The Original Miami Beach Antique Show Selects Encore Media Partners to Oversee Advertising for 50th Anniversary Event

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Encore Media Partners announced today that it has been retained to handle media strategy and buying across all platforms for The Original Miami Beach Antique Show, the largest indoor antique show in the world. The 50^th anniversary event, which will feature internationally acclaimed antiques dealers from around the world, is scheduled for February 3 - 7, 2011, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

“We are very pleased to have been selected to be part of the top-caliber team supporting the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Original Miami Beach Antique Show”

Produced by GLM, The Original Miami Beach Antique Show 2011 will feature more than 800 exhibitors showcasing fine American and European silver, original paintings and works of art spanning more than three centuries, textiles and rugs and highly sought 19th and 20th Century glass, Asian Art, objects of virtue, and pieces of Art Deco and Modernism eras. The 2010 show featured an original 19th Century watercolor, by Joseph William Mallord Turner, who is recognized as the first artist to reach $1 million at auction, a $1 million Van Cleef & Arpels necklace with approximately 150 carats of diamonds and South Seas Pearls and a 21.54 carat fancy vivid yellow diamond surrounded by 10 carats of white diamonds in an 18 karat white gold setting.

“We are very pleased to have been selected to be part of the top-caliber team supporting the celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of The Original Miami Beach Antique Show,” said Cristopher Levy, Managing Partner, Encore Media Partners. “Working closely with the show management and other service providers, we look forward to delivering a world class advertising campaign for this milestone event.”

About Encore Media Partners

Encore is an audience strategy, marketing and media buying agency, which specializes in local, national and international trade and consumer shows, exhibitions and conferences, and serves a diverse mix of clients, including leading show producers such as American Film Market, dmg world media, and TradeFair Group, an Access Intelligence Co. Encore helps its clients reach and engage their target audiences and achieve their objectives through its consulting, strategic and tactical marketing services and media buying and placement. More info is available at www.EncoreMediaPartners.com.

About GLM

GLM, a dmg world media business, is a producer and marketer of consumer product tradeshows in North America, serving industries as diverse as giftware, home furnishings, social stationery, home textiles, tabletop, gourmet housewares, contemporary furniture, personal care, art, antiques, jewelry, surf, skate, water sports, swim and resort. GLM also manages business expositions and conferences on behalf of others, within the hospitality industry. GLM is involved in the production of 13 tradeshows in 4 cities across the United States. Together, these events showcase some 16,000 exhibitors in 3.2 million net square feet of exhibit space, and attract approximately 240,000 attendees. Additional information is available online at www.glmshows.com.