Drawing of the B2B Show lottery (three trips to Holland) was held among marketing and advertising experts, employees of advertising agencies, brand managers (within the framework of B2B Show exhibition) on 19th of February.

The trip was organized and financed by AVIRSU and PF Concept Company – world leader of the souvenir branch.

The drawing was held by event-partner of the B2B Show exhibition – “BMS-Promo" agency. Any visitor of B2B Show could take part in the drawing by giving his business card. Winners were determined in a festive atmosphere by way of drawing of business cards in the presence of exhibitors and visitors.

The winners of the lottery:

• Irina Paleva, advertising and PR manager of «Premier-Hotels» network (Kiev);
• Aleksandr Tobolich, advertising and marketing specialist of "CV-Altera" company (Kiev);
• Marina Morozovskaya, advertising and marketing manager of TH "Favorite Car" (Khmelnitsky).

We congratulate the winners and wish them an unforgettable May weekend in Holland.

Dear exhibitors, partners, friends and visitors of B2B Show!

We thank you for your interest in the Creative souvenirs exposition, which was introduced within the framework of B2B Show exhibition. Your special attention to this exposition, as well as active voting for the submitted works forced organizers to postpone the announcement of voting results. By the end of the second day we have defined two leaders in the category "The most complex technological solution"; they obtained the same number of votes. That is why we have given an opportunity to fairly define the winner by proceeding with voting till the third day of the exhibition’s work.

Now we can announce the winners.

Winners of the Creative souvenirs exposition:

In the category "The most unusual souvenir":

1 st place - Puzzle (solved this puzzle, you can get in return a bottle of wine) - Eurosouvenir company;
2 nd place - Live pen (the body of the pen contains a living plant, which grows the entire period of pen’s use) - "BUREAU-CRAT" company;
3rd place – Calendar of good deeds - "Stick Print” TM.

In the category "The most complex technological solution":
1 st place - "Nicholas Wonder-worker" Icon (embroidery on satin) - "BUREAU-CRAT" company;
2 nd place - Calendar (print on metal, volumetric filling, made of silk) – “Columb” company;
3rd place - T-shirt "Frankenstein" with the application  of 3-D volume in 3 levels – “Poltoran” company.

Post-release:

The 1-st specialized Trade Fair of advertising and souvenir industry "B2B SHOW" took place on 17-19 February, 2010 in the АССО International exhibition center (Kiev, Peremohy ave., 40-B).

"ACCO International" exhibition company and Association of manufacturers and importers of advertising and souvenir production of Ukraine (AVIRSU), the organizers of the exhibition, exerted every effort for this exhibition to become the leading event of Ukrainian souvenir market. In this connection, the Organizing Committee decided to hold the first exhibition in the АССО International exhibition center.

АССО International exhibition center, where the "World of Stationery" exhibition was held till 2007, is a well-known place that has a lot of advantages. Namely, it is situated almost in the centre of Kiev, has a convenient road interchange, free of charge parking, comfortable and fully-equipped conference halls. Three halls of the restaurant permit to provide the participants and visitors with hot meals, to conduct business lunches, receptions and coffee breaks.

At the same time, reduction of space rent costs gave a chance to intensify the advertising campaign, aimed at attraction of target audience. "ACCO International" exhibition company, as always, exerted every effort to make your stay in its Exhibition Hall comfortable, effective and loyal in the financial sense.

We are sure that joint efforts helpeg everyone to withstand today's complicated conditions and the “В2В SHOW 2010” exhibition became become an outstanding professional event.

"Bureau-Crat" Сompany will offer goods under Senator, Rou Bill, Lamy, Basis, PFConcept, Inspirion, Topico, Trober, Cerruti, Charles Jourdan, Jean-Lois Scherrer, Smalto, Ungaro trademarks.

"Eurosouvenir" Company – direct supply of souvenir production under the following trademarks: Ritter Pen, Giving Europe B.V., PF Concept International, Midocean Brands. Eurosouvenir is an exclusive representative of Ritter Pen and Giving Europe B.V. on the territory of Ukraine.

"Stick Print" – stickers with covers, stickers-comics, stickers on thin paper, stickers on magnets.

"Gobelen Ltd" will offer exclusive woven production under customer’s sketches: firm ties, scarfs, kerchiefs; woven calendars; woven cards; flags; tapes, labels; woven wall-papers, furniture fabrics, portraits; made to order gobelins.

"May-Chas" Company will demonstrate limited edition "160th anniversary"of Swiss watches "HAAS & Cie SWISS 1848" on the occasion of 160 years from the date of company’s establishment; new collections of watches "EKRANOPLAN. Caspian Sea Monster" and "GAZ-14. LIMOUSINE" under the European brand "VOSTOK-EUROPA"; collections "NEO ABYSS" of Swiss watches"BURETT"; new family of watches under the trademark "CeCi".

Fashion Show of "Fruit of the Loom" Company will take place in the framework of the exhibition. Except from basic collection will be demonstrated five novelties of this season. 

"Poltoran" Company will offer its services in the field of printing on textile fabrics with special effects (3D effect, effect of water, effect of suede, shimmer effect and other effects).

"Сolumb" Company will offer new kinds of solutions for trade souvenir production of own manufacture and design.

"Brand Gifts" company will present flash storage devices, perfect for logotype embossing from warehouse situated in Kiev and custom-built. Souvenir USB flash drives successfully combine the functions of useful computer accessory and advertising medium.

"Twins" Company will offer advertising and souvenir production, watches of IMC Manufactoria brand with thecustomer’s company.

"Ukrspeckurier" will offer courier delivery all over Kiev and Ukraine, quality postal service, responsible freight forwarding, printing services. Our main office is located in Kiev and, at the moment, there are 35 offices on the territory of Ukraine.

"Wolf" Company – hybrid printing, polygraphic souvenirs, offset printing on plastic.

"A small number of exhibitors, only target visitors, lots of activities, interesting to all market participants and presence of foreign guests helped to create club atmosphere on B2B Show. That atmosphere promoted comfortable and effective work, direct communication between Ukrainian operators of advertising and souvenir market and representatives of leading brands from all around the world. "

"B2B Show exhibition became the first step towards establishing new standards of communication between the main operators of the industry, allowed visitors to see promotional gifts in another perspective - as absolutely all-sufficient advertising media that can become the basis of advertising campaigns”.

"B2B Show demonstrated that advertising and souvenir industry needs such activities."
"... In the course of 3 days everybody felt that the exhibition was a success. It was nice to see interested people, who came to the exhibition, clearly aware of the reasons for its visit, smiling exhibitors, who were saying that B2B Show was exactly what they needed, amazed foreign guests, who claimed that there is no similar events in the whole world. "

Kantseliarski spravy № 1-2 (96-97) January-February 2010