SIGN Istanbul, The International Advertising Industry and Digital Printing Technologies Trade Fair was organized for the 17th time from 10-13 September 2015 and once again confirmed its status as this industry's most important trade fair in Eurasia, thanks to a record level of participation from both local and international exhibitors and visitors.
438 companies from 31 countries exhibited their products and services across three large halls of the TÜYAP Exhibition and Convention Center Istanbul. SIGN Istanbul 2015 was not only the largest and best attended event of its kind in Eurasia, but also had the most comprehensive range of products and services on display. The thousands of professional trade visitors had an unrivalled opportunity to view and compare the latest and most innovative technologies, products and services related to digital printing, textile printing, sign technology, visual communication, LED & LED displays, documentation, promotion, industrial printing and 3D printing.
During 4 hectic days, exhibitors were visited by 21,009 trade buyers and specifiers from 74 countries. With 3,042 foreign visitors attending, this accounted for 14.48% of the total. The fair covered a gross area of 30,000 sqm representing a growth of 83% in the last 7 editions. Highlighting the wide range of products on display and the solutions on offer from these leading suppliers, 13% of visitors spent 2 or more days in the fair and with 23% of the overseas visitors also spending more than one day at the fair. The 'Workshop SIGN Istanbul' initiative launched last year and organized with sponsorship of İstanbul Reklam, was once again a big success attracting the interest of more visitors than last year.
"3D PRINTSHOW ISTANBUL" was organized as a special section this year and attracted much attention from the national media and visitors from a variety of sectors. With 2,891 people specifically visiting 3D PRINTSHOW, the total number of visitors at SIGN Istanbul 2015 reached 23,900.
Surveys conducted amongst exhibitors confirmed the success of the fair with 64% of the exhibitors rating their participation at SIGN Istanbul 2015 as excellent or good; 77% declared that the fair was very useful for them and 41% have already made their stand reservations for SIGN Istanbul 2016.
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