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Originally Posted by Shap
I think shows need to cater to what the industry decision makers are doing right now.
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Problem is the "industry" doesn't have any "decision makers" Remember 10 years ago Andy Edmunds THOUGHT he was the "voice" of the "industry"
I'm not sure there is a real solution to this. The affiliate model is kinda hurting. And even when it did kick ass...there were still only a handful of guys who made big sales. I'm not sure what kind or ROI anybody is getting on shows these days.
I know the shows themselves are nothing like the spectacles from the late 1990's and 2000, 2001. And that would be because sponsors don't see any return from spending 50 grand at a show anymore. That's understandable.
Your idea to piggyback onto other shows has some merit...but again, which shows? I would find not much interest in the shows you used as an example. Others would. But you wouldn't really solve anything because everybody is diverse in what they are doing.
I almost think it would be better to have a show that was somewhere we could at least enjoy ourselves without getting ass raped.
Like the bahamas, or even here in Vegas IF the correct venues were chosen. Seems like the shows here in Vegas are always held at the places with the least value for your money.
For instance, The Rio here in Vegas is an all suite casino resort. I shot a couple of scenes there last night in a suite that cost me $50. The Rio is TOP notch all the way with great shows, restaurants and nightclubs. But they insist on AVN at having it at The Palms and bending everybody over.
Same with X Biz. They insist on The Hard Rock. Over priced rooms, over priced everything. And the girls get in trouble for taking their tits out!
We could have that summer forum at one of the many casino/resorts on the strip that actually have topless pools...but no.
I think I speak for a lot of folks who are getting tired of feeling like we get taken advantage of at shows. It doesn't matter that I have the money...it's the principle of the room rates getting jacked up double what other people pay when the "porn convention" is in town.
I think a lot of people stopped going a long time ago for that reason. Nobody likes to feel like they were taken for a ride. So we lose a lot of affiliates going to shows, and a lot of people we could do business with that own programs as well.