Business Media Shows Strong Growth in 2006

Trade Shows’ Revenue Increase 10%

NEW YORK, April 11, 2007– The face-to-face events industry is a rapidly growing, critical part of today’s integrated business media environment. And now, for the first time in history, face-to-face revenue has surpassed that of its print counterpart: In 2006, business media trade shows accounted for 36% ($11.3 billion) of industry revenue; magazines accounted for 35%*. In fact, events are the third-fastest growing segment of business media, surpassed only by digital and custom media.

“As business media companies continue to move into a multiplatform environment, the industry is experiencing growth in three out of four of its major segments: trade shows, custom media and e-Media,” stated American Business Media president & CEO, Gordon T. Hughes. “E-Media has grown a remarkable 22% in revenue over 2005, followed by custom media’s 18% growth spurt and trade shows bringing up the rear at a 10% growth variance over 2005. Although ad pages and ad revenue for January 2007 showed a decline of 3.1% and 2.78% respectively, as predicted, the business media industry now represents $31.1 billion in revenues across all four platforms, making the power of the brand at the heart of everything you do.”

For more information on BIN, print ad pages and revenues and T-BIN, please visit http://www.americanbusinessmedia.com

*Percentage includes custom media, eMedia, magazines and trade shows; excludes conferences and data business numbers, which are unavailable.

About American Business Media:
Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association of business information providers, delivering business intelligence to industry, Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. Its over 300 member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly 5000 print and online titles and 1000 Trade Shows and well over $20 billion in annual revenues.

Contact: Danielle Ciardullo, Director of Communications
American Business Media
T 212.784.6351
d.ciardullo@abmmail.com

Business Media Shows Strong Growth in 2006

Trade Shows’ Revenue Increase 10%

NEW YORK, April 11, 2007– The face-to-face events industry is a rapidly growing, critical part of today’s integrated business media environment. And now, for the first time in history, face-to-face revenue has surpassed that of its print counterpart: In 2006, business media trade shows accounted for 36% ($11.3 billion) of industry revenue; magazines accounted for 35%*. In fact, events are the third-fastest growing segment of business media, surpassed only by digital and custom media.

“As business media companies continue to move into a multiplatform environment, the industry is experiencing growth in three out of four of its major segments: trade shows, custom media and e-Media,” stated American Business Media president & CEO, Gordon T. Hughes. “E-Media has grown a remarkable 22% in revenue over 2005, followed by custom media’s 18% growth spurt and trade shows bringing up the rear at a 10% growth variance over 2005. Although ad pages and ad revenue for January 2007 showed a decline of 3.1% and 2.78% respectively, as predicted, the business media industry now represents $31.1 billion in revenues across all four platforms, making the power of the brand at the heart of everything you do.”

For more information on BIN, print ad pages and revenues and T-BIN, please visit http://www.americanbusinessmedia.com

*Percentage includes custom media, eMedia, magazines and trade shows; excludes conferences and data business numbers, which are unavailable.

About American Business Media:
Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association of business information providers, delivering business intelligence to industry, Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. Its over 300 member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly 5000 print and online titles and 1000 Trade Shows and well over $20 billion in annual revenues.

Contact: Danielle Ciardullo, Director of Communications
American Business Media
T 212.784.6351
d.ciardullo@abmmail.com