Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update to wrap up Day 1 coverage of the 2008 National Hardware Show with Lawn and Garden World. Traffic at the show continued to be consistent throughout the event’s inaugural day, and the ITT Licensing™ trade show contingent reports that some solid contacts on behalf of Invent-Tech inventors were made at the exhibit booth as a result.
One of the strong prospects is the owner of a Canadian plastics manufacturer that is essentially seeking new product ideas of all categories that could conceivably be fabricated from the material. The company was very receptive to the sound of ITT Licensing™’s Innovation Direct™ program, and is looking forward to receiving information on Invent-Tech inventor product ideas on an ongoing basis.
A second company that was dialogued with was a plumbing supplies manufacturer that is not only looking for inventions in his core business, but other hardware-related items as well. As with the aforementioned plastics company, this outfit will also enter the Innovation Direct™ program and receive a batch of Invent-Tech inventor product ideas to review shortly after the show has concluded.
Join us tomorrow for all the details on Day 2!
May 6th, 2008
Hello, Juan C. Blanco, ITT’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our first update regarding the 2008 National Hardware Show with Lawn and Garden World, which ITT Licensing™ is exhibiting in on behalf of Invent-Tech inventors. With the Hardware Expo and Construction Products Exhibit just having wrapped up in Puerto Rico last week, there has barely been time to focus on this terrific event, which will take place today-Thursday at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This marks the 63rd annual edition of the event, and ITT Licensing™ has found it to be one of the true gems of our trade show itinerary each year.
As per the show’s official website, over 3,000 exhibitors representing more than 150 product categories are expected, and approximately 30,000 attendees are primed to walk the aisles of the Las Vegas Convention Center and interact with them. In 2007, the show’s official website cites 18% of the attendees of last year’s procedings as being of international origin, lending a true global component to the event. Adding to the appeal of this show is the fact that two other successful events in their own right are co-located with it, Lawn and Garden World and the Homewares Show. Essentially three multi-billion dollar industries are represented, making this event an incredibly fertile ground for the garnering of potentially valuable leads for Invent-Tech inventor product ideas represented by ITT Licensing™.
Our trade show contingent informs us that Day 1 has already gotten off to a strong start, with traffic in the aisles being quite steady. We will have an update for you later in the day, here on the ITT Blog. Stay tuned!
May 6th, 2008