by Gabriela | Feb 10, 2016 | Doing business, Trade Shows
Senior management & exports: a Latin American perspective At the recent #gotogrow launch event at the City Hall in London (which I followed from Uruguay on Twitter), Sarah Wood from Unruly mentioned one of her top advice for exporting service firms in London: send...
by Gabriela | Oct 17, 2015 | Trade Shows, Uruguay
I arrived at the Feria de la Construcción, the bi-annual construction (consumer and trade) show in Uruguay as it opened on its first day. Something I try to avoid, since a lot of stands aren’t quite polished up to receive you then (although this year I was impressed...
by Gabriela | Oct 3, 2015 | Doing business, Trade Shows, Uruguay
Imagine you live in a developing country of just 3.5 million people bordering Argentina and Brazil. Imagine you love fashion, and picture what it’s like to be told, again and again, that you won’t make it, that your market is too small and poor, that fashion only...
by Gabriela | Sep 23, 2015 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Trade Shows, Uruguay
Those of you following us on Twitter will have seen some pictures of our recent visits to ExpoPrado, Uruguay’s largest agricultural and consumer show. We also broadcast live from the event on Periscope. If you’ve ever been to a large agricultural show in...
by Gabriela | May 20, 2015 | Trade Shows
From packaging and food service to lighting, mining and fashion, I’ve been to a show or two in Latin America in the last couple of years. Having also visited trade shows in Spain, Germany and the UK, I’d like to share some thoughts with those of you interested in...
by Gabriela | Apr 30, 2014 | Chile, Energy, mining & infrastructure, Trade Shows
Chile is the world’s largest copper producer. Mining is key to the country’s economy and so a mining show in its capital city, Santiago, was always going to mean big business. And quite big, indeed, looking at the huge machinery on display but also at the calibre of...
