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The numbers of what they sought

buildnz 09

- Total Enquiries 9,438

designex 09

- Total Enquiries 8,405

* Source: buildnz/designex 2009 Post Show Report - CAB

Why Exhibit?

Whichever way you look at it, buildnz and designex provide real opportunities to cut through to your marketing targets in one, professional, high quality event.

Satisfaction levels among exhibitors at buildnz and designex 2009 were high – around 80% were satisfied/very satisfied that they increased their company profile or successfully promoted new products and services.

As in previous years, 70% of exhibitors rated the quality of visitors highly also. The mean amount of business written at the show was just over $17,000 but exhibitors expected more than $58,500 of business in the 12 months following.

If your customers are architects, designers, engineers, builders, plumbers, specifiers,
quantity surveyors, landscapers, fashion designers, furniture manufacturers, or lighting retailers, these shows offer guaranteed direct marketing opportunities you can’t afford to miss.

Make your marketing spend work harder for you.

The bottom line is: these shows are the tailor-made, face-to-face sales environment in which to promote your brand to your target audiences, meet and influence new customers, and make sales.

Source: buildnz/designex 2009 Post Show Report - InfoSalons

buildnz

Simply put, buildnz is the key business-to-business marketing event in the New Zealand construction industry. Every two years, buildnz successfully attracts top quality exhibitors and large numbers of qualified visitors ready to try and buy. There’s something you can do right now to attract new customers, promote new products and services, and make new sales. You can book a stand at buildnz 2011.

For the first time in 2011, the Registered Master Builders Federation of New Zealand (RMBF) will be holding its annual conference in conjunction with buildnz, featuring a full programme of functions and industry-relevant seminars. This is a major endorsement of the buildnz event that will be sure to attract significant numbers. No other show can match buildnz’s pulling power nor its comprehensive collection of exhibitors, partly because buildnz is co-located with designex, New Zealand’s largest and most important design trade exhibition.

The crowds of customers who visit buildnz and designex are there to do business: 77% of visitors to the 2009 shows held direct authority or influence for purchasing, 57% placed an order or organised a quote, and 83% saw something that they were likely to buy in the following six months.

Just under half of all buildnz visitors came to see and trial new products – can your business afford to miss the opportunity to influence these visitors’ purchasing decisions?

"This is an important industry show providing an opportunity that Santa Fe Shutters and Blinds is always happy to be part of. It is and ideal forum for displaying to Trade the latest products available and to meet new and existing Companies wanting to develop beneficial partnerships. The exhibitor standard at the show is very good with the new hall layout making it a easy and convenient for people wanting to see it all in a day or to catch up with their suppliers. For people in the Trade it is something not to miss particularly in these tougher times when businesses need to diversify product ranges to cater for wider segments of market."
Paul Christie,
Director, Santa Fe Shutters Ltd

Build NZ is one of the premier events on the events calendar for BRANZ. The value created from industry members coming through the show to see the trade stands mixed with the opportunity to interact with other exhibitors in one area creates a very unique environment. We find this show extremely beneficial and urge all trade participants to be a part of it.
Richard Arkinstall,
Sales & Marketing Manager, BRANZ

“We exhibited for the first time at the buildnz\designex show in 2009 and are glad we did. We managed to increase awareness of our products and company name to a large group of potential new customers. We’re looking forward to the 2011 show!”
Ilse Coetzee,
Powerhowse Electric Ltd

designex

All up, that means three, world-class shows under one roof, providing the maximum
potential audiences of design, construction, and textile industries professionals
to visit your stand.

“With a host of new colours and finishes fresh to the market, we found designex 2009 a superb way to visually showcase these and our other new tools and products to a focused and motivated audience.”
Karen Warman,
Marketing Manager, Resene

“We showcased our affordable design software at designex 2009 with great success. We made a lot of sales at the show and we’ve had lots of enquiries since. It's the best show we've been to in terms of the quality of visitors - no tyre-kickers here!”
Gordon McDermott,
Managing Director, Bay CAD Services

"designex is a great environment to showcase our new products . Our clients have the chance to view Charles Parsons’ latest collections and mix and mingle with a wide range of specialist soft furnishings suppliers".
Jim Terrell,
General Manager,
Charles Parsons NZ

Why do visitors come back to designex & buildnz time after time?

They come looking for

new suppliers (63%),
new products (71%),
new trends (70%),
to buy (69%).

Of visitors to the 2009 exhibitions, 79% were satisfied or very satisfied that they met these objectives. And nearly three quarters of visitors say buildnz/designex is a must-attend event.

designex attracts highly qualified and influential visitors – 12% of 2009 visitors were company directors or CEOs, and almost a quarter were designers or interior designers.

If your business provides architectural, design, interiors, lighting, or textile products
or services, you need to be at designex.

This XPO Exhibitions Event is CAB Audited

An Exhibition and Event Audit is an objective, third party confirmation of attendance claims and attendee demographics.

The audit provides accountability and assures event participants that the numbers being presented about the event are accurate and impartial. Endorsed by the Exhibition and Event Association of Australia (EEAA), the CAB Exhibition and Event Audit provides the only independent third-party verification of an event's attendance and demographic data that delivers credibility and proof of attendance. See the CAB website » for more information