THE Outdoor Sports Lake & Cabin Show
March 12-14, 2010
Memorial Coliseum – Ft. Wayne, IN
Right team – Right experience
Meet the Team
Coliseum Productions, Inc., has assembled a team of consumer trade show experts that is second to none. Both owners combined have nearly 40 years of hands-on show experience from coast to coast and internationally. Our booth sales managers know all of the ins and outs of working with exhibitors from selecting a booth space to helping set up on-site. Coliseum Productions is a full service event production operation establishing long term partnerships with exhibitors and facilities for the best marketing, advertising, and selling opportunities money can buy.
Robert Rosen
Director of Sales & Marketing
Bob Rosen has been at the forefront of the log-home and timber-frame industries since 1999, when his company, KQ&R, took over advertising sales for Goodman Media Group, the publisher of Log Homes Illustrated and Timber Homes Illustrated magazines. In 2001, Bob became a part owner and sales manager of the Log Home & Timber Frame Expo, which more than tripled in revenue under his leadership. Heading a team of respected sales representatives, Bob presided over dramatic magazine and expo growth, leading to the eight-figure sale of the Goodman Media franchise to F+W just two years later.
F+W recognized Bob’s leadership and broad knowledge of the log-home industry by retaining his company’s ad sales, services, and ultimately naming him publisher of its empire which encompassed four magazines, 13 expos and the highest-traffic log and timber-frame home website. In early 2009, the entire division was sold by F+W to a competitor, Active Interest Media.
Bob’s career in consumer media and events spans more than 30 years. In 1986, he became sole proprietor of KQ&R, an ad sales and consulting firm for consumer media companies. In addition to F+W and Goodman Media Group, KQ&R’s wide-ranging client list has included Archie and Marvel Comics, Biblical Archaeology Review, Disney Publishing, Eating Well, Mothering, Newsday, the Wilson Quarterly, Yoga Journal and others. Bob has also been instrumental in developing, managing and selling advertising for numerous consumer websites, including the original Log Homes Illustrated site, F+W’s Log Home & Timber Frame Network, Mothering.com, SeriousEats.com, FestivalPreview.com, and others.
Bob is an avid hiker, backpacker, skier and runner.
David Marquart
Director of Operations
You name it in this industry, David Marquart has experienced it first hand. David began his trade show career in the fall of 1985 right from college at IPFW. 3,000 Shows in over 200 cities in 30+ states later, David is focusing his 25 years of trade show and special event experience on making THE Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show all it can – and should be.
David is a Fort Wayne native and got his start in the industry by working for a local rental company at the Coliseum even before the expo hall expansion. After learning the ropes and realizing this industry was his calling, David formed Marquart Convention Services, Inc., a full-service trade show and special event contractor in 1987. From there, he worked on almost every event at the Memorial Coliseum including the Sports, Vacation & Boat event with the original owners. Other events you may recognize David from his years of work on events at the Coliseum are the Home & Garden Show, BCA Show, RV Show, Farm Show, Boat Show, Golf Show, Vera Bradley, Business Expo, Log Home & Timber Frame Expos, and more.
Seeing a need for practical everyday proven technology for trade shows, he formed Advanced Expo Solutions International. Advanced Expo Solutions will provide THE Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show with the registration, name badges, and bar code technology discussed in our marketing plan.
He has past, present, and current affiliations with IAEM, ESCA, ASAE, IASE, OASE, MPI, HSMA, ISES, ARA, IAAM, and multiple CVB’s around the country. After a 7-year leadership role which culminated into the ‘Chairman of Ohio Valley Chapter of the International Association of Exposition Managers (IAEM – now IAEE)’, David was selected to the IAEM Services Board. At IAEM’s Expo in 2004, he was awarded the prestigious Merit Award. In 2005, Dave served as Treasurer for the Services Board. In 2006 & 2007, David was Vice Chair of this board and was asked to serve as chair in 2008.
David is an avid runner, hiker, snowboarder, deep sea fisherman and builds log and timber frame houses ‘on the side’.
Jean Stockwell
Account Manager
Jean has worked for 16 years at Krause Publications – Publishers of Deer & Deer Hunting, Turkey & Turkey Hunting magazines as well as periodicals in the gun, knife, and sports industries in a variety of roles. The last 12 of those years were spent working as an event coordinator on several public sports shows as well as log home & timber frame shows. The event coordinator position had her working on just about every aspect of the show. Lining up facilities for the events, coordinating with exhibitors, decorator and event staff to ensure a smooth running event for all involved.
Jean is an avid outdoors woman and enjoys running, hiking, fishing, biking, camping, boating and a variety of other outdoor activities.
Sarah Collins
Account Manger
Sarah has sold consumer media for over 20 years, and for the last decade was a senior account executive for a popular group of log-home and timber-frame magazines, websites and shows. The last 5 years, Sarah has spent lots of time traveling to the log home and timber frame shows working with her clients for the best possible marketing solution and balance between print media, internet advertising and trade show booth space. She gets involved and forms a partnership with her clients.
Sarah’s extensive experience over a broad range of publications and ad categories has made her adept at taking a new product and moving it to the next level. Sarah always meets and surpasses her sales goals.
Advertising Team:
Media Wizard, Karen Tejera of the Ft. Wayne Home & Garden Show, is managing the 2010 Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show’s advertising campaign. Karen has been marketing consumer shows in the Fort Wayne area for over 20 years and is a savvy and proven crowd-bringer. She will have the budget and all the tools she needs to keep you busy talking to well-qualified customers all weekend long!
Right Program – Right market
