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In Reply to: RE: We were surprised at how uncrowded it was posted by badman on March 08, 2010 at 10:08:30
The idea that a lightly attended show is somehow a good thing is pretty naive. Exhibitors pay a lot of money to attend these things and rightfully expect something in return. Of course it is great for the few people attending a slow moving show because the exhibitors will naturally devote all their time to those few people that are there. But all this really means is that the chances of exhibitors returning to that show next year get much slimmer.
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I've been to shows as a consumer, an exhibitor, and a reviewer. How about you? A more modest crowd allows the business to take place, and real demonstrations to be performed. When it's overcrowded it doesn't benefit the exhibitors, as they become inundated with consumers, the background noise and volume levels go through the roof, and nobody can focus either on potential dealers or on putting on a solid demo. Naturally a ghost town is undesireable, but being ludicrously packed is even worse.
But hey, if you think more is always better, go stand in line at the mall food court. I'm sure the businesses THERE would agree with you.
Bass is supposed to sound big. 6.5" is not a woofer size.
I've been to more shows than I care to count. Every CES since 1981 and exhibited at every CES since 1992. CEDIA, RMAF, Montreal, you name it, I've been there. I stand by what I said. A lightly attended show will be one that doesn't exist for very long, and for obvious reasons. Yes, shows can be a hassle for attendees when they are overcrowded. But I can assure you that these days, show promoters and exhibitors would love to have that as their biggest problem.
My statements were clearly oriented around the inefficacy of sardine-can shows, and should be taken in that light. I'm not promoting an empty show environment, but an overcrowded one ruins almost all benefit of the show.And if you're such a big shot, why don't you use your name, or register? Perhaps you fear a backlash from acting rude?
Bass is supposed to sound big. 6.5" is not a woofer size.
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Ok, I take back calling you naive and stand by the rest. I never claimed to be a big shot. Those are your words, not mine. You asked me if I had been to shows, and I answered-honestly. As for my anonymous posts, I have my own reasons which have nothing to do with you or this forum. Given that it's perfectly permissible to do this, I don't feel any obligation to explain anything to you. Sorry if you think that's rude. It's not my intention to offend anyone and I apologize if I did.
I didn't attend but learned that larger exhibit rooms were $6-8,000, and rooms in general were pretty small. Several exhibitors were complaining about prices, amount of traffic (perhaps 500 total attendance), quality of facilities (seen better days, pleasant staff, downtown area generally rather grim but the nearby river is pretty), and management of show (show guide had a general map which didn't list who was in each room - very confusing and time-wasting, signage was incomplete and vague, no real "hands-on" presence).
I understand there were about 35 rooms overall, many of which were dealer based, or shared by dealer and manufacturer.
Under those circumstances, would you go to that much trouble and expense for such a show? If so, I suspect you would be in the minority.
Brian Walsh
I'm not saying that a badly managed show is desireable. Nor a ghost town. Just that overcrowding is just as bad for business as a ghost town, and certainly more stressful. Like everything else it's a range of possibilities and there's an optimum. It's neither very poor attendance nor wall-to-wall.
Bass is supposed to sound big. 6.5" is not a woofer size.
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