EgliVincent
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I've been in the clothing manufacturing and marketing business for too many years and have seen the same issues, as well as clever remedies to the traditional expensive trade show. In the clothing industry there used to be the big shows in Vegas, New York, Europe etc. What has occured is 'shadow' shows have popped up running in the same city during the same dates. One company may rent a conference room blocks away from the main show to have a more intimate selling setting as well as save big money at the same time. How about someone find a parking lot or better yet a few consecutive boat slips where 5 or 6 boats could be shown. The dealers at the show could guide people to the mini c-brats show. Better yet the NW boat builders should get together and show all their respective brands at the closest manufacturing facility. Under capitalized boats companies perpetually run in the dreaded 'death-zone'. If they could all come together they might all become stronger. For half the cost spent at the primary show venue a boat manufacturer could get a very specific filtered audience that is primarily interested in their product.