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 APPMA News Trade Show Exhibitor Space Available It's not too late to reserve your booth at The APPMA Show! The APPMA Show is the largest annual pet products trade show in the world with 600 exhibitors in 1,600 booths. It's also the one show that every major domestic and international buyer attends. If you want a wide-reaching distribution for your products, The APPMA Show is where you need to be. The 46th Annual Pet Products Tradeshow March 17-19, 2004 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA www.appma.org To reserve your exhibit space, contact Andrew Darmohraj at 203-532-3606 or email andy@appma.org. Tradeshow Sponsorship Opportunities Available For the first time in the show's history, APPMA is offering exhibiting members the opportunity to maximize exposure to key buyers, distributors, independent retailers and members of the press through sponsorship packages. These exclusive opportunities are only available to exhibiting 2004 APPMA members and include sponsorships of the press room, the gold standard club room, the international buyers lounge, morning coffee stations, the networking reception, the annual breakfast, column wraps, banners and more. To purchase a sponsorship or for more information contact: Stacey Huzi, (203) 532-3601, or via email stacey@appma.org. Click here to view a list of the event marketing opportunities. Members in the News Our members and their products are getting more media attention through their membership with APPMA than ever before. Since July 2003 we have been working with our new public relations firm MassMedia|Vanguard. We have seen great success through their efforts and look forward to working with them in 2004. During the past six months we have not only been receiving coverage on the benefits of pet ownership, but are gaining additional exposure on the strength of the industry as well as showcasing our members and their products. We believe this new public relations direction will be of greater benefit to all of you. Read on to learn how you can become more involved. Here are some examples:
Phone: 775-322-0755 Email: tierra@massmediapr.com/julie@massmediapr.com Fax: 800-499-1483 Also, if you are interested in learning more about the PAL, PSA campaign and how you can be more involved, call Tierra at MassMedia|Vanguard. News Pitches and Media Opportunities are distributed through APPMA weekly E-updates. To be added to the E-update list please email info@appma.org. APPMA Announces New Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Bilbao has been hired to serve as APPMA's marketing coordinator. Bilbao joins APPMA's recently restructured marketing department that serves to strengthen the association through increased awareness of APPMA and its members, and the development and implementation of coordinated marketing and communication strategies. Prior to joining APPMA, Bilbao worked in public relations at Avon Products, Inc. for the organization's "Avon Breast Cancer Crusade," and completed an internship at Nextel Communications, Inc. Bilbao earned degrees in communications and sociology from Boston College where she was listed on the Dean's List. Jennifer can be reached at jennifer@appma.org. APPMA Announces New Members APPMA is pleased to welcome sixty new members whose applications were approved during the association's most recent board meeting. To see the complete listing of new members click here. |
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