PARCEL Forum Celebrates Five Year Anniversary With Record Attendance |
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Five years ago we set out to build an event that was a little bit different than the standard turnkey tradeshow and Im pleased to say it is working, says Joel Dunkel, President, EventEvolution Management Inc. Our goal from the beginning was to produce an educationally-driven event that caters to the specific needs of our target attendees and exhibitors while supporting it with a creative exhibit environment that encourages business. We will continue to build on that mission, explains Dunkel. Below are the just released preliminary attendee demographics from PARCEL Forum 2007. Job Responsibility 43% Corporate Management 17% Logistics/Traffic Management 10% Shipping Management 8% Warehouse Management Company Description 21% Distributor/Wholesaler 19% Parcel Shipping Business 15% OEM Manufacturer 9% Catalog/Direct Marketing Purchasing Influence 34% Final Approval 31% Recommend 15% Specify # of Packages Shipped Per Month 28% 100,000+ Packages 27% 1,000 9,999 Packages 20% Less than 1,000 Packages 11% 10,000 29,999 Packages 7% 30,000 49,999 Packages 6% 70,000 99,999 Packages Expressed Interest in Learning More About 45% Carriers/Transportation 40% Supply Chain Management 35% Packaging 33% Warehousing/WMS 32% Third Party Logistics 28% Material Handling 28% Returns/Receiving 28% Labeling Systems
In addition to the above, post-show research indicated that 78% of PARCEL Forum attendees do not plan to attend any other industry show. I have recommended this conference to several and have brought four additional colleagues this year. As I have stated to others, this is the only conference geared toward exactly what I do, says Brenda Jackson, Supply Chain Specialist, IRS. The show was outstanding and we are already reaping some financial benefits, says Albert Burba, Vice President, Sales, DHL. To date, more than 50% of the 2007 exhibitors have exercised their first-right-of-refusal options for PARCEL Forum 2008 scheduled for To request information on exhibiting or sponsoring PARCEL Forum, |
