Best Small Peninsula (less than 800 sq. ft.): Manufacturas Diversas S.A. de C.V., Booth A3254 – Taking the exhibit industry into the future on exhibiting in a more environmentally sustainable way. Highly effective use of cardboard as the primary material used in the exhibit booth. Includes seating area, shelving with product and a chance to win game for attendees. Strategic use of lighting to showcase product and game feature. Even the booth staff’s shirt, promoting the company is made with recycled product. And the booth staff are very enthusiastic about their product line, reaching out to attendees in a welcoming and engaging way.
Best Large Peninsula (800 sq. ft. or more): DEFA North America Inc., Booth A5079 – The design of the booth is modern, open, bright, beautiful. Product was nicely integrated into the booth structure and the staff were engaged with customers and passers-by.
Best Small Island (less than 800 sq. ft): Meyle AG, Booth A31001 – This features a driving videogame in the booth to create engagement with passersby, a great integration of technology, a good display of product and engaged staff.
Best Large Island (800 sq. ft. or more): CRC Industries, Inc., Booth A3816 – From t-shirt giveaways to custom Vans on the booth staff, CRC took a truly head-to-toe approach to its booth.
Best Pavilion: Brasil Auto Parts (Sindipecas), Booth A5432 – The nice, open, airy layout set this pavilion apart from the others. There was a great attention to detail, from the signage to the lighting to the consistent branding throughout. Everything worked very nicely together.
This year’s judges were: Nancey Drapeau, Vice President of Research, Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), and Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes, President and Chief Marketing Strategist, mdg.
To select the winners, judges toured the show floor and evaluated booths based on: creative attention-grabbing techniques, effective visual communications, effective staffing practices, smart exhibit access and attendee navigation, and engaging and informative presentations and demonstrations.
Awards were presented by Bill Hanvey, president and CEO, Auto Care Association, and Paul McCarthy, president and CEO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA).
AAPEX represents the more than $1.8 trillion global automotive aftermarket industry and historically features 2,500 exhibiting companies that display innovative products, services and technologies that keep the world’s 1.5 billion vehicles on the road. AAPEX also provides advanced technical and business management training for professionals to maintain excellence and take their businesses to the next level. Industry buyers include automotive service and repair professionals, auto parts retailers, independent warehouse distributors, program groups, service chains, automotive dealers, fleet buyers and engine builders.
AAPEX recently was ranked as one of the top U.S. trade shows in 2021 by Trade Show Executive.
AAPEX is a trade-only event and is closed to the general public.
AAPEX is co-owned by the Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), the light vehicle aftermarket division of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). For more information, visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: info@aapexshow.com. On social media, follow AAPEX at #AAPEX22.
