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Classic Exhibits and OTM Partner on NEO Portable Brandable Furniture

February 10th, 2014 Mel White COMMENTS
NEO Portable Brandable Furniture

NEO Portable Brandable Furniture

Classic Exhibits and On The Move (OTM) introduce the NEO line of portable furniture. NEO is a line of portable, brandable furniture specifically designed for the trade show and event industry. Unlike traditional furniture options, the NEO line is modular, lightweight, and designed to pack efficiently for storage and transport. Its intuitive design allows it to be assembled in minutes without tools.

According to Tom Werner, President of OTM, “As an exhibit designer for over 25 years, I’ve always found good furniture rental solutions to be a challenge. For the exhibitor, renting can be expensive, owning and shipping traditional furniture is impractical, and while folding and stacking options are efficient, they lack esthetic appeal.”

Rental furniture is pricy and very often shows wear from transportation and use. Purchasing and shipping traditional home/office furniture components is inefficient. With no way to fold, stack, or nest together, they require large shipping containers to store and are prone to damage in transport.

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Folding and stacking furniture, while efficient for transport and storage, lacks aesthetic appeal. In addition, most of these options are for a lower chair height. The best seating solutions allow someone seated to stay at the same eye-level as someone standing. Lastly, none of these allow a simple, cost-effective way to personalize, stylize, or brand like most other elements in the exhibit space.

“As a long-time customer of Classic Exhibits,” according to Tom, “I know their commitment to quality and on-time delivery. Classic Exhibits was the clear choice as a partner for the manufacturing of this product. We are excited to be working with them.”

The OTM NEO line is available through the Classic Exhibits Distributor Network or by contacting On The Move, Inc. See the NEO line at EXHIBITOR2014 in the Classic Exhibits booth or review on the New Product Showcase page of the EXHIBITOR website. Please take a moment to Download the brochure.

–Mel White
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melmwhite
mel@classicexhibits.com

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Based in Portland, Oregon, Classic Exhibits Inc. designs and manufacturers portable, modular, and custom-hybrid exhibit solutions. Classic Exhibits products are represented by an extensive distributor network in North America and in select International markets. For more information, contact us at 866-652-2100 or www.classicexhibits.com.

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CELEBRATE Design in our Industry: Word on the Street — February 3rd thru February 7th

February 7th, 2014 Mel White COMMENTS

Kevin Carty, VP Classic Exhibits

EXHIBITOR Magazine’s Awards Night Gala

Get excited!!!!!

We have an Awards Night for the first time, complete with networking, dinner, and drinks. It is sanctioned by EXHIBITOR and promises to be quite the gala based on the many conversations I’ve had with the EXHIBITOR team.

Classic Exhibits is VERY PROUD to be a sponsor for this inaugural event. We have several exhibits in the running for awards, along with many Classic distributors and their clients.

Awards include:

  • Exhibit Design Awards
  • Portable/Modular Awards featuring The Zeigler Award
  • Buyers Choice Awards
  • Best of Show EXHIBITOR2014
  • EXHIBITOR Legends H-O-F Inductee
  • Corporate Event Awards
  • All-Star Awards
  • Sizzle Awards

As mentioned before, your ticket to the event includes dinner and drinks, as well as an opportunity to network with colleagues and attendees. What a great evening to bring your clients to celebrate trade shows and the Best of the Best.

I applaud the management team at EXHIBITOR Media Group for embracing and organizing this event to celebrate the beauty, the art, and sheer creativity of what we do as an industry. And I am very excited to see what Justin Hersch and his event production team from Delphi Productions have in store for all the attendees.

For tickets, please follow this link. We will be in attendance and look forward to spending the evening with you.

http://www.exhibitor2014.com/awardsnight

From snowy Portland Oregon . . . I wish you all a great weekend with your families. And a sincere thanks for all the positive comments about the new Classic Exhibits website.

–Kevin
http://twitter.com/kevin_carty
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-carty/3/800/32a

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EXHIBITOR Show Design & New Website: Word on the Street — January 27th thru January 31st

February 3rd, 2014 Mel White COMMENTS

Kevin Carty, VP Classic Exhibits

EXHIBITOR2014

In just six short weeks, we will meet in Las Vegas for EXHIBITOR 2014. It’s our opportunity to show all that is new in our great industry from design and construction to AV, flooring, and services.

Each year at Classic, we collaborate to create the layout and foundation for our booth at the show. This year was no different. We started with representatives from Design, Production, Project Management, Rentals, and Management to discuss what all we wanted to show and do at this year’s upcoming EXHIBITOR show.

This year a unique focus was given to “Design” as a whole. Not that we don’t always have a well-design booth. We do. But this year EXHIBITOR is holding the Inaugural Design Awards of Excellence at EXHIBITOR2014, an event celebrating the very best in designs from the past year and from the show floor at EXHIBITOR 2014.

Classic is heavily involved in this inaugural event and very appreciative. We are participating with several entries in the award categories.

So this year, we knew this going into our own booth design meetings. Our clear focus is to create the most design-driven exhibit  that we have ever shown at EXHIBITOR.

Having said that, the process is always a challenge. The more people you bring into the process, the more ideas you get and the longer and more difficult the process can be. No different really that what we all experience when designing for our clients. And like our clients, we are indecisive yet full of home run ideas. Many sound great on paper, but are not practical. Sound familiar? Many of the same struggles we think are only “client driven” are actually challenges we face as well.

I can report that the booth we designed is truly the most elegant and beautiful exhibit we have ever produced for EXHIBITOR. We will highlight not only our systems, but also the custom wood work we have been building for you over the past two years.

Katina Rigall has taken on the tough task of absorbing all our crazy ideas and putting them to paper — and she has done a stellar job. Now Production and Project Management are doing their magic to make it all come to life

Back to the awards night. It will be held on Tuesday at 6:30pm in one of the event halls at Mandalay Bay. Final details will be announced next week. But suffice it to say, it is going to be a truly grand event, produced by the great folks at Exhibitor Media Group and Delphi Productions. Please make sure, when you see the details, to get a ticket for you and your staff members to attend, and enjoy a night designed to celebrate the beauty that we all create every week.

Register for EXHIBITOR — For FREE

Special Promotion Code: 4044

The Special Promotion Code gives you free access to both the Exhibit Hall and the Monday evening Welcome Reception. It’s a $100 value! Enter this code on the registration page at www.exhibitor2014.com/vip.

New Classic Exhibits Website

On a different topic . . . The New Classic Exhibits website is Live BABY. And its truly beautiful! Mel White, Tony Bennett, and Glenna Martin deserve a tremendous amount of credit for all their long hours and dedication to creating what I think is hands down the best website in our industry. Yes I said the best! Check it out and I think you will say the same thing. It combines beauty, class, and an intuitive nature all in one great website.

Some Highlights:

  • All the same tools:  EDS, P5D, Peek-a-Booth, Trade Show Tales
  • Organized, easily-accessible drop-down menus
  • Larger and brighter graphics
  • Consistent page designs
  • Information Bubbles for most product lines
  • Revised, cleaner layout for EDS
  • Advanced Search option in EDS

The next phase is the Adaptive Design layout for tablets and smartphones. Should be ready in the next 60-90 days.

Take a look and please let us know what you think. I truly believe you will appreciate all the hours and hard work that went into the process.

I look forward to this week as we kick off another great sales month together.

–Kevin
http://twitter.com/kevin_carty
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-carty/3/800/32a

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Reuse, Recycle, Re-post | Favorite Blog Posts: Word on the Street — Jan. 20th thru Jan. 24th

January 29th, 2014 Mel White COMMENTS
Reuse, Recycle, Re-post | Some Favorite Blog Posts

Word on the Street by Kevin Carty

This week, we’re re-posting a smattering of popular blogs from the past six years. Kind of like a marathon weekend of your favorite television show. Scan through the selections and sample the ones that tickle your fancy.

Next week, we’ll give you a peek into our design process for EXHIBITOR2014. EXHIBITOR is only two months away, and we are in the midst of finalizing our booth design, graphics, and theme. We are fortunate to be working with several trade show suppliers on their EXHIBITOR booths as well. Which is always fun.

There will also be a SUPER BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. But, I won’t spoil the fun by giving it away now. 🙂 Patience is a virtue (or so I’m told).

Enjoy . . .

Be well and have a great weekend.

–Kevin
http://twitter.com/kevin_carty
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-carty/3/800/32a

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Classic Exhibits Inc. | 2013 Annual State of the Company Letter

January 17th, 2014 Mel White COMMENTS

It’s that time of the year when Kevin Carty, VP of Classic Exhibits, reports on 2013 and offers his insights on 2014.

Highlights include:

  1. Uptrend in Sales in 2013
  2. More Custom Hybrid and Custom Fabrication
  3. New Classic Exhibits Website (oh so close to launch)
  4. Growth in Rentals
  5. Retail / Corporate Environment Trends
  6. New Product in 2014
  7. Positive Outlook about 2014

Click Here or on the image below to download the full 3 page PDF.

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