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