Advanstar provides a powerful assortment of resources available to reach fashion and apparel decision-makers worldwide, including the MAGIC Marketplace, the largest apparel marketplace in the world, online showrooms, targeted directories and a broad range of marketing services. Advanstar is a leader in the $173 billion fashion industry with MAGIC Marketplace, the largest, best known and most comprehensive industry trade event in the world. MAGIC Marketplace connects fashion retail decision makers with men's, women's and children's clothing and accessory suppliers and manufacturers. The MAGIC Marketplace, held twice annually in Las Vegas, showcases 3,100 companies, 5,000 brands and 20,000 product lines at each event. MAGIC Marketplace August is ranked #8 and MAGIC Marketplace February is #10 in the 2005 Trade Show Week Top 200 list. 
Advanstar serves the licensing industry by connecting the owners (licensors) of the world's leading characters, entertainment, product trademarks, art, sports and fashion brands to consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, promoters and agents (licensees). This market generates an estimated $5.8 billion in annual royalty revenue with sales of merchandised products reaching $105 billion in the United States alone. Each year brand owners, consultants and merchandisers come together at Advanstar's Licensing International to negotiate the use of brands, characters and trademarks. 
Advanstar serves the healthcare, dental and veterinary fields, as well as pharmaceutical, science and drug discovery markets through primary and specialist publications, niche professional journals, conferences, continuing medical education ("CME") products, custom publishing and projects. Led by Medical Economics, Dental Products Report, DVM Newsmagazine and Pharmaceutical Technology, the Company's unique mix of products covers all aspects of the product pipeline – from drug discovery and clinical trials, to manufacturing, marketing and brand development, through doctors, dentists and veterinarians and other allied health professionals who write or influence drug prescriptions and all other forms of treatment. The Life Sciences Group serves its markets through 1 trade show, 44 conferences, 47 publications and 86 electronic products. 
Advanstar is a leading provider of integrated media solutions to the powersports, off-road and automotive aftermarket industries with a broad portfolio of 3 trade shows, 16 consumer shows and racing events, 10 magazines, 42 training manuals and 15 websites, serving more than a million vehicle industry professionals, trade buyers and enthusiasts. Dealer Expo is the largest U.S. trade show in the powersports aftermarket sector, and the International Motorcycle Show Tour reaches a consumer audience of nearly 500,000 enthusiasts each year. In the off-road sector, Advanstar has launched several new products, including the Arenacross Championship series, Dirt Sports Expo Live!, Dirt Sports magazine and the Off-Road Impact Trade Show and Conference. In the automotive aftermarket, Advanstar serves more than 320,000 retailers, wholesalers, service and repair technicians with three leading magazines, targeted supplements, educational manuals, consumer research and numerous electronic products. |
