Approximately 60% decision-makers
At German trade fairs, exhibitors can reach large numbers of trade visitors with a high degree of decision-making authority: 59% of trade visitors to international and national trade fairs have … › more
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08, 2016
FKM has a new website: emotional and user-friendly
The new website of FKM – the Society for the Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics – has been online since mid-August 2016 (www.fkm.de). The website conveys the central … › more
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06, 2016
FKM’s 50th annual report published
FKM – the Society for the Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics – has just published its 50th annual report on certified exhibition statistics. It consists of exhibitor, stand space … › more
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06, 2016
Visitor structure data by FKM
Today it is self-evident that exhibition participants and the specialist public will receive data about the visitor structure of an exhibition, i.e. information about where visitors come from, what sector … › more
13
06, 2016
What actually are net and gross exhibition space?
In exhibitors’ brochures, press releases or on the organiser’s website one often comes across indications of area in relation to an exhibition which are accompanied by the terms gross or … › more
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05, 2016
1988: Exhibition statistics without borders
Exhibition statistics which crossed national borders in Europe were published for the first time at the end of the 1980s. The first “European Trade Fair and Exhibition Statistics 1988” contained … › more
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01, 2016
Carl Ferdinand von der Heyde
He was not only the first chairman of FKM from 1966 until 1974, but was also its initiator: Carl Ferdinand von der Heyde had a decisive influence on the first … › more
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01, 2016
A partner to industry for five decades
It was 1965 – Ludwig Erhard was still the German Federal Chancellor and the Rolling Stones made their first appearance in Germany – when six German exhibition companies agreed to … › more
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11, 2015
What actually is a trade visitor?
The main decisive factor determining whether an exhibitor is successful is whether the visitors expected by the exhibitor are actually in attendance. A lack of clarity about the visitor structure … › more
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08, 2015
Key figures for about 2,300 exhibitions in Europe
Exhibitor and visitor figures for 2,321 trade fairs and exhibitions in Europe are contained in the brochure entitled Euro Fair Statistics 2014 now published by UFI, The Global Association of … › more
