!! SCAM ALERT !!

Dear Bieneck International customer,

A company called “Commercial Online Manuals” is apparently offering our customers inclusion in the “Expo Guide” catalogue for three years at a high annual cost.  Please be aware that neither B-FOR International nor any of the Show Organizers with whom we work is associated with this publisher or the “Expo Guide”, and we would like to bring to your attention that the offer from “Commercial Online Manuals” is misleading. The contract is formulated in such a way as to make it easy to sign up without realizing what one is committing oneself to, and the annual cost is only shown in small print.

As some of you may recall, I the past, a company called Construct Data Verlag (CDV) used the same method when offering exhibitors insertions in the “Fair Guide” catalogue. CDV was brought before the courts and found guilty of misleading marketing practices.  For more information, visit here.

Kind regards,
Björn Bieneck
President & CEO

Market Expertise - A thorough understanding of foreign trade and the international exhibition and convention industry is essential to the ability to successfully market international events.  Bieneck International comes with such an understanding through many years of experience from international trade promotion and exhibitions all over the world, ready to provide clients with immediate results.  Bieneck International closely follows the developments in the markets to evaluate the potential in select industries based on relevant and detailed statistical and demographic information.

Strategic Planning - Promoting clients, their events, services, and venues through traditional and progressive marketing methods, including systematic application of electronic and direct mail, telemarketing, sales calls, presentations and functions, as well as networking at industry events.

Database Management - Defining, identifying target groups, developing, keeping current, and using extensive industry specific databases as dedicated and precise marketing tools.

Direct Mail, Email - Mailing of clients’ and own literature and sales material, CD-ROMs, newsletters, press releases, etc., as well as emailing to targeted decision makers and influencers.

Telemarketing - Telephone follow-up of mailings, leads, contacts

Sales Calls - Visiting potential clients at their home office as well as at events in North America and all over the world, meeting with relevant government agencies, trade associations, organizations, press and media.

Goverment Agencies, Trade Associations, Professional Societies - Seeking support from and cooperation with relevant North American government agencies and membership organizations.

Media Relations - Building relations with leading media; translating, proofreading, and transmitting clients’ news releases and articles; submitting own news releases and articles for publication.

Industry Events - Attending and networking at relevant North American trade events.

Advertising - Supporting and supplementing clients’ advertising programs through coordination with other marketing activities, and supplying market with information on request.

Presentations - Organizing and hosting functions, receptions, presentations, press conferences, etc.

Networking, Lobbying - Building and maintaining network of contacts to benefit clients and sales of clients’ products and services, influence opinions and decisions in a way favorable to clients, gather and forward information useful for clients, combine interests to create partnerships and joint ventures.

Website - Maximizing use of website to link to clients’ websites, as well as establishing links from applicable publications, associations and other industry related websites to clients’ websites.

Venue Sales - Bieneck International promotes its clients’ exhibition, convention and/or conference venues to international show organizers and meeting planners, working closely with clients in organizing site inspection visits, reaching agreements, initiating partnerships and joint ventures, finding local contractors and service providers, and developing events.