Are Trade Shows a thing of the past?

RawAlex · 08-15-2009

Hell Pussy, I still have a DMR / Web800 jacket I got at that show, freaking thing is indestructible. Too bad DMR blew up so fast (and cost most of us a ton of money).

Adultdex was exactly a consumer show. In the last couple of years, a webmaster component was added mostly because enough webmasters were in town for it. But on the retail side the show really suffered, as Comdex died off, Adultdex did as well. Effectively, the AEE show does the same thing in January, sucking up to a show full of geeks

Toby, I think the problem is that the adult industry isn't aligned to shows. There are no product cycles, there is no real promotion anymore (just raise the payouts, woohoo!). Also, the video porn people don't want to deal with online people still to this day, treating us as 9th class citizens and pretty much peeing on everything we do. Some of them think that the web people have killed the porn business completely (and they wouldn't be wrong). So we can't even get the large part of the porn world to be part of a show.

I thnk that AVN and XBIZ are both already crying. It isn't clear that there is a real replacement that would bring back ROI for online companies.

gonzo · 08-15-2009

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Originally Posted by RawAlex

I thnk that AVN and XBIZ are both already crying. It isn't clear that there is a real replacement that would bring back ROI for online companies.

It is what it is Alex... but you also bring up another idea to make it succesful. I know everyone is looking for some ROI but lets face it... its a gahtering for people in this biz to socialize and see friends. Add some ROI into that and you got a winner.

Toby · 08-15-2009

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Originally Posted by gonzo

It is what it is Alex... but you also bring up another idea to make it succesful. I know everyone is looking for some ROI but lets face it... its a gahtering for people in this biz to socialize and see friends. Add some ROI into that and you got a winner.

IMO, among current shows, Cybernet Expo is doing the best job of providing that balance and I do know that both Jay and Connor were paying attention to what the masses were saying in that thread at the zoo.

It's difficult to be all things to all people, and I think perhaps Cybernet tries a bit too hard to be that at times.

Did any other US/Canada shows have an increase in attendance over 2008?

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RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: Are Trade Shows a thing of the past? Hell Pussy, I still have a DMR / Web800 jacket I got at that show, freaking thing is indestructible. Too bad DMR blew up so fast (and cost most of us a ton of money). Adultdex was exactly a consumer show. In the last couple of years, a webmaster component was added mostly because enough webmasters were in town for it. But on the retail side the show really suffered, as Comdex died off, Adultdex did as well. Effectively, the AEE show does the same thing in January, sucking up to a show full of geeks Toby, I think the problem is that the adult industry isn't aligned to shows. There are no product cycles, there is no real promotion anymore (just raise the payouts, woohoo!). Also, the video porn people don't want to deal with online people still to this day, treating us as 9th class citizens and pretty much peeing on everything we do. Some of them think that the web people have killed the porn business completely (and they wouldn't be wrong). So we can't even get the large part of the porn world to be part of a show. I thnk that AVN and XBIZ are both already crying. It isn't clear that there is a real replacement that would bring back ROI for online companies. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

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