http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2007/11/10/tabexpo-2-weeks-to-go-are-you-ready/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tabexpo-2-weeks-to-go-are-you-ready Information on the Tobacco industry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2007/11/10/tabexpo-2-weeks-to-go-are-you-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-49 MST Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:10:46 +0000 http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2007/11/10/tabexpo-2-weeks-to-go-are-you-ready/#comment-49 These events have become more and more expensive over the years and I would guess that the response of the major cigarette make-pack guys to no longer spend $1 million plus assembling their platforms is an example of how the suppliers need to cut back and how shows like this are viewed as more social events than business events. This said the organizers now have Dr. Kater to pay so the prices need to go up if everyone is going to get their take. If the organizers can deliver a large buying crowd than the money is not really much but if they can not and the event is viewed increasingly as something that just benefits the organizers and an industry that needs more social events then the price of seeing and meeting each other will become more of an issue. These events have become more and more expensive over the years and I would guess that the response of the major cigarette make-pack guys to no longer spend $1 million plus assembling their platforms is an example of how the suppliers need to cut back and how shows like this are viewed as more social events than business events. This said the organizers now have Dr. Kater to pay so the prices need to go up if everyone is going to get their take. If the organizers can deliver a large buying crowd than the money is not really much but if they can not and the event is viewed increasingly as something that just benefits the organizers and an industry that needs more social events then the price of seeing and meeting each other will become more of an issue.

]]> http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2007/11/10/tabexpo-2-weeks-to-go-are-you-ready/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John Rolfe Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:31:54 +0000 http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2007/11/10/tabexpo-2-weeks-to-go-are-you-ready/#comment-32 As exhibitors we tried to get a copy of the attendee list to email out a notice to them but the organizers refused to send it to us. I understand that for $5,000 they will do a mailing for you. Is this a first? Anybody else get this message from them? As exhibitors we tried to get a copy of the attendee list to email out a notice to them but the organizers refused to send it to us. I understand that for $5,000 they will do a mailing for you. Is this a first? Anybody else get this message from them?

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