SEMA is seeking nominations to recognize a young individual from the industry who is making breakthroughs in the areas of new products, new approaches to business or setting new trends. These nominations will be used to select the first-ever SEMA Gen-3 Innovator Award.

The SEMA Show’s Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase—one of the Show’s most popular events—enables manufacturers to share their newest products and best ideas to some 60,000 buyers. But once the Showcase is over, exhibitors face the task of getting their products packed and returned safely.   

The 2012 National Championship of The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge build competition will be held at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, October 30–November 2. The following year, the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge will hold its 2013 National Championship at the 26th Annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show, December 12–14, 2013, in Orlando, Florida, officials have announced.

The 2012 Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) Reception will include a live auction to support SEMA Cares and increase awareness for the third-annual HRIA Pinewood Builder’s Challenge. Fifteen well-known builders created one-of-a-kind miniature hot rods in the style of Pinewood derby cars.

Innovation and creativity serve as the lifeblood for businesses and industries alike, offering the competitive edge necessary to enhance growth and profit. Businesses that have the foresight to harness those advantages through rethinking products, services, processes and business models are able to materialize the greatest level of differentiation between the remainder of the market in the eyes of your customer.

SEMA has announced that it is working with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide an added benefit of attending the SEMA Show and a more convenient way in which you can take advantage of the membership benefits of its Global Entry Trusted Traveler program. 

Are you invisible to your customers?  Reserve your meeting spot today with the SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) in SEMA Show booth #20579 and learn how managing your product data will drive more sales! An industry-owned-and-operated solution, the SDC is here to help by providing expert data-management solutions at the lowest possible cost.

There are several programs in place for exhibitors to generate buzz for their company and products prior to the opening of the 2012 SEMA Show.

If you’re looking for a vehicle for your booth, simplify your search by making an announcement in SEMA eNews. The publication is distributed to more than 100,000 industry professionals, including numerous vehicle builders and customizers.

Get your parts on more vehicles at the 2012 SEMA Show by offering products to builders through the Products for Project-Vehicle Builders list.