January is a busy month for our sales and marketing team. With four exhibitions in the month of January - and in four different countries we are as alway aiming at meeting our customers as much as possible to strenghten our personal relations and naturally the trade shows also provides a platform to meet new customers.

The first trade show of the year is the PSI fair in Düsseldorf. This is the largest promotional trade show in Europe and is a "members only" event. PSI is a must for Eskesen since many of our customers are visiting this show. Although the total number of visitors may have been a little less than previous show, it was still a very good show for Eskesen.

The second trade show is the PPAI show in Las Vegas, taking place the week after PSI. In the past years Eskesen has expanded our activities in North America with the establishment of a customer service office in Atlanta, and PPAI being the largest promotional show in USA is also a must exhibit event. Despite that present economic situation, the show was very well attended and people were optimistic and business minded. We met many new contacts on the show and many - both new and existing customers - developed new client projects at the show.

Simultaneous with the PPAI show we exhibited at Swedens largest promotional show in Jönköping. Although being a smaller show it allows for more time for in-depth conversations with our customers. For a regional show this year's PRomotional Expo was well attended.

The fourth show in January is Museum Expressions in Paris. This is a souvenir show specifically aimed at museums and the museum shops and Eskesen participated for the first time. We had many visitors and made many new contacts at this show.