{"id":14,"date":"2008-01-16T19:52:53","date_gmt":"2008-01-16T19:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2008\/01\/16\/bright-lights-big-crowds-high-times-in-sin-city%e2%80%a6\/"},"modified":"2008-01-28T19:16:39","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T19:16:39","slug":"bright-lights-big-crowds-high-times-in-sin-city%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellwether-asicentral.com\/bellblog\/2008\/01\/16\/bright-lights-big-crowds-high-times-in-sin-city%e2%80%a6\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Lights, Big Crowds & High Times in Sin City\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, there is no question about it \u2013 PPAI\u2019s Las Vegas Show<\/a> is the event of the year, drawing huge crowds (over 15,800 pre-registered attendees) of visitors and exhibitors taking up what felt like enough space to occupy Texas. Everyone, of course, was in attendance, and the mood was positive, upbeat and productive \u2013 even on the last day when exhibitors are surviving on what I call the \u201cine\u201d diet: pure adrenaline and caffeine.<\/p>\n


\nIt\u2019s so funny to me how many people asked \u2013 with genuine concern I might add \u2013\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAre you allowed to be here?\u201d \u201cDoes PPAI know you\u2019re here?\u201d \u201cAre you upset you can\u2019t get on the show floor?\u201d etc.<\/p>\n

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\nIt should be noted that \u2013 as they have done in the past \u2013 PPAI does indeed let ASI\u2019s editors on the show floor as members of the press and could not be more gracious or hospitable to us.<\/p>\n

And for those few of you who didn\u2019t attend the show, what did you miss? Well, as PPAI\u2019s President Steve Slagle said during the Media Appreciation luncheon held for members of the press, distributors would like the show extended by a day and with longer hours, whereas suppliers \u2013 not surprisingly \u2013 are just fine with the show\u2019s schedule as is.<\/p>\n

Some attendees I spoke with lamented the sheer size of the show, claiming that it\u2019s impossible to walk the whole show thoroughly in three days.<\/p>\n

Another recurring distributor comment was the perennial, \u201cI didn\u2019t see anything new\u2026.\u201d Well, lucky for you, my friends, between myself, and my distributor pals Sharon Biernat from OnTime Promotions and Jill Albers from WorkFlowOne \u2013 both of whom scour the floor for new products on my behalf \u2013 we found some awesome new offerings (stay tuned for the upcoming issues of Advantages and Counselor to check them out).<\/p>\n

One cool item is from The Source\u00a0\u2013 (asi\/40261<\/strong>) a combination drink container and water spritzer to beat the heat on hot days (see attached image). This is an ingenious idea unless, as Sharon pointed out, you\u2019re \u201ccocktailing\u201d and forget that you\u2019ve filled it with vodka and spray your face \u2013 in which case your eyes will sting with blinding pain and you will curse my name.<\/p>\n

The big trend continues to be an emphasis on \u201cgreen\u201d and eco-friendly products. For those of you who thought this movement would be a flash in the frying pan, it \u2013 like price increases on products imported from China \u2013 are here to stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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