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Let's face it last years show was a disaster, anyone who spent money on a booth must be kicking themselves in the balls.
You chose a time when hotels prices were at a premium. Minimum in the Venetian was $1,000 when we tried to book. Soon after we enquired those rooms had gone.
Getting there, food, accommodation, taking time off work and possibly paying staff to come with you means a simple trip for two people can run into $10,000 and a lot more.
So what do you offer in return for my $10,000?
A couple of free parties, a few seminars, some work shops and a show floor.
Free parties, where webmasters get pissed on other peoples money.
Seminars, chance for companies to tell you about their products.
Work shops, see above. Very rarely do you really learn anything new.
Show floor, well last years was so bad you should of paid me for being there.
Networking. We do not need Internext and a free bar to network. We need someone like Juicy, Sleazy or Lightspeed to say "Let's all meet at the The Hilton New York on 25-28th of April" OK it will take some organising, but we don't need you for that.
The days of the shows in the model used in 2000 are over the business has changed and you are being left behind.
How long before you come up with the idea of throwing the show open to the CES attendees like the AVN show? The exhibitors at last years show would of been happy to get a few sign ups from the show.
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