Episode notes
Since the podcast has been going, a big topic of conversation has been the January Furniture Show.
There have been a lot of questions about whether it's on at the right time of year, how well attended it is these days and if it should join forces with other trade shows.
Well, today we hope some of those questions can be answered.
Zoe Bonser and Paddy Wallace from Clarion events, who run the show, join ben to talk about:
* How they got into events
* Carpetgate - Their response to the lack of "finish" to the show
* What they tweak with each show
* How trade exhibitions are changing
* They see the event as THE industry event
* Zoe and Paddy underline that they are partners with the furniture industry
* How confident they are that the number of visitors will grow
* Would they collabora ...