AAPEX Exhibitors: You need to go to the Exhibitor Summit in June

Back by popular demand, the AAPEX Exhibitor Summit is scheduled for June 19-20, on location – The Venetian and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev. This second-annual summit for AAPEX exhibitors will be hosted by Steve Miller, The Adventure LLC, and includes:

•  Educational sessions on reaching buyers, booth design, budgeting, material handling, using the AAPEX website and brand promotion at AAPEX;

•  One-on-one meetings with representatives from the Sands Expo Center, Freeman, Travel Planners and other companies providing AAPEX services; and

•  Tours of the Sands Expo Center, The Venetian and other sponsorship opportunity locations.

Check out the jam-packed ambitious agenda HERE.

It's highly recommend for exhibitors wanting to make the most of their AAPEX experience to attend the summit this year – but don’t take our word for it. Here are some insights and feedback from attendees at last year’s summit.

AAPEX 2012 is scheduled for Oct. 30-Nov. 1, and whether you are an AAPEX veteran or a first-time exhibitor, this education-packed event has what your company needs to deliver the best ROI from your AAPEX experience.

Click here to register today!


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Scam Alert: Fair Guides

This is a Scam from Fair Guides

SCAM ALERT:

AAPEX Exhibitor's - If you receive the above letter from Fair Guides please shred it; IT'S A SCAM. The letter may look like it is coming from AAIA or AASA and mentions in the fine print a charge for $1717 to be included in the Show Guide. 

Please note that all official AAPEX correspondence will have the AAPEX Logo'ed stationary and be from our event management team at W. T. Glasgow. You may want to forward this to your accounts receivables and the person(s) responsible for exhibiting at AAPEX. 

If you ever have questions about a form or letter you received about AAPEX, please call us at 1.708.226.1300 or email us at info@aapexshow.com

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AAPEX Buyers Select New Product Showcase Winners

ORLAND PARK, IL – Dec. 8, 2011 – 

The winners of the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) 2011 New Product Showcase were announced on Nov. 1, in Las Vegas, after more than 3,600 votes by pre-registered AAPEX buyers. 

Prior to AAPEX, buyers reviewed entries displayed in the online 2011 AAPEX Product Extra and voted digitally for their favorite new products in nine categories. 

The AAPEX 2011 New Product Showcase winners and their products are:

• Cool Cars: Philips Automotive Lighting, GoPure Automotive Clean Air System

• Fixing It Right: Striker Hand Tools, FLEXiT Work Light

• Good Sense: Berryman Products, Inc., B-104 Towelettes

• Innovation: Heat N Clean Products, Inc., Heated Wiper Blades 

• Individuality: Matrix System, Ultra Leather Renu

• Making It Better, Scrubblade LLC, Washer Fluid Tablets

• Safe & Sound: Old World Industries, PEAK^® Rear-view Mirror Back-Up Camera

• Smooth Sailing: Federal-Mogul Corp., ANCO Profile Wiper Blades

• Work Smart: ShowMeTheParts.com Mobile App

Entries in the AAPEX 2011 New Product Showcase can be viewed in the online AAPEX Product Extra or by visiting Catalogs to Go at www.searchautoparts.com. 

AAPEX 2012 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

Las Vegas Charity Receives Nearly 130 Auto Toys from AAPEX Display

ORLAND PARK, IL – Dec. 19, 2011 – Nearly 130 automotive toys were donated to the Las Vegas Dream Center after being featured in the new “Where the Love Affair Begins” exhibit at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) 2011 held in November in Las Vegas. 

The Las Vegas Dream Center exists to bring hope to the unemployed, underemployed, homeless and destitute of Las Vegas.

The AAPEX “Where the Love Affair Begins” exhibit was organized by the Toy Industry Association™ Inc. (TIA) and included a wide variety of automotive toys, such as matchbox cars, remote-control (RC) vehicles, ride-ons and more. Attendees were able to stroll down memory lane and, at the same time, get a glimpse of today’s hottest car-related innovations in toys. The overall goal was to highlight the inspirational value of toys and recognize the tie-in between a favorite childhood toy or game and adult vocations or hobbies.

TIA represents the producers and importers of toys and youth entertainment products sold in North America.

AAPEX represents the $395 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket. 

AAPEX 2012 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 30 through Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev. 

AAPEX represents the $395 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail info@aapexshow.com.

Six Companies Win New Packaging Awards at AAPEX

ORLAND PARK, IL – Dec. 13, 2011 – Six companies won top honors for excellence in packaging design during the 2011 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) held in November in Las Vegas.

The AAPEX 2011 New Packaging Showcase entries were submitted in five categories and the winners are:

• Economics: Sylvania, SilverStar® zXe High Performance Headlights

• Innovation: Gates Corporation, Micro-V AT® with QR code

• Marketing (tie):

• Security Equipment Corp., SABRE pink key ring pepper spray supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation
• Hopkins Manufacturing Corp., Hopkins Towing Solutions

• Performance: Spectra Premium Industries, The Premium Choice Radiator Box

• Protection: Airtex Products, LP, Airtex Air Cell

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) developed the standards for judging, and Ben Miyares of The Packaging Management Institute (PMI) led this year’s judging. Entries were evaluated for their ability to innovatively, cost effectively and sustainably protect, identify and merchandise products.



PMI and IoPP continue their partnership with AAPEX sponsoring organizations to ensure the AAPEX New Packaging Showcase reflects the highest standards of design. Extensive enhancements have been made to the New Packaging Showcase over the past two years as a result of the partnership, including adding category divisions to highlight features of the package, online judging and the expanded onsite showcase display.


AAPEX 2012 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev.


AAPEX represents the $395 billion global motor vehicle aftermarket and is jointly sponsored by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). For more information, please visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail info@aapexshow.com.

AAPEX Organizers See Growth in Participation from Target Buyers

ORLAND PARK, Ill. – Participation at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) 2011 in key target buyer categories – auto parts retailers, independent repair garages, program groups and warehouse distributors (WDs) – increased significantly compared to 2010, according to event owner associations Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). AAPEX 2011 was held Nov. 1-3 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.

Event organizers say auto parts retailer attendance increased 24 percent, while the number of independent repair garages was up 38.5 percent. Attendance by program groups increased 60 percent over last year, largely due to the pre-AAPEX marketing efforts of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA). WDs participation was up 15.25 percent.

In addition to these AAPEX target buyer categories, participation also increased in many of the other 49 buyer categories tracked for the event, show owners reported.

Overall, buyer attendance during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW), which includes both AAPEX and the SEMA show, increased by 17 percent over 2010.

AAPEX 2011 had 2,292 exhibitors, 230 more than in 2010. Both floors of the Sands Expo Center were filled with a total of 4,984 booths, 540 more than in 2010.

AAPEX 2012 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 30 through Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.aapexshow.com.

Airtex Wins New Packaging Showcase Award at AAPEX

FAIRFIELD, Ill. —Airtex Fuel Pumps is proud to announce that their new Air Cell Packaging received the AAPEX New Packaging Showcase Award in the “protection” category of this year’s show. 


From left: Steve Handschuh, AASA; John Boyer, Airtex; Sharmila Kakac, Airtex; Kathleen Schmatz, AAIA; and Robert Egan, Federal-Mogul Corp.
The inner pack design cushions and protects fuel pumps during shipment. Made from a see-through co-extrusion of low-density polyethylene film and nylon, the protective packaging offers superior air retention to ensure the fuel pump is protected through the supply chain.
Offering a 25 percent savings in shelf space, which enables a broader inventory mix and better space utilization, the new boxes are manufactured with certified fiber sourcing through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program, according to the company.

From left: Steve Handschuh, AASA; John Boyer, Airtex; Sharmila Kakac,
Airtex; Kathleen Schmatz, AAIA; and Robert Egan, Federal-Mogul Corp.

“Airtex is dedicated to delivering our customers quality fuel pumps in quality packaging. The air cell design offers protection from point-of-manufacture to point-of-installation,” said John Boyer, Airtex Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The shelf space savings are huge, and a real differentiator for our product line. We’re quite pleased with the feedback we’ve received from customers, and now here from the industry.”


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