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Monday, January 20
Show-Day Exhibitor Newsletter
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The Show-Day Exhibitor Newsletter (delivered to your inbox every morning) is your link to the daily updates of what's happening during the boat show.
If you would like additional members of your team to also receive the Show-Day Exhibitor News, please drop by the Show Office (Salon 103) and request that they be added to our distribution list.
In This Issue:
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The 62nd Toronto International Boat Show opened Friday with the 21st Anniversary of Preview Day - supporting Children's Charities. We'd like to thank all exhibitors for being ready for the 2pm opening. We also want to thank you for your input over the past twenty-one years to help us grow and evolve the Preview Day for the show & boating industry.
This year's Preview Day saw very strong crowds with the second highest opening Friday in the past 21 years! This year's attendance was 3,117 compared to 3,323 from the record year in 2019.
Weekend snowstorms had a direct impact on our traditional Saturday and Sunday attendance. Despite the winter storm warnings and media advising the public to stay off the roads, we saw fantastic crowds and buyers! Saturday's attendance saw a decrease of 18% compared to 2019 (9,893 on our 2020 opening Saturday, compared to 12,084 in 2019.) Sunday's attendance will be updated in Tuesday's newsletter.
We will keep you updated every couple of days, as we know exhibitors like to get a sense of attendance patterns. We are a small team, producing North America's Largest Indoor Boat Show. During show days we are busy from morning until night, looking after the needs for thousands of attendees and exhibitors, combined with the special event areas and over 300 seminars and work shops.
We appreciate your understanding that we prioritize the urgent needs throughout the show, followed by administrative and attendance calculations (which are complex, due to more than 40 ticket categories, promotions, electronic, box office, multi-day calculations, etc).
For your information: Canadian Boat Shows utilizes a system of counting each ticket once. We ensure that each person/ticket is counted one time only. This is unlike events that utilize a turn style system, that often counts consumers and exhibitors multiple times each day.
Final attendance is determined by counting each paid admission ticket at the box office, e-ticket, exhibitor guest ticket, complimentary ticket, exhibitor badge, marine trade badge and children.
We hope you are pleased with your results so far!
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 2nd Women's Day Event
Another Huge Success
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 The second Women's Day event, at the Toronto Boat Show was another huge success!
Nearly 100 women started the day with a keynote presentation followed by seminars, workshops including getting their hands on the helm of a boat on The Lake.
Pictured here is the Lunch & Learn session with Industry experts. The day concluded with an end-of-day reception, gift bags and prizes.
The Toronto Boat Show wishes to thank all of the sponsors who donated prizes and materials to Women's Day. You were a big part of it's success.
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Congratulations to...
Justin Stone,
Town & Country Marine
who won $100 on Saturday
Justin sold a boat and entered a ballot into the 2020 Buy/Sell A Boat & WIN program and his ballot was drawn. Sunday's winner will be announced in the next newsletter.
A total of 118 have been sold to date by dealers who submitted ballots.
Click here to see how you can win $100, and your customer can win $10,000 toward his or her boat purchase - large or small - at this year's show!
Thank you to
RBC, the 2020 sponsor of the
BUY/SELL A Boat & WIN program.
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Sunday Media Segments
- CP24 Breakfast completed an in-studio interview with Jamie and Behan Gifford, talking about the sailing lifestyle and their seminars at the Boat Show. The segment will be aired January 20.
- Toronto Star published photos of Twiggy taken at the media preview on their Instagram page.
Upcoming Media Segments:
- Breakfast Television (January 20)
- CTV News at Noon (January 21)
- CHCH Morning (January 22)
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Shuttle buses from the Sheraton and Westin will start at 8AM to accommodate anyone attending the NMMA Canada Industry Breakfast being held tomorrow - Tuesday, January 21st.
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Thank You to the Sponsors for
Reusable Attendee Bags |
Thank you to
MD Marine Insurance and
Yamaha sponsors of the complimentary, reusable bags, attendees receive when they enter the boat show!
It's a great way for your customers to start their shopping day - with smiles and a show bag to carry the important research and boating information from North America's largest indoor boat show!
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At recent events the Enercare Centre has experienced an increase in theft, as a result of non-show attendees gaining access to the show floor and the Galleria.
As a way to increase security and help protect your valuables, the venue has asked show staff, exhibitors and security to diligently keep the building secure, and
not leave doors propped open, even for short periods of time.
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Exhibitor Lounge (Salon 102)
Quiet place to relax and meet
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 The 2020 Exhibitor Lounge is located in Salon 102, just west of the show office. There will NOT be any food services in the Exhibitor's lounge this year.
However, The Galleria Cafe located in the Galleria Lobby Hall A (just west of room 102) is open:
Monday to Saturday 8AM to 4PM
& Sunday 9AM to 3PM
where you can purchase homemade soups, sandwiches, salads, pastries and Starbucks Coffee.
The Exhibitor lounge has tables & chairs, free Wifi (computers are available for your use) and microwaves.
Thank you to our 2020 Exhibitor Lounge Sponsors: Wells Fargo, Boatdealers.ca and Boating Industry Canada.
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Exhibitor Reminders:
Entrances, Replenish Booths & More |
- OPEN DOORS: Please ensure that doors are not propped open for security and safety reasons.
- DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS: Just a reminder that smoking is only permitted 9M from the building.
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| First Aid Procedures at the Show |
If an emergency requiring paramedics arises, please alert any of the following and identify the location.
- Boat Show Staff Member
- Show Office (416-263-3185)
- Information Booth Staff
- Lake Staff
- Show Security Guards (at entrances, exits, roving)
We will radio paramedics and direct them to the location.
If the situation is non-urgent, you can also direct the individual to the
Show Office (Salon 103), where paramedics can meet them.
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REPLENISH BOOTHS: Exhibitors can replenish their booths 1.5 hours prior to show opening at door 29. There will be staff
