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Tips to Connect With the SEMA Show’s International Buyers

Thu, 09/22/2016 - 10:37

Tens of thousands of international buyers will be walking the 2016 SEMA Show looking for new products to export to their home markets. How do you, as an exhibitor, connect with these buyers, who come to Las Vegas from Australia, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and more than 130 countries? They likely have just a few minutes to stop at any one booth, so how do you draw their attention and maintain their interest in order to introduce yourself and your product, scan their badges or collect their business cards? Here are some tips about how to attract buyers to your booth and what you can do even before the Show begins.

Tips to Connect With the SEMA Show’s International Buyers

Thu, 09/22/2016 - 10:37

Tens of thousands of international buyers will be walking the 2016 SEMA Show looking for new products to export to their home markets. How do you, as an exhibitor, connect with these buyers, who come to Las Vegas from Australia, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and more than 130 countries? They likely have just a few minutes to stop at any one booth, so how do you draw their attention and maintain their interest in order to introduce yourself and your product, scan their badges or collect their business cards? Here are some tips about how to attract buyers to your booth and what you can do even before the Show begins.

Tips to Connect With the SEMA Show’s International Buyers

Thu, 09/22/2016 - 10:37

Tens of thousands of international buyers will be walking the 2016 SEMA Show looking for new products to export to their home markets. How do you, as an exhibitor, connect with these buyers, who come to Las Vegas from Australia, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and more than 130 countries? They likely have just a few minutes to stop at any one booth, so how do you draw their attention and maintain their interest in order to introduce yourself and your product, scan their badges or collect their business cards? Here are some tips about how to attract buyers to your booth and what you can do even before the Show begins.

Tips to Connect With the SEMA Show’s International Buyers

Thu, 09/22/2016 - 10:37

Tens of thousands of international buyers will be walking the 2016 SEMA Show looking for new products to export to their home markets. How do you, as an exhibitor, connect with these buyers, who come to Las Vegas from Australia, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and more than 130 countries? They likely have just a few minutes to stop at any one booth, so how do you draw their attention and maintain their interest in order to introduce yourself and your product, scan their badges or collect their business cards? Here are some tips about how to attract buyers to your booth and what you can do even before the Show begins.

SEMA Show Member Benefit: Schedule a Free Private Meeting With an Intellectual Property/Tax/Antitrust Attorney or Investment Banker

Thu, 09/22/2016 - 10:27

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

During the 2016 SEMA Show, SEMA members have a unique opportunity to schedule a free one-on-one meeting with an expert on intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, copyrights, counterfeits, licensing), pricing policies, tax or investment banking issues. Meetings are available in 20-minute segments to all SEMA members registered to attend the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The meetings will take place on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, between 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., in Room N242 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

To schedule a meeting with one of the experts, please contact Ashley Ailsworth at 202-783-6007, ext. 19 with a preferred meeting time and subject matter of interest.

Our experts include:

Jeffrey Banyas
Patent and trademark protection, licensing and enforcement.
Sisson IP Law
Sharon Center, Ohio

Kirk Chen
Tax, including research & development (R&D) tax credit.
Meritum Consulting
Houston, Texas

Steve Lustig
Trademark and copyright protection and enforcement in the automotive industry, international trademark rights and anti-counterfeiting strategies.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Washington, D.C.

Robb Roby
OEM and aftermarket patent protection, licensing and enforcement.
Knobbe Martens
Irvine, California

Edwin Sisson
Patent and trademark protection and enforcement in the U.S. and internationally.
Sisson IP Law
Sharon Center, Ohio

John Walcher
Mergers, acquisitions and strategic planning; helps clients sell their businesses for maximum value or grow their businesses through acquisitions and other strategies; also provides exit planning, financing, strategic planning and valuation services to companies of all sizes.
Veritas Advisors
Orange County, California

Andrew Young
Patent protection, licensing and enforcement, including international rights acquisition, management and enforcement strategies
Lackenbach Siegel LLP
Scarsdale, New York

Eugene F. Zelek Jr.
Minimum Advertised Price (“MAP”) and resale price policies, differentiated pricing, distribution agreements and channel relationships
Freeborn & Peters LLP
Chicago, Illinois

Don’t let this chance slip by! To schedule an appointment, contact Ashley Ailsworth at ashleya@sema.org or 202-783-6007, ext.19.