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Pride in Our Work

SUNGLASSES WORKSHOP AND AWARDS

The Challenge

Drive total sunglasses category growth in the travel retail channel through collaboration between leading sunglasses brands

The Story

Over a decade ago, the Sunglasses Workshop and Awards was created with the aim of bringing together the industry’s leading travel retailers and eyewear suppliers to show that by implementing a partnership-driven approach, major strides could be made. To this day, that vision remains true.

The Sunglasses Workshop and Awards was inaugurated in 2009 and has since grown to become one of the ‘must attend’ events for retailers during the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes.

The event was initially created as a workshop, with a focus on sharing ideas and uncovering new insights. It has since grown to incorporate an Awards component, with the Awards recognising the efforts of retailers and their contribution to sunglasses category growth in the travel retail channel.

Key tactics employed to engage, excite and recruit travel retailers and specialist media to the event:

Engagement with Experts – Workshop Credibility

PR and Marketing: Driving Footfall to the Event

Awards Ceremony

Project Management

The Results

The proof is in the pudding for this one.  After 10+ years of collaborating on the event, it continues to grow and flourish.  The number of attendees has grown (e.g. 190 attendees in 2019 vs 170 in 2018), the amount of media coverage is significant (AVE of approx. €200,000 in 2019), awards entries grow yearly (60+ submissions) and there is interest from other sunglasses suppliers to collaborate on the event.

Key client quote:

“After 11 years of category collaboration, the Sunglasses Workshop and Awards remains a unique partnership between industry stakeholders and a truly rewarding journey as we head towards Vision 2020. Being joined on-stage by such remarkable partners as MSC Cruises, Gebr. Heinemann and China Duty Free Group is an amazing testament to the relevance and support that the category enjoys.”
Luxottica Group

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