IDIS International Expansion Examined

Author: Brian Karas, Published on May 05, 2016

IDIS has been spending large to gain awareness, something we criticized early on: How to Blow $200,000 On A Booth (IDIS).  This trend is continuing into 2016, and expected to continue through 2018..

We spoke with IDIS, and examine their market approach in the report.

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