I agree about the network events Jill. I think one reason you see more hair booths is that many of the hair companies are giants in the industry. They have much more money available to spend on trade shows.
Most nail companies are much smaller and just don't have the resources to do trade shows. The costs are outrageous and many of them lose money doing trade shows. There was a recent thread on the message board about buying on line from Chinese mfgrs and how those mfgrs are selling product directly to the consumer that many companies purchase for sale in their busniess. We do need to support the companies that support us and our industry. Nail mfgrs are choosing not to do the expensive shows but they certainly are supporting our network events around the country. You will always see the big nail mfgrs at the shows but maybe attending a network event might suit techs better as far as exposure to numerous products and classes. Given the current economic state, it should be interesting to see who will and will not participate in this season's shows. I know in my graphics industry, mfgrs have told me they have had to cut back on the number of people they take to shows due to the attendance being down and the costs up. Jill has a wonderful event planned. Jess Hoel and I have planned a 4 day retreat this year that we are still working on the lineup of educators that should be an incredible event. It's an all inclusive event, lodging and 3 meals a day included. We are still looking for educators and already have registrations in. One unique feature to our event is that October when the event is held, is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, there will be a seminar on how to recognize DV and a portion of every registration goes to a local DV program. Please see our web site www.nwnailtechs.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
