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JoeD rubs one out while MikeB pretends not to notice. :)

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Those show bags look cool, how can I get one?

A lot of them wimped out after a while, I kept Honez warm, HEHEHEHE

Is it just me or do all tradeshow look EXACTLY the same - same people, same speed networking, same old same old........ we need something NEW.... a non tradeshow tradeshow.... wouldnt that be fun?????

No speed networking, no elite dinners, no bro drinks - just party, mingle and have fun at the pool, at the club, and after hours. Strictly invite only. wouldnt that be cool?

Great idea....!!! Who would be able to pull something like this off???? :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

now... now.... are you giving secrets away ?:winkwink:

Who me? :error:error:error:error

One is a trade show and the other is a party. There are plenty of parties like that. Are you not getting an invite?

Fitty :pimp

I live here and did not see the need to ride in an open deck bus in a wind tunnel:1orglaugh

I was not cold, not sure what the issue was.

If I remember correctly, didn't you used to help put together a bunch of those "they all look the same" show:Oh crap

Doggie...we know you are tuff:thumbsup

JFK, great pics and sorry I didn't have much time to chat with you and the mrs:(

Hank, great seeing you my friend as short as it was, it's always a pleasure:drinkup:drinkup

J to the F to the K

JUUUUUUUUUUUUUIIIIIIIIIIIIICYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY all the rest of the pics should be up later tonight:winkwink:

Yes Yes Yes.................. Yessssssss

uploading now for your viewing pleasure:thumbsup

gonna take a bubble bath now so lmk when its ready

Ok Bubblelicious all the pics are up now :pimp
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1026450

Do you ever stop bashing shows? Do you know how hard it is to put these things together? A lot of work to put on a show. If you can't afford to be there, then you don't need to lob these comments non-stop at the people who DO put on shows.

And no, consistently staying at home and missing out on opportunities to network face to face with people from your industry is NOT a good approach to running a serious business. It's a good way to work on an irrelevance award, though.

I have to agree here. We have done almost every US show for the past 12 years and consider it a new experience almost every time. Of course, not every show is a success but we typically come away with meaningful meetings, networking and exceptional branding for our company.

Mitch

Yeah things have changed... lol... a lot. You seem to be describing a trade show floor experience, first of all. None of our major industry shows have a trade show floor anymore, and haven't for a while. Shows aren't just about someone trying to sell you a product. They are about networking, making friends, building contact lists, and learning more about the other companies in your industry. Shows are a LOT smaller than they were in 2003, and far more about networking than exhibiting.

It sounds like that sales rep you're ripping was simply trying to see if either 1) you were misinterpreting an opportunity between his/her company and yours, or 2) if you did have it right, why there was no opportunity so he/she might suggest to his/her company ways they could improve to be more useful to people like yourself. There is nothing wrong with that.

Long before I was involved with a show myself, I attended other shows on a regular basis... and almost always came away with something positive. I could go on and on about the benefits of attending shows whenever possible... but suffice it to say that there is a huge benefit for many of us to get a chance to network face to face and get a feel for the people we may or may not do business with. I'd generally much rather do business with people I've met than someone I've never met.

Being Negative about shows or things in general in this market, is rather counter productive. These shows are what you make of them, you can party hardy, which some people still do , or come away with something, you can turn into a business opportunity :thumbsup

I like to do both :-)

Rock ON Mitch:drinkup:drinkup

Enhance! Enhance goddamnit!

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:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:thumbsup

Being a total creeper and rather obsolete in an industry is counterproductive too... but hey, choose your battles right?

so .... ahhhh.............. what are you trying to say ?

I'm trying to say that you disgust me and many others. Its time to pack your shit and find something new to do.. away from people and interwebz. kthxbai.

PS- Take your ugly brother and that baddog homeless dewd with you too plz.

I mean it.

why not stay out of his threads if he disgusts you?

Maybe it's the kind of disgusting that you secretly enjoy.. Like smelling your own shits.

A troll with mod status. Change we can believe in.

That's all you can come up with macho man?

Cmon now, for a creepy voyeur guy you should be able to come up with some real witty shit. Gotta think quick to convince people that you matter in the world and need to take their photo to plaster up on a site that has more hits from you hitting refresh than any real possible viewership. At least your gross mentor gets some traffic views, you get yourself and some ogre chick. Fail.

Because there's just so much material to work with here, how else will he pay attention than someone letting him know in his own thread. Gawrsh... that was an easy one. You really couldn't figure that one out on your own? Why am I not surprised...

Jon, for a moment I worried you wouldn't make new friends, but I see you caught up fast today. I have a flight in Aug for NY and i'll change to so we can get together.

As a Troll, he's a total failiure:2 cents: