NEW YORK (February 3rd, 2014) – AGENDA, the leading forum for action
sports, surf, streetwear, lifestyle and footwear industries, wrapped up
January’s Long Beach, CA and NYC shows last month.
Marking both shows as
the highest attendance in our respective market, AGENDA continues to
enhance the true California youth lifestyle capture with new show
expansions and peripheral marketing activations including the growth of
THE WOODS and AGENDA WMNS, AGENDA WMNS “Babe Wall”, continuation of
BERRICS AGENDA, GrindMedia’s “THE BREAK” media lounge, the TransWorld
SKATEboarding Awards, AGENDA Emerge conference, and more.
Continuing the growth by housing new brands, AGENDA welcomed new
collections at both shows. “It was a strong writing show for us,”
downloaded Cross Colour’s Cori Cascante, VP of Sales & Marketing.
“The activity at our booth was nonstop: retailers, hip hop artists,
press. This being the official re-launch of the brand, we consider it a
success beyond our wildest dreams. Not only did retailers write, but so
many people there came to congratulate us and express their connection
to the brand and how much it means to them.”
At AGENDA Long Beach, supporting the action sports segment, the second
season of GrindMedia's "THE BREAK" media highlighted industry veterans
and Founders, including the likes of Quiksilver’s Founder Bob Mcknight,
Rusty’s Founder Rusty Preisendorfer, Element’s Founder Johnny
Schillereff and a host of other high-level executives. Marking another
successful season divulging industry insights.
AGENDA WMNS expanded her reign welcoming a bevy of women’s specific
collections, along with supporting peripheral marketing activations
year-round. Continuing to build the female-centric voice on the show
floor, the AGENDA WMNS "Babe Show" art gallery exhibition, curated by
talented New York based illustrator and designer Sophia Chang, depicting
a tight roster of today’s female artistic inspirational creatives.
“As a startup brand, AGENDA has been a pivotal one-stop shop for us to
meet with existing vendors, as well as the newest emerging brands in
street, surf and active fashion,” said Colby Black of Without Walls.
“The inception and progression of AGENDA WMNS solidifies this show as a
top destination for our buyers to view future seasons. I always
appreciate the personal attention and care the staff provides to making
this show the best possible experience for the brands and buyers.”
AGENDA Emerge (powered by GROUP Y) hosted our two bicoastal editions of
the highly-curated creative and brand building conference filling up
auditoriums by featuring today’s most iconic creative directors,
innovators and industry leaders in action sports and street culture,
with the likes of Tom Campion, co-founder of Zumiez, Greg Selkoe of
Karmaloop, Keith Hufnagel of HUF, Marc Ecko of Complex Media, Bobby Kim
of the Hundreds, Jeff Ng of Staple Designs and Johnny Earle, aka Johnny
Cupcakes, including a one-on-one conversation between Paul “P-Rod”
Rodriguez and Grammy award nominated rapper Nasir “NAS” Jones.
AGENDA:NYC hosted its men’s streetwear and lifestyle show for the last
time at the 82 Mercer building, expanding to the Jacob K. Javitz center
housed at the Javitz North building this Summer.
AGENDA:NYC lived up to
its East coast reputation with both brands and retailers alike, albeit
the less than desirable weather conditions. "AGENDA for me is the
perfect show”, explains Evan Pinstein of Moose Limited. “The entire
experience is executed in a way that makes it incredibly easy as a buyer
to handle a large portion of business in just a few shows a year. It
allows newcomers face time with some of the biggest brands and
taste-makers in the industry and Moose Limited as a whole wouldn't be
where we are today without the AGENDA’s show and team."
AGENDA continues to curate a three-dimensional experience where
attendees experience California lifestyle in its truest form. AGENDA
Long Beach is the largest and most diverse offering of all three AGENDA
shows, providing a true cross-section representing each genre of
California subculture.
AGENDA Long Beach is both a national show with
retailers hailing from 49 states and globally from 48 countries. With
over 31% of the retailers visit from over 1000+ miles away, AGENDA is a
truly international event attracting over 15k people. AGENDA Long Beach
continues its exponential growth by diversifying show categories and
increasing the brand offering catering to our youth lifestyle &
street culture.
AGENDA Las Vegas will take place on February 17th - 19th at the Sands Expo.
For additional information visit: http://agendashow.com
About AGENDA:
The AGENDA Trade Show is a forum for the most inspired in the
streetwear and action sports industries to unite. Lines speak for
themselves and buyers are not intimidated by the usual overwhelming
tradeshow experience. From the garage-run lines on the verge of
explosion, to the well-established elite, AGENDA caters to the needs of
buyers and brands that exist on a higher level of design and aesthetic.
With a strong emphasis in style, art, music and culture, the AGENDA
experience is as much a lesson as it is a tool.
About Reed Exhibitions:
Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading event organizer, with over 460
events in 36 countries. In 2011 Reed brought together over six million
active event participants from around the world, generating billions of
dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas,
Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and are organized by 34 fully
staffed offices. Reed organizes a wide range of events, including trade
and consumer exhibitions, conferences and meetings. Its portfolio of
over 460 events serves 44 industry sectors.
About Group Y:
GROUP Y is the original and leading collective of professionals focused
on youth marketing, action sports, entertainment and other progressive
and expressive cultures. Its mission is to share insights across
industries and ignite ideas that inspire the current and next generation
leaders and decision makers. Using events, outreach, content and
consultation, Group Y takes the work out of networking and strengthens
the areas where industries overlap. www.GroupYnetwork.com
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