Exhibitor Info
Who Should Exhibit
Conference: March 27-29, 2012
Trade Show: March 28-29, 2012
Location: Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA
Wineries Unlimited celebrates its 36th year as the largest and most powerful wine industry event in the eastern US.
Here's Why You Should Exhibit at Wineries Unlimited
Celebrate With Us
We invite you to join us for the second largest vineyard and winery conference and trade show in North America. The next Wineries Unlimited celebrates its 36th anniversary and returns to Richmond, Virginia for a second year. Richmond offers plentiful resources, more space, easy flying and driving access and more opportunity for you to sell to qualified buyers.
Don't Confuse this Event with Others
Also in March is the Eastern Winery Exposition in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is a start-up event by two former Vineyard & Winery Management employees. Their event is not produced or endorsed by Vineyard &
Winery Management.
36 Years of Experience
Wineries Unlimited will be entering our 36th year to bring you a show with the experience and expertise required to deliver the quality event you've come to expect. Our ties within the eastern industry are strengthened with endorsements from people like Jim Trezise, president of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, Carl Brandhorst, president of the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association and Annette Boyd of Virginia Wine. It's through connections like these that we can bring to Wineries Unlimited political figures like Todd Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Forestry and Agriculture and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. These relations will strengthen the eastern wine industry as a whole and make Wineries Unlimited the place to be.
New Show Decorator
Due to your strong feedback, we will employ a new decorator, Exhibits, Inc. based in Richmond, VA. This company specializes in customer service, guaranteed low prices, and is willing to work with you.
Convenient One-Stop Shopping
Many of you that have been attending Wineries Unlimited for the last several years already know that this is the event where the eastern industry comes to buy directly off of the trade show floor. For many wineries in the East and Midwest, there simply isn't the access to the products and services that you need conveniently located in one location. That's why qualified buyers come to this show with shopping list in hand prepared to stock up on the supplies and services they will need for the coming year. This fact makes Wineries Unlimited the most powerful on-site buying experience in the wine industry.
"The Buyer's Trade Show"
This is the buying show for vineyard and winery owners in the eastern wine market. Attendees buy everything they need to manage a successful vineyard or winery including barrels, bottles, corks, chemicals, equipment, grapevines, insurance, irrigation, machinery, packaging, software, soil testing equipment, tasting room merchandise, trucking services and a host of other items.
A survey given to attendees revealed that 40 percent of respondents made purchases of $20,000 or more at the show. Numerous purchases over $100,000 were also recorded. The two-day trade show houses over 330 exhibitor booths to showcase your products and services. Because of the large geographic spread of the eastern wine industry, exhibitors tell us they do a large part of their business at this show as a result of the face-to-face contact made there. Suppliers have a chance to greet and sell to winery owners, operators and grape growers from over 33 states and provinces (and counting!). Don't miss this cost-effective way to reach your growing eastern market!New Show Decorator
Due to your strong feedback, we will employ a new decorator, Exhibits, Inc. based in Richmond, VA. This company specializes in customer service, guaranteed low prices, and is willing to work with you.
Incentives to Attract Business in 2012
• 2011 booth prices, sizes, floor plan layout
• two grazing lunches-one each day of the trade show
• wine served at the trade show on day two
• unlimited VIP Postcard Passes (all you have to do is label and mail!) or unlimited VIP Virtual Passes (paperless link)
• specialized attention - exhibitor reps will be on the trade show floor for Q&A and specifically address your needs and wants
• return of the live action with silent auction on trade show floor to support ASEV/ES scholarships
• free attendee list pre and post show available on request
• free exhibitor badges in amounts as needed
Early Bird Discount- $100.00--Ends June 30, 2011
As always, we are happy to extend this early bird discount to you. Reserve your
booth before June 30th and receive $100.00 off the price of your booth.
Multi Booth Discount-10% off
Planning to purchase two or more booths? Receive 10% off the cost of each
additional booth after your first.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We've got lots of options available! At your convenience, please contact me to book the right one for you. Custom packages are also available, so let me help you
build the perfect sponsorship just for you.
Meet with key industry professionals and enjoy one-one-one time with potential new clients or existing annual buyers. This show attracts:
-Industry Suppliers
-Marketing Executives
-Retail Tasting Room Personnel
-Vineyard Managers
-Vineyard Owners
-Winemakers
-Winery Managers
Exhibitor Testimonials
"I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for the show. As a governmental representative on not only Enological Equipment, but also Agricultural and agro food equipment, I have the opportunity to attend many trade shows around the world. Wineries Unlimited is sincerely one, if not my only favorite, despite the small size of the wine industry on the East Coast of the US. The conferences were very complete, and very well targeted, the speakers and moderators were, for most of them, captivating, the show itself accustomed with all the socials was a place where we nearly felt at home. For all that, thank you!" Pierre Géraud, Trade Advisor, Agricultural & Enological Equipment, French Embassy Trade Office - Ubifrance
"This was the most successful trade show we've had in our 20 years as exhibitors." - Arthur Roberts, president of Arton Glass
"Attendees were serious about buying and not just kicking tires." - Don Restly of GMI, Inc.
"You organize the best show in the country. No doubt. We always enjoy this show because not only do you care about the vendors with respect to travel, hours of the show etc, you make it enjoyable and a good experience for the attendees. One again the staff at Wineries Unlimited did an outstanding job. As expected, we sold several of our systems and also we gathered potential leads. It was great to see our customers at the booth. We appreciate their loyalty and business." - John McClain, McClain Ozone Inc.
"All the important people in the wine industry are present at this show!" - David Macoretta, Criveller Group
"Attendees favorably responded to learning about our online wine marketing curriculum starting fall 2009". - Linda Nowak of Sonoma State University
"The Wineries Unlimited show always provides great prospects along with good company to offer a very productive environment for everyone!" - Marty Buddenbohn Jr., Baltimore Glassware Decorators
Benefits-Draw a top-level, buying-power audience.
-Develop new prospects.
-Have the client see the product or meet a representative on his or her own initiative - more successful than cold calls!
-Online listing of your company information and products.
-Exhibitor Hosted Grazing Luncheon - open to all registered attendees including those with an Exhibit Hall ticket.
-Give your best or potential new clients Exhibitor VIP Tickets for entrance into the show!
Opportunities
A Silent Auction will be held on the trade floor during both days of the trade show. Donate an auction item and gain more exposure for your company's products and services. Gain more traffic to your booth. Become an official event sponsor and put your name all over Wineries Unlimited. See Sponsorship for details or view in the booth selection process.
Landmark Study Reveals ROI of Business Travel
New Research Informs 2010 Budgeting Decisions by Leading Companies; Counters Recent Political Criticism, September 15, 2009
New research conducted by global research firm Oxford Economics* establishes the first clear link between business travel and business growth as American businesses are planning their 2010 budgets and federal policymakers are looking to stimulate the American economy. For every dollar invested in business travel, businesses experience an average $12.50 in increased revenue and $3.80 in new profits, according to the study.
"This study shows that not all spending cuts are smart cuts," said Adam Sacks, managing director of Oxford Economics. "When companies reduce their travel budgets, there are negative consequences that we can now quantify, in terms of lost revenue and profit growth, and in terms of giving competitors a distinct advantage."
This is the first time that the return on investment of business travel has been successfully measured. The study found that curbing business travel can have a strong negative impact on corporate profits. The average business in the U.S. would forfeit 17 percent of its profits in the first year of eliminating business travel, and it would take more than three years for profits to recover.
"Business travel IS economic stimulus," said Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, which commissioned the study. "In order to grow, businesses have to invest. This research shows that face-to-face meetings and incentive awards to top performers are among the smartest investments companies can make." (To read the report in its entirety, visit this link to the US Travel Association's web site. This material provided courtesy of Oxford Economics.)