The National Direct Marketing Show 2005

13-15 SEPTEMBER 2005
Hall 20, NEC, BIRMINGHAM

Comprehensive seminar programme

Co-located with 2 other events, attracting in excess of 50 exhibitors and over 8000 visitors

2005 is set to be the best year yet for the highly successful National Direct Marketing Show, autumnís leading marketing event. Now in its 3rd year, The National Direct Marketing Show will feature a seminar hub and will be co-located with two other major shows, ensuring that the event continues to be the most valued date in the diary for suppliers and buyers. The show will take place from 13th-15th September 2005, at the NEC in Birmingham.

The seminar programme will be scheduled over the duration of the three-day show, with 25 free half hour sessions on the latest DM topics and developments.

In past years The National Direct Marketing Show has successfully co-located with The National Incentive Show and The National Venue Show and together they have earned a reputation as the most prestigious autumn event in the marketing, promotions and incentives and venues and events industriesí diary.

Ideally timed just before the busy Christmas and New Year budget planning periods, The National Direct Marketing Show has established itself a pre-eminent place in the autumn marketing calendar. The show delivers a growing audience of varied yet focussed marketing buyers and is therefore an unmissable opportunity for DM suppliers to make important new contacts and generate new business for the forthcoming year.

Among the exhibitors who have already secured their stands are many first time exhibitors as well as leading industry names. They include Aspect Marketing Services, Bureau Van Dijk, Corpdata, Highbury Wyvern Direct, Satori Software, TLC Marketing and Twofold, to name but a few.

With exhibitors and visitors from across the country, the National Direct Marketing Show offers great networking potential. In 2004, 65% of show visitors were based out of London and the South East. Furthermore, visitors proved to be serious buyers with 66% of the core audience being made up of; Owners/Chairman, Chief Executives, Managing Directors and Directors/Managers. 48% of visitors had a purchasing power of over 50,000 and 44% of attendees identified Marketing/Direct Marketing as their main area of responsibility. This combination of visitors and wide variety of exhibitors creates a uniquely lively and dynamic atmosphere. The National Direct Marketing Show will enable exhibitors to interact with these key prospects face-to-face and demonstrate their products and services unlike any other marketing medium.

The National Direct Marketing Show 2005 is exclusively endorsed by the Direct Marketing Association. This makes the show the only direct marketing exhibition this autumn to receive the backing of the DMA, the leading force in UK direct marketing. The DMA continually encourages its members to attend the event and provide important input into ensuring the event meets the needs of the industry.