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Originally Posted by Sexentertain_mike
Chris,
I know this is a tough gig...and I think everyone appreciated your hard work.
Hope these ideas will be helpful.
I heard a really cool idea from one webmaster (Can't remmebr who told me) and when I mentioned it to a few other webmasters they loved it as well.
1) why not scrape the traditional show floor venue and opt for a complete turn around on the show idea.
2) Move the venue to a cheap hotel like the Gold Coast (Across the street) where the room rates were $25 a night and drinks were $1.
3) Get only a few larger sponsors to cover the rooms (Buy out the entire hotel if possible at $25 per night or less) so that every attendee now gets a free room and the sponsor can brand the hell out of the room, flyers, TV, inserts, etc in each room
4) get a large sponsor or two for the main floor bar (A la Circle bar) and have them issue free drinks to all attendees with the correct wrist band. Sponsors would get banners and promotions there as well.
5) Scrape the Seminars all together...opt for a web version instead
6) AVN would still charge the standard $299 for a pass but now the webmaster gets a free room and drinks included.
7) since much of the business is done outside the show floor and in the bar areas it would such a great way to maximize your event and on top of that create the "cool factor" for a show platform that desperately needs a change.
8) if you use these ideas pay me handsomely for my 2 cents.  |
1. Those seminars are pretty popular with newbies especially. I went to one for the first time in years. Many years... And I saw people really into it, taking notes asking questions..
Ive personally never been a seminar kinda person but after sitting in a few this year and in years past like 2001, I can see why these are important. It draws people in who are intrested in getting into our biz. I think the seminars are important. To improve them you can diversify the kinds of seminars. But to axe them all together would be a mistake..
2. I heard a lot of people suggesting moving it to the Gold Coast thinkin that would be good as a cost issue. Personally I think it would be a mistake. Vegas is about being in Vegas. Nice places, quality, glitz and glamour.. When we used to have it at the Venetian there was a special feel and buzz about the place. The venue added to that. A lot of that was lost when we moved to the palms and I think it would be totally gone if we moved to the Gold Coast. Yes its cheaper. But its just right across the street so people with the lower budgets can stay there. People can have parties there. But when internext starts to lose even more of its glitz so does its appeal. Im not saying we need to have these things at the four seasons, but keeping it at the palms or somewhere a bit more upscale or something similar I think is important. The Gold Coast reminds me of a Indian Casino. Not Vegas.
The day our industry starts getting so low budget that I feel like I run some corner adult bookstore in the hood is when its time to get out. And the day internext starts to feel like that will be a low low day. Gold coast is nice for a show yes, but the image and low budget feel it would give I think would do more harm than good.
I cant see me convincing the wife that we are going to the Gold Coast.. Shit wont happen.
But you can bet the Anal Hobbit will make a killing selling flea collars if we move there..
Did anyone else feel overly itchy there? I think its infested with fleas.
Keep the quality internext. Keep the Quality.