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NEW EUROPE EXHIBITION FOR MEETINGS, EVENTS & INCENTIVE TRAVEL

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REBOOK YOUR STAND and START WITH MARKETING ACTIVITIES NOW! The 2014 trade show once again demonstrated why Conventa deserves the title of the leading business-to-business event in the area of meeting industry in Central and South East Europe! It surpassed all expectations with:

– the largest number of international meeting planners in the history of the show (over 200)

– highest quality hosted buyers (62,78 % were rated as good or excellent by exhibitors)

– congress destinations were presented in the highest number so far (12)

– the organizers recorded a record number of pre-arranged meetings (3.158)

– the best and most extensive educational program was o!ered (over all 3 days)

So make sure you jump on the bandwagon now to:– be among the "rst to secure your place at

the 2015 trade show– save money and take advantage of the

Super Saver Booking rate– exhaust all Conventa marketing and PR

activities– attract the hosted buyers attention at an

early stage and build a relationship before the show

We keep our promise and we promise to deliver:– international and regional hosted buyers

of the highest quality– one2one meetings and plenty of chances

to network– your exposure and introduction to the

key meeting industry audience 365 days a year

– great support and an unforgettable Conventa experience

For more information about rebooking the stand please go to www.conventa.si/exhibitors/conventa-packages/application-formor write to Mrs. Natalija bah #ad at natalija@conventa.info or call us at +386 1 430 51 03.

Ensure you place on the meetingindustry map and continue to be a part of the Conventa magic! Deadline: 14 March 2014

YEARS OF RESULTS

SIX

REASONS TO EXHIBIT AT CONVENTA 2015

TOPTEN

40 COUNTRIES

1,362 HOSTED BUYERSFROM

12 COUNTRIES

731 EXHIBITORS

FROM

Fact: We are trusted by global trade shows IMEX, EIBTM and UK Meetings Show, ICCA asso-ciation, MPI and SITE, as well as all the major convention bureaus in the region. In addition, all the largest meetings players have been with us from the beginning. The degree of loyalty is extremely high, because from the beginning 98% of exhibitors have put their trust in us and they are joined every year by new exhibitors.

Conventa has in five years become a respected brand

that among invited guests and exhibitors enjoys a high

reputation and credibility. By participating in the trade

show you can become part of the group of best meet-

ings companies of the region.

A FIRST IMPRESSION COUNTS

HIGH LOYALTY

98%

Fact: Average cost per lead in Europe is, according to base es-timates, 15 EUR per contact. At Conventa you are guaranteed 250 contacts, or a total value of EUR 3,250 far exceeding the invest-ment cost of registration fee for participation.

Investment in Conventa is equal to investment

in a minimum 250 sales contacts (sales leads). In addition,

Conventa is one of the few trade shows that provides exhibi-

tors with a database of all participating invited guests after

the event for the purpose of further marketing.

IT SAVES YOU MONEY

PER CONTACT

15" Fact: For the average sales meeting organisation you would spend at least 60 minutes, without counting time invested in market research and other time invested in finding customers. According to the Conventa survey, on average we save you at least 60 hours of valuable time that you would otherwise be spending searching for contacts, organising and executing of meetings.

Only at Conventa can you have on

average 22 pre-arranged meetings

in two days, the organisation of which would otherwise

take a lot of your precious time.

THE OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF TIME

SAVE AT LEAST

HOURS

60

Fact: Normally, the costs of appear-ing at fairs and exhibitions in the basic package do not include different types of additional equipment such as chairs, tables, lighting, and more. Conventa offers all of this, as well as a year-round marketing package, for a single price. To the costs of appearing you need only add the cost of getting to Ljubljana and accommodation for your staff.

The registration fee for Conventa does not have con-

cealed costs and includes a fully equipped stand to work

on the principle “come, meet, win”. In addition, over the

two days of the event and fully included in the registra-

tion fee, Conventa is one of only trade shows taking care

of food for its participants.

NO HIDDEN COSTS

MARKETING PACKAGE

FOR A SINGLE

PRICE

Fact: According to Conventa statistics a minimum of 10% of all actual meetings are transformed sales in the long run. On average this means 2.2 successful meetings with us. Taking the assumption that it is a one day event with 50 participants, who according to Ljubljana Tourism analysis spend EUR 383,60 (without transport to the destination) per day, this means that specific yield of the trade show is on average at least EUR 57,540 per exhibitor.

These are the heart of Conventa. Only

those who have a serious interest in

the region and a real purchasing power

are invited to the event. Every year we

decline over 200 applicants who do not

meet the strict criteria of qualification.

SELECTED BUYERS

AVERAGE YIELD

" 57,540 PER EXHIBITOR

Fact: B2B promotion is based on a rapidly expanding database that has reached 39,816 contacts with whom we regularly commu-nicate and keep informed on the project and our partners.

Every year we are expanding

our range of year-round promotional

activities of the trade show, which are included free of

charge into the exhibitors’ packages. The promotion is

based on the constantly growing database of potential

invited guests and tools such as the Meet in SEE e-cat-

alogue, Conventa e-newspaper and the quickly growing

social networks of the project.

ALL YEAR ROUND PROMOTION OF EXHIBITORS

39,816CONTACTS

Fact: Conventa treats invited guests and exhibitors equally, which is why all of the social events are an integral part of the Conventa project and are free of charge for exhibitors, as they represent an integral part of achieving ROI

Through various

forms of socialising

Conventa enables

you to meet as many

invited guests as

possible. The social events element of the trade show

includes coffee breaks, a green corner, working lunches

and evening receptions. Conventa is one of a few trade

shows that treats exhibitors and invited guests equally

and offers this side of the networking in the package.

HIGH LEVEL SOCIALISING

SOCIAL EVENTS ARE

FREE OF CHARGE

Fact: We have brought global stars of the meetings industry to Conventa, among others Paul Bridle, Linda Pereira, Patrick Delaney, Angie Mason and many more. The average registration fee for such events is ordinarily 250 EUR. Conventa offers them to ex-hibitors free of charge.

Conventa improves with

every passing year and

upgrades its education

programme, which is free of

charge for exhibitors.

FREE EDUCATION

GLOBAL STARSAT CONVENTA

Fact: In five years Conventa has been visited by 67 leading professional media, who have brought 119 journalists to the event to spread the word of the meetings potential of the region to the whole world. In partnership co-operation media contacts annually guarantee us free publications and other forms of content marketing to a total value of 65,000 EUR.

Conventa is well visited by

professional media and their

leading journalists. Many of

them were so excited about

the region that they became

media ambassadors and

friends of destinations.

CONTENT MARKETING

LEADING PRO MEDIA

119 JOURNALISTS67

Fact: Conventa achieves out-standing results in terms of quality. The average satisfaction grade of exhibitors was in five years 4.23 from a possible 5), with the average satisfaction grade of invited guests even higher, scoring the trade show with an average grade 4.44.

Conventa always ensures a high quality of

satisfaction of exhibitors and invited guests.

Through the analysis of the overall results,

participant surveys and individual meetings with every

exhibitor we are taking care to improve the quality each

year, understanding that this will increase the loyalty of

partners and enhance the reputation of the trade show.

CARING FOR THE QUALITY OF THE TRADE SHOW

SATISFAC-TION GRADE

EXHIBI-TORS

INVITED GUESTS

4.23 4.44