Maui Food Technology Center participated in the 96th annual Tokyo International Gift Show, marking an increase in Hawaiʻi’s presence at the event and showcasing a range of Hawaiʻi-made products.
i m also thinking for somebody like this, we were talking about building a network is find somebody that sells something that s not competitive to yours and maybe see who distributes their stuff or how they get to people. we love creating a network of companies that serve the same target audience but offer different services. how do you create this network, fwi way? we talk about it. online communities. there are online communities for most areas. or go to the trade show as an attendee and meet some of the people. the gift show is a giant show in new york. it takes up the piers and so they slide everybody into whatever they think their particular piece is. and she may be unhappy where they want to put her. the point is don t slide in somewhere. you re going to live with this. somebody s going to think whatever you are whatever they slotted you as. this is like dating. how do you find a date? you talk to your friends, your
from lauren. she wriets, my business creates and sells gifts to specialty sporting markets. my question has to do with wholesale marketing. a gift trade show wants to define me in ways i don t seem to fit. i need to grow and i don t know how to reach gift shops without exhibiting at a trade show. online is great, number one. secondly, there are magazines in every area. i went online and i found gifthopmag.com a magazine that all the gift shops get. advertise in there. you can reach all of them at wholesale without going to the trade show. there s an interesting question in there. should i try to fit into someone else s mold, the answer is no. and there s this weird assumption that this one gift show is the place. there s got to be a lot of different opportunity for her and to expand her awareness is so she can see more opportunities.