Sourcing City Marketplace was an amazing event, but why listen to us when we can simply let you know what people who were there thought!
Congratulations on hosting another great event. The second year of SC Marketplace proved that it has already become an important, established date in the promotional products industry calendar. The format of both the day and the evening dinner enabled us to interact with both established and potential suppliers in a way like no other event.
Chris Lee | Brand Addition (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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It’s been a few days since the Sourcing City Marketplace event and it’s good to see aspects of our structured discussions with suppliers coming to fruition. It was apparent from the outset that our key business partners were well prepared for the show and the 10 point value proposition they delivered was a useful topic of conversation. As our market evolves, and the demands of the end users increase, it is imperative that trade suppliers operate more as an extension of our customer engagement team and SC Marketplace will help to facilitate this. Congratulations to Sourcing City and the suppliers in attendance.
Paul Oakley | Firebrand Promotions Ltd (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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Sourcing City Marketplace was yet again the place to be at this year. I knew what to expect having attended last year and it is simple – let’s talk business, and talk business I did. Orb Group had over 30 appointments in 2 days, and if you are a serious distributor, you need to be there. I met suppliers who I otherwise would not have met in the normal course of business, so it was a great opportunity for me to meet new suppliers, and for new suppliers to pitch to me. I will be back next year!
Mike Smith | Orb Group (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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SC Marketplace gave me a great opportunity to have focussed and in depth business discussions with suppliers we know and others we’d like to know better. The ‘Top 10’ structure gives a clear purpose and starting point to the appointments. On the second day I was able to host key partner companies of the WAGE group of which MM is the UK member at Marketplace. Of the 3 companies from USA, France and Canada (a US$200 million combined spend in the promotional distributor sector) no-one had seen an event of this kind and were every impressed. Thanks guys for hosting an outstanding business focussed event.
Grant Forbes | Merchandise Mania (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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Congratulations on another excellent event. We had 16 appointments over the two days and really found it extremely worthwhile. The dinner was also thoroughly enjoyable and very professionally delivered. Well done.
Lloyd Simpson | LSi (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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Superb – it’s a fantastic event. Sourcing City Marketplace is now the leading event for professional distributors in the UK Promotional Merchandise Industry. The platform for discussion with leading suppliers is superb with great benefits for all parties including a much greater partnership enhanced by shared understanding of capabilities and experience. For me it is the ‘must-visit’ show of the year for owners and senior managers of professional Promotional Merchandise Distributor companies.
Mike Oxley | Lesmar Ltd (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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What the f*** are you contacting me for. Because of SC Marketplace, I now have shit loads of enquiries on my plate and don’t have time to make a comment!!
Steve Nash | Easy Gifts (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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SC Marketplace was a genuine opportunity to have professional and very focussed conversations with a number of suppliers. This has given me lots of new ideas and food for thought for the weeks ahead. Great pick’n mix too!
Paul Beirne | BTC Group (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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Congratulations on an excellent event. Sourcing City Marketplace 2012 was an excellent show. The structure of the event along with the quality of the people attending allowed for the spending of quality time with key suppliers. The 30 minute scheduling ensures that meetings get right to the point quickly. The venue is excellent and very accessible. As was the case last year, the organisation was first class. You make it a very easy show to attend.
Philip Ennis | Classic Marketing Ltd (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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After many years of preaching the advantages of an appointment format, as at the PSI show in Germany, we are naturally huge supporters of ‘SC Marketplace’. Having just completed our second show, and committed to return in 2013, we are still convinced that any other concept that does not involve pre-booked appointments will never enable our company to have the quality time to discuss the individual needs of our customers or explain the benefits that we can offer to them. Our customers and ourselves require and deserve this. Impression Europe admire what David and his excellent team are creating and believe they are a credit to the industry in the way that they present themselves and the show, together with the passion to succeed and improve year on year. It is our belief that the show must be supported and we will continue to do that.
Adrian Stephenson | Impression Europe Ltd (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Excellent format for seeing suppliers . Having pre booked appointments means you can plan your day more effectively benefitting Suppliers and distributors alike .
Les Wright | Falcon Promotions (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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It was refreshing to attend a show and have meaningful productive conversations within a workable time frame! I could not fault the organisation in the slightest. Well done.
Louis Tsioupra | Ellenell Ltd (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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WOW! This year, we were better prepared and organised than last. I really feel we made an impact upon our existing and potential customers and feel very confident that we will gain significant benefits. The market intelligence we obtained was priceless!
Vic Jones | Squeezyball Merchandising (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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I thought the SC Marketplace format worked very well for meeting potential new suppliers. At a traditional show suppliers are easily distracted trying to say hello and talk to everyone on their stands or walking past, having a dedicated day where I spoke for 30 minutes with over 10 suppliers was very useful. The after show party was great fun too!
Andrew Nash | Sussex Promotions (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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It was hard to see how SC Marketplace could possibly match the massively successful inaugural 2011 event. I shouldn’t have worried as, as always, you guys delivered on everything that was promised and more. We had quality time with quality people and tangible results. After two busy days of intensive, fun and focused conversations, we are now looking forward to working with a number of new high quality clients, and many existing customers now know even more about the services Fanela can deliver. The Networking Party continued the business theme with lots of informal conversations. Changing places after each course led to a couple of future meetings, and I even made an appointment at the free bar! I can’t see how things can get better, but I guess you guys will just amaze me again at SC Live!
Phil Roberts | Fanela (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Great meetings!, they allowed me to make initial contact with some excellent companies who I previously knew little about. Brilliant use of time.
Russell Platt | 2B Sourced (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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For us sharing a pod was an ideal situation for us, it allowed us to meet new customers in a relaxed environment and introduced us to the concept of Marketplace. We had a good number of drop in appointments which have led to further enquiries and allowed us the opportunity to explain just what Storm can do in a way no traditional exhibition format has allowed.
Samantha Pearson | Storm Graphics (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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A well organised event that was of great benefit and maximised use of the most valuable resource – time!
Peter Carter | Image Matters (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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Our second year of attending Sourcing City Marketplace and yes we had questions, would there still be demand from VIP’s to attend, would the ‘speed date’ format still work? Would we still get great value from our investment?. Simple answer YES! Again it was good to meet and spend focused time with customers we thought we knew and some we didn’t, a great venue and excellently managed by the Sourcing City Team.
Stuart Warne | Newell Rubbermaid (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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It was a brilliant event. Well done to everyone at Sourcing City for the best event in the UK promotional merchandise industry. Nothing to touch it!
Robin Koffler | Redbows (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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You guys really know how to put on an event!
Danny Butterfield | Sharon Lee (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Please would you pass my thanks to all at Sourcing City for putting on a really important event. The two days was so helpful in providing a platform for meaningful uninterrupted discussions with key suppliers. The format was new to me and I am absolutely sold on it. Thank you also for a great dinner and for arranging the accommodation. A really worthwhile and enjoyable two days away from the office.
Paul Green | Galpeg (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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For a young company like Snap Products any opportunity to have focused conversations with customers and prospects is invaluable. The refreshingly innovative format of SC Marketplace facilitates this opportunity perfectly. Removing product from the conversation and focusing on the portfolio of services and value adding tools we have to offer delivered measureable benefit last year at SC Marketplace and after the success of this year’s event we envisage much the same. An excellent event, executed flawlessly.
Rob Hayes | Snap Products (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Just a quick ‘thank you’ for the excellent day at marketplace and my evening entertainment which was definitely the best network event I have ever attended in 20 years of being in the industry! Great fun, met so many new characters and caught up with a lot of good friends, well done to you all.
Richard Sullivan | Navillus (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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This was our second year at Sourcing City Marketplace and again found the whole event very beneficial. To be able to talk in a relaxed neutral space and have time to talk through products, ideas, opportunities with the key influencers in our industry is invaluable….albeit exhausting!
Paul Bonning | Purple Zebra (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Thank you to all the SC team for organising this year’s event. We found the whole concept, and days, very useful and extremely beneficial for us.
Mark Stonier | Falcon Marketing (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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Many congratulations on another successful and professional show. Definitely now a firm fixture in the calendar and equally valuable to both suppliers and distributors. I thought this year was even better, as everyone was much more relaxed and settled into what was a new and very different format. I also have to say that your staff are so helpful and cheerful for all tasks, no matter how small. Brilliant!
Richard Pettinger | Ignite Incentives (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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We hope the fact that we were the first to rebook for next year’s Marketplace tells everything about how we felt about the concept and running of the show.
John Jordan | Nevada Leathergoods (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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I would like to say a big thank you to your team as well for all their efforts in producing a very creative and effective model for business engagement. Definitely an event I would highly recommend.
Simon Cantle | Happy Smile (VIP Guest-SCM12)
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That was certainly money well spent, without doubt our investment and great conversations will repay us many times over.
Roddy Rutland | Headwear (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Brilliant Event! The format of appointments give us the Suppliers the opportunity to let Distributors know what we can really offer. We have found out what makes our customers tick and tailored action points to help supply them moving forward.
Richie Wilson | Dunelm (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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We did Marketplace for the first time this year, it was incredibly well organised, and we really enjoyed the format. It was good to have the opportunity to really talk to existing & potential customers about the way we can work together.
Dave Wilson | Preseli (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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Thanks for another great event, was a pleasure to be there.
Gavin Page | Encore Catalogue Group (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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I wanted to let you know how impressed we were with the event. It was an amazing success for us, I love the format and wish it could be done again sooner. Start to finish organisation was exceptional and I have been frustrated with traditional exhibitions for a long time. SC Marketplace has given us a platform to engage with the right people and spread our message in the right way. We also got some great feedback about us and also picked up some good leads. Naturally, we have signed up for next year already.
Dan Lucken | Touch of Ginger (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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SC Marketplace takes the traditional exhibition method and strips it back to basics, putting focus on meaningful business conversations. We use our appointments exclusively to introduce ourselves to distributors we’ve never worked with and enhance our relationships with those we know little about. The structure of the event makes it a painless task to turn up, set up and get on with business without the fuss of complex stands and cases of product. Sourcing City has found a winning formula!
Craig Bennett | ID&C Ltd (Host Supplier-SCM12)
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We are now aiming to re-invent the traditional product exhibition for all distributors with SC LIVE!
Everything we do is totally focussed on professional distributors and the distributor sales channel., and we are now looking forward to welcoming professional distributors of all sizes to SC LIVE! on the 16th & 17th January 2013.
We really hope to see you there.
Published on: January 1st, 1970
