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    EOG and MMG present the new OutDoor concept

    2024-10-07T08:45:00Z

    According to the organizers, industry leaders back the revamped OutDoor 2025 model, promising 20% growth in exhibitors and visitors while reducing costs.

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    Haushofer appointed project director for ISPO shows, Gröber back as head of ISPO

    2022-02-03T15:05:00Z

    While the pandemic is responsible for the fact that we have not been able to meet in person at any ISPO trade show for almost two years, the situation is certainly particularly challenging for the trade show organizers. In the wake of the many cancellations and digital substitutes, the ISPO ...

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    ​ISPO presents online “trend festival” in January and February

    2021-12-14T16:04:00Z

    ISPO has announced the ISPO.com Trend Festival 2022, scheduled from Jan. 17 until Feb. 18, 2022, celebrating the most innovative products, newcomers and important trends in the sporting goods and outdoor industry. After the strategic move of ISPO Munich from late January to its permanent new date in November, the ...

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    Revised ISPO Awards with four judging dates per year

    2021-10-19T10:12:00Z

    ISPO Group has announced that it will now honor the highlight products and services of the sports industry four times a year with the latest, conceptually revised version of the ISPO Award. As usual, a jury of experts will evaluate all submissions individually according to criteria such as design, function, ...

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    OutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition: First “real” industry meeting in a year and a half - Interview

    2021-09-17T14:17:00Z

    The Outdoor Industry Compass spoke with Dr. Jeanette Friedrich, head of ISPO Group, three weeks before the event to find out more details about the program of the OutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition in October and the group’s plans for future ISPO events.

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    Markus Dirr heads new marketing and sales unit at Messe München

    2021-07-30T09:53:00Z

    Source: Messe München Markus Dirr Just in time for the restart of the trade show season, ISPO organizer Messe München has established a new central division, “Product Marketing and Sales.” The newly structured unit is to bring together the marketing and sales competencies of the two disciplines ...

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    “Stronger than ever“ – ISPO Munich to open up to end consumers and tourism

    2021-07-22T06:23:00Z

    During a webinar by “Dein Winter. Dein Sport”, a German initiative to support winter sports, Jeanette Friedrich, global ISPO Group director, gave a short presentation on the new ISPO Munich concept, which will already be implemented at the next event from Jan. 23-26, 2022. Following the motto “Sport. Stronger ...

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    ISPO launches new network, the Collaborators Club

    2021-07-16T09:34:00Z

    As a derivative of the ISPO Open Innovation platform for community activation, the ISPO Group has now launched the ISPO Collaborators Club as a new network for both industry members and consumers. As a member, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the consumer and thus improve your ...

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    Markus Hefter to join Polygiene

    2021-05-25T09:57:00Z

    Source: Polygiene Markus Hefter Markus Hefter, former exhibition group director of the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, who left ISPO Group earlier this month, will join ingredient brand Polygiene as commercial director for EMEA in September, the Swedish company announced today. In this newly ...

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    Boardriders without Peter Knoll

    2021-05-12T09:15:00Z

    Peter Knoll has left Boardriders, Inc. at the end of March 2021, where he was most recently general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to Knoll, his departure was mutually agreed upon, following differing views on organizational and strategic changes within the company. Knoll’s position has not been refilled ...

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    ISPO Group without Markus Hefter

    2021-05-11T05:50:00Z

    After working for Messe München for 18 years, Markus Hefter, exhibition director for the ISPO Munich and OutDoor by ISPO trade shows, has left the company, apparently to pursue a new opportunity with a yet unnamed company later in September. Source: © Messe München Hefter was in ...

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    ​ISPO Basecamp of Inspiration 2021 canceled

    2021-04-15T09:38:00Z

    The ISPO Group has announced that this year’s Basecamp of Inspiration – OutDoor by ISPO’s version of the ISPO Brandnew startup competition – has been canceled. With the postponement of OutDoor by ISPO to the beginning of October, the time between the two annual startup events with their specific processes ...

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    Messe München sees first ISPO Munich Online as a success

    2021-02-10T08:37:00Z

    Messe München has hailed its first fully digital ISPO Munich Online, which took place Feb. 1-5, as a success shared with the industry, thanks to its commitment to the world’s leading sporting goods event. According to the organizer, the virtual Expo Area, with 545 exhibitors, and the complementary congress with ...

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    Women in the sports business: Cross-gender teamwork is key

    2021-02-04T11:08:00Z

    A look into the future of the sports industry was offered by Connecting Women’s Women Empowerment panel at ISPO Munich Online on Tuesday. Dr. Jeanette Friedrich, head of ISPO, suggested that the pursuit of equality should be seen as cross-gender teamwork and thus achieved together. Anna Kopp, IT director for ...

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    ISPO Open Innovation becomes ISPO Collaborators Club

    2021-02-04T11:08:00Z

    The ISPO Group announced at the ISPO Munich Online trade show event that it is expanding its ISPO Open Innovation platform and turning it into the ”ISPO Collaborators Club.” So far, the crowdsourcing platform has brought brands and consumers together to test sports products, develop new ideas and share them. ...

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    Conference program of Ispo Re.Start Days

    2020-06-26T05:52:00Z

    With the Ispo Re.Start Days, the Ispo Group is organizing a digital live conference on June 30 and July 1 to provide orientation and growth strategies for the time after the Covid-19 pandemic. In compliance with the current protection and hygiene regulations, the majority of the speakers will meet in ...

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    Live digital “Re.start Days” conference by Ispo on June 30 and July 1

    2020-06-05T07:40:00Z

    With the Ispo Re.Start Days, the Ispo Group is organizing a digital conference for the sports and outdoor industry on June 30 and July 1 to provide orientation in the “new normality” during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on its 2020 anniversary, Ispo proclaimed “50 years of tomorrow” at ...

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    Procedure of this year’s Outstanding Outdoor awards announced

    2020-04-28T12:21:00Z

    Following the cancellation of this year’s OutDoor by ISPO because of Covid-19, the Ispo Group has announced that the Outstanding Outdoor awards will still take place, albeit in a slightly different form. Owing to current regulations and travel restrictions, it is not possible to test the products under real “alpine” ...

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    OutDoor by Ispo 2020 canceled

    2020-03-27T08:55:00Z

    Messe München announced the cancelation of the upcoming OutDoor by Ispo 2020 in Munich, which was to take place from 28 June to 1 July, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was taken following the recommendation of the Bavarian state government and health authorities and in close consultation with ...

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    Ispo Academy offers 14 new free webinars

    2020-03-18T09:43:00Z

    While the Covid-19 pandemic is forcing us to distance ourselves socially, the Ispo Academy is offering 50 different free webinars, including 14 brand new ones, on topics ranging from digitalization and retail to textile trends and the sports market in China on its website. With the Ispo Academy, the Ispo ...