade show display company I should be reading up on. Please let me know.

Did anyone see that ExhibitDEAL expanded their business by purchasing discountdisplays.com. I’ve been interested in starting a trade show display company and was curious to see how they are doing. Are they the leading trade show display company in the market. The article stated “With the purchase of DiscountDisplays.com, ExhibitDEAL hopes to offer even more trade show displays and accessories to those customers looking for displays that are less elaborate and less expensive. This move cements ExhibitDEAL’s status as giant in the trade show display industry.” You can see the original article at http://www.prweb.com