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'04
Allow me to close out this past year by humbly
addressing all that have been engaged with our company over the past
year. We cannot begin to tell you how much we appreciate your
interest and patience as we develop and mold our new
business-to-business portal for the tradeshow and convention
industry. Our entry into the pre-owned/dot-com world has been quite
educational for us - to say the least.
Like many new service companies discover during
their pre-flight training, we found that we can soar at times with
the eagles, however we also wasted a lot of time repairing the ships
landing gear due to runway pot holes. A perfect example of this is
our monthly newsletter, "The Exhibitor's Page" that we almost
managed to get out once a quarter. My good friend Dick Donati,
recently retired exhibits manager for Bayer Corporation, warned me
that a monthly newsletter probably wasn't a brilliant idea, and we
eventually found out he was right. It seems we have fallen a little
short of our initial plan to publish on a monthly basis and we
apologize for our not-so-consistent delivery. At the same time, I
need to utilize this opportunity to officially make our newsletter a
quarterly publication. Besides, I can't imagine you all wanting to
receive more mail from us than you already do, right! As we continue
to deliver more products and services to market we will push
forward with our momentum of building the company's backbone of
offerings and establishing the internet bridges which network our
company's future business model.
Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude to
our customers and sponsors that have supported our efforts and
visions as we continue to reshape this industry. Thank You!
'05
January 1st, 2005 marks a new year for
EXHIBITTRADER.COM expelling a breath of new opportunities and
exciting challenges. First up is our newly awaited website redesign
for EXHIBITTRADER.COM. You can look forward to seeing our new design
sometime towards the end of January. We will also be expanding our
marketplace and pre-owned product line with several new products and
services that we know you all will find intriguing, useful and
necessary to the progression of an online trading portal for our
industry.
Our goal will remain constant as we continue to
deliver to your desktop, unique products and services that will
assist you in your everyday world of tradeshow marketing. We look
forward to providing our exhibitors and industry professionals,
fingertip access to hard-to-find services designed at better
managing event programs and exhibit inventories. Without letting the
cat out of the bag early, we ask that you stay tuned and wish us
well with our new rollouts.
I would also like to take this time to ask for
your tolerance once again with our direct marketing approach. We
have found that with exhibitors always being on the move, timing is
everything. In order for us to move more products, we must move
information. It's a catch 22 we fight daily while attempting not to
overstep your boundaries. So if you must delete us until you need
our services, we understand. Our team will do our very best to
deliver you up-to-date listings, products and services and not waste
your already consumed time. I cannot express to you how much fun I
have had getting to know many of you, and creating our marketplace
together. We have proved that common sense can still prevail, and
that alternative thinking is not only refreshing but also useful.
I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday
season.
Moving ever forward,
Ray C. Rogowicz
President and CEO, EXHIBITTRADER.COM
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