Info On Exhibiting
IIDEX/NEOCON CANADA DELIVERS MORE BUSINESS!
Canada’s largest exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of the built environment takes place in Toronto every fall.
Expand your Canadian marketing reach with IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, delivering the latest products, exceptional programming, special industry events and unlimited networking opportunities, with a focus on all areas of design, including workplace, retail, healthcare, residential, hospitality and sustainable design. You’ll be in good company – over 350 exhibitors and more than 15,000 attendees – in the business and design capital of Canada, with some 50 CEU-accredited continuing education sessions and hundreds of the latest products.
As Canada’s LARGEST Exposition and Conference for the Design, Construction and Management of the Built Environment we understand the crucial role the architectural and design community plays in the success of your company. A recent report by Center for Exhibition Industry Research in 2006 confirms that trade shows are still the #1 method that specifiers use to research and purchase products.
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2007 IIDEX SURVEY RESULTS!
BUYING POWER
- 15,450 attendees from across Canada and USA
- 350 + exhibitors
- 300,000 + sq. ft. of exhibition space
- 28% of IIDEX attendees are employed by firms with 40 + employees
- 53% of IIDEX attendees specify over $500,000 a year of goods and services
- 70% of attendees influence and/or make the final purchasing decision
- 32% of attendees are located outside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
- Over 50% of IIDEX attendees spend more than 5 hours on the show floor
- 91.3% of attendees rated the IIDEX/NeoCon Canada show as good to excellent
- The Canadian Construction industry employs over 1 million people and generates $123 billion in goods and services.
- Total value of goods and services specified each year by IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Attendees = $ 5 Billion
REASONS FOR ATTENDING IIDEX 2007
- 66% – To source new products and services including sustainable building and design information
- 18% – To network with industry colleagues
- 10% – To attend educational programs
- Toronto, the business and design capital of Canada and the 4th largest metropolis in North America, ranks number three after New York and Chicago as a head office location.
- Toronto is Canada’s primary business gateway and a major tourist destination. Over 60% of North America’s population is within 90 minutes of Toronto by air.
2007 Highlights!
NEW EXPERIENTIAL ENTRANCES AND RESTAURANTS
Working with a committee of ARIDO members, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada has developed a new floor plan which includes cool experiential entrances, restaurants, cafes and registration areas.
THE LIGHTING SHOW LAUNCHES AT IIDEX - Covering 5,000 sq, ft of show floor and featuring over 50 manufacturers of interior, exterior and architectural lighting solutions, “ The Lighting Show” will deliver not only cutting edge design, but will also showcase the monumental advances in sustainability, LED technology, new materials and advances in lighting design.
BUILDING OUR SUCCESSFUL SUBSIDIZED OUT-OF-TOWN SPECIFIER TRAVEL PROGRAMS
ARIDO, the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario and IDC Interior Designers of Canada have targeted 300 + designers, architects and facility managers from across the country to attend IIDEX. In addition, our Canada Designs program brings in 50+ U.S. and international specifiers attending on a Canadian government sponsored program.
THE GREENING OF IIDEX - IIDEX will continue to expand our sustainable initiatives to create to create Canada’s 1st GREEN trade show, including collaborating with show suppliers and contractors, printing promotional materials on FSC certified 100% post consumer recycled paper as well as assisting our exhibitors to enhance their sustainable initiatives.
WORKING WITH SUSTAINABLE ASSOCIATIONS, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada will be significantly increasing our CEU accredited GREEN Seminar Stream and special exhibits.
INNOVATIVE FEATURE AREAS
Always a big hit, the IIDEX/NeoCon Canada feature areas offer attendees an opportunity to access the hottest products from these specialty areas while networking with colleagues in these “show in show’ exhibits. Working closely with major Canadian design and architecture publications and associations IIDEX will showcase the latest products from the most popular sectors of the design world, lighting, stone and tile, sustainable materials and facility management solutions.
EXPAND YOUR MARKET!
SHARE IN OUR SUCCESS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE 2008 MARKETING CAMPAIGN!
Benefit from the IIDEX/NeoCon Canada extensive marketing program
We get our message to specifiers and the media through our website, bi-weekly e-newsletters, direct mail and ads in top trade and business magazines. In addition, we partner with over 25 major industry associations that market the show to their members to make sure they attend.
- Full Page advertisements in major North American trade publications
- Extensive Web Marketing Campaign and strategic web links
- State-of-the-art website with complete show coverage, electronic show registration and product previews
- 155,169 website visits annually
- Pre-show E-blast campaign to over 30,000 qualified e-mail addresses across North America
- 360,000 e-newsletters sent annually
- Direct Mail – over 25,000 pre-show brochures are mailed directly to leading specifiers plus thousands of postcards are mailed to members of industry associations
- In partnership with the award winning magazine Azure, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada distributes over 15,000 show guides with complete exhibitor listings, product previews and floor plan
- Media Coverage – Working with one of Canada’s leading PR firms IIDEX/NeoCon Canada regularly receives coverage in the best trade publications, newspaper dailies and TV
- IIDEX/NeoCon Canada partners with over 25 professional associations promoting the show to their members; ARIDO, IDC, OAA, RAIC, IFMA Chapters across Canada, CaGBC plus many more
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Advisory Council
IIDEX NeoCon Canada would like to thank all of the dedicated members of our advisory council. The advice from the advisory council ensures the ongoing success of the show and ensures we continue to grow and innovate.
Canadian Facility Management and Design Expo Advisory Council
