2015 Long Beach Trade Show Recap

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On February 12th, 2015, 64 different VEI firms from Central and Southern California attended the 7th Annual Long Beach Virtual Enterprise Trade Show at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

The event marked the largest VEI marketplace in Southern California and the highest volume of trading in VEI’s Western Region. Over 1,400 participants spent a full day promoting their brands, finding new business, and exchanging products and services.

The Trade Show included a variety of competitions: Best Marketing Plan, Best Human Resources, Manual/Scenario Presentation, The Perfect Pitch Elevator Speech, Best Website Design, Video Commercial, Employee Newsletter, Company Catalog, Impact Marketing, Most Professional Booth, Most Creative Booth, and Best Salesmanship.

Competition Results

Best Marketing Plan

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Go-tect	Costa Mesa HS
2^nd	Inception	Mount Miguel HS
2^rd	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
3^rd	Infinite Theater	Arvin HS
4^th	Dare Devil Obstacles	La Mirada HS
5^th	FIL	Phineas Banning HS
6^th	Café Plus	Ridgeview HS
7^th	Aqua Pura	Century HS
8^th	Prototek Robotics	Estancia HS
9^th	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
10^th	All Around the World	North HS

Best Human Resources Manual/Scenario Presentation

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Cali Twist	Canyon Springs HS
2^nd	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
3^rd	Cavalier Duct Tape Creations	Montclair HS
4^th	Kahve	Marina HS
5^th	Go-tect	Costa Mesa HS
6^th	MetroBand	Newport Harbor HS
6^th	Phoned It!	John F. Kennedy HS
7^th	Infinite Theater	Arvin HS
8^th	Aquafinity	Murrieta Valley HS
9^th	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
10^th	FIL	Phineas Banning HS

The Perfect Pitch Elevator Speech

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Pheressence	Santa Monica HS
2^nd	Poppin Pitaya	University HS
3^rd	Fanpocalypse	Centennial HS
4^th	EVO Tech	La Mirada HS
5^th	Go-tect	Costa Mesa HS
6^th	Camp Sparta	Redlands HS
6^th	Dare Devil Obstacles	La Mirada HS
6^th	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
7^th	Titan	Ayala HS
8^th	CollectionR	Newport Harbor HS
8^th	DV8 Travels	Elizabeth Learning Center
9^th	Apeiro	Claremont HS
10^th	Solar-Tek	Century HS

Best Website Design

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	DV8 Travels	Elizabeth Learning Center
2^nd	McFly	Fountain Valley HS
3^rd	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
4^th	Phoned It!	John F. Kennedy HS
5^th	Platinum Performance	Banning HS
5^th	Kahve	Marina HS
6^th	Sportsanity, Inc.	Elizabeth Learning Center
7^th	Infinite Theater	Arvin HS
8^th	The Perfect Date	Mount Miguel HS
9^th	Aquafinity	Murrieta Valley HS
10^th	Zico	Oxford Academy

Video Commercial Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
2^nd	Platinum Performance	Banning HS
3^rd	Café Plus	Ridgeview HS
4^th	Cavalier Duct Tape Creations	Montclair HS
5^th	The Perfect Date	Mount Miguel HS
5^th	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
6^th	Sportsanity, Inc.	Elizabeth Learning Center
7^th	Kahve	Marina HS
8^th	Design Graphics Kompany	Banning HS
8^th	Phoned It!	John F. Kennedy HS
9^th	DV8 Travels	Elizabeth Learning Center
10^th	Inception	Mount Miguel HS

Employee Newsletter Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	CollectionR	Newport Harbor HS
2^nd	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
3^rd	Ultimate	Claremont HS
4^th	Cali Twist	Canyon Springs HS
4^th	Solar-Tek	Century HS
5^th	Titan	Ayala HS
6^th	Infinite Theater	Arvin HS
7^th	Berry Light Café	Hoover HS
8^th	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
9^th	Reckless Off-Road	Century HS
10^th	Organic ‘n Stuff	Lakewood HS

Company Catalog Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Tech Styles	Oxford Academy
2^nd	Pheressence	Santa Monica HS
3^rd	Titan	Ayala HS
4^th	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
5^th	Relâcher Day Spa	Canyon Springs HS
6^th	Phoned It!	John F. Kennedy HS
7^th	Zico	Oxford Academy
8^th	Cavalier Duct Tape Creations	Montclair HS
9^th	Go-tect	Costa Mesa HS
10^th	Reckless Off-Road	Century HS

Impact Marketing Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Reckless Off-Road	Century HS
1^st	Cavalier Duct Tape Creations	Montclair HS
2^nd	FIL	Phineas Banning HS
3^rd	LSST	Phineas Banning HS
4^th	EATaly Andare	Citrus Valley HS
4^th	Dare Devil Obstacles	La Mirada HS
5^th	EVO Tech	La Mirada HS
5^th	Acoustic Cakes and Apparel	Hart ROP
6^th	Aqua Pura	Century HS
7^th	Wristi-fi	Redlands HS
8^th	Fanpocalypse	Centennial HS
9^th	McFly	Fountain Valley HS
10^th	Organic ‘n Stuff	Lakewood HS
10^th	DV8 Travels	Elizabeth Learning Center

Most Professional Booth Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	FIL	Phineas Banning HS
2^nd	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
3^rd	DV8 Travels	Elizabeth Learning Center
4^th	Poppin Pitaya	University HS
5^th	Studio 15	La Sierra HS
5^th	Galaxy Glow	Century HS
5^th	Go-tect	Costa Mesa HS
6^th	Wristi-fi	Redlands HS
6^th	EATaly Andare	Citrus Valley HS
7^th	TRUFIT	La Serna HS
8^th	Flight	Summit HS
8^th	Sportsanity, Inc.	Elizabeth Learning Center
9^th	Reckless Off-Road	Century HS
10^th	Platinum Performance	Banning HS

Most Creative Booth Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Cavalier Duct Tape Creations	Montclair HS
2^nd	Sip N Dip	Bloomington HS
3^rd	Acoustic Cakes and Apparel	Hart ROP
4^th	Inception	Mount Miguel HS
5^th	LSST	Phineas Banning HS
6^th	Design Graphics Kompany	Banning HS
7^th	Kahve	Marina HS
8^th	Camp Sparta	Redlands HS
9^th	Pangea Multicultural Bakery	Bloomington HS
10^th	Cultural Family Dining	AF Hawkins HS

Best Salesmanship Awards

Place	VEI Firm	School
1^st	Infinite Theater	Arvin HS
2^nd	Wristi-fi	Redlands HS
3^rd	Berry Light Café	Hoover HS
3^rd	Xeriscapes	Murrieta Valley HS
4^th	FIL	Phineas Banning HS
4^th	Studio 15	La Sierra HS
5^th	Go-tect	Costa Mesa HS
6^th	Flight	Summit HS
7^th	McFly	Fountain Valley HS
8^th	The Perfect Date	Mount Miguel HS
9^th	Aquafinity	Murrieta Valley HS
10^th	Solar-Tek	Century HS