"B2B Show" - specialized Trade Fair of promotional industry, organized by the Association of manufacturers and importers of advertising and souvenir production of Ukraine (AVIRSU) and ACCO International Exhibition Company.

B2B Show Exhibition - a meeting place for manufacturers and importers of promotional products, and those, who operate in the field of advertising and promotion, as well as eventers. Promotional souvenir - a unique product, which performs its functional purpose and is a carrier of information and emotions. Nowadays, virtually no significant event or a large company can't operate without promotional production,either a pen, notebook, or an exclusive souvenir.

In the ceremony of official opening of the Trade Fair took part representatives of AVIRSU association:

• Igor Avramenko - director of Stick Print Company
• Vladimir Dubina - director of FanZone Project
• Aleksey Filimonov - director of Bureaucrat Company
• Maksim Korobka - director of the First Ukrainian Souvenir Company
• Valentin Kostenko - director of "SALVE" Company
• Konstantin Kotsiuba - director general of Eurobusiness Company
• Zarina Popko - director general of Oasis Ukraine Company
• Ihor Vaydanych - director of Eney Company
• Ufuk Varol - director of  "TROY International" Company

Among distinguished guests one could see Patrick Doring - Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senator GmbH (Germany),one of the world's leading manufacturers of writing instruments, Richard Lariby - Export Director of PF Concept (the Netherlands) - world leader of the promotional industry, Elena Kaminskaya, official representative of PF Concept in Ukraine, Esad Ahmet Ozdem, President of the Association of Manufacturers and Importers of promotional products PROMOTURK, Turkey, Uwe Thielsch, Managing Director, Koziol, Germany - creative office products and household goods and Przemyslaw Shranko - export-manager of TM Lecce Pen, Poland.

The main aim of B2B Show exhibition is to promote and to improve the status of business gifts, to set professional standards of the production and activity of market operators.

Implementation of these tasks, as well as development of business cooperation and professional communication facilitate special atmosphere of the event, which combines active work and elements of the show.

Annually B2B Show gathers leading representatives of the Ukrainian advertising and souvenir market. They demonstrate here the latest innovations and creative solutions, share experiences and conclude contracts, and, of course, enter into useful contacts. Visitors of the exhibition could acquaint themselves with the global trends of the season 2012, familiarize themselves with new trends, production technologies and promotional gifts branding here.

Conduction of different events within the framework of "B2B Show" becomes a tradition - they are waited.

Exhibition program included:

Annual International Conference "The global industry of advertising and souvenir production: scope, prospects, trends, statistics", in which participate leaders of the promotional industry. This year, among the invited international speakers one could find: Patrick Doering (Patrick Doring) - Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senator GmbH (Germany); Richard Lariby - Export Director of PF Concept (the Netherlands); Elena Kaminska, official representative of PF Concept in Ukraine; Esad Ahmet Ozdem, President of the Association of Manufacturers and Importers of promotional products PROMOTURK (Turkey); Uwe Thielsch, Managing Director, Koziol (Germany) and Przemyslaw Shranko - export-manager of TM Lecce Pen (Poland).

Third All-Ukrainian Competition Effect PROMO, oriented towards the professionals of advertising and marketing industry. Here one could see works of those people, who already have successful work experience in the advertising market. Competition is held in two categories: Professional and Junior.

This year's novelty - special nomination for advertising and event agencies.

Demonstration of promotional and corporate clothing collections "PROMO Defile" - a unique event, developed for companies that operate in the field of advertising textiles. This is an additional PR and a way to attract the attention of potential customers (exclusive orders can be made directly at the show).

Special expositions of B2B Show 2012:

• Exposition of creative gifts
• Souvenirs, dedicated to Euro 2012 championship
• Exposition of fakes
• Ukraine's first exposition of promotional products from private collections

Shows and presentations:

• "Discover Ukraine" - presentation of the "Zozulitsa" project, owner of the B2B Show Grand Prix in 2011
• Show and presentation of an exclusive author's production (football clubs and other products) - held by the Organizing Committee of the International Festival "Big Ball".

Each B2B Show exhibition is a step towards future development of the advertising and souvenir market, unifying factor in the communication of providers, manufacturers and consumers, a unique opportunity to spend time with maximum benefits for your business!

 

Approximately 100 works, 13 of which were rejected due to incorrect submission of forms and lack of opportunity to assess works (without a description of consumer characteristics, uniqueness or due to absence of product samples) were submitted to the Effect PROMO Professional competition, held within the B2B Show-2011 exhibition.

Participants from Russia were very interested in the competition. A panel of judges noted that the quality of works submitted by participants from Russia and Belarus, in general, was much higher than Ukrainianones. 

So, the winners of Effect PROMO Professional are?

• The most original promotional gift - «Georg BioSystems» (UK, Ukraine, Donetsk), humorous promotional gifts in the form of product samples in the National Annual Convention of otolaryngologists, held in Sudak.
• The most original promotional textile product - T-shirts with special effects - "Poltoran Print" (Kiev, Ukraine).
• Exclusive souvenir - bronze and gilted goods under TM VIZURI (Kiev, Ukraine).
• Author's souvenir, Hand made - collection of  Futurra ompany (Kiev, Ukraine), author's sachets, paintings with embroidery and postcards.
• The most creative souvenir - personalized game "Monopoly" for the Heineken brand made by TDI Group (Minsk, Belarus).
• The most unexpected effect of advertising gifts - "Kaleidoscope" (Russia), desktop  souvenir for clients of tourist company "Poyusiy veter".
• Special - special nomination for "Columb" company (Ukraine, Lugansk), manufacturer of the unique rewards and souvenirs with the Ukrainian symbols.
• The most creative printing - Special - special nomination for the printing house "Wolf" (Kiev, Ukraine), as the creator of masterpieces and an effective promotional printing.
• Grand Prix - "Proekt 111" (Russia, St. Petersburg), series of promotional products "Kuzkina mat'."
• Special Grand Prix - "Zozulitsa" project (Kiev, Ukraine), (victory in all categories of the Competition) - the national symbol of alternative souvenir and a musical instrument of Euro 2012.

More information about the winners' works  will be  soon available on the website www.avirsu.com.ua

 

The results of the Effect PROMO Junior, Student Advertising Competition, conducted by the Association of manufacturers and importers of advertising and souvenir production of Ukraine ("AVІRSU") were announced on 18 February at the B2B Show exhibition. The competition is held within the framework of the Association's project - "Yesterday - a student today - a partner." Subject of the Competition - "The effect of a promotional gift". 

49 papers were submitted to the competition, 7 of which were rejected due to inappropriateness. 

The winners are:

• Grand Prix - SPG project group team(Sphere of Professional & Personal Growth). A series of PR-campaigns designed to increase loyalty to their university, attracting new entrants.
• Social Project - Irina Pinchuk, 4th year student of the faculty "International Relations". PR-campaign "Good Deeds" social print "Vision", the idea of developing gifts with an environmental message.

More information about the winners' works  will be  soon available on the website www.avirsu.com.ua

 

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.

 

"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.