Comments on: View From the Trade Show Convention Floor http://blog.toptenwholesale.com/view-from-the-trade-show-convention-floor.htm Get the fresh buzz on wholesale, dropshipping, imorting and other important business topics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Don Browne http://blog.toptenwholesale.com/view-from-the-trade-show-convention-floor.htm/comment-page-1#comment-749 Don Browne Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:11:20 +0000 http://blog.toptenwholesale.com/view-from-the-trade-show-convention-floor.htm#comment-749 Hi Joe, I deeply regret that you had a bad experience at ASD. As a trade show organizer, we always want our competition to do well to support a healthy industry. I do however, challenge your assertion that trade shows in general suck. Our recent Off Price Show in August had close to 10,000 retail buyers, wholesalers and other industry professionals who were open to buy and and the volume of order-writing was tremendous. On the second day of our show, buyers stayed past the 6:00 pm closing time and were doing business with our vendors up until 7:30. I invite you to check out our website and contact me at 262.782.1600 to learn more about our rare exhibition. If you are a merchandiser of apparel, accessories and footwear, or other products and services that support the retail industry, our show could be a fit for you. Our biggest category of exhibitors - the jobbers or off price specialists - carry quality apparel at 20-70% below wholesale, and thr products range from low-end to top designer, from basics to brand names. There really is something for everyone in our show that can really make their season. Check us out and let me know if the Off Price Specialist Show is a good fit for your company. Best regards to you and your company. Hi Joe,

I deeply regret that you had a bad experience at ASD. As a trade show organizer, we always want our competition to do well to support a healthy industry.

I do however, challenge your assertion that trade shows in general suck.

Our recent Off Price Show in August had close to 10,000 retail buyers, wholesalers and other industry professionals who were open to buy and and the volume of order-writing was tremendous. On the second day of our show, buyers stayed past the 6:00 pm closing time and were doing business with our vendors up until 7:30.

I invite you to check out our website and contact me at 262.782.1600 to learn more about our rare exhibition. If you are a merchandiser of apparel, accessories and footwear, or other products and services that support the retail industry, our show could be a fit for you. Our biggest category of exhibitors – the jobbers or off price specialists – carry quality apparel at 20-70% below wholesale, and thr products range from low-end to top designer, from basics to brand names. There really is something for everyone in our show that can really make their season.

Check us out and let me know if the Off Price Specialist Show is a good fit for your company.

Best regards to you and your company.

]]> By: Joe Stanford http://blog.toptenwholesale.com/view-from-the-trade-show-convention-floor.htm/comment-page-1#comment-722 Joe Stanford Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:23:32 +0000 http://blog.toptenwholesale.com/view-from-the-trade-show-convention-floor.htm#comment-722 What show were you at? The attendance at ASD was off, and our company as well as all of our neighbors didn't even make expenses. While you may equate your success with giving out free shopping bags - the vendors inside the show floor have to make sales - exchanging actual goods for MONEY. And, this did not happen at the ASD Show, this one or the last. It will be our final swan song. Your blogs of how the economy is good and how many BMW's are at Walmart is ridiculous. You should look at the real world and the real numbers -- WE ARE NOT WALMARTS. We are small and mid sized independent businesses who are suffering. Maybe if you concentrated your "spy cam" and your schmoozing to the REAL wholesalers and retailers in the ASD type industry you will get a more accurate picture than sitting behind your computers and "wishing it be better!" - Fact is, the economy does suck - fact is that the trade shows suck - and the final fact is that most people in the ASD-type industry are treading water. What show were you at? The attendance at ASD was off, and our company as well as all of our neighbors didn’t even make expenses. While you may equate your success with giving out free shopping bags – the vendors inside the show floor have to make sales – exchanging actual goods for MONEY. And, this did not happen at the ASD Show, this one or the last. It will be our final swan song. Your blogs of how the economy is good and how many BMW’s are at Walmart is ridiculous. You should look at the real world and the real numbers — WE ARE NOT WALMARTS. We are small and mid sized independent businesses who are suffering. Maybe if you concentrated your “spy cam” and your schmoozing to the REAL wholesalers and retailers in the ASD type industry you will get a more accurate picture than sitting behind your computers and “wishing it be better!” – Fact is, the economy does suck – fact is that the trade shows suck – and the final fact is that most people in the ASD-type industry are treading water.

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