Don’t miss Patrick Raymond, one of the 2011 Chairmen of INPEX’s International Judging Committee, on his new show on the Food Network.

The show, titled “Invention Hunters,” follows Patrick and Steve Greenberg as they hunt high and low across America in search of the next great food invention. In each episode, they will come across three home inventors who each believe they have a million dollar food invention. Steve and Patrick will choose one to bring to their contacts in the retail manufacturing world to convince them to produce the product and bring it to market.

The show premieres this Monday, May 14, at 9 p.m.

For a sneak peek, visit the link below.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/invention-hunters-premiere/97807.html

Best of luck to Patrick with his new show!

To all exhibitors who have purchased a booth or are thinking about purchasing a booth, we have another deadline approaching!

In order to have a 25-word description of your invention included in our 2012 Show Program, we need your exhibitor forms filled out by this Friday, May 4. Our show program is given to all business attendees who attend our show, or is given to interested businesses that may not be able to attend INPEX^® 2012.

The show program is a valuable resource for our attendees because it allows them an insight into what inventions are being exhibited while they are walking the show floor, as well as how to contact the inventors after the show if they have interest in the invention.

Don’t miss the opportunity to exhibit your idea at INPEX^® 2012, America’s Largest Invention Trade Show, held June 13-15, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Call 1-888-54-INPEX and book your booth with one of our account executives! We’re down to the last few booths, so contact us today!

As we creep closer and closer to June, our booth space is filling up fast!

This also means that timeslots for our 10 product searches are also filling up quickly as well.

The following companies will bring representatives to INPEX^® 2012 to search for products to add to their existing lines:

The Clorox Company
Schroeder & Tremayne, Inc.
Tupperware Brands
Stanley Black & Decker
Hampton Direct
Jarden Consumer Solutions
Quickie Manufacturing
Jasco Products
SkyMall^®
Reckitt Benckiser

Inventors with appropriate new products, fitting the criteria, will have the opportunity to present their inventions to representatives from these companies at INPEX^®.

You can read what types of products each company is looking for, as well as what their criteria is regarding patented and non-patented inventions, right on our website’s homepage.

Several of these product searches are already almost completely full, so don’t miss your opportunity to present your product to company representatives from these valued brand names. Call 1-888-54-INPEX to speak to one of our account representatives and book your booth today!

I have some very exciting news to share with you!

QVC, one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world, will be at INPEX^® 2012 conducting a LIVE product search.

QVC is looking for inventors for its QVC Sprouts Program. This program helps entrepreneurs who are looking to get a foot in the door of the direct-to-consumer marketplace. QVC will hold a review panel comprised of their buyers at INPEX^® 2012 to uncover products for possible inclusion in Sprouts.

If you believe your finished product is a “why didn’t I think of that?” type item, applying for the Sprouts program gives your invention a chance to be one of five products put up for vote to the QVC online community. The invention that gets the highest number of votes will be featured for sale on QVC’s website and, perhaps, on the air as well.

If your product is put up for vote, QVC is helping you perform your market research. And, should your invention be put up for sale on its website, QVC will provide you with aid, assistance and accessibility to grow your sales.

This panel is open only to INPEX^® exhibitors, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to submit your product to QVC. Call 1-888-54-INPEX to book your booth for INPEX^® 2012, June 13-15 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Space is filling up quickly, so call today!

For those of you out there still trying to decide whether you’d like to buy a booth and exhibit at INPEX^® 2012, I have some important reminders for you.

April 20, 2012, is the last day to purchase a booth and get both the Hometown Publicity Service and the Invitation Service.

As part of our Invitation Service, INPEX^® attempts to attract companies from many different industries. We will personally invite companies in your specific product category to come and view your invention and others. A 25-word description of your idea will be placed in a booklet that is mailed to companies inviting them to the show.

The Hometown Publicity Service consists of the following: Our publicists will write a press release about your invention, send the release out to newspapers, radio and television stations in your area, and follow up with any editors or producers who express interest. Though publicity is not guaranteed as a result of the release (that is up to editors and producers to decide), in the past our publicity efforts have generated a number of articles, TV news stories and radio interviews. In addition, INPEX^® will post your press release in our website News Room.

Along with these services, product search time slots are filling up and booth space is selling quickly! Don’t miss the opportunity to exhibit your idea at INPEX^® 2012, America’s Largest Invention Trade Show, held June 13-15, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Call 1-888-54-INPEX and book your booth today!