Tradeshow Marketing Company

Mr. Norm Friend appointed as Head of International Franchise Development

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — 2005/05/16 — TradeShow Marketing Company Ltd. (OTC BB:TSHO.PK - News) announced today the appointment of Mr. Norm Friend as Head of International Franchise Development for the company.


About Norm Friend

Norm Friend is widely recognized as an expert in expansion strategies, franchise development and franchisee recruitment with over 20 years experience in all aspects of franchising.

Friend is co-author of the two best-selling franchise books -- "The Complete Canadian Franchise Guide" (hard cover), and "So You Want to Buy a Franchise". He also wrote the original text for the Canadian Franchise Association's publication "Investigate Before You Invest".

He has contributed numerous articles on franchising and business to various publications, been interviewed extensively by the media and presented numerous seminars and keynote talks to business organizations, universities, colleges, professional associations and financial institutions throughout North America.


About TradeShow Marketing Company Ltd.

TradeShow Marketing is a direct sales oriented company focused on the development and distribution of a wide range of products for the home and office environments. The Company will soon be ramping up a multi-pronged sales approach for introducing and distributing consumer goods in North America and beyond. The Company will be orchestrating four complementary sales channels (retail, television, trade show demonstration sales, print catalogue and an E-Commerce online catalogue) to achieve its goals.

TradeShow's founders have twenty years of experience in direct sales in both the storefront retail and trade show demonstration sales environments. Via trade show demonstration sales, the company has introduced a wide range of new products direct to consumers through select fairs, trade shows and exhibitions throughout Canada and the United States. Products are selected which are innovative, well priced, and have universal appeal.

Tradeshow Marketing is planning to operate ONTV style stores nationwide. Typically located in high-traffic regional shopping malls, the stores will feature a unique mix of both new and proven consumer products and popular ONTV items. They will be launching their e-commerce web site in mid 2005.