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Drupa total sales estimated at £7.9bn
Sales figures for Drupa beat all expectations with an estimated £7.9bn of deals done at the show, according to its organisers.
A massive influx of visitors from the increasingly powerful markets of Latin America, central and Eastern Europe and Asia helped the show to buck the current poor credit climate and post record figures.
Around 391,000 entries to the show were reported from 138 countries worldwide, while 1,971 exhibitors from 52 countries were showing off their wares.
Significantly for the show, the number of non-German visitors rose by 4% compared to 2004 to 59% of visitors.
Messe Düsseldorf chief executive Werner Dornscheidt said: "This means Drupa has further developed its global market significance and its international status. Given the difficult economic climate this is a remarkable success."
As we report elsewhere in this week's PrintWeek, exhibitors, too, have been reporting strong sales on the back of the show and many expressed surprise at the level of investment given the tough economic situation.
Agfa reported €100m (£79.4m) in orders, while Kodak GCG announced it had 10,000 sales leads from the show.
EFI managing director EMEA Paul Cripps said: "We have seen ever increasing numbers of visitors from abroad. This is reflected in the high-quality leads captured and the many deals closed, with exceptionally strong sales, especially from Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia."
Junya Shimada, president of Komori International Europe, added: "The broad geographical spread is the most significant factor with buyers ranging all the way from Latin America to Latvia."
Dornscheidt: Drupa has raised its international profile
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Colin Thompson - 17 June 2008
Excellent news on sales at Drupa.
Most of the sales were on credit, so we will see the cost of this investment over the next two years!
The main industrial sector to continue in decline through 2008 is the manufacturing market especially the Print sector with `mass` redundancies.
Stop me if this sounds familiar: new leads, new ideas, new technology, value-added customer services, diversification, marketing and management. That`s right. those are items that will take you and your company to the next level of profitability and market share in this year of 2008. Savvy business leaders with an eye on growth - that`s you - already know that. More importantly, the question is how you get there! Invest in the `right` people and business models, do not spend all your money at Drupa on equipment if you have not already invested in people and business models!
Take this step to invest in the future of your business, your employees and yourself. It`s a certain opportunity to prosper, which is one road sign that should be hard to miss if you invest now.
Proactive maintenance of an existing customer base to improve your `bottom-line`. This is the future strategy for all to be successful in a global trading environment.
Colin Thompson
Cavendish
www.cavendish-mr.org.uk
ob ob - 17 June 2008
Do you have an axe to grind with the print industry? it's just that most of your incredibly long winded replies seem to be very very negativeJulie Cook - 17 June 2008
To ob ob
I think he's trying to sell his ebooks!!!
David Brent - 18 June 2008
Colin you wrote “Stop me if this sounds familiar”. It does please please stop.
Chris Finch - 20 June 2008
Many very sane comments coming from Julie Cook especially regarding the transparent Mr T. Agree with David Brent, perhaps if comment was limited to 50 words life may be easier, if you can't say it in 50 words it's probably not worth saying.
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