Are Trade Shows a thing of the past?

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Who in the straight world earns out of porn and would be willing to send reps? That would be a good first step. Trade organizations like make up artists. Camera manufacturers or sellers. Software providers that need exposure.
The problem is that the biz is certainly shrinking. Not necessarily in the dollar volume, but those who provide the products and services. I think these shows missed their opportuinty years ago when it was rockin and rollin and full of wide eyed kids with money to spend.
Problem is, and I have said it before, they weren't real business people and still aren't. Pornography was just a pot of gold that took no depth to mine it. Today you have to dig for what you get. Just like real bidness and many are failing. Dead men walking.