In a previous post, Top Dine + Design Blog Posts from the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show, we highlighted blogs that showcased new kitchen gadgetry from the Dine + Design category of the Show. For part two, we move to the Clean + Contain Expo in the North Building of McCormick Place to highlight blogs that feature home products and gadgets focused on cleaning and…
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Top Dine + Design Blog Posts from the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show
If there is a set of words commonly used to describe the products at the International Home + Housewares Show, the list would include phrases like "the latest and greatest", "the industry's first", "groundbreaking technology" and so on. In conjunction with the thousands of new home and housewares products that move the industry forward each year, IHA has improved the…
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Author: Jeff Bergman, International Housewares Shippers Association (IHSA) A recent headline on the Journal of Commerce website that read "Carriers Restoring Capacity Faster Than Demand" had many importers scratching their heads. Any person responsible for moving cargo from Asia to the United States understands that nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, demand is…
CONTINUE READINGRevisit International Home + Housewares Show Highlights on the Housewares Show YouTube Channel
Ask almost anyone who was at the 2010 International Home + Housewares Show and they'll tell you three days was not enough to see it all. One way the International Housewares Association has brought more value to its members is by using the Housewares Show YouTube Channel to bring the Show experience to you at home, in the office and or on your phone throughout the year. At…
CONTINUE READINGWhat Are Your Hot Housewares for the Holidays?
Author: Debbie Teschke, Manager, Media Relations & Communications, IHA Though the calendar says May and most people are making plans for summer vacations, barbecues and pool parties, gift guide editors at newspapers, monthly magazines, product-focused websites and other media outlets are thinking about the winter months and holiday gift giving. To help International…
CONTINUE READINGHousewares Charity Foundation: Defeating this thing called breast cancer
Author: Michelle Hespe, mhespe@gmail.com Upon the golden balconies of the Hilton Chicago’s Grand Ballroom, as members of the Party Faithful brass band stood with their drums at the ready for summoning everyone to dinner, it was difficult not to feel humbled by the time, effort and money so many people expend, year after year, for one of America’s finest charity dinners. Since…
CONTINUE READINGVolcanoes, Hong Kong and Global Sourcing
Author: Derek Miller, Vice President, International, IHA Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Disrupts European Air Travel - Who could have predicted that headline? Of all the things that could go wrong, that certainly would have been the last on my list. For fairs in Asia, the timing could not have been worse. Traffic at the Hong Kong Houseware Fair and at the BIH/BIG fairs in…
CONTINUE READING2010 International Home + Housewares Show: Facts & Figures
Author: Derek Miller, Vice President, International, IHA The 2010 International Home + Housewares Show was a success with strong attendance in terms of both exhibitor and attendee data. To recap the Show, to follow are some Show facts and figures: Number of Exhibitors: 1,958 +13% increase from 2009 Number of New Exhibitors: 550 Number of non-U.S. Exhibitors:…
CONTINUE READINGUsing Twitter to Bring Traffic to Your Tradeshow Booth
Author Tim Patterson, @tradeshowguy on Twitter Social Media is no longer just for the bleeding edge folks like it was a year or two ago. Now everyone seems to be jumping into the pool. Many are looking before they leap - and some are not! Basic questions that management asks are, "What's the ROI on our investment in Social Media?" – or – "How can you justify the investment…
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