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Originally Posted by Erika
I have only been to 2 trade shows. The Costa Rica show and the Atlanta forum. Costa Rica to me was not much of a biz show, but more of a vacation for freeloaders. The Atlanta Forum I did not get to experience too much because of the person I went to those shows with. In my opinion, consumer shows would be the most beneficial. You target the people you want to really do business with. Having drinks with webmasters and half the people at a trade show who usually don't do squat in porn in a waste. I consider those the "bro" and "big baller" shows.
I say target the consumers and if you know what you are doing, you really don't need many affiliates. Webmaster shows have become nothing but a popularity dick sucking contest and with the economy, not many go to them as much as they did.
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If you are selling your brand "Erika", then yes, a public show is probably very good for you. AEE in fact is a great show for the performers to get exposure (the right kind) to their potential fan base, to grow a fan base, to make them more loyal. if it wasn't for some truly insane rules in Vegas, there would be a huge market for these stars to sell and autograph merchandise all day.
The problem is we are talking B2B here. You did spot some of the problem, people who show up to trade shows but don't do squat in the porn business, just came down for a party. Vegas adult webmaster show was terrible for that, probably 1/3 of the people attending bought badges just to get invites to the parties. Their only involvement in porn was the use of their right hands and kleenex.
It is the reasons why shows like Cybernet, Phoenix, etc all end up being more productive, becuase they aren't marketed to the same people, and most if not all the people you meet at the shows are actually in the business.