SPA INDUSTRY NEWS
Las Vegas, Nevada-April 27, 2009- Bentley International Group has once again solidified its presence in the spa industry by announcing the dates for the 5th Annual Day Spa Expo & Business Forum (www.DaySpaExpo.com). This business-to-business industry event will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center on March 13-15, 2010.
“Day Spa Expo has always been a buyer focused show for the day spa, medical spa and resort and destination industries complemented by our high end educational components” said Bentley CEO Patrick Witherspoon, “This is the spa industry show everyone is talking about; everyone who attends tells us this is a great show”. For back of the house processes inventory and front of the house retail slotting, as well as major equipment, attendee buyers claim Day Spa Expo is a superior show.
As the original major sponsors and supporting organizations (Day Spa Association, International Medical Spa Association and Resources & Development) continue to develop the industries most powerful and informative Business Forum the 2010 Day Spa Expo is the show the spa industry professional cannot afford to miss. Witherspoon says, “Our educational component is delivered by people who are in the business and excel at it”.
With the new show days on the industry preferred Sunday and Monday, Witherspoon says the Day Spa Expo is poised for unprecedented buyer attendance. Enthusiastically says Witherspoon, “Showcasing the best group of exhibitors offering all the goods, supplies, services, retail items, and equipment, the spas real buying decision-makers want and need is what drives the percentage of owners, operators and directors to over 90% of our attendee base”. “That is why Day Spa Expo will have record attendance in 2010”, said Witherspoon.
Witherspoon closed the press conference after discussing research from a leading industry publication about why companies need to exhibit in an economic downturn: Not Exhibiting Negatively Impacts Future Sales. Exhibitors Close A Dramatically Higher % of Sales Based on Show Leads. Companies that Exhibit in a Downturn increase their sales in the short term and long term. Today there are Clues to Watch for Signs of Recovery. Today’s Economic Slowdown will Not Transform the Convention and Tradeshow Industry….Exhibiting has a proven ROI.
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