Urban Expositions acquires San Francisco and Seattle Gift Shows
Buys shows from DMG World Media
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Urban Expositions is acquiring the San Francisco International Gift Fair (SFIGF) and the Seattle Gift Show from DMG world media. The acquisition adds to Atlanta-based Urban Expositions' western presence as well as its growing portfolio of trade shows. Urban Expositions will assume all management duties from DMG world media following completion of the August 8-11 San Francisco and August 22-25, Seattle events.
“We have been looking for growth opportunities in the Western U.S. for some time now and felt that the San Francisco and Seattle shows offered the perfect complement to our show roster,” explains Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions. "These shows now join our growing Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show to expand and strengthen our position out west. We look forward to building upon the outstanding efforts of dmg world media and GLM to bring even more new business growth and development opportunities to the region's gift community."
"Urban Expositions is ideally suited to take over the management of the San Francisco and Seattle shows," said Alan Steel, EVP, business-to-retail, dmg world media, which sold its annual Boston Gift Show to Urban Expositions in 2008. "The Urban team has built a solid reputation over the years for its hands-on management style and commitment to customer service. Urban's leadership has a strong understanding of the specialized needs of these events, their buyers and exhibitors, and we know they will bring continued success to the shows in years to come."
After the completion of the August shows in San Francisco and Seattle, Urban will take over all sales, marketing, operations and other day-to-day duties for the January 23-26, 2010 Seattle Gift Show, the February 6-10, 2010 SFIGF and all future editions of the two shows.
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