High Maintenance (Industry)

Summer
came to the industry slightly early with the news that a unique
consumer event directed at women is to launch backed by a £1 million
national marketing and PR campaign. The Glam Show encompasses beauty,
fashion and lifestyle and will be strutting its stuff at London's Earls
Court from 31st October to 1st November.
Abigail Parkin 22 Jan'09
As
befits its name the debut Glam Show rejects traditional
exhibition-stand wisdom in favour of a new concept which will see the
whole event space transformed into an alluring, glamorous women’s
retreat and party experience. With over a quarter of a million pounds
allotted to the theming budget alone organiser, Hot Sauce Productions,
is capitalising on the expected impact with filming of the event for a
national TV broadcast.
The target audience is a demographic of around 50,000 affluent women who will be plied with medium and high end brands to buy and sample. The Glam Show goodie bags are designed to aid sampling during the two-day event.
The
Show's constituent feature areas tell their own story: Glam Catwalk,
Glam Beauty, Glam Salon, Glam Life, Glam Bridal, Glam Active and Glam
Passion. This is where the theming budget will help oil the creative
draping, lighting, live music and DJs. Visitors will be able exposed to
celebrity and expert advice, live interactive demonstrations, celebrity
hosted fashion shows, competitions, makeovers and, naturally, lots of
shopping!
Celebrity
endorsement, national and regional press advertising and over one
million leaflets distributed via beauty and retail outlets aid the PR
push as will a national road show.
"We
recognised that shows for women have traditionally been built and
styled along the lines of business to business trade shows with rows of
exhibition stands, the only difference being that products for women
were sold," said the event's public relations and marketing manager,
Cindy Ryan. "The Glam Show is different - it provides an exciting and
dynamic experience that offers marketers a strong platform to reach the
female audience. We are dedicated to working with brands and their
experiential agencies to ensure that this approach is adopted by
everyone at the show.
“We
are also in final talks with a key celebrity to enhance the Glam image
and to endorse and support the Show. Once the Show is established, we
have further plans to extend the brand into other areas to strengthen
and expand the reach of the Glam brand.”
RK
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