Who visits?
In 2012, CTCO was the only tradeshow both focused on promotional products (garment and gifts) and personalisation techniques. Below, the analysis for the last CTCO 7/8/9 February 2012:
NEW 2013 – The C!Print tradeshow next to CTCO
Over the last six years, CTCO as become the key exhibition for professionals working in the field of promotional gifts and garment personalisation. Printing exhibitors will have their own event: C!Print (hall 5: C!Print / hall 4: CTCO) and will attract many more personalisation professionals in domains such as: screen printing, embroidery, pad printing, promotional products consumers… Those companies will have the opportunity to visit CTCO to supply themselves with promotional products.
Geographical distribution:
CTCO and C!Print, who visits?
- CTCO: retailers/distributors of promotional gifts and garments, of which there are almost 300 Premium companies, comprising the largest buyers in the market.
- C!Print: personnalisation professionals and decorators of all products (gift and garment)
Repartition by business activity:
New techniques are more and more appealing…
Professionals working in the personalisation field are acclaiming the latest technologies. This year, 37.53% of them are basing their business on digital printing, transfer and/or sublimation (25.54%, 7.04% and 4.98% respectively).
See the detailed analysis in the CTCO 2012 post show report: