One thing is clear for Ray Bloom, founder and CEO of IMEX and a high-profile name in our industry: trade shows mean business and only those who can ensure their exhibitors will thrive. For IMEX, this involves most of all the presence of a high number of quality hosted buyers. A recipe that he will now export to the Octobre-2011 IMEX America which will take place in Las Vegas. We sat down with him during the EMEC Conference in Malaga in march, to discuss the prospects for IMEX and the recently launched IMEX America.
Ray gives us good news: the man sees a pickup in the current environment, although of course we are not in boom times yet, and no one knows when this will come back… The prospects for the Europe- and America-based shows are currently clearly good. And the man likes Spain, which is especially active in IMEX this year (both Valencia and Madrid have their own stand, besides the Spain stand)!! See the video.