Renew Your IHA Membership Today!
IHA Increases Services with Membership
April 1, 2011-March 31, 2012
Access powerful resources to support your business.
For the 2011/2012 membership year, all IHA members will receive these savings as a part of their membership fee:
Save the Date: Next Year's Show is March 10-13, 2012
- A $5.00 per square foot discount on booth space at the International
Home + Housewares Show, a savings of $500 per 100 square feet.
- Access for paid exhibitors to a list of registered Show buyers, a
$1,200 market price.
- Elimination of the $200 fee to enroll in the International Housewares
Shippers Association.
- A $200 annual discount for membership in the IHA Credit Group.
- Elimination of the $150 fee for the 1st meeting for members who opt to join
Chief Officers Reaching Excellence (CORE), IHA's chief officer share groups.
- Elimination of the $350 fee for the 1st year for members who opt to join the
Housewares Export Council (HECNA) to receive industry assistance in reaching
their exporting goals.
- Free access to IHA's annual State of the Industry Report (upon completion
of your Membership Profile). A $500 value.
- Discounted participation in the Vendor Compliance Federation, IHA's
supply chain cost reduction partner, a minimum $200 value.
- Free listing on HousewaresConnect365, an online resource, which includes free
products and catalog uploads and free emails to buyer attendees. A $500 value.
This represents a potential savings of $3,800.
*Membership year is April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012
In addition all members have access to:
- A complete company/product listing in the printed Show Directory and on-site
product locators, available to all buyers at the Show
- Access to a wealth of industry information on IHA’s website: www.housewares.org
- Contact lists for all Show media attendees to assist in your PR efforts
- Low-cost members-only press events in New York
- Individual member basic consultation on government affairs issues through
IHA’s Government Affairs Office in D.C.
- Individual member basic consultation on international trade law issues through
IHA’s International Government Affairs Office in D.C.
- Export advice from IHA global offices
- Emerging country import assistance
- Discounted LTL freight and online booking capabilities
- Discounted FedEx and FedEx Office services
- IHA members can now join the James Beard Foundation as a Food and Beverage
Professional Member for 50% off the Foundation’s annual membership dues
- Discount on product testing globally by Intertek
- Quarterly subscription to Housewares MarketWatch, IHA’s industry data newsletter
- Quarterly subscription to IHA BusinessWatch, IHA’s key business issues alert
- Research through IHA’s Consumer Advisory Council
- SmartBrief, a daily news recap email
- Housewares-focused Job Center on IHA’s website with low access fees
- Export sales opportunities through trade missions and pavilions at foreign trade fairs
- Special pricing on IHRA’s Locator/Directory
- First-time exhibitor mentoring program
Membership starts at $400
We look forward to your continued participation. If we can assist you in anyway, please contact Ginny Costello, Member Services Sales & Marketing, at 847-692-0114 or at gcostello@housewares.org.
