Jenny,
Thanks for the announcement and thanks for AGAIN believing in us...as an industry that's ready to grow on its own 2 feet!!!!
We are all grown up guys. This is cause for celebration!!! Here's the thing...I dont mind costumers attending OUR show. Let them come...Let those costume manufacturers who WANT to sell to the haunters come. And, let those costume manufacturers come not just with their costumes, but let them come and pitch us on the pros (and the business plans) of opening a costume retail store adjacent to (or in conjuntion with) our haunts. Let them come to an ATTRACTIONS show...OUR attractions show. (GOD, that feels good to say!) NEVER AGAIN should we feel like we need to combine or piggy back on their retail show. NEVER AGAIN should OUR attractions show have to split the marketing dollars to advertise a combined show. Let the focus be on growing our ATTRACTIONS industry.
Here's the bottom line...In the past, a haunter could not get everything he/she needs under one trade show roof. As a haunter, I would need to attend the haunt show to get my fill of the haunted vendors AND I would need to attend another show (like IAAPA, or other attractions show) to get my needs filled with the other products I need ...LIKE (1) crowd control companies, (2) concession stand companies, (3) gift shop companies/ glow product companies, (4) printing companies, (5) safety companies like ECOGLO, (6) inflatables companies, (7)cleaning companies, (7) etc. etc. etc. Hell, I'd even like to see Fabreze/Lysol type companies come and sell me their products wholesale in cases for my costumes. NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ATTRACTIONS SHOW...Tranworld has a better opportunity to grow our show and BRING these types of vendors under ONE tradeshow roof FOR US.
Now, to do this, Transworld does need to make some changes. (So, Jenny, hear my pleads...please.) We need to broaden. We need to not be found at www.hauntshow.com, but we need to open our arms to ALL the Halloween related attractions. We need to become known as the HALLOWEEN ATTRACTIONS/HAUNT ATTRACTIONS SHOW. We need to pull in the Zoos that put on a "Boo at the Zoo" family friendly events. We need to pull in the Pumpkin Patches the rent the Halloween inflatables and Pony Rides for those family friendly events. We need to pull in the farmers who cut mazes in their corn and sell apple cider. Heck, let's pull in the orchards too...the ones that put on and market a daytime Halloween fun event.
Why do we need to pull all these other attractions in? Because if we do get these other companies to come (the crowd control companies, the safety companies, the concession equipment companies, etc.) then we need to be sure the have an AWESOME show too. We need to be sure they come back to us year after year after year, so we dont ever have to go back to the need to attend 2 shows to get our fill of everything/ every vendor we need and want to buy from.
My flight is touching down and Southwest Airlines is making me get off my computer so I gotta run.
See you in all St. Louis!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the announcement and thanks for AGAIN believing in us...as an industry that's ready to grow on its own 2 feet!!!!
We are all grown up guys. This is cause for celebration!!! Here's the thing...I dont mind costumers attending OUR show. Let them come...Let those costume manufacturers who WANT to sell to the haunters come. And, let those costume manufacturers come not just with their costumes, but let them come and pitch us on the pros (and the business plans) of opening a costume retail store adjacent to (or in conjuntion with) our haunts. Let them come to an ATTRACTIONS show...OUR attractions show. (GOD, that feels good to say!) NEVER AGAIN should we feel like we need to combine or piggy back on their retail show. NEVER AGAIN should OUR attractions show have to split the marketing dollars to advertise a combined show. Let the focus be on growing our ATTRACTIONS industry.
Here's the bottom line...In the past, a haunter could not get everything he/she needs under one trade show roof. As a haunter, I would need to attend the haunt show to get my fill of the haunted vendors AND I would need to attend another show (like IAAPA, or other attractions show) to get my needs filled with the other products I need ...LIKE (1) crowd control companies, (2) concession stand companies, (3) gift shop companies/ glow product companies, (4) printing companies, (5) safety companies like ECOGLO, (6) inflatables companies, (7)cleaning companies, (7) etc. etc. etc. Hell, I'd even like to see Fabreze/Lysol type companies come and sell me their products wholesale in cases for my costumes. NOW THAT WE HAVE AN ATTRACTIONS SHOW...Tranworld has a better opportunity to grow our show and BRING these types of vendors under ONE tradeshow roof FOR US.
Now, to do this, Transworld does need to make some changes. (So, Jenny, hear my pleads...please.) We need to broaden. We need to not be found at www.hauntshow.com, but we need to open our arms to ALL the Halloween related attractions. We need to become known as the HALLOWEEN ATTRACTIONS/HAUNT ATTRACTIONS SHOW. We need to pull in the Zoos that put on a "Boo at the Zoo" family friendly events. We need to pull in the Pumpkin Patches the rent the Halloween inflatables and Pony Rides for those family friendly events. We need to pull in the farmers who cut mazes in their corn and sell apple cider. Heck, let's pull in the orchards too...the ones that put on and market a daytime Halloween fun event.
Why do we need to pull all these other attractions in? Because if we do get these other companies to come (the crowd control companies, the safety companies, the concession equipment companies, etc.) then we need to be sure the have an AWESOME show too. We need to be sure they come back to us year after year after year, so we dont ever have to go back to the need to attend 2 shows to get our fill of everything/ every vendor we need and want to buy from.
My flight is touching down and Southwest Airlines is making me get off my computer so I gotta run.
See you in all St. Louis!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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