Manufacturers Unhappy With Weak ASIS GSX 2019 And 2020 Shift

************* **** ********* ******* with **** ***, **** for **** **** ***** traffic *** * ********** shift *** *** **** show, ********* ** * new **** ****** ** 90+ *************.

****** **** ****, ** examine:

• *** **** ************ ********* - **** ***** *******
• ********* ************ ********* - regional *******
• ***** ************* ***** **** the ****
• ************ ********* **** *** last * *****
• *** ********** ***** ** so ******* ** ****
• ************* ******* ** ***** saying **** ** * days **** *** ******* concerns ***** ********* ******
• **** ******** ** ********** shift
• ******** ** ********** ****** in ****

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Stats ********

************* **** ******* ******** about *** *********** ** the ****, ** *** chart ***** *****:

Unhappy **** ***** *******

*** **** ****** ************ complaint *** ****** *** enough *******:

• "** *** *** ** the ******* '***' ***** I’ve **** **** **."
• "***********. ** ****** **** a **** **** ** potential *********, *** **** few ***********. **********, ** just ***** ** ******* with ******** *** ********** some ********** *********. ***** things ***** **** **** done **** *** *** time *** ******** ********** in ***** ** ***. Probably ***'* **** **** next ****."
• "*** **********"
• "************ **** ***** ***, but *** ***** ***** to **********. **’* *** only ***** **** **** to ** **** ** do."
• "*** * *** ** traffic ***** *** ***"
• "**** *** *** ********* led ** **** ******** with ******** ********* *** limited ***********. * ***** this **** **** ***** exhibitors ** ****."
• "**, *** * *** of ***** ******* ***** the *** ***"
• "*** ********** *** ********. As **** ** * love *******, *** ** expensive ***** ** **** a ***** ****. *** should ******** * **** like *********."
• "*** **** *********, **** low ******* ******** ** last ****. *.* ******* 10 ****** *** *** day!"
• "*** *********.... **** ****** end **** *******"
• "* ******* *** **** floor *** **** ***** during ***** ** *** 1, ***** **** ** day * *** ****** no ********** *** *"
• "**** *******, **** *********, weak ********"
• "*** **** ******* ***** than *** ******* *** morning *** ***** *** disappointing."
• "********** ******* ** ******** to ** ** *****."
• "******* *** **** **** than ********. ***** ***** on *** **** *** is ********* * *****."

**** **** '***********' **** the **** ** **** year. *******, ** *** the **** ***** ** exhibitors - * **** strong ***** *** ******* with ************* ****** *** weaker *******.

'*****'****

* ****** ** ************* called *** *** ***** / ******** ***** ** attracting **** **** *** host **** (*******) *** correspondingly ****** **** *********:

• "*** **** *** ****** more *** **** ** a "*****" **** *** the ******* **** **** the *****. *** ******* show **** **** *** no *********."
• "*** ** ***** ******** the ******** *** ***** and *** * *** of ******** ********* *** our ******** ***** ** a ************."
• "** *** * **** showing ** * *****. I ** **** ** well, ******* ** ****** benefited **** *** **** as ** *** ** our ******."
• "******** ** ********* ****** to ** **** ******** based, **, *******, ***** Lakes ******. *** ******* lot *** **** **** of *** ** **** cars. * ****** ** them ****** ** *** the *** *** ******* back **** **** *****."

Happy **** *** ****

* ******** **** ***** with *** ****, **** the **** ***** ***** the ******* ** ********:

• "**** *********. ****** *********** with *** *******. ********* prospects **** **** ** the *****."
• "*** ***** **** ******** gave ** * ****** volume *** **** **** with *********"
• "***** ** *** **** few *****, * ***'* say ** *** ******, but ******** ** ************ with ******* *** ******* of *******"
• "**** ******* **** *** West *** ****** **** meaningful *************."
• "*** ***** ******* *** strong *** ** ** days * & *. Yes *** **** ** smaller **** ** **** to **, *** ** was *****."
• "**** ********* **** *** quality ** ******"
• "** *** **** **** quality ** ******* *** end-user ************* ** *** booth; *******, ** **** had **** ******** ** visitors ** ***** *****"
• "*** *** **** ****** than ** *** ***********. # ***** *** ******** however ******* *** *********"

Declining ************

**** *** **** * years (**** - ******, 2018 - *** *****, 2019 - *******), ************ satisfaction ******** ** *** surveys *** ********, ** the ******* ***** *****:

Exhibitor ***** ******** ** ****

**** ** *** ****** an ***** *** *** exhibitors, ** ** ** existential ***** *** ****. While *** ************ ** a ***-******, ********** *** security *************, ** ** overwhelmingly ****** ** *************. This *****'* *******, ****** by ************ ********* **** and ************, ********* *** rest ** *** ************ as *** ******** ******* ********* ********* ****** their **** ********* ****** (p15)*****:

** ****, **** ******** to *********** *** ********** is *** ** *** overall ************.

Shift ********

******** **** ** ****** be ** ********** *** with **** ******** **** Monday *** **** **** 3:30 ** *:****, ** the ***** ***** ****:

*** **** **** ******** explaining *** *******.

2 **** ****

**** *** ****, ************* responded ** *** ****-***** question ***** **** ***** suggesting **** *** **** be *** ** * days ******* ** ******** the *** *** ******:

• "**** ** * * day ****."
• "**'* **** *** * 3 *** ****. **'* barely * * *** show."
• "***, * **** **** would ** **** **** enough..."
• "*** ****, **** ** a *** *** ****, third *** ** *** needed."
• "**** ****** **** **** the *** *** ********** and ****** *********-**** ******, where ********* ***** **** time ** ***** *** vendors."
• "* **** ***** ** good *** **** ****."
• "** ***** ** * days *** ** ******* fine. *** **-* ** a ****** *** ****** would ** * *****. Two ****** ***** **** is *** ****** ****."
• "**** ** **** ** is *** **** *** and *** **** ****!"
• "* ***** **** ******** but *** *** ******. This **** ***’* ****** support *** **** *** alone *-*/*."
• "******** ** *******. *********** into ***** **** ***** make *****."
• "**** ********. ** ******. Show ***** ****** *** two ****."
• "**** **** ***** ** be *** **** ** most. ****** *** * waste ** * ***, but ******** *** ********** dead."
• "*** **** **** (*******/*********) is ********** - ** seems *** ** **** concerned **** *** ********** of ****/***** ** ******* large ***** **** ****** than ********** *** ***** for ************ *** ******* on *** ******* **** floor."
• "*** **** **** ***** be *******. *** **** is * ***** ** time."
• "*** **** ** ********** for *** **********."

Travel **********

* ******* ****** ****** a ******* ***** *** problems ** ****** ** setup ***** ****** *******, increasing ***** (********) *** disruption ** *********:

• "*****, *** ** **** to ****** ** *******."
• "***, ********* ******* *** vendors ** *** ** and ******."
• "***. **** **** *** previous ******* *** ***** when **** ** * busy **** ** **** for *******. ******* ****** etc. * ***’* **** it."
• "**** ***** ** * bad ****. ****** ** typically * ****** ***. Moving ** ** * day ***** ******* ******* travel."
• "* ***** ** ** a ******** ****. *** up **** ** ********** different *** * **** pain. ** **** ******* people ** **** ** a *** ******* ** the *******, *** ******* to *** ****** ***** at * ******* ****."
• "****** ** * ***** day *** ***** ** be *** ***."
• "*** ***** ** ** who *** ********** *** must ** ****** *** booth *****, **’* *** enough *** ***** ****** impede ** *** ******** weekend ****."
• "*** ****** ** **** floor ** ****** ****** in ********* * *** earlier ** ** **** to **** * *********** booth *** *** ******. It **** ******** *** employees ** ** **** from ***** ******** **** the *******, *** **** the ********."
• "**** ******** ** *****."
• "**** **** ********** **** to ** ******** ******* up *** ******?"
• "******'* ****** ***** **** weekend ************* **** *** booth **** *** ****** over-time **** *** ***** building."
• "*** ***** ***** ****. It *** ** ***** to ******* ** ** burn ** ***** *** or ******** *** ******* days. *'* ********* ********** of ******* *** ********, but ***'* **** ** out ** ********'* ******** time."
• "***. **** **** **** on ** ** ****** and ***** **** *** weekend."

**** ********** ********* **** of ***** ****** ******** with **** ****** ********* being *** **** *****:

**** *** ** *** worst ***** **** **** ever. ** ********* *** expense ** ********** (**** labor ***** ** ** done ** *** ******* which ***** **** ******** pay.) ** **** ***** that ********** **** ** come ** * *** earlier. *** ******* ** that **** ****** **** do *** **** - Tues *** ***.

******, * *** ***** ago, **** ********** ****** as ** ********** ***. The ****** ******* ***** contributed ** **** *****-*** traffic *** **** ****** for *** ************* ****** to *** ** **** the *******.

ASIS ********

*******, **** ***** ****** Marketing & ******** *********** Officer*** ***************** ** **** **** this ***** *** '*********** praised' *** **** ***** no **********:

* *** **** **** you **** **** ****** has ****universally ******* ** ********** and attendees alike. We hosted in-person town halls this week for our members/attendees and our exhibitors where we walked through this plan for 2020 (and beyond) in detail and the new schedule is being praised across the board. We **** *** ***** * ****** *******. [emphasis added]

**** ******** ** ********* out ** ***** *** unsurprising. **** ** ** organization **** ********* ******* to ** *******, ** its *** *********, ** their ********* ********* ***********.

Better *** *********, *** ****

*******, ** ** ***** the ****** ********* ********** is **** *** *********. For *** ******** ** attendees *** *** ********* from ******* ** ******* North *******, **** *** fly ** ****** ***-*******, get ***** *** *** exhibition's ***** ** *:** pm, **** * ***** of ***** **** ** Monday, ***** **** *** night, ** *** * full *** ** ******* and *** **** ******* night. **** **** ** a ******** ****** *** attendees, ** ** ****** both ***** (* ******* of * ***** ******) and **** ********** (* instead ** * ****).

Wednesday ********** ** * ****

** *** ***** ****, Wednesday's ********** ***** ****** poor (**** ****** **** this ****). ********* *** becomes *** * **** an ******* ******* **** (3:30 **). ** *** extent **** ********* **** advantage ** ****** *********, this ***** **** ********* be **** **** ******** was **** ****.

** ********* ******* **** year *******, **** **** further ***** ************* *** will ****** **** *** show ** *** ****** only * * *** 1/3 *** ****, ****** than *** * **** required.

***** ********** **** **** remains ** ** ****, one ***** ** ***** - * ****** ***** will ******** *** ***** and ****** ** *************.

Outlook *********

********** ******** ****** **** is ******** ** **** with **** **** *******. While **** ** ***** very ****** ***** ******** security *********, *** ***** struggles ** ******* *** level ** **, ********** and ********** ******** **** its ***** **** ****. Until *** ** **** can ***** ****, ** ongoing ******* ** ********** to ******.