German exhibition data society FKM has certified 191 exhibitions for 2018.
Exhibitors are always looking for reliable data on the quality of individual exhibitions and one important source of such information in Germany is the certified exhibition data of the FKM – the German Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics.
FKM has released its annual report for 2018 with visitor and exhibitor statistics, as well as visitor analyses for the previous year.
FKM Chairman Klaus Dittrich explained: “Only in rare cases do exhibitors make emotional decisions on whether to participate in exhibitions. Instead, reliable data on the quality of an exhibition is relevant. In Germany, this data is provided by the FKM.”
Last year, 46 German event organisers – members of the FKM – had 191 exhibitions in Germany certified by auditors Ernst & Young. In addition to basic data such as stand space and exhibitor and visitor numbers – both foreign and domestic – the FKM offers data for 141 exhibitions relating to the structure of trade and private visitors, such as regional origin, influence on purchasing decisions and professional status.
Alongside the German members, the two foreign guest members, the Verona Exhibition Company and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, had 20 exhibitions certified.
FKM’s 2018 report can be downloaded, along with data for many exhibitions in the first half of 2019, at: https://www.fkm.de/en/media-centre/fkm-reports/.
