Why no love for East Coast sign shows?

[HulkSmash]

I'm not trying to get into a pissing match with you, but you specifically replied to someone who mentioned the Javits Center, which is in midtown Manhattan, the most expensive city in the US.

We wouldn't want you to get into a pissing match now.

So facts are facts. New York is an expensive city. But so is Vegas. I know for a fact - the price for trade centers are not the reason certain places are chosen to have these large expos.

 

[fresh]

We wouldn't want you to get into a pissing match now.

So facts are facts. New York is an expensive city. But so is Vegas. I know for a fact - the price for trade centers are not the reason certain places are chosen to have these large expos.

Yep, the rents in both cities are similar.

As are average hotel prices.

 

[HulkSmash]

those vegas hotel pricing are way off. You can stay in a dump for those prices anywhere.
And you're comparing Trump towers apartments, to a hole in a wall.

 

[GB2]

Here is a show coming up in two weeks:

http://www.nssasign.org/

 

[CES020]

Here is a show coming up in two weeks:

http://www.nssasign.org/

That's a small show, I'm talking about the big shows like ISA or SGIA. There are plenty of small shows around, that was my point, it's nothing but small shows around. If you want to go to a big show you almost have to go to Vegas next year.

 

[GB2]

It's simply the times...it became too expensive for companies to participate in big shows all over the country repeatedly. Attendance didn't warrant the expense so they consolidated to a few shows annually in the most effective locations.

 

[Dan Antonelli]

Here is a show coming up in two weeks:

http://www.nssasign.org/

I'm speaking at this event - doing a seminar on wrap design. They are also having a showing the Sign Painter Movie Thursday night which I'm excited to see.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

They use to have these shows in NYC about 20 years ago when it was cheap.

The ASI show will be in Chicago on July 15th-17th, it's gotten bigger from the first time it's been here plus it's at the McCormick Place now.

 

[JERHEMI]

The NBM Show in Indy is pretty lackluster nowadays in my opinion. The best show in the Midwest is the Graph Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago. The McCormick Place is absolutely massive allowing manufacturers to demonstrate all the small toys and big toys!

 

[depps74]

AMEN, east coast represent. all those trade show companies got the scratch to have gold plated booths. time to pay back the signs shops up here that are probably a huge portion of their profits.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

You want to goto the best of all the best of Sign Exhibitions, the one in Shanghi China in September, every manufacture you can think of all under one roof and it's massive to say the least. Will be going this year once again.

 

[Pat Whatley]

The weather is better, the people are nicer and the women are prettier in the Deep South. Would you rather go to a sign show in New Orleans & Orlando or would you prefer Green Bay and Providence?

 

[iprint]

It's all about attendance and labor costs. While there may be destinations on the East Coast that could draw the attendance of a bigger show, labor costs to put those shows on make it virtually impossible for organizations such as SGIA to host shows there. Blame the unions.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

Is there a world outside of Texas? I shutter at the thought of what's beyond our border.

 

[Gino]

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