This will be my thirteenth DEMA Show since I made SB a commercial site. I don't have the record for the most DEMAs attended, but I'm a veteran of the Show. Although not a big fan of DEMA the organization, I feel that they do a fair job with the DEMA show. I've heard rumors that this was going to be a very lightly attended show and that less than 3,500 people had signed up for by late last week. I really have no idea if that's good or bad, but I don't come to the show for the attendees: I come for the exhibitors. Whether the show is busy or not busy doesn't affect me much as long as we have "boothers".
Do we have boothers! OMG, the show looks huge. I'm sure it's the biggest DEMA in terms of exhibitors that I've ever seen. Yeah, I've heard people complain about the decline of the show over the years, but I can't imagine ANYONE complaining about the number and variety of offerings available this year. Heck, there were so many boxes in the aisles, that Elena and I had issues getting to our booth. Even then, it was hard setting up with so much happening all around us! We set up in about ten/fifteen minutes, got to see Megan and Howard's cute little baby, and we were off to our first sales appointment. It went great and Elena came away with our first sales of the show and the doors haven't even opened yet.
I've brought two Go Pros with me and plenty of batteries and chargers. I will be doing some interviews with our advertisers and their new offerings as well as some non advertisers as I have time. If you have something new, please contact me. Our booth number is 668, my email is NetDoc@ScubaBoard.com and my cell is (407) 509-0947. Howard, Michelle and Elena are all here too if you need to purchase advertising. I'll be using this thread to give you a run down of the show, and invite anyone else to use it for that purpose too. The more the merrier. The lighter side of the show for me will be in this thread: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/sh...ppens-vegas-@dema-gets-posted-scubaboard.html Look for updates as we have fun here in Las Vegas!
Do we have boothers! OMG, the show looks huge. I'm sure it's the biggest DEMA in terms of exhibitors that I've ever seen. Yeah, I've heard people complain about the decline of the show over the years, but I can't imagine ANYONE complaining about the number and variety of offerings available this year. Heck, there were so many boxes in the aisles, that Elena and I had issues getting to our booth. Even then, it was hard setting up with so much happening all around us! We set up in about ten/fifteen minutes, got to see Megan and Howard's cute little baby, and we were off to our first sales appointment. It went great and Elena came away with our first sales of the show and the doors haven't even opened yet.
I've brought two Go Pros with me and plenty of batteries and chargers. I will be doing some interviews with our advertisers and their new offerings as well as some non advertisers as I have time. If you have something new, please contact me. Our booth number is 668, my email is NetDoc@ScubaBoard.com and my cell is (407) 509-0947. Howard, Michelle and Elena are all here too if you need to purchase advertising. I'll be using this thread to give you a run down of the show, and invite anyone else to use it for that purpose too. The more the merrier. The lighter side of the show for me will be in this thread: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/sh...ppens-vegas-@dema-gets-posted-scubaboard.html Look for updates as we have fun here in Las Vegas!