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Why Exhibit?
BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PET INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW OF THE YEAR!
Global Pet Expo is the only show where you can grow, increase sales and network with thousands of pet industry professionals. THE GLOBAL PET EXPO EXPERIENCE: - Be one of 850 exhibitors and exhibit within 240,000 square footage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Network with over 5,000 buyers from – Key Mass Market Retailers: Big Lots, Costco Wholesale, K-Mart, Meijer, Inc., Sears Holding Corp., Sam’s Club, ShopKo, Target, Tractor Supply, and Wal-Mart - Supermarket Chains: Albertsons, Harris Teeter, H.E.B. Grocery Co., Kroger, Publix, Safeway,Whole Foods and Wegman's
- Professional local and national pet product retailers: PETCO, PetSmart, Pet Supermarket, Petland, Pet Supplies "Plus", Choice Pet Supply, Chuck and Don's Pet Food Supply, and Concord Pet & Food Supplies. Aquatic, bird and high end pet boutique retailers looking for a variety of unique products
- Non-Traditional Pet Product Retailers: Agway Dealer Network, Amazon.com, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookstone, Hammacher Schlemmer, Home Shopping Network, Orschlen Home & Farm, Orvis, Plow & Hearth, Rite-Aid, SkyMall, True Value, Toys-R-Us, Tuesday Morning
- Qualified domestic and international buyers from over 65 countries representing a wide range of feed stores, gift shops, hardware and lawn & garden stores, mail-order catalogs, distributors, wholesalers and internet retailers
- Showcase and demonstrate your products to potential customers
- Attend one of the many educational seminars organized by APPA and PIDA
TOP REASONS TO EXHIBIT AT GLOBAL PET EXPO As an exhibitor at Global Pet Expo you are part of North America’s Largest Pet Products Trade Show. Here are just some of the top reasons exhibitors return year after year to Global Pet Expo: Official Show Directory and Buying Guide
The Show Directory is an effective way to introduce, promote your product to Global Pet Expo’s wide-ranging audience, and it helps buyers and the press locate your booth at the show. This guide serves as a comprehensive reference tool for all attendees during and after the Show. A show benefit to only Global Pet Expo exhibitors includes your free company listing with contact information and booth number in the Show Directory. Online Exhibitor Marketing Tools
The difference between a good show and a great one is how you communicate with your buyers before, during and after the show. The Global Pet Expo Team is here to help you promote your company at our 2009 Show with a variety of free and reasonably priced opportunities online. Global Pet Expo’s Marketing Tools will offer you many ideas designed to build on your exhibiting experience and help you capitalize on your marketing dollars. Buyer Registration & Post Show Attendee Lists
APPA and PIDA gives you access to the Buyer Registration List to Global Pet Expo exhibitors before the Show. This list contains contact information of pet product buyers who have gone through a rigorous qualification process. And after the Show a final list of buyers that attended Global Pet Expo is available to exhibitors only. Use both these lists to promote your company, product line to domestic and international buyers pre-and post-show. Exhibit in the newest addition to the Show,  . Buyers will shop Everything Aquatic to find aquatic products for their stores. Located next to the Aquatics Lounge, this “fish community” will be easy for fish retailers and distributors to find you and connect. The Boutique at Global Pet Expo!
 | This show-within-a-show concept is for buyers looking for the trendiest, most fashionable boutique products to pamper pets. Buyers will shop The Boutique at Global Pet Expo for custom designed jewelry, stylish carriers, couture clothing, luxury pet beds, elegant collars, spa products and more. The Boutique at Global Pet Expo is made up of aisles of style featuring everything a pet owner needs to satisfy a pampered pet. |
What’s New! 
The newest and hottest pet products in the industry are located in What’s New! at Global Pet Expo. Here, first-time APPA and PIDA exhibitors can introduce themselves and their products to the pet industry as they strive to become today’s most innovative trendsetters. New Products Showcase
 | Covering more than 15,000 sq. ft., the New Products Showcase is the place to debut your new product. This area was created to offer buyers an exclusive glimpse of the newest, most innovative pet products being launched into the marketplace. Buyers will vote on “Best in Show” categories at Global Pet Expo and awards are presented to the winners. |
Press Coverage
Global Pet Expo attracts more than 200 members of the press from national, local, to the trade publications and international media that covers the show. Global Pet Expo exhibitors received outstanding press coverage over the last several years. Some of the media that has attended and covered the show are CBS’s The Early Show with Veterinarian Correspondent Debbye Turner, Good Morning America with Dr. Marty Becker, NBC’s Today Show, FOX 35 Orlando, Animal Planet/Discovery Channel, CNN, MSNBC, USA Today, TIME magazine. Trade Show Marketing Webinar Series
Preparation and follow-up is your key to success at Global Pet Expo. Our Trade Show Marketing Webinars help exhibitors experience the best show they can have. These webinars explain strategies and give ideas to a more profitable show and are free to all members. All webinars are archived on both the APPA and Global Pet Expo websites for your convenience. Steve Miller, a strategic marketing consultant, will lead some webinars from late Fall to after the show. He will be discussing various types of pre-show promotion and post-show follow up with your customers. Topics include direct mail, telemarketing, email and other creative methods which will help you gain more exposure. Other webinars will discuss tips on saving money and how to have a smooth move-in process. In Booth Consultation
If you want to attract the right buyers to your booth, let Global Pet Expo’s booth sales expert, Steve Miller, give you ideas on creating the most inviting environment at the show. Steve will share his trade show expertise with you by conducting a personal booth consultation. As part of his evaluation, Steve will suggest various techniques in which exhibitors can use to increase booth traffic and generate more sales. This service is free to exhibitors. Reservations are required.
Here’s what Buyers have to say about Global Pet Expo:88% of buyers come to Global Pet Expo looking to uncover trends 91% come to comparison shop a wide range of product 89% come to meet with current vendors 90% identify new suppliers 93% visit What’s New! 85% say they get ideas from New Products showcase 82% plan to make purchases of product seen at the show in the next six months 93% of buyers shopped in The Boutique at Global Pet Expo
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