Are Trade Shows a thing of the past?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Cleo

This last show was so small that I didn't even bothering going the last day.

The best part of the show for me was the private get together at Dave & Busters which wasn't part of the show.

It's kind of funny that I drove down to the hotel a day early so that I wouldn't have to stand in a long line to get my show pass since the entire show I never saw more then a handful of people in line.

While it was nice meeting some people in person there was nothing about the show that would have made it worth the cost if I wasn't a local that didn't have to stay in the hotel with no travel expenses. I doubt I will be going next year, if there even is one, and I stopped traveling to out of town shows a few years ago.

My personal opinion is that the internet has all but killed trade shows unless it is a product that people need to see in person and pornstars and dildos aren't a product that needs to be seen in person.

Finally someone calls it the way it was and you didnt even brag about how many events youve sponsored in the past.

They all want new blood but nobody wants to do what it will take to bring that back in the door especially in Florida. that show was a haven for every girl starting a site on the web to meet up and do shoots. Once they jacked the price to 3 bills that ended all of that.

I can understand why the hotel is on lockdown after I was there with JoeSho one year and this local was beating us up for drugs and ass for about an hour.

Joe wouldnt give him any booty so the guy asked him to buy him drinks instead...they locked the hotel down the very next year. Well except for the hookers that get in on the mysterious "talent" pass that you never see advertised.

[C H R I S 2.0]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Finally someone calls it the way it was and you didnt even brag about how many events youve sponsored in the past.

They all want new blood but nobody wants to do what it will take to bring that back in the door especially in Florida. that show was a haven for every girl starting a site on the web to meet up and do shoots. Once they jacked the price to 3 bills that ended all of that.

I can understand why the hotel is on lockdown after I was there with JoeSho one year and this local was beating us up for drugs and ass for about an hour.

Joe wouldnt give him any booty so the guy asked him to buy him drinks instead...they locked the hotel down the very next year. Well except for the hookers that get in on the mysterious "talent" pass that you never see advertised.

Badge : $300 / Half Price for Webmasters!!]
Hotel: $600.00
Food: Negotiuable


Total Tab: $600.00 - $1000.00

That loving feeling : priceless.....

And finally as for our attendance... we more attendees thatn any other adult digitalmedia trade show.. If the qty of shows thinned out... which vegas will be a great example of... we will see if this improves show quality....

Can you save judgement until then....