We would like a list of the top 10 major travel and retail trade shows
and conferences within the USA in 2003.  When doing your search, think
of this - you are searching for large conferences that speak to
industry executives, where your client can either potentially speak to
those audiences or attend to gain new business leads.  The client is
an email agency that targets Fortune 1000 companies (clients include
Travelocity, Blockbuster, etc.)

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 23 Oct 2002 11:12 PDT

Can you be more specific in the retail arena?  Or are you looking for
trade shows that focus on operations within the retail sector? I
understand the target audience being Fortune 1000, however, there are
literally thousands of trade shows focused on retail.  Examples would
be furniture, clothing, computers, etc.  Each of these areas will
typicall have trade shows that are focused on their particular
vertical.  If you have a couple of areas you would like to focus on,
let me know. Travel is fairly generic, so that should be no problem.

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Clarification of Question by davidlibby1-ga on 23 Oct 2002 12:25 PDT

Yes, you are right.  Please focus on retail as it relates to video
stores,  anything video rental related, sales, technology for retail,
merchandising, mass market retailing (any kind of product), etc.  My
client represents Blockbuster Video.  Thanks :)

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 24 Oct 2002 10:23 PDT

Hi, David..

I have almost completed your request for your video/retail
information.  From looking at your question again, you said "travel
and retai".  Are you also looking for travel related trade shows and
conferences or were you lumping travel and retail together? In regards
to travel, I can tell you that several of the major travel related
shows are international given the nature of the business.

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 25 Oct 2002 11:13 PDT

David...are you still interested in the travel portion of your question?

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Clarification of Question by davidlibby1-ga on 25 Oct 2002 15:22 PDT

Hi Tar Heel,

Yes, travel and retail are separate.  An example of a good travel show
is the PhoCusWright Show.  We're also looking for large scale shows
within the U.S that are attended by high-level executives.

Thanks again,
David

The video rental market is major segment of several sectors including
retail
and entertainment.  As such, there are a wide variety of trade shows
that
cater to those in this market.  Below is a listing of some of these
shows.
Being that they are scheduled for 2003, there may not be much
information
available, however, most of the websites do have a way of being placed
on a
list that will allow you to receive information when it becomes
available.

SPECS
March 2-5, 2003
Dallas, TX
http://www.specsshow.com/

From the above:
"SPECS stands for Store Planning, Equipment, Construction Services
Seminars
and has been exclusively produced by Chain Store Age Magazine since
1964.

SPECS provides the retail store planning/construction community the
opportunity to enhance their personal development via educational
seminars,
networking with their peers and communicating with a myriad of
suppliers to
their industry"

National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo
January 12-15, 2003
New York, New York
http://nrfannual03.expoexchange.com/

GlobalShop
March 16-18, 2003
Chicago, IL
http://www.globalshop.org/attendee/ps_home.cfm?menu_id=1000

From the above:
"GlobalShop is the world's largest annual store design and in-store
marketing show. It is the once-a-year opportunity for you to discover
a
world of ideas and solutions for your store and brand success. You'll
discover concepts to create innovative, sales-enhancing retail
environments...plus form industry alliances and partnerships with
manufacturers, suppliers and experts to take your brands and stores to
the
top"

American Film Market
Feb 19, 2003 - Feb 26, 2003
Santa Monica, CA
http://www.americanfilmmarket.com


Retail Multimedia Expo
May 30, 2003 - Jun 01, 2003
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/app/homepage.cfm?moduleid=488&appname=288



The travel industry, from my research, appears to have more trade
shows and conferences than any other industry I have ever seen.  While
there are quite a few large events in the United States, due to the
nature of the industry, a large number of shows are held outside of
the United States

Cruise Shipping 2003
March 3-7, 2003
Miami, FL
http://www.cruiseshipping.net/general_info/home.htm

International Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus 89th Annual
Convention
July 19-22, 2003
Kansas City, MO
http://www.iacvb.org/iacvb/index.asp

National Business Travel Association Annual Convention
August 10-13, 2003
Dallas, TX
http://www.nbta.org/convention/convention.htm

National Tour Association Annual Convention
November 14-19, 2003
Charlotte, NC
http://www.ntaonline.com/0,5978,1_888_0_13032,00.html


TravelCom Expo
April 1-2, 2003
New York, NY
http://www.travelcomexpo.com/2003ny/

I hope the above provides you and your client with a full itinerary of
marketing events for 2003. If you need any clarification, please let
me know.

Regards,

-THV

Search Strategy:
"trade show"+"video"
"trade show"+"travel industry"

Thanks again for your great work!