The annual Giftex show embodies the creative, trend-setting spirit that defines the corporate gifting industry. The ability of bringing the best in business under one umbrella can be attributed to the fact that the event is conceptualized and managed by a team of experienced professionals.

Specialists in the gifting industry belonging to Trade & Technology Exposition Co. (India) Pvt. Ltd have conceived it as a complete and comprehensive exhibition and event management platform. They have successful hosted several events on different themes, and Giftex is a testimony to their capabilities.

Even in the season of lean corporate spending, the importance of corporate gifting has by no means diminished. Corporate gifting is vital for the purpose of reviving and reinforcing crucial business contacts! The consolidation phase of a business can perhaps be the best opportunity to appreciate the association with them.

Top businesses also understand the importance of sticking to employees who provide excellent service and bring value to them. Presenting a gift will only enhance ties with them. This is the perfect time for a meaningful corporate activity. The times are challenging, but such challenges call for dramatic measures.

In this context, Giftex is a one-stop shopping event for bulk purchases by corporate entities and traders, giving everyone access to India’s top sourcing hubs. All the earlier Giftex editions had been a huge hit, and this year’s edition to be held at Mumbai’s Nehru Centre in just about a week from now, promises to be a blockbuster.

And here is a word of advice to make the most of your gifting program: Tuned to the changing times, look to experiment and come up with innovative ideas. Personalization is a vital factor in gifting to select top-level executives, and even your employees. Generic promotional items are passé because people are trying to get be more personal with things. It is often seen as ‘unfashionable’ to be extravagant with gifts today, especially in international context.

For many more such ideas and gifting options, visit Giftex 2012!

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The brain behind The Arts Trust and ICIA, Mr Vickram Sethi, is known to be a committed and articulate art aficionado. He has been actively engaged in promoting contemporary Indian art, and has been striving to raise awareness and interest in Indian art.

The Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA) serves as a logical extension of The Arts Trust vision of becoming the best source for quality work by both the distinguished and emerging artists. The Arts Trust was set up in 1990 with a long-term vision of promoting Indian contemporary art, which was just gaining in prominence at that time.

Towards this end, The Arts trust organizes art exhibitions, showcasing a wide range of talent and creativity, providing the viewers a glimpse of promising artists who work in various genres, styles, subjects and mediums.

In 1996, The Arts Trust was handed over the responsibility of managing the Harmony Show launched by the Reliance Group. It has also hosted several art camps and art events such as the annual RPG art exhibitions. The Arts Trust boasts of several prestigious clients such as RPG Group, Kotak Bank, ABN AMRO bank, Indian Hotels, Oberoi Group and Hyatt Hotel among others.

Of course, the journey has been full of several challenges, as Mr Vickram Sethi reminisces: “When I started, the art scene was quite different from what it is now. It was difficult to find space (for hosting the shows). I did my first show more than 15 years ago at the Oberoi, titled ‘Masters of India’. I was amazed at the response, and then began to do art shows at the Y B Chavan studio more often.”

He is extremely optimistic and positive about the emerging crop of artists. He quips: “There’s immense talent here!” In keeping with his vision, the previous edition of Art Expo India brought to the fore highly talented and dynamic artists from across the country and abroad in a grand event in Mumbai.

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With stock market in a tailspin, people are looking to build a more diversified portfolio of investments that will cushion them against such random and rapid falls in equities. Indeed, stock markets world over have turned topsy-turvy in recent times as the indices have become hyper-sensitive to inflation, recession and any negative macro or micro-economic clues. Experts are advising investors to stay away from the stock markets, and rightly so!

On the other hand, Indian art and artists have truly gone global with a string of shows – solo as well as group – involving both established and emerging artists. Global art auction houses and event directors are giving a place of pride to practitioners from the country, leaving an indelible mark on the international art scene. Indeed, contemporary Indian art and artists have gone global with a string of shows. We take a quick look at some of the internationally acclaimed artists who will continue to find favor with collectors and/ or investors…

Atul Dodiya: His diverse and dynamic art practice, socially and politically responsible in nature, has evolved to become increasingly complex, with the subjects of his address, and his references more specific. His striking imagery has invariably been packed with a stirring swirl of motifs: Bollywood, film stars, political icons, Hindu mythology characters, and so on.

Subodh Gupta: Though he often dwells on domestic themes, he has become an internationally renowned artist. A sculptor, installation-maker, video artist and painter -all rolled in one, this multi-faceted practitioner incorporates in his works everyday objects like bicycles, thali pans, and milk pails, as well as the mass-produced steel boxes used to carry lunch.

Bose Krishnamachari: As a creator, curator and practitioner of art in various forms and domains, he likes to challenge and defy conventional concepts of visual art practices to set his own norms. He has further broadened and deepened his curatorial vision with the Mumbai-based Gallery BMB.

Jitish Kallat: Counted among the most exciting and talented contemporary artists not just in India, but also internationally, he has received recognition for his dynamic work that reflects an involvement with Mumbai.

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Thanks to a truly challenging business environment, today’s businesses have been forced to think beyond lofty or impracticable promises of big bonuses and lavish retreats.

As all of us would readily agree, businesses cutting across domains and irrespective of scale, are now facing the tricky challenge of sticking to stringent budgets as well as conceiving newer, more novel ideas to show their ‘human’ side to clients and employees and to express their heartfelt appreciation. In such circumstances, a little help from outside is always welcome. This is where Giftex 2012 will come into play.

A gift is an ideal tool, object or gesture, whichever way you consider it, when it comes to making a permanent and fulfilling impression on your clients, business associates as well as your valued employees. Gift giving is not a mere ritual. It has emerged as a crucial corporate strategy as part of a larger jigsaw. Generic gifts picked by harried administrative assistants are giving way to personal gestures designed to indicate just how much your truly care for your corporate buddies.

An old cliché goes that ‘it’s the thought that counts’ has perhaps never been more dead-on that now! Today’s corporate culture demands more creative, more innovative and more thoughtful ways of expressing genuine appreciation to the people you care the most – clients, business contacts and your own employees.

In the field of sales & marketing services, clients expect gifting-industry consultants to be right on top of trends; be innovative and tuned to new technology. Part of their responsibility and role to our clients is to come up with innovative ways to get their messages across. For those keen on sourcing the best corporate gifting options, Giftex 2012 provides the perfect opportunity. The event spread over the spacious halls of Nehru Centre will bring together the best from the gifting industry under one umbrella.

A trendsetter and torchbearer in every sense of the corporate gifting industry, Giftex is bound to be a grand success. Be a part of this grand event to grasp various finer aspects and get practical ideas to simplify the task of corporate gifting.

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Mumbai-based Champion Trading Company, formed more than five and a half decades ago, is known for developing and manufacturing all kind of attractive and durable torches. The products also made specifically in a buyer’s brand or mark, as part of customization.

Here’s a quick look at their vast and quality product range

GEET 205

Model                   :   GEET 205
LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   2 AA Batteries
Usage Time     :  175+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   80 ft.
Product Size       :   170mm x 44mm x 27mm
Special Features    :   Glow in Dark Torch body

3 CELL TORCH

LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   3 ‘AA’ Batteries
Useage Time     :  250+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   80 ft.
Special Features    :   Glow in Dark Torch body
LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   3 ‘AA’ Batteries
Usage Time     :  250+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   80 ft.
Special Features    :   Glow in Dark Torch body

Model                   :   GEET 27

LED                      :   27 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   4 ‘AA’ Batteries
Usage Time     :  16+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   100 sqft. area.
Product Size       :   139mm x 15mm x 139mm
Special Features    :   1) Glow in Dark body
2) Round & Flat body
3) Indoor & outdoor useable
4) Magnet to stick in flat metal body
LED                      :   1 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   2 ‘AA’ Batteries
Usage Time     :  175+ hours of time
Light Coverage  :   50 ft.
Special Features    :   Available in attractive color

Model                   :  GEM 30

LED                      :   30 Super Bright White LED
Operates on          :   6 volt 4.5Ah Rechargeable battery
Charge Voltage :   AC 230 Volt
Charging time    :  Appx. 10 Hours by AC 230 Volt
Usage Time     :  Appx. 14 hrs
Product Size       :   234mm x 64mm x 39mm
Special Features    :   1) Low battery indicator
2) Charging indicator
3)  12V DC charge input
4) 180 degree light distribution
5) Auto - on Mechanism
6) Auto - off Mechanism
7) Over charge protection

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Giftex takes great pleasure and pride in introducing our esteemed patrons to Garg Group Companies. The corporate house boasts an enviable range of over 5000 different dazzling designs of catchy key chains apart from other exciting product range in different materials and domains.

These products are available at their spacious Mumbai Show Room. They have a full-fledged setup with a factory located at Aligarh in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Not just that they have booking offices across leading metros of India, including Bangalore, Pune and Goa as well as overseas offices in Dubai and Colombo.

The company has formed a vast network with business association across the country and spread across the length and breadth of the country, well recognized in both national & international markets for its quality and superiority of product range. Their motto is to give the best quality and equally supreme service as testified by an ISO 9001 – 2000 certificate for their offerings. What else are the features of the venture run by the Garg Group?

•    Garg Manufacturing Unit’s core expertise, as stated above, lies in producing all types of key chain varieties, badges and cufflinks on basis of each customer’s needs and budget.

•    It’s a professionally managed group, always keen to take challenges in regards to improvement of quality and Service.  Its team is invariably ready to align itself to customer imagination and precise requirements.

•    Garg manufactures their products in all types of diverse materials like Brass, Zinc, Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, Wooden, Acrylic, Plastic, Rubber, Leather etc.

•    Garg also manufactures an exclusive range - Gold Plated, Silver Plated, Chrome Plated, Nickle Plated, Black Silver, Black Nickle, Oxidized, Copper Finish, Antique finish, Dull Silver etc.

•    Garg undertakes Casting, Stamping, all type of molding, Sand Casting, Aapoxy Coating, Meena Works, Lazer Engraving and all types of printing jobs on a wide variety of materials.

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A highly professional approach over the years has ensured that business visitors at Giftex, the much awaited event related to the contemporary gifting industry, would be able to source the best possible gifts and stationery brands under one single roof. Top advertising executives, sales & marketing managers made it a point to visit the show.

No surprise, the previous edition of Giftex was an extraordinary success. As stated above, a host of high-profile visitors, essentially the lynchpins in the corporate decision-making process, thronged the exhibition venue to be part of this grand showcase event for the whole gifting industry.

Just peeping into the past, Giftex was started more than two decades ago. Since then it has truly been a fruitful journey, well reflected in the success of this highly prestigious event. Giftex, Trade & Technology Exposition Co. (India) Pvt. Ltd. has now established itself as a leading exhibition organizing company that hosts several events on different themes.

In due recognition of the importance of Giftex to the gifting industry, the India Trade Promotion Organization has provided the event with its seal of approval. The stupendous success of Giftex can be attributed to the fact that its organizers, namely Trade & Technology Exposition Co. (India) Pvt. Ltd., are steadfastly committed to a result-oriented platform. Their aim is to enable a meaningful exchange and interaction between exhibitors and potential corporate buyers.

Giftex occupies all the five halls of spacious Nehru Centre and yet at times this capacity is not enough to accommodate all the prospective exhibitors. At this exhibition bulk orders are booked, but no sales are permitted. In essence, you could find the products, which well fit your budget the best at the event for the purpose of gifting.

Giftex has emerged as a premier event for the entire gifting industry. The organizers are confident that the exhibition would be a huge success and offer exciting ideas for the corporate world this year, too!

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Giftex is pleased to unveil extremely powerful and pacifying, vibrant and vivacious Vastu gifts from one of India’s largest house in the ancient Vastu Shastra Consultancy, Dr. Raviraj Vastu Spiritual Services.

Meruprustha:

This galvanizing object means a three dimension form of shreeyantra which is most powerful and effective made from either an alloy of five metals or crystal. It is good for all round success, prosperity - health - harmony as well as physical - mental - spiritual growth

Wish Pyramid:

It’s a specially designed six layer pyramid with small nine pyramid chip and sudarshan plus lotus effect on basal plate. This pyramid is fitted with complete shree yantra on base. Wish pyramid should be placed in safe locker, cash drawer of shop or office drawer. Your wish one at a time written on piece of white paper with red ink is to be placed inside this pyramid. The pyramid energy help to achieve your objectives as well as it will safeguard your valuables.

Vasturaviraj 45 Pyramid Swastik:

In order to activate center region of big projects, industries or plot of land, 45 pyramids are placed underground in the form of Swastik. Pyramid & Swastik together means –‘Two together perform better’.

Lord Kubera statue:

Lord Kubera is known to a wealth-manager of the Gods & Goddesses. It helps in stabilizing and multiplying the wealth as well as controlling outflow of money and reducing unproductive expenses.

Super Energy Set:

This is highly effective as centre plate or controlling unit. In case of vastu with serious vastu defects, it is necessary to use this unit. It is comprised of nine octagonal plates with 5913 pyramids, 81 crystals representing 81 houses and semi precious stones for navgrahas (Nine planets) 81 lotus symbols with 81 swastik copper chips symbols from the bottom.

This is to be placed in centre region under flooring tiles or these nine plates can be spread on master bed under the mattress. This product is highly effective and known for miraculous results. In the bottom centre plate there is provision of special chamber in which a very specific prayer to Lord of Vastu is placed with intentions for total peace and prosperity.

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A major attraction of the Giftex show every year is the wide array of options it offers on corporate gifting. It also looks to create an awareness of techniques and advantages of a corporate gifting program thanks to experts with a vast experience in the gifting industry attending the gift.

Getting the right gift to impress clients has always been a tricky topic. There are so many decisions to be made like how much should be spent on corporate gifting exercise. It depends on your business scale and the worth of your crucial clients.

However, an expensive item may not go well with some clients. So the first rule of thumb for you as a gift giver is to know your respective clients first before you select a gift for them. You need to be discreet and selective.

After you have determined the dynamics including purpose of gift giving to fit the budget, your next challenge is deciding what? Depending on the situation and the occasion there are many options available (as you will find out at the Giftex exhibition). Something with an inherent thought behind it is always appreciated. This sure will strengthen your bonds with your corporate clients.

Logo or no logo is another decision to make. Whether to put your company logo or not is a matter of personal choice. Everyone loves seeing their company logo on products, but not every recipient would appreciate it. If you are confident of having selected a gift, which will make a lasting impression, you need not put your company logo on it.

The recipient will remember you by the gift itself if it is ‘different’ and thoughtful. It must help you and your brand stand out from the clutter. So instead of going for plain diary as a gift, you may get one made from exquisite handmade paper with the recipient’s name nicely embossed on it. Being distinctive in approach towards gifting would make sure that the person would always remember you every time he or she sees or uses your gift.

The Giftex 2012 will provide you with various such clues to getting the right corporate gift.

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Safety, cost efficiency and durability are the three aspects that any business would primarily look for while buying office equipment. Brilliant International is one name that comes to mind, when you want to buy electrical accessories and other workplace-related appliances.

They manufacture and export a wide range of electrical accessories and appliances such as doorbells, ceiling fans, switches, etc. The company formed in 1981, has established a reputation for itself as a reliable supplier and producer over the last two decades in this field – in India and internationally. It has adhered to the highest quality control standards over time.

Brilliant International also designs products as per specific customer specifications and design. This is made possible by a skilled technical staff, and a meticulous quality testing by them for each product. Let us take a look at their vast product range:

•    New Beautiful Bells

•    PVC Accessories / Trunking / Adaptable Boxes

•    Ceiling Fans & Regulators

•    D.P Switches / Switches / Sockets

•    ChangeOver and Onload Changeover

•    Tinned Copper Lugs / Glands

•    G.I.Boxes / Steel

•    Boxes American Type

•     Top Plugs and AST Parts

•     Bulk Head Fittings & Holders

•     Earthing Rod & Accessories

•     Extension Sockets

•    Wire Clips

•    GI Conduit Accessories

•    Din Rail Channel

•    Screws / Fasteners

They also manufacture a range of household appliances. You can get complete details of their vast product range, here:

For business inquiries, contact:
Brilliant Complex, Unit A & B,
Western Express Highway, Miragaon,
Mira Road (East) 401 104
Mumbai, India

Phone: (00 91 22) 2945 2101 - 05
Fax: (00 91 22) 2945 2106
Email: brilliantintl@vsnl.com

You can also check out their stall at the Giftex 2012 slated to be held in the second week of February.  It’s a company that truly sticks to its brand name: Brilliant. There can be no better way than this of branding and positioning for a company.

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