Murray Ellis Updates on the Forthcoming Show

In just four weeks time we’ll all have enjoyed Christmas, we’ll be in to a new year and we’ll be just one day away from opening the doors for the 2012 Tullett Prebon London Boat Show. 

The Show is almost sold out now, with just three berths left on the Used Boat Marina, a couple of spaces on the Boardwalk and a limited amount of space in the halls – contact the Sales Account Team on 01784 223618 for additional space.   The list of exhibitors continues to grow with many key companies confirming their presence at the London show, ready for 10 days of promotion and selling. 

Almost 1000 boats will be on display throughout the Show, with many sail and power boats making their World, European and UK debuts.  Advance ticket sales are going well, as are the number of trade tickets being ordered by exhibitors.  If you haven’t ordered yours yet click here.

We’ve also had the added bonus of the announcement this week of the Luxury Lifestyle & Supercar Showcase.  This showcase will be located in the South Hall and is a fantastic opportunity for the boating industry to show its strength to a new audience.  Up to 50 luxury brands will be marketing the boat show to their customers and bringing them along to ExCeL, which is a perfect target market for many of you.  This addition is part of our strategy that we adopted last year with the introduction of complementary shows and products alongside the boat show; and we saw the success of The Outdoors Show (which continues this year) alongside the North Hall at the 2011 Show with many boat show exhibitors benefiting from the additional 30,000 visitors.  Let’s hope the Luxury Lifestyle & Supercar Showcase has a similar effect.

If you’re not exhibiting with us in January I really do hope that you continue to support the Show, come along, or attend and take advantage of one of the BMF’s many member events, seminars and networking opportunities.  The Show is an ideal selling platform to more than 100,000 boaters and high net worth individuals at a quiet time of year; let’s all make it successful.  Remember the Show is put on by the industry for the industry so let’s all give it collective support for the good of the industry.