Consumer Fair attracts 68 more exhibitors
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Customers at CEDA stall.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
In an interview with Mmegi Business, Fairground Holdings marketing and communications manager Thabo Mogomotsi said the number of exhibitors at this year’s fair has grown to 580. “This indicates that we are doing a great job because the numbers keep growing every year. One other thing that contributes to our growth is the implementation of the feedback that we usually get from our exhibitors, whether negative or positive,” she said.
According to Mogomotsi, for transparency purposes, they usually engage a consultant to conduct a survey from the exhibitors in which they then use the information to prepare for the upcoming fair. She added that as result of the feedback from the survey, this year they connected free Wi-Fi for all the consumers and exhibitors to use, as well as the introduction of the e-ticketing for purposes of convenience and efficiency.
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