Testimonials What our exhibitors had to say in 2010 What they said about the ASG Parent and Child Show in Wellington 2010 'The Parent and Child Show offers a great opportunity to meet face to face with our existing and new customers, and a great chance for our customers to see our products first hand. The weekend provided a fantastic branding opportunity with thousands of target market purchasers under one roof. This is our third year exhibiting and we will be back!' Mocka 'The ASG Parent and Child Show is a great opportunity for us to meet our customers, meet mums to be, provide education on products available, demonstrate our new products, and a great audience for our first Tommee Tippee Tea Time Talkse seminars. It is a great branding exercise for our company.' Jackel NZ / Tommee Tippee 'The people who visited were there to buy and were genuinely interested in the products - not just there for the free samples. Strangely enough our sales on Sunday were even better than the Saturday though there were less visitors. All in all a great show for us!' Smart Mum JewelleryWe love being a part of the show, we love meeting all the wonderful people, hearing feedback about our product and at the same time developing brand awareness, adding to our customer database and building rapport with our clients. I highly recommend the show! It is so much fun too!' Real Nappies What our exhibitors had to say in 2009... "The Auckland ASG Parent and Child Show was the ideal opportunity to step out from behind the internet and showcase our products to a very information hungry and receptive audience. It has really helped to amp up the profile of our baby sleeping bags." Lola & Ben "A great Show. As a branding exercise, I believe we achieved an excellent response as well as taking lots of orders over the three days." IGC Dorel NZ Ltd "This was the first time we exhibited on the Parent and Child Show and enjoyed every minute of it. We had a lot of enquiries during the show, our database doubled. We also made important contacts with other exhibitors. Many thanks to North Port Events, who were absolutely brilliant and really looked after us pre and during the show." Mother and Child Mobile Natural Health Clinic What our exhibitors had to say in 2008... The ASG Parent and Child Show has been a launch pad of business success for many exhibitors. But don’t just take our word for it, read what they have to say... “The Auckland Parent and Child Show provides fantastic exposure for our Breastmates brand. It's fabulous being able to talk to so many customers in person, and they like being able to see our products for real rather than just looking at the images on our website. The Show is run by industry experts and the level of organisation and help is just astounding. This includes their pre-show training,which is very valuable for first-timers." Breastmates.co.nz “The reason we keep coming back to the ASG Parent and Child Show is that it’s a great opportunity for us to meet our customers and get to know their babies, and to create an emotional connection.” Treasures “This entire event is managed impeccably; the support, communication and friendliness from the North Port Events team is just brilliant. We are massively addicted to the ASG Parent and Child Show. It’s a fabulous opportunity for us to introduce ourselves to thousands of parents, to meet our existing customers, and for them to meet us! The Parent and Child Show brings our target market directly to us – this is definitely the place to be. It is fabulous and we’ve already booked for 2009!” Jack and Abby “I think that it’s a place you have to be. It’s money well spent to be here. I think that you need to be here if you want to speak to mothers.” BPM Childcare “We launched our company at the Parent and Child Show in Wellington three years ago and sold out. We’ve now got to a point where, thanks to the Parent and Child Show, our brand is really well-known.” Womama “I’ve been exhibiting for 15 years now because as a wholesaler who sells to shops, I don’t often get the chance to speak to the public. The Show is also a great chance to demonstrate.” Baby First “We have been doing the Parent and Child Show for four years, and the reason we do it because we sell. So, it is a type of advertising that pays for itself.” Motherwell “I find the Show incredibly important to get exposure out there and meet with potential new clients. We have had an extremely successful Show this time around, with careful planning and a great attitude you can achieve real success here. The staff were very helpful with setting up and breaking down. All the ingredients are available for a great Show, I will be back.” Designer Portraits Ltd

What our exhibitors had to say in 2007... "North Port Events does a fantastic job of organising all the Parent and Child Shows throughout the country. I was especially impressed with the new structure of the Auckland Show in October this year. Congestion was reduced to a minimum, which made for a much calmer Show. Thanks North Port Events for all your help in creating successful Shows.” Mountain Buggy Ltd “Reaching our target market has never been as easy as participating in the Auckland Parent and Child Show this year. The networking opportunities at the exhibitor function were a bonus (along with the wine and delicious nibbles!). I can't say enough about the North Port Events staff and their sub-contractors. They all supplied superb service and were always there when you needed them. We will see you guys again next year for another fabulous weekend or three!” Nappy Days"We have found being part of the Parent and Child Shows such a positive experience – the North Port team are helpful and have a great support crew on-site, and it’s fantastic being in the midst of hundreds of target market buyers! Not only do we have the opportunity of meeting with our customers face-to-face and gaining their valuable feedback, we also have an excellent branding opportunity throughout the three main centres." The Baby Factory “The ASG Parent and Child Show was a fantastic event and provided us with an invaluable chance to connect with parents of under 5s. The North Port Events team was superb with their organisation, communication and support. It was a very worthwhile event.” ABC Learning Centres “We loved every moment we spent at the Parent and Child Show. The people we talked to were fantastic and we got great reviews about the launch of our new product. The North Port staff were outstanding during the Show and everything we asked for, was delivered or done for us promptly and always with a smile. We look forward to next year's Show in 2008.” Junior Scholars “We found the Show to be a fantastic way to showcase our wonderful Kiwi Families website to the very friendly South Islanders! The feedback from the public was fantastic.” Kiwi Families “We found the Christchurch Show a great way to introduce our business to the local market and were overwhelmed with the level of interest we received and the sales generated.” WorldWear “We absolutely LOVE the Parent and Child Shows nationwide. They allow us to showcase our beautiful product range, speak face-to-face with many of our loyal and new customers, launch new brands and strengthen our own. Each year at the Shows the bar has continued to raise and it’s been a pleasure to be a part of this process. We always feel so supported by the staff at North Port Events, who make exhibiting a breeze. We particularly appreciate the massive amount of energy that goes into marketing the Show professionally and ensuring that many thousands attend.” Natural Parenting NZ Ltd