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Toronto Boat Show Exhibitor News
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Our primary communication method, Exhibitor News provides the knowledge and tools needed to prepare for a successful show, January 20 - 29, 2017.
Click here to sign up additional staff to receive Exhibitor News.
- Are You & Your Staff Ready for Move-in & Preview Day?
- Current & Non-current Inventory
- Call for Charity Auction Donations
- The World's Most Famous Bartender Generates Nostalgia & Strong PR
- A Crowd Favourite, Twiggy, the Water-skiing Squirrel, Returns
- Are Your Boats Among the 365 Now Being Considered by Consumers?
- Relocation of Fishing Features to Food Truck Court
- Show Badges Are Non-transferable
- Canadian Recreational Boating Industry Breakfast
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Are You & Your Staff Ready
for Move-in & Preview Day?
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Important details on move-in can be found here:
If you have any questions related to move-in, please contact move-in coordinator Shawn McConnell at 416-574-9826.
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Preview Day,
Friday, January 20, 2-8pm
A reminder to booth exhibitors that booths should be set up by 6pm, Thursday evening, to ensure all halls are open, clean, and set to greet your customers for the 2pm Preview Day opening.
If you have any concerns about this timeline, please contact sales manager Tracy Williams
(905-951-4050).
- Silent and live Charity Auction donations are still needed. This is an excellent opportunity to increase exposure of your business, with proceeds donated to our 2017 charity partners. Click here for the Auction Donation form.
- As you plan your new product launches and unveilings, please forward details of your event, including VIP attendees, to Cynthia Hare. We will do our best to work with the show's public relations agency, Holmes PR, to inform the boating media and create public awareness.
- Some concession stands and food trucks will be open to purchase food and beverages.
- Exhibit staff and marine trade personnel can purchase $50 tickets that include hot and cold food stations, 3 beer/wine tickets, live entertainment and live/silent auctions. Click here to order tickets.
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Current & Non-current Inventory
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Exhibitors may display up to 20% of previous model year (2016) product. The balance (80%) must be 2017 product.
If you have any questions, please contact
Tracy Williams
(905-951-4050).
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Call for Charity Auction Donations
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Supporting Children's Charities by donating a live or silent auction item for Preview Day is an excellent opportunity to increase exposure of your business!
Large or small, all donations are welcome, and we very much appreciate receiving donations in advance.
Thank you!
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MARKETING - SPECIAL APPEARANCES
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The World's Most Popular Bartender
Generates Nostalgia & Strong PR
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Proven to be a significant media draw, especially for in-studio interviews, writer, director, producer and actor, Ted Lange makes his first appearance at the Toronto Boat Show, opening weekend.
Best known for his role as Isaac the bartender in the hit 1970's TV series The Love Boat, Lange has been hailed as "the world's most famous bartender" ever since.
Boaters can hear Love Boat stories firsthand from Lange and get autographs:
- Preview Day, Friday, January 20, 4-5pm & 6-7pm
- Saturday, January 21, 12-2pm & 3-5pm
- Sunday, January 22, 12-2pm & 3-5pm
Located at the Muskoka Brewery Bar (in the Food Truck Court, adjacent to Mariner's Marketplace).
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MARKETING - SPECIAL APPEARANCES
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A Crowd Favourite, Twiggy,
the Water-skiing Squirrel, Returns
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Popular with both boaters and the media, Twiggy the Famous Water-skiing Squirrel returns for a second year, with daily performances, January 21 - 29:
- Saturdays at 11:30am, 2pm, 4pm & 5:30pm
- Sundays at 11:30am, 2pm & 4pm
- Monday to Friday at 2:30pm & 6pm
Located in the Food Truck Court, adjacent to Mariner's Marketplace.
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Are Your Boats Among the 365 Now Being Considered by Consumers?
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Are your boats among the
365
currently listed online as they research their next boat purchase?
If not,
click below and ensure the boat that's missed isn't yours!
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Relocation of Fishing Features
to Food Truck Court
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Please note that the high demand for exhibitor space has resulted in relocation of the Great Canadian Fish Tank and Kids Fishing Zone to the Food Truck Court, adjacent to Mariner's Marketplace.
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Show Badges Are Non-transferable
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For security purposes, boat show badges are for the exclusive use of the person named on the face; they are not transferable.
Security will check photo ID during show hours to ensure it matches exhibitor and working dealer badges.
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The annual breakfast hosted by NMMA Canada takes place at the Allstream Centre, Exhibition Place, on Tuesday, January 24.
Highlights include the NMMA Canada Annual General Meeting;
an Industry Update and Release of the New Economic Impact Study; a Discover Boating Canada Update; Keynote Speaker
Tim Quinlan from Wells Fargo; and presentation of the
NMMA Canada 2017 Hall of Fame Award.
Limited seating. Breakfast begins at 8:30am and is complimentary, but you must RSVP to attend.
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