I went to the cleaning show and tbh
It wasn't that good but if suppliers can't be
Bothered going the what is the incentive
For any of us to bother either
Gardiners would make a lot more money
If there attended
Can't believe facelift didn't get there hand on there
Pocket got the own stall, perfect opportunity to show case there
Poles ( like iconic did) and they just stick them
On the end of pure freedom stand, (felt sorry for mike
A little funding would of gone a long way)
Colin, The Cleaning Show was a tricky one this year, after Windex being cancelled it just shows how interest in the shows have dwindled over the years. We've done a couple of shows a year for the last 7 years and have seen things shrink while the cost of exhibiting goes up. You get very little change out of £8k, just for a smallish stand.
This year was out of the question for us as we have a number of new products coming out which were not ready for the Show. It made little sense in having a stand as the current range would be available there anyway for people to see. You don't really go to a show to 'sell' products, it becomes like a car boot sale and you will hardly ever sell enough to cover the expense. It's more to meet customers and make contacts for future business.
We are also trying a different route by staging 'home town' demos so window cleaners can turn up, try out the new gear and bring along their existing equipment to compare side by side and see first hand the advantages of the Facelift range. This is very hard to do at a trade show.
This is not to say we won't be exhibiting ever again. We will be at future shows, it will be interesting to see how the Trade Shows develop.
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