At CloserStill we believe that nothing beats doing business face-to-face. In the digital age, traditional marketing methods have been turned on their heads and the internet sweeps all before it, face-to-face contact is at even more of a premium than ever. Increasingly, companies wishing to sell or market to other businesses are employing a dual strategy that combines the internet with one-to-one marketing and events in all their guises. Face-to-face - the only marketing process that can`t be replicated online - sharing the kind of in-depth interaction that can only take place in real-time - events and exhibitions are the perfect complement to online marketing strategies. The days of the traditional, one-dimensional trade-shows are numbered. Now, marketers expect events to be multi-dimensional, content rich and deliver real value for visitors, sponsors and exhibitors. They expect to make structured one-to-one meetings while walking the show floor, they expect the shows to represent the market they serve in all three dimensions [serving the ñcommunityî beyond the event itself] and they expect to enjoy sharp, personalised communications delivered by new digital channels - with great websites to be the engine behind it all. Above all, markets should demand that their media shows have a deep commitment to and respect for the communities they are privileged to serve. It is this commitment _ along with a commitment to absolute integrity _that is at the heart of everything we do.