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NBM Shows Vs. ISS Shows, Which is better?



 
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Old September 4th, 2009 Sep 4, 2009 3:30:45 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default NBM Shows Vs. ISS Shows, Which is better?

I live in Southwest Florida (Fort Myers). I'm going to the NBM Tampa show at the end of September.

I'm debating going to the ISS Atlanta show next weekend.

Will the ISS show have a lot of information/vendors that won't be at the Tampa show? The ISS show will require a 2 day trip and a hotel. I'm just wondering if it will be worth the extra time and expense.

I can round trip the Tampa show in one day, and I'm going whether or not I go to ISS Atlanta.

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Will the ISS show have a lot of information/vendors that won't be at the Tampa show? The ISS show will require a 2 day trip and a hotel. I'm just wondering if it will be worth the extra time and expense.
From my experience, the ISS shows seem to have more vendors and exhibits than the NBM shows.

I've only been to the Atlanta ISS show once (last year) and it was much smaller than the ISS show that happens in Long Beach, CA in January.

So I'm not sure how the ISS Atlanta show would compare to the NBM Tampa show.

Maybe you could pull up the vendor/exhibitor list for each of the shows (I think they post them online) and see who's going to be where.
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Default Re: NBM Shows Vs. ISS Shows, Which is better?

Save your money and go to ISS Long Beach in January. You will see more exhibitors - especially the apparel companies where you need to touch and feel the product. In February, the ISS Show will be in Orlando (my area) and is just as comparable as the ISS Atlanta show. So the 2 hour or so road trip up I-75 for now is what I recommend. Then save all your spare change to make it to the ISS Long Beach show - our best show for this industry.

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I've attend both ISS and NBM shows in Ft. Worth. Hands down ISS is better. Both have equipment vendors but ISS has more wearables exhibitors.
ISS Long Beach is the best to attend if you have the time and money to go to California.
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