RadRob
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Anyone know why a lot of manufacturers chose not to go to Houston for DEMA? My guess is that they will drop it off the list since no one wanted to go there. Just curious.
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rigdiver:High price the previous year(Miami Beach) was what I heard. Houston hosted the show once before and it was well attended. I talked to manufacturers sales reps and they were saying it cost the big guys several hundred thousand dollars for floor space. I did notice the few that were at Houston had much smaller booths.
I did not attend the last DEMA in Vegas due to Hurricane Rita re-arrranging my house.
Bill
Mares and Aqua Lung reps told me 3-400,000 dollars to do DEMA. That is several hundred thousand. Cost of shipping gear and booth, lodging, food for reps. Yea, it all adds up. Bill Keefe from Bimini told me it cost him $1,800/day for the smallest booth and that was in Orlando back in the late 90's.RoatanMan:There are any number of different factors, but I gotta tell'ya, at $700,000 that would mean 42,000 square feet of exhibit space. ($16.75 a sq ft) A 10x20 would be $3350.