Saturday, March 21, 2009

NY Stationery Show!

We are gearing up again for going to the big show! Always a highlight of the year to attend. The newest lates, and greats from around the world and just a wonderful experience as NYC always is! If you love paper, this is an absolute must attend! We love seeing all the new products, but really find interest in the supply side. Finding the direct manufacturers! However, make sure before you put those product lines under your name, work with them and test them. Some greats we found last year had wonderful presentation, and bad follow through. Made the expense of buying sample lines, to end up scraping due to poor service.
Note to attendees: make sure your hotel is not under major renovation, as I experienced last year, and was not thrilled. Booked a very reputatble hotel and was... a little po'd about the horrific conditions the hotel was in when we arrived that was not posted on their site.
However, the small negatives, the overwhelming positives and enduring leads add to the anticipation of the next year's show that you just can't wait to book!

Connect with worldwide buyers and colleagues
The National Stationery Show is the premiere market for social stationery and related products in the United States. It is the annual platform that 1,000 exhibiting companies featuring more than 10,000 lines rely upon for branding, new product releases, sales, business development, customer relations, public relations and licensing. Among the 1000 exhibitors are some 300 hot, new, design-driven companies staging their debut each year! NSS is the only show in North America that focuses comprehensively on this industry segment. It is the most important gathering of this industry worldwide, and attracts executives from all sectors: manufacturers, retailers, distributors, suppliers, sales reps, designers, licensing agents and press.

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