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Miami Swim Show 2009

The Miami Swim Show 2009 occured July 19-22 in Miami Beach, Florida, and Surf Expo was on hand to witness it all.

07/23/2008

Travels With Fish: Rehoboth, Delaware

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher wraps up his road trip with stops at Quiet Storm, Sierra Moon, Liquid, and Dewey Beach Surf Shop to find out what's selling now.

07/19/2008

Travels With Fish: Ocean City, Maryland

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher visits Chauncey's Surf Shop, K-Coast, Endless Summer, and Cloudbreak in Ocean City, Maryland on July 16, 2008. Here's his daily report.

07/17/2008

Travels With Fish: Virginia Beach Day 2

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher visits Corner24, Hotline Surf Shop, RK's, Whalebone, and WRV during his second day on the road in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

07/16/2008

Travels With Fish: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher visits Freedom Surf Shop, Seventeenth Street Surf Shop, and Coastal Edge in Virginia Beach on July 14, 2008. Here's the view from the retail trenches.

07/15/2008

Surf Expo Shifts Show Dates To Serve Industry Needs

The January 2009 edition of Surf Expo will open one day earlier and will close on Saturday, January 17, instead of the traditional Sunday close.

07/10/2008

How to Select and Train Your Booth Staff

Somehow show logistics hog our time and resources, and when it comes to staff training, it gets buried in a pile of undone “to-do’s”. But nothing pays off in qualified leads and positive company image as well as a well-trained staff!

07/08/2008

AWSI Introduces Co-Executive Directors At 2nd Annual Meeting

The Second Annual Association of Wind Sport Industries symposium was held at Hood River, Oregon, this past weekend. Top order of business was to introduce the two new Co-Executive Directors to the group for the upcoming year, Tonia Farman and Katie Crafts.

07/03/2008

Sector 9 Acquired By Billabong

Paul Naude, head of Billabong’s North American operation says, “Sector 9’s innovative skateboard design has positioned the company as the market leader in this hardgoods niche and makes them a great addition to our strong portfolio of boardsports brands.”

07/01/2008

Pivotal Trestles Toll Road Meeting To Occur July 25

Should the Secretary of Commerce uphold the California Coastal Comission's permit denial decision, the toll road extension through San Onofre State Park will be effectively dead in its tracks! As such, The Surfrider Foundation is hoping to drive as many people as it can to the hearing.

06/30/2008

Boothmanship 101

Successful communication with attendees (verbal and non-verbal) at a trade show isn't just helpful, it's fundamental to your entire sales effort.

06/18/2008

Join Surf Expo On Go Skateboarding Day, June 21

Surf Expo is teaming up with the local ATL skate and artist community to sponsor two great events on Go skateboarding Day, June 21.

06/13/2008

Billabong International Acquires Quiet Flight

Billabong International Limited today announced an agreement to acquire the retail operations of Quiet Flight, one of Billabong Group’s key retail partners in the USA.

06/12/2008

Video: Inspiring Others To Turn Creative Ideas Into Reality

Using lessons garnered from the spirit and dynamics of play, Surf Summit 11 Speaker Kevin Carroll will help you understand how to enliven and enrich your work life, enhance innovation, and improve team dynamics and interpersonal communication.

06/05/2008

ActionWatch Mondays

Welcome to ActionWatch Mondays, your weekly snapshot of top sellers from ActionsWatch's Retail Panel of more than 100 specialty stores. This week we unveil the best-selling wetsuit through the months of January, February, and March of 2008.

06/02/2008

Video: Building The Ideal Brand With Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh outlines his company's focus on customer service and exceeding shopper expectations during his keynote speech at the Surf Industry Manufacturer's Association Surf Summit 11 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

06/02/2008

Complete Video Archive Of The SIMA Image Awards 2008

On May 16, 2008, the top leaders of the surf industry once again gathered on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for the annual Surf Industry Manufacturers Association Image Awards. As always, it was a raucous night full of catcalls, tequila shots, and real emotion.

06/01/2008

Video: RVCA Wins Men’s Brand Of The Year Image Award

A very surprised Pat Tenore accepts what's traditionally been the biggest award of the evening—Men’s Apparel Brand of the Year—on behalf of his company RVCA.

05/31/2008

Video: Billabong Wins Women’s Brand Of The Year Image Award

Candy Harris helps Billabong accept its third 2008 SIMA Image Award as the company picks up the award for Women’s Brand Of The Year. Plus: The Slosh-a-bout hijacks the proceedings.

05/31/2008

Video: Insight Wins Breakthrough Brand Of The Year Image Award

Jesse Faen is back up at the mic as Insight wins the "breakthrough Brand Of The Year" award at the sixth annual Image Awards celebration down on the beach on Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

05/31/2008

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