Manufacturers Not Interested in October 2020 ISC West Show
Manufacturers overwhelmingly say they are not interested in going to the twice 'postponed' ICS West now tentatively rescheduled for October 2020.
Inside this note, we examine 175 manufacturer responses, looking at statistics, key themes and sharing dozens of comments.
Executive *******
**** **% **** **** **** *** very ********** ***** ***** **% **** they **** **** ********** ** *** chart ***** *****:
*** *** ****** **** *** ******** were, ** ***** ** **** ***** raised:
- **** ** ********** *** ********* **********, even ******** ****. ** ****, ** do *** ******** * ****** ******* to ** ** ** ***** ** across *** ******.
- ********, *************' ****** ** ****** *** 2020 **** *** ******.
- *** ***** ** *** **** ****: The ******* **** ********* **** ** just * ****** ****** *** ***** 2021 ********* ***, ***** ************* **** would ******** ********** *** **** *** reduce ***** *** *************.
- *** ***** ** *** ****: *** West **** ** *** ********* ** start **** ** **** ***** *** 2020. ************* ********** **** ***** *** burden *** **** ** ***** ***** shows *** * ******* ********* ** attendance.
- **** ************* ****** *** ***** ** getting ******* ***** *** **** ***** will *** *****, **** ****** ** has *** '*********' *** **** ***** across * * ****** ****.
- *******, **** ************* ****** ***** *** rise ** '*******' ************ *** *** long-term ******* ** ***** *****.
Very ********** **** **** ********
**** *** **** **** **% **** expressed **** ******** ** ***** ** the ******* **** ********* *********** ************, most ***** *** **********, **** **:
- "** *** ******** ****, ***** **** will ** **** ****** **** ****, so *’* ******** **** **** *** have *** **********."
- "***** *** ** ** **** ********. Health ********"
- "* ***** **** **** ****** *** East *** ** ** *** ****** to ** **** ** ***** **** cold ** ***."
- "**** **** *** **** *** ***** to ** ** *** **** **** year, ** * ******'* ****** ********** to ** ****. ** **** *****, might **** **** ***** **** ** put ** *** ***** ****, ** many **** ****** ****** ** **** the * ****** ******* **** ***** won't ** **** ** * **********."
- "**** ******* **'** **** ** ** out ** *** *****-** ***** * couple ****** ****** ** *****. **** that ******? ***** **** ** *** attendance ** *** ****"
Multiple ********
*** *********** ****** ********** ******** ******** likely ******* ** *** ************. *** example, *** ********** ************ ******:
******* ** *** ***** ** *** East *** *** ****, *** ***** to *** ****. ** ****** ****** off *** *****-** ******** ** ***** to **** ** **** **** ***** salespeople ***** ****** ** ***** ** a ********* ***** **** ******* ** addressing ******** *****. *** ******** **** end ** ***** ***** ***** ****, with ****** *********** ******* ****.
*** **** ************ ********** *** ******** for ***** *********:
*** ******* ** *** ******* **** explain **** **** **** **** ** focus ** ******** ******* *** *** of *** **** - ******* **********. Dealers **** ******** ********* **** *** have * ****** ****** ** ******* this ****. ** **** ** ********* to ***** ** ********* ***** *** this *****. ** ** ** ** ISC **** ** *******, **** ****** is ***** ** **** ******* *** West ***** ** ****? ** ** time *** *** ***** ********** ** understand *** ******* ** ******* *** the ****** ** ******** **** **** some ** ** **** ******** * loss ** *** ********* ******** *** will **** ** ****** ** ***** time **** ********* ** * **** of *** ******** *******.
Too ***** ** *** **** ****
**** ************* ********** ***** *** **** 2020 *** ***** ** ***** ** ISC **** ****, ****** ** ****** attendance ******* *** **** ******:
- "**** *** ************* ***********, **'* **** not ** ***** **** *** **** ripping ** *** ** **** *****. The **** **** ** ****** ********, and **** ******** ** *** **** rendition * ***** ****** *****. *** would *** ********** ****** **** **** and **** *****?"
- "**** ** **** **** ***** ** cancel *** **** *** **** *******?"
- "** *** **** ** **** ** October *** *** **** *** ** held ** **'* ****** **** * believe ** **** ****** ********** *** both ***** ***** ** ***** ********."
- "******** - **** **** *** ****** to *** '******' *** **** ****, too **** ** *** ** **** budget ****** *** *********, *** ** in * *** ******** **** ** new *****-** ** *** ***** ***'* under *******.
- ** **'* **** * ****** **** to *******, *** *** ***********? ****** one ** *** ***** **** ** affected. * ***** ***** *** **** new ************ *** ******** ** ******** in *** ***** ** * ******.
- ** *** ** **** ** *******, what ******* ** *** **** *** more *************, *** **** **** ***** is ********* *** *****, **** * months *****?
- ** ***** **** **** *** ********* to **** ***** ******** **** *** original **** *** ********** ** *** COVID ********* ** *** **** * feel ** **** ** * ******** attended ****.
- "***: *** **** ***** ** * short **** *****. **** ****** ****** give ***** ***** ***** ****, ** let **** ***** ** ** *** normal ***** **** ****." [**** - the **** **** ** ********* *** March]
- "*** **** ****, ** ********* *********, would ****** ** ***** ** ***** 2021. *** ***** ** ****** ******* ISC **** *-* ****** *****?"
- "* *** **** ****** ******* ***** ISC **** ** * ***** ***** anyway **** *** **** **** **** around ***** ** * ******. ** an *********, ** ***** * *** of ******** *** ****** * *** months ** **** *****. ** *****'* make ***** ***********, ********** **** * tremendous ****** ** *********** ***** ********** in *******."
- "** ***** ** **** ** ****** not ** ***** ** ****** ** Oct **** *** **** *** ****** dollars *** *** **** ****. * can *** **** ********* ******* ***** 2021. *** ***** *** ****** ****, so ***** ********?"
- "* **** ** ****** **** ** cancelled *** *** ********* ***** **** the ****** **** ***** **** **** be * *** ****** ****** *** the ********* ****."
- "*** ***** ** *** **** **** and *** **** ****"
- "*** ****** ****** ********** ****** *** event **** ****. ** ******* *** everybody **** ******** ******* ***** ** there. **'* ****** ** ******* *** ISC **** *** ** **** ** strongest **** ****."
- "******** ** * ***** ** *****. Also ***'* **** ******* **** ******* GSX, *** **** *** *** *** Partner ***** ** *** ****. ***** be *** *** ** * *********** without **** *******."
- "*** ***** ** **** *** *** the ***** **** ***** ***** ********* between ***** ******* ***** ***** ** be ********* ******* ******* *** ***** (especially ** *********** ************* *** **** R&D ****)."
- "*** **** ****** ** ** ****** the **** *** ***** ** ****. If ** **** *** **** ** October, *** **** *** **** **** place **** ** * ******, *****?"
- "********: **’* *** ***** ** *** West ****. ** **** *****, *’* not **** ** **** *** *** West ***** ** * *-* ***** span."
GSX ********
***** ************* *********, ************, ******** ******* **** **** ***, *** *** **** *** ******* US **** ** *** ****** **** of *** ****. ***, *** **** has ***** ***** **** ** ***** just ** **** ***** *** ****, causing *********** ********** **** *************:
- "*** *** *** *** **** *** within *** ***** ** *** *******. This **** *** * **** ***** burden ** ** ************ ** ******* two ***** ******** ***** **** ***** together. ********** * ***** ****** *** go ** *** **** ****.
- "******* ***, ***, *** **** *** fall ** * ******* **** *** shows. ** ********, **** **** ** a ****** ** **** ** *** the ****** **** ** ** *****. A **** *** ** *** ***** at * **** ** *** **** we ****."
- "******* ******** ** *** **** ** the **** ***** *** *** ** before *** ****. ** **** **** a ****** ** ***** **** ** attend *** ** ** *** *** east ** **** ****** *** ***** for **."
- "**** **** ** *** ***** ** GSX. *** **** ***** ** ** canceled *** ****."
- "********: *** **** *** *** *** now ****** * ***** ** *** another. ********** *** ***** ***** **** close ******** ** ***** ** ** extremely ***********."
- "** *** *** ********** ** *** West ** *******. ***** ** ***, IACP *** ****** *** **** **** frame. **** ** **** ****** ** Vegas *** *** **** ** ******* and **** ***** ** ****. *** happening *** **."
- "**** ********. ***** *** *** *** many ***** ****** ** * **** period. **** ***** ***** ********* ***** social ********** **** ****, *** **** type ** *********** *********** *** *** users **** **** ** ****** ** even *** **** ***** **** ****. ISC **** ********** ****** **** **** cancelled *** ****."
- "*** ** ** **** & **** feel **** **** ****** ***** ** & **** ** ****"
- "**** **** ** ******. *** ***** in ***** ***** ******** *** **********. It’s * *** ****. * ********** that **** ** *** *** ***** its *****, *** **** **** **** need ** **** ******* ******, **** a ******* ****."
- "**** ****** **** ****** *** **** all ******** **** ****. *** ***** to *** **** ** ******** *** then ****** ***** ** ***** ****. Makes ** ***** ** *** *** foot ******* *** ****!"
- "***** ** *** **** *****- **** do *** *** **** *** **** altogether. ****** **** *********. [**** *** is ** ******* **** ****]."
- "***** ** ***** ** *** ** ridiculous. ****** ***** * ***** ***** apart ** ************* ** *** ****** and ************ **** ****** *** **** those *****."
- "*** **** ***** ********* **** * short ****** ** **** *** *** short ** * *** ******* **** and *** **** *** **** ****."
- "*** ****** *** ******* ** ******** ISC **** ****** * ***** ** GSX ****** **** ***** **** ********."
Refund *********
* ****** ** ************* ********** ****** out ******* ** *** * ******, which ** ***** *** **** / SIA **** *******:
- "**’* * ***** ***** *** ** at **** *****. ****** *** **** money *** ** **** *** *** in ****. *********, *** ** *** go **** ****** *******. ***** ****** be ******* ** ***** ******** **** this ****."
- "* **** **** **** ** *** want ** ****** *** ***** ** just ****** ***** ** *** **** rescheduled. ****** *** **** **** ** Oct *** **** ****** *** **** 2021 ** *****/***** ** *******."
- "***** **** ****'* ****** ****, *'* struggling ** **** *** ********* ** hosting * ***** ** **** (***********) caliber **** *** ****** ** * weeks. * ***** **** ****** ****** the **** **** *** *** ** extra *** ** *** **** ****, or ********* ***** ***** *****?"
- "**-********** ***** **** **** * ***** grab **** ********. ***** **** ***** COVID-19 ********, **** ****'* ***** ** be ******* ** ****** **** ******** so **** (***/****) *** ******* ** October ** *** ** ***** ****** to ******* **** **** ***** ******* to **********."
- "*** ***** ** *** ****, *** and ***** *** ** **** *****. They ****** ****** *** *** ** a ******* ******** ** ***** *** if **** **** **** ** ****** the *****. **** **** *** **** in **** *** ** ****** *** about ****."
- "** * ************, ** **** *** be ***** ** *** **** **** year *** *** *********** ** ** will ** ** *** **** ****. How **** ******* *** ******* (** as ** **** ***, ** *******) especially ** **** **** **** ****** is ****** ********, ****** **** ******** from ****."
- "**** *** ********** *** ** ***** minds. ** *************.... *. ** ** too ***** ** ***. ** **** equipment *** ****** **** *** ** another ** **** **** * **** is * **** ** *** ****. Shame ** *** *** ****. *. Even **** **** ** *********. ****** the **** **** *** ****** ** our *****."
- "**** * ****** ***** *** **** ISC ****. ** **** ** **** they ***** ************* ** **** **** show *** *** ****** ******* ***** towards **** (********). ** ******* ****, a ******** ****** ** ******* *********** the ****** ******* **** ** **********."
- "** ******* ***** *** **** ****** for ******* *** ******* * ***** and ******** ** *** ***** *** nothing... *********** *** *** *** *** handled **** **** *** ********* **** our ******* **** *******. * ***** we *** *** *** **** *** so ********** ****** ** **** *** companies **** *** ******** *********** **, there ***’* ** **** **** *********. SIA *** **** **** ******* **** poorly."
- "* ** **** ******* ***** **** this ****. * **** **** **** respect *** *** *** ******* *** cancellation *** ************ **** ****. * think *** **** ***** **** *** do ** ********** ****** **** **** and ***** ** ****** **** **** extra ******* ** *******."
- "****** **** *** ****** ** **** and ****** *** ****. ********** **** already ******** ***** ***** *** **** twice *********** *****."
Going *******
*******, * ******* ** ************* ****** the ********* ** ********* ******** ***** with ******* ****:
- "**** ****** **** ****** *** **** this ******** ****. * **** **** with *** *** ************* ****** **** doing ******* ***** **** **** (*** to **** ***** ********) **** ****** of ********* **** **** ** **** will ** ************* **** **** **** think *******. ** ******** *** **** people ****** *** ******* ***** **** we ***** **** *** ** **** was ***** ** ****** **'* ******** time (******* *** ** **** ****'* happening **** *****-** ***** ***)."
- "* **** *** ***** ***** ** a ***** ** *** **** ****** forward."
- "** *** **** ***** **** *** virtual ***** **** **** ** *** from *** **** **** ****! ***** might *** ** *** ***** **** in *** ***** **** ******, *** it's ******* ****** **** ****** ** later."
- "* ***** * *** ** ********* are ***** ** ******* **** ***** large ***** *** ** **** ***** ego ** *** *** ***** ********, and **** *** ******* ********* *** benefit. * ******'* ** ********* ** a *** ** ********* **** ********* all ********."
- "*** *** *** **** ******* *********** themselves, ** ** *** *********** ******* more ******* **** ****** **** ** webinars, ************* ***. *** ** ****** absent, *********** *** **** **** *** charging *** *** ***** ***, ** well ** ****** *** **** *** to *** ********."
- "***** ***********, *** ***** **** ********** change ******* *** ****** ******* **** shows. *** ******* **** ****** ****** themselves, ** *** *********** **** **** them ** ******. ***** ***********, ****** will ****** *********."
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** *** ***** ********* **** *** show **** ** ** **** ****. Will ***** ***** ****** **** ** allowed ** **** **** * ******? We ****** ** ******* *** ****** there *** ********** ******** ***** **** events ******* * *******, **********, ***. And, **** ** *** ****** **** people *** ******* ** ******, *** much ******** **** ***** ** ** that **** ******?
***** ** ** *** **** **** SIA / ****'* ******** *** ****, the ******* ** ********** ** *** October ** **** ** ***** **** the ****** ** ******* *** **** if ****** *** **** ****** **** faster **** **** *****. ** **** would **** ******** ******** *** **** the **** **** ***** ** ***** 2021, **** ***** *** **** **** in, *.*., ******, ** ****** ********, and *** "*** ** ******* *** show **** ** ** ** *******."
*** ******** ** **** *** *** Reed ******** ** ******** ***** *** embarrassment. *********, ******, **** **** ******* that ** ** ***** ** *** the ***** ****** ** *** ****** the **** ** ******** **** **** from *** **********.
** ****** ***** **** ** ** ISC ****! *** ****** ****** ** a *****-** ******** *** ***** *** announced ** **** ** ** ********* for ** ***** *** **** * months! ****/*** *** ******* ********#boycottiscwest #************** #********** #***********
******* ******* ***** *****.
****** ** ******** *** **** ** October ** * ***-*******. *** **** that **** *** ****** ** **** this *** ****** ** ***********. *** organizers, **** *********** *** ***, **** to **** ******** *** ********** ****** recently. * **** ***** ******** ********** from ********* *********** **** **** ******** around *** ********* **** ** ***** with *** **** ** ****** *****. Booth ******** *** *** ********* *** number ** ********* **** ********** **** claimed. ****** ****** **** *** ***** companies **** ******* ******** *** *** 2020 ****, ** ******** ******* ** use **** ***** ** **** ***** go ***** *** ** ********* **** of ***** ******** **** ***********.
**** * ****...
* ***'* **** ** ** **** year ** *** ****, ***** **** covid **** **** ** ** **** spare ***** *** **** **.
**** *** ****** **** * ******, and ** ** ****** ************* ** see *** ********** *** ********* ***** held ******* ** **** ****.
**** ********* *** ***** *******, *** cuts, ** ***** ****** ** **** out **** *********. ***** **** *** not *** ***** ****** *********** ***** in *******.
****** ***** ******* ***** *** ***** ISC **** **** ******** ** ****** use ****** ********* ** *********** ***** businesses.
** *** **** *****, ***** ** no *** ** **** *** **** 2020 ** ******* *** *** **** 2021 ** *****. * ** *** see *************, ** *********** ****** *** revenue *** ****** ****** ** ******* that.
#*, ****** ********** **** *******, ** * ********** ** ***** watch ******, ******* **** *** **** of ******* **** *** ******* ****, are ******** * ***** *****:
** ** ************* ****, **** *** watch ****** **** ****** ******** ** make * **** ************ ***** *********** from *** ********** **** ****. *** big ****: *****, ***** ********, ******, Chopard *** ***** ******-***** *****. ******** they **** ********* ***** ** **** Baselworld – ********** *** ******* ***** exhibition ** *** ***** — *** 2021. *** ************ (*********** ** *****) comes ** ** ******** – ** open ******* ***** *** ****’* ***** and *** *********’* ******** ** *******, among ***** ******, **** **** ********* this **** ****.
** *****'* **** ******** *** ****, even ****** ** ****** *** ******** in ***** (*** **** *** *** deposit).
** ****'* *** **** ********** ******** else ** ******, *'* ********* ** their **** ****** **** **** *****, but ****** ******** ** ********** **** and ********* *** ****.
******** **** ******** *** **** ****, be **** **** **** **** **** money. *'* *** ******* *** ******** until **'* ***** ****'* ***** ** with ****.
********, **** ** ***** **** * webinar? **** * ******* **** ********** your ********, *** *** ****** *****, along **** *** ****** ** ********, and * **** ****** ** ****** questions ** **** ****. **** **** person ********* * ***** * *** for ***** ****, *** **** * virtual **** ****** ** *** *******. Because ** *** *** ****, ********** would ** *** **, *** ** would ** ******* ** *******.
**** **** ****** ********* * ***** a *** *** ***** ****, *** have * ******* **** ****** ** one *******.
****'* *** ********** * ******* **** chat? * ** ***** ********* *** half-serious.
* ********** ***** **** *** ***** of ************* ***** ***** *** ********. However, *** ***** ** * ***** show ******** ******** ****** *** *** not ******** ********* *** ********, *****? New '*****', ***/**?
**** ***** ***** ** ********. ****'* name (***** ***** ***** *** ******* with ******* ****** **** *** "*** Tier") ** ** *** *** *** wont ** ****** *** ** **. SIA ** ***** ***** *** ** playing *** ****. **** ** **** at ********* ***** (**** ***...*** *** maybe * *** *** ** ** named *****). ****** *** **** ****! Why? **** ***** *** **** ****** sense. **** **** *** ** **** TO ******* **** *** **** **** YEAR *** ** *******/*****/***** ***********. **** anyone ****** ***** **** ** ****? 6 ***** ****** **** ****** ********** rules, ********* *** **** ** ******? We **** **** * ******* ** place *** ************ ** ***? ***** are **** ******* ***** *********** ****? My ***** ***** ****, *** ***, "Professionals" (***) ** *** ******** ** NOT? ***** ***** ** ********. ** we *** ****** **** ** ***** in ** ************ **** ***** ** little ***** ***** ***** ** ** the ***** **** *** **** ***********?
** , ** **** ******* ****** of **** ****, ** **** *** lockdowns ****, * ******* ***** *** administered ** **** ****** ** *********, will ****** ****** **** ** **** go? * ***** ***** **** **** of ** **** ** ******* *** of *** ***** **** **** **** of ** **** **** ********* ** our ***** **** **** * ******** and ************ ***********. ***** **** ** no ***** *** *******, ******, *****, cars *** *** ****** **** * trade **** ** ****** ** ** exhibitor, *** ***** ** ** ********/*******. There **** ********* ** * **** backlog ** **** **** ***** ** be ***** **** ** *** *** last ***** ****** ** ***** ** be ******* ** ** ** **** around ** *** ***** **** **** will ** ******** *** ***** ***** to **** ****! * ***** *** time ** *** ** *****#**************#boycottsia #***********. We stopped doing their ISC East debacle(and havent noticed a reduction in sales....We stopped doing their ISC Brasil debacle and.....well you all get the picture. Time to call it a day dealing with these people and turn our collective backs on them.Thanks *** *** ******** ****! *****!
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******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:*** ******* **** ******: "* *** To **** **** ****** ** **** Competitors ***, ** ** *** **** To ***** **, **** ** * Call *****."
****** *** ****. *** *** **** April (*********).
*'** ** ********* ** *** *** ISC **** ***'* *** *********.
*** ******** **** **** **** ** going ** **** * **** **** (many ****** ** *** * ****).