| If you are in the auto after market
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| | stands for; Specialty Equipment Market
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| business then you will not want to miss
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| | Association and you can check out their
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| the SEMA show, which is the world
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| | web site at; . Why is this important to
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| fifteenth largest show. What an
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| | those of us in the auto aftermarket biz?
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| incredible week we had at the SEMA show
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| | These are all the people who make
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| which beat all previous records. This
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| | everything that is attached to the modern
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| years show had 88,000 pre-registrations
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| | and antique automobile. If it was made
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| before October 15 on the Internet as well
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| | for a car, it was at the show. If it is a
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| as 90,000 during the show. There was an
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| | service for a car, it was at the show. If
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| estimated 250,000 daily visitors from
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| | it was product for a car or the industry
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| almost every country in the world, 4
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| | it was at the show. The only thing not at
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| countries on the planet did not have any
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| | the show was, people and companies who
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| guests. The show of course was great for
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| | are posers.AAPEX stands for; Automotive
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| my company, Detail Guys. as well as the
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| | Aftermarket Products EXPO. For more
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| 1400 exhibitors. This years show included
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| | information check out; . Between these
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| passes to AAPEX which had over 500
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| | shows everyone who was anyone as well as
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| exhibitors. Who did not attend? Well
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| | nearly all of our vendors were also there
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| anyone who is not really in the running,
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| | on display.We discussed our purchases and
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| we guess?The SEMA Show is now ranked 15th
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| | group buying economies of scale with
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| in the World for size and that includes
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| | Mother's Waxes, Auto Magic, Turtle Wax,
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| every Industry and even the World Fair
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| | Simonize, Pro, Eagle 1, Beauty Shine,
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| and Oshkosh annual flyin. It is larger
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| | Maguire's, Production and at least 20
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| than Comdex now by another third the size
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| | other brands which are new to the market.
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| and is the second largest show in all of
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| | We also discussed our product purchases
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| Las Vegas as of 2002 and appears it will
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| | for equipment with at least as many
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| possibly break the record in attendance,
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| | companies. Was there anything new? Yes
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| however there are two more large shows
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| | about 15 things we had never seen or
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| coming still this year in Las Vegas,
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| | heard of before from companies that no
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| which might come close.Every year my
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| | one really ever heard of. We are able to
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| company sets up and attends trade shows
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| | help our team to the best prices and
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| to keep our team updated on new
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| | services through these relationships with
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| technologies, service issues, vendors,
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| | our vendors to make us number one and to
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| new products and industry contacts. It is
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| | beat the competition. Boy are we tired
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| not easy to go to all these shows and
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| | after standing on our feet for nearly a
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| know the automotive aftermarket industry
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| | week straight. But all in all there is no
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| so well. It is a lot of hard work. We
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| | place we would have rather been. I guess
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| believe it is vital for anyone in the
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| | we will see you there next year along
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| industry to stay informed and not be left
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| | with some 1,000,000 other folks filling
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| in the dust. We are the dust makers, not
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| | up all the hotels in Vegas.Lance Winslow
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| the dust eaters.For those of you who may
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| | - Online Think Tank forum board.
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| not be familiar with SEMA or AAPEX; SEMA
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