Share price movement in B2B media companies involved in Asia
/Figure 1: BSG B2B Media Index vs. All Tracked B2B Stocks (price movement over past 12 months)
Figure 2: BSG B2B Media Index vs. All Tracked B2B Stocks (price movement since January 2018)
Weekly Newsletter
Messe Frankfurt acquires two events in Thailand
/Thailand, 12th February: Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd has acquired the Thailand Lighting Fair and the Thailand Building Fair to expand its Light + Building brand. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Read MoreAlibaba invests in retail business and big data
/China, 8th February: Earlier this month, Alibaba Group, China’s leading e-commerce group, announced two deals to invest in the retail sector.
Read MoreRELX’s exhibitions revenues up 6%
/London, 15th February: Last week, RELX Group (formerly Reed Elsevier) released its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2017. Total revenues were £7.4 billion (US$9.9 billion), representing an underlying increase of 4%. Adjusted operating profit increased by 6% to £2.3 billion (US$3.1 billion).
Read MoreBaidu’s profits jump 118% in Q4
/Beijing, 13th February: Baidu, the leading search engine in China, recently released its results for the quarter ended 31st December 2017 and the financial year 2017. In the fourth quarter, revenues were US$3.6 billion, a year-on-year 29% increase. Operating profits jumped 118% reaching US$734 million.
Read MoreBOL’s revenues up 9.3% in 2017
/Bangkok, 14th February: Last week, Business Online (BOL), a leading online information service provider in Thailand, reported its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2017. Total revenues were US$13.4 million, representing a 9.3% year-on-year increase. BOL’s net profit grew 5.5%, reaching US$2.3 million. Diluted earnings per share in 2017 were Baht 0.10 (US$0.0029).
Read MoreUBM and BolognaFiere to launch Cosmoprof India
/Mumbai, 8th February: The leading international exhibition organiser, BolognaFiere, and UBM India, India’s leading B2B exhibition organiser, announced plans to jointly launch a new beauty event, Cosmoprof India, serving the Indian beauty industry.
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Read MoreAlibaba’s revenues up 56% in Q4
/Hangzhou, 1st February: Last week, the Alibaba Group, the largest e-commerce company in China, announced its results for the quarter ended 31st December 2017. The company reported total revenues of US$13 billion – up 56% year-on-year. The group’s net income recorded 25% growth, amounting to US$3.6 billion.
Read MoreThailand attracts 350+ MICE events in first half
/Bangkok, 1st February: Last week, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) reported that more than 350 conventions will be held in Thailand in the first half of 2018. About 45% will be held in Bangkok and the remaining 55% will be held in other cities including Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket, and Khon Kaen.
Read MorePenang’s business events generate US$256m in 2017
/Penang, 8th February: The Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) recently released its 2017 business event industry review. As part of that exercise, the PCEB reported that Penang’s business events generated about one billion ringgit (US$256 million) of economic impact in 2017.
Read More30,000+ visitors attend 2018 edition of ISPO Beijing
/Beijing, 31st January: Messe München, an international exhibition organiser, concluded the 2018 edition of ISPO Beijing last month. The event ran from 24th to 27th January at the China National Convention Center (CNCC).
Read More15,000+ buyers expected at Ecobuild Southeast Asia
/Kuala Lumpur, 6th February: The 6th edition of Ecobuild Southeast Asia (Ecobuild SEA) will be held from 27th to 29th March 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). The theme of this year’s edition is “Achieving Peak Productivity.”
Read MoreAlibaba to purchase 33% stake in Ant Financial
/Hangzhou, 1st February: Alibaba Group, the leading e-commerce provider in China has agreed to purchase a 33% stake in Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Group Company (Ant Financial).
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Read MoreClarion Events “merges” with Global Sources
/London, 1st February: London-based Clarion Events, a leading global events organiser, has recently completed a “merger” with Global Sources, a Hong Kong-based exhibition organiser and B2B online marketplace operator. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Funds managed by Blackstone, a private equity group, will control the combined group.
After the merger, the combined group will be a global player in the B2B events industry organising some 200 events annually across Asia, Europe and North America, and generating revenues of more than US$370 million.
Exhibition industry expects growth in 2018 according to UFI
/Paris, 30th January: Earlier this week, UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, released its latest biannual, Global Barometer Survey, reflecting the state of global trade show industry. The survey revealed that the majority of survey participants anticipate growth in 2018.
More than 70% of companies in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific recorded an increase of their revenues in the second half of 2017, while slightly more than half of companies in the Middle East – Africa region reported growth. Looking ahead to 2018, about 80% of companies in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific remain optimistic about growth this year. South Africa was the only weak spot with just 25% expecting growth.
MIFF 2018 expands to 100,000 sqm
/Kuala Lumpur, 26th January: The upcoming edition of the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2018 is expected to expand by 25% reaching 100,000 m2. Running from 8th to 11th March, MIFF will be held at two venues – the newly opened Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) and Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).
Organised by UBM, MIFF 2018 will feature greater international participation, about one-third of the 600 exhibitors will be international – including companies from mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, U.S., Turkey, India, Thailand and Vietnam.
Sabah to develop business events segment
/Sabah, 30th January: The Sabah Convention Bureau, which was just established in January 2018, will focus on attracting new events to that region, according to its management.
Sabah is the third Malaysian state to establish its own convention bureau, after Sarawak and Penang. The Sabah Convention Bureau is headed by Gordon Yapp, who previously general manager of Sabah Tourism Board. Yapp reports to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah. Yapp stated that his first task is to build a strong team, prepare the bureau to generate leads, and develop marketing collateral.
IMPACT confident of reaching revenue target
/Bangkok, 1st February: Thailand’s largest exhibition venue, the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, reported the venue would reach its revenue target of 2.7 billion baht (US$86 million) by the end of its financial year in March 2018. In the fourth quarter of 2017, IMPACT hosted 164 events, a 55% year-on-year increase.
Paul Kanjanapas, managing director of IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, stated, “The upsurge in clients’ catering service requirements escalated rapidly due to the increasing demand for parties in companies and individuals, particularly from November 2017 to February 2018.”