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(26) How to Plan & Exhibit Your Products & 

Services Effectively in World Markets 

                

           KUALA LUMPUR     l 15-16 November 2007

     

Maximize the Power of Exhibitions to Give 

Your Company a Competitive Advantage 

To gain a foothold in global market, the best and most effective way is to participate in a reputable trade show. The question is how to find the right trade show and your target market. With proper guidance and knowledge, an exhibitor can reap tremendous benefits from his participation.

In fact, exhibition creates a conducive selling environment where sellers and buyers convene to discuss and sign contracts. Trade Fact has shown that exhibition provides an excellent lead for companies searching for buyers, distributors and not forgetting publicity generated through the exhibition.

This workshop will stimulate participants to be interactive in discussion, exercises and apply the skills that have been learned in group presentation of projects. There will be video viewing of exhibitions on the subjects taught. Participants will learn strategic planning and goal-setting to gain competitive advantage.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All Export Marketing Personnel and others who are responsible for international marketing for their companies and are keen to increase their sales in world markets.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Note: This schedule is a guide and may be modified depending on the group dynamics and the needs of the participants.

 

Day One

Morning Session (9.00-10.30am)

·    Overview of Exhibitions Markets

·    Why Exhibitions Sell?

·    Why Exhibitors Failed?

·    Analysis of the competition

 

Coffee Break (15 minutes)

 

Morning Session (10.45am–12.30pm)

·    Exhibition Intelligence

·    Critical Success Factors

·    Exhibition Objectives and Goals

·    Exhibition for non-sales reasons

·    Exhibiting for sales and marketing reasons

 

Lunch Break (12.30–1.30pm)

 

Afternoon Session (1.30–3.00pm)

·    Show Mission

·    Using Objectives to plan

·    Exercise on “Goal Setting”

·    Exercise on other marketing reasons

 

Tea Break (15 minutes)

 

Afternoon Session (3.15–4.30pm)

·    PLC

·    Marketing strategies

·    Strategic planning questionnaire

·    Exercise on target market

·    Costing and Budgeting

 

Day Two

Morning Session (9.00–10.30am)

·   Types of Exhibitions

·   Fair selection

·   Fair evaluation

·   Audience analysis

·   Exercise – how to calculate?

 

Coffee Break (15 minutes)

 

Morning Session (10.45am–12.30pm)

·    Who’s who in the industry

·    Participation procedure

·    Logistic

·    Security

·    Exhibit plan

·    Choosing and Booking of Exhibit Space

 

Lunch Break (12.30–1.30pm)

 

Afternoon Session (1.30–3.00pm)

·    Design brief

·    Stand design strategy

·    Exercise on “Stand design strategy”

·    Promotion Strategy

·    Pre-show and During-show

·    Exercise on “Promotion”

 

Tea Break (15 minutes)

 

Afternoon Session (3.15–4.30pm)

·    Sales strategy during show

·    Trade visitors

·    Demonstration during shows

·    Pre-show and during show briefing

·    How to talk to visitors

·    Prospecting at the booths

·    Closing skills

·    Appeal strategy

·    Exercise on “Sales Strategies at Stand”

·    Leads Collection and tracking

·    Post Show Evaluation

·    Celebration

·    Q and A

COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS COURSE INCLUDE...

Amtek Engineering w American Bureau of Shipping w Agilis Communication Technology w Ahlstrom Pumps w Agio Counter Trade w AVK-SEG Far East w AMS Precision Engineering w Asia Polyurethane Mfg w AVX Kyocera w Asia Wide Trends w American Fine Wine w Amblin Design w Asia Pacific Breweries w Baldor Electric w Bizness Corporation Connections w Board of Commissioners of Currency w Chee Keng Investments w Champion Machine Tools w Coilcraft Industries w Commence Technologies w Casco Adhesives w Chiron Vision w C Melchers GMBH & Co w Castrol Singapore w Como Communication w CTW Terminal Transport w CS Tays Foods w Carrey Hill Productions w Comfort Driving Center w Digicourse Inc w Dou Yee Enterprise w Excel Machine Tools w Exim & Merchandise Enterprise w Ever Technologies w Eco Industries w Environmental Engrg w Export Advertising Consultants w Future Enterprises w Fujikura Asia w First Cube w G C Pharmaceutical w Great Oriental Trading Co w General Electric Co. w Hin Hin Trading w Health Corporation of Singapore w Harvest OA Furniture w Inchcape Industrial w Intraco Technology w Informatics Holdings w Inko Brothers Hardware w Inter-Roller Engrg.w JCB Sales Asia Pacific w JTC International w Jetro Singapore w Jon Worldwide Consultants w Kobe Welding w Koon Ching International Trading w King Hall Builders & Designers w King Wai Industries w Kaba Security w Kinderland Educare Services w Kwang Hong Industries w Logitech Singapore w Lucent Technologies w Larry Jewelry w Laser Aim w L D Watson w Mayfran International w Mercedes-Benz Asia w Meissner+Wurst w Matsushita GreatWall Corporation w MBT (S) P/L w MHE-Demag w Markem w Microcast w Novo Quality Services w Nufarm Asia w  Nemic-Lambda w Ngee Ann Polytechnic w NTUC Income Insurance Co-op w Nuova Sicon Electronics w Neles Controls w Nippercraft w NUS w Ohmeda w Primac w Protector Technologies w Pharmelite Trading w Ricoh Singapore w Reddy Pharmaceuticals w  Rayco Rubber Mfg Co w REM w Risis w Singtel Mobile w Silk Technologies w Siang May w Spectra Exim w Singapore Precision Industries w Singapore Polytechnic w Sembawang Maritime w Si Consulting w Singa Plastic w Seager Enterprise w Singapore Technologies Logistics w Slet Traders w Southern Light Trading w SSA Management Consultants w Stamford Press w Semac w Singapore Technologies Aerospace w Singapore Technologies Shipbuilding & Engrg w Ssangyong Cement w Siemens Westinghouse Technical Services w Sloan Inc. of Asia w Spectris w Stoval Chip Card w Siemens Advanced Engrg w Singapore Productivity & Standards Board w Snap-On Tools w  Stock Exchange of Singapore w Stuttgart Auto w T & T Industries w Tele Media International w The British Council w Tomgli Jewellery w Tangerine Engineering w Temasek Polytechnic w Teck Wah Paper Products w TGC Management Consultancy w TRI-M Technologies w Tomlinson Antique House w United Overseas Bank w U S Filter w Voles w Varta Batteries w Vivendi Asia Pacific w WKK Electronics w Waters Asia w Wing Siang Long w WorldTech Systems w WPS w W H Brennan & Co w Winkhaus Asia Pacific GMBH & Co w Yang Ah Kang & Sons w Yeo Hiap Seng w YHI Holdings w Yew Cheong Asia Pacific w Zimmer w

YOUR EXPERT COURSE LEADER

Ernest Chen has over 20 years of marketing experience. He has managed conference and exhibitions businesses and has participated in many trade missions and international exhibitions.

He is also the author of the Bestseller – “Earnestly Speaking How To Succeed In Public Speaking

Ernest was the adjunct lecturer at the Export Institute of Singapore and has also conducted courses and seminars in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. More than 300 corporations and institutions have benefited from his training.

He is known as the father of toastmasters clubs in Singapore. He chartered the first community centre toastmasters club in 1988 and in 1992 started the world first Mandarin Toastmasters Club. He initiated the new PESA (Plain English Speaking Award) for students in 1997 and organized the World First Speech Marathon with 800 participants speaking for 36 hours continuously in May, 2000.

Ernest is a practitioner of NLP and Certified Teacher of Entrepreneurship (from NFTE, New York). He has a BA (economics) from University of Sydney and MBA from Andrews University.

COURSE FEES

RM1,495 per person

 

TEAM DISCOUNT (For organisations sending 3 or more participants)

RM1,295 per person

 

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