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If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Boat Show season can't be far behind.A list of major boat shows scheduled for the remainder of the winter: New York National Boat Show
Dec 30, 2006 - Jan 7, 2007 San Diego Boat Show
Jan 4 - 7, 2007 Kansas City Sportshow
Jan 9 - 14, 2007 Atlanta Boat Show
Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Nashville Boat & Sportshow
Jan 10 - 14, 2007 New Orleans Boat Show
Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Minneapolis Boat Show
Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show
Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Baltimore Boat Show
Jan 20 - 28, 2007 Seattle Boat Show
January 25 - February 3 Atlantic City International Power Boat Show
Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 Los Angeles Boat Show
Feb 3 - 11, 2007 St. Louis Boat & Sportshow
Feb 6 - 11, 2007 Detroit Boat Show
Feb 10-18, 2007 Miami International Boat Show
Feb 15 - 19, 2007 |
Chuck
Dec 11
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| Labor costs were only part of the reasoning. http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_4th/Oct04_HardwareShow.html |
thunder
Dec 13
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| That's why the National Hardware Show left McCormick Place in Chicago.
The unions charge insane fees to do simple things. Want an electrical
outlet in your booth? Forget it unless you want to shell out some
serious cash. Phone lines used to cost a fortune but they have been
replaced with cell phones.
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Dan
Dec 12
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| You might add..
http://www.halifaxboatshow.com/
http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halifax-international-boat-show.asp |
Don
Dec 12
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| Indeed. Thanks |
Chuck
Dec 11
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| I have a friend who works for the company that sets up and runs the
Atlanta boat show, so I go every year. I get a TON of freebees, too! |
basskisser
Dec 12
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| If he fell down the chimbaley, you'd have to call an ambalance. |
basskisser
Dec 12
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| That's for me! |
Tim
Dec 12
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| Nice to know that somebody gets a freebie from the boat show. :-) We now buy our own fixtures and furnishings and use them for several
shows at a time.
The initial purchase of a table and chairs at IKEA costs about the same
as renting the identical items for a single show! My favorite story about dealing with the display companies (and the
incident that began our practice of purchasing our stuff rather than
renting it): We had ordered a display table with a 40" height. When we arrived at
our show space, we found a table in place that looked so short it could
have been a coffee table! I went to the exposition company office to
complain. Got nowhere. Although I am absoutely *certain* that
we ordered a 40-inch table, the records of the expo company don't
reflect that and the table Nazi assured me that it was my company's
fault, not hers. They would have to charge me for the use of that table
(even though the show hadn't even started) and charge me as well
for the 40-inch table-(the one we originally ordered, but their records
did not specify). Among her explanations for the policy was the fact
that the labor to remove the small table and haul in the proper size
for us was the same amount any time. All said and done, it was going to
cost us another $150 to get the proper table. With no time to make
other arrangments, I bent over and OK'd the additional billing. The
woman at the expo booth told me to expect "delivery" of the new table
within the hour, so I went back to the booth and did some miscellaneous
setup. About 45 minutes later, some guy in an expo company uniform shows up
and asks if this is the booth that needed a 40-inch table. I said,
"Yes, and we'd like delivery as soon as possible so we can finish
setting up." "No problem," said the expo worker. He then took the little short
table, flipped it over on its top, extended the *adjustable legs* (!)
until we had a 40-inch table, turned it back up onto its feet and said,
"There you go!" That's what we got for our $150. Now, of course, the 24-inch table skirt looked ridiculous on a 40-inch
table. And of course the table Nazi assured me once again that if I had
wanted a 40-inch skirt for my 40-inch table I should have said
so......and it went downhill from there. :-) |
Chuck
Dec 12
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| I don't know how much of that stuff this particular event company does
and how much they contract out to locals. They do a lot of the heavy
stuff, getting boats set up with stairs and walkways and such. They may
well handle tables and such, I just never really asked. I will though.
I know they do it all over. I think that if I were in a situation such
as yours, I do the same thing, buy instead of rent. It would be one
thing if you went somewhere a couple of times a year, then it'd be
worth having someone else lug the crap around, but if you do a lot of
shows and such, why not?! |
basskisser
Dec 12
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| Chuck, I was wondering, do you attend these shows? or just a selected few? I was wondering if you wil be at the St. Louis show. If so, I'd like
to meet you if possible. Chuck Gould wrote: |
Tim
Dec 12
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| Because our business is regionally based, we only exhibit at the
Seattle boat shows. Our primary product is very Pacific NW oriented- a
factor that contributes to whatever level of success we might enjoy
regionally but also renders it irrelevant in 90% of the country. There are small shows in Portland, Tacoma, and Everett where we would
exhibit if we had the time and or manpower to do so, but the *must do*
show around here is the Seattle show. (Largest boat show on the West
Coast, now that the indoor and outdoor portions are united under a
common promotional umbrella). They are so short of seminar speakers at
the Seattle show that I get asked to present a few seminars each year.
Next month I'll be doing 3 seminars, Flags and Banners, Handling a
Single Screw, and a photo tour/account of the most hair-raising,
twilight zone experience I've ever had on a deserted island, "Is D'Arcy
Island Haunted?" This is the first year for the single screw and
flags/banners seminars, while D'Arcy Island is a perennial. Our Seattle shows are 10 days in January and February and 5 days in
September. We used to have a five day August show as well, and may
again starting in 2008 after the major remodeling of Shilshole Marina
is finally completed. The winter show is a nad buster. All day,
everyday, a lot of time spent on your feet. Everybody looks forward to
the beginning of the show, and after 6-7 days everybody begins looking
forward to the end. :-) |
Chuck
Dec 12
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| LOL! Looks like you're going to be tied up quite a while. No problem at all.
My wife has a digital camera, and IF I can attend the St L, I'll see
about taking a bunch of pics for you. Tim |
Tim
Dec 12
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