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It will be a day of marketing, networking, knowledge building, forming strategic alliances and business relationships on Friday, September 27, 2013 as the first ever Lagos Gift and Stationery Fair (aka LGSF) debuts at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island. This event, which will be laced with business activities and ceremonial splendor, brings together under one umbrella over 40 top grossing industry businesses and more than 2000 enthusiastic business-minded men and women. These have a singular purpose for coming together: They are dealers, consumers and producers of exciting corporate gifts, quality stationery and, unique office furniture, office equipment and print industry. LGSF is organized by PaperStyle Ltd in collaboration with Brandsense Communications. The theme of this maiden edition is: GIFTS AND STATIONERY TRENDS Gifts are signs of appreciation and are very important in brand-relationship building with customers. They go a long way to sustain goodwill and increase return on investment. In the same vein, stationery is very important in the operations of every office. Showcasing premium and corporate gifts, stationery and other office related products creates an avenue of bonding between buyers and sellers as firsthand experience are given to products and services offered by the seller. Exhibitions provide this wonderful avenue for bringing together buyers, sellers, products and services in a most compelling way that drives sales and builds lasting business relationship. LGSF exhibition offers a rare but affordable business platform wherein young and old businesses within the gift and stationery industry get to meet their appropriate target audience. In addition, it creates a forum for strong brand building, increased customer relations management, forging sales lead and the realization of other business objectives. Both exhibitors and visitors are in for a wonderful experience.

The exhibition objectives of LGSF are to enable exhibitors:

Learn about new trends in the stationery and corporate gift industry and exchange ideas
Get introduced to products and services by international and regional suppliers
Develop and strengthen relationships with existing contacts
Stay up to date with new products and services entering the markets
Collect market research on existing or potential product and service developments
Monitor the activity of competitors and the industry in general
Create awareness on the need to form an industry based association

LGSF welcomes to the exhibition sellers, distributors, suppliers and manufacturers and importers of the following products: Computer Peripherals & Related Accessories Corporate, Premium and Promotional Gift Items Paper & Printing Products Stationery & Office Supplies Office Equipment and Consumables Office Furniture Some expected visitors to the event are Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Executives involved with: Sales and Marketing Business Development Brand Management Public Relations and Communications Events Management Purchasing/Procurement Customer Relations Management Office Supplies Buyer/ HR Major highlight of the day will be the Industry Talk Sessions (Seminar) which will run concurrently with the exhibition. There promises to be interesting and engaging topics delivered by seasoned professionals within and outside of the industry. For more information on the exhibition, visit www.thelgsf.com or contact Barbara Kanu – 08032118727, bkanu [at] thelgsf.com, info [at] thelgsf.com, or Victor C. Eze – 08033915836, vceze [at] thelgsf.com, info [at] thelgsf.com