News Archive 2007
27.11.2007Exhibition industry against copying
On the occasion of a visit of Chinese government officials to Germany mid November KME gave a lecture on the premises of Messe Berlin about the issues of product piracy on trade fairs and exhibitions.
13.11.2007Going global 2007: Success factors of German SMEs in international business
Baltic States and Ukraine with substantial future business perspectives
The German exporting industry is creating more and more new domestic jobs. Since July 2006 alone, exporting firms have established around 200,000 new employments in Germany, according to the survey “Going International 2007” published by the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry mid November.
31.10.2007KME strengthens team in 2008
The Berlin based KME Consulting Group, one of the leading international consultancies specialised in exhibition industry issues, will build up its team in the coming year.
23.10.2007New Messe Stuttgart gets started
Foreign sales to be constantly increased in the future
With the new fairground opened on October 19th 2007, Stuttgart Messe will work it’s way up to the Champions League. Due to Baden-Wuerttembergs economic power this role should have been reached some time ago, said Ulrich Kromer, CEO of the Stuttgart Trade Fair during the opening ceremony.
19.10.2007KEA Korean Exhibition Academy
First course successfully completed in October 2007
From 10 to 12 October 2007 the first Korean Exhibition Academy, a course program for young Korean exhibition managers, was held by KME Consulting Group, an international consultancy for the exhibition industry, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
22.08.2007Abu Dhabi’s new landmark: Construction of Capital Centre has started
The start of work for one of the Middle East’s most significant economic development projects, the new Capital Centre in Abu Dhabi, has recently been announced by ADNEC, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company.
04.07.2007Increasing foreign sales of German trade fair companies
In the even year 2006, being poorer with regard to the regular intervals of exhibitions concerning some companies, German trade fair organisers achieved good results and partly even record levels.
03.07.2007Paris “exhibition marriage”
In about four months from now, when the French “comité de concentration” (antitrust agency) has approved the case, the new Paris exhibition merger, uniting the CCIP - Paris chamber of industry and commerce exhibition activities (Comexpo, Paris le Bourget and Paris-Nord Villepinte) and the sites of the property group Unibail (Paris Expo and Exposium), will definitely be legally effective.
29.06.2007German exhibition industry on a stable path for 2007
Activities of German organisers abroad grow significantly
The trade fairs, having taken place during the first months of 2007 in Germany, have in most cases shown increase in their figures. Already more than one fifth of the total exhibition space is sold by German organizers when carrying out their own events abroad.
12.06.2007German SMEs show optimism
Around eight participations at trade fairs in the years 2007/2008
Two thirds of the German small and medium-sized companies expect good or even excellent business results for the year 2008; almost 30 % of the SMEs intend fresh engagements.
11.05.2007Online advertising features significant growth
Advertising in the internet is growing six times faster than advertising in traditional media. In the coming year 2008 the overall advertising turnover in the internet will already be getting ahead of radio advertising for the first time.
11.05.2007Uniplan again reports double-digit growth
Live communication agency plans investments in Germany and China
Uniplan, one of the leading agencies for live communication, again grew strongly in the last financial year 2005/2006 (ending July 31st). Turnover in the company’s core business areas trade shows and events increased by 18% to a total of €71.2m (FY 2004/2005: €60.3m). Of this, Uniplan generated €50.6m in Europe (€43.3m) and €20.6m in Asia (€16.8m).
23.04.2007HANNOVER MESSE 2007 shows top results
Japan as parnter country for 2008
With record statistics and a large quantity of the latest products and processes, this year is HANNOVER MESSE exceeded expectations, underscoring its status as a global innovations platform.
11.04.2007ITB goes Asia-Pacific
ITB Berlin, the largest event for the tourism industry in the world, has announced the first edition of ITB Asia to be held in Singapore in October, 22 - 24, 2008.
10.04.2007German service sector is booming
Encouraging results of new DIHK survey
Around 450.000 new jobs will be created within the service industry in German during the running year 2007. These positive results are due to booming German exports, but also to a significantly higher domestic demand.
10.04.2007Significant increase of German exports
BDI predicts 10 per cent growth
In the running year 2007 German exports will again benefit from higher growth rates than the world trade, being expected to increase by 7.5 per cent. According to a poll by the Federation of German Industries (DIHK) German exports will jump up by 10 per cent in 2007.
