John is so excited about SHOT Show. He is planning his days (and his evenings). He's packed extra luggage to bring home his finds and purchases. He has a list of "priority booths" to visit first. He has a list of booths we have to go together on Saturday so he can introduce me. And he is pestering me about my game-plan. Yeah, I don't have one. Should I? I've been to plenty of trade shows and markets over the years so I am not fretting. I always manage to get my bearings rather quickly and then pound the pavement and plug away. I hope I'm not wrong.
Oh, wait, I do have something on my to do list... find a vendor that has cute CCW accessories for women, and find a place that has makes IDPA vests to fit girls. And, find the closest Starbucks (I hope there is one in the convention center).
My wife has also tasked me with checking out the "cute" gear for gals.
Regarding a game plan... SHOT is huge. I've been to plenty of trade shows too, but Caleb says that SHOT is a different beast altogether.
Of course, there's that old saying: planning is priceless, plans are worthless... I figure that applies.
Posted by: Gregory Morris | January 13, 2009 at 05:44 AM
SHOT is a monster show. I used to go to industry shows for the hotel business and I still go to shows for the wireless industry, but SHOT is something special. Last year, SHOT filled up the entire Las Vegas Convention Center and had to get spillover space into another outbuilding they had.
Did you get press passes for the show, or are you going as regular attendees? Either way, shoot me an email and I'll pass you my cell phone number or something.
Posted by: Caleb | January 14, 2009 at 09:46 AM