NSSF Names Las Vegas-based ConvExx as SHOT Show Management Partner
After an extensive national search involving the trade show industry’s top management companies, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) has selected ConvExx as its new SHOT Show® management partner. ConvExx replaces longtime NSSF partner Reed Exhibitions.
Based in Las Vegas, ConvExx is privately held and has produced more than 200 shows and events, working with more than a million exhibitors and attendees. ConvExx produces the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, which at nearly 1 million net square feet and 135,000 attendees is ranked as the fourth largest trade show in America by Trade Show Executive magazine (SHOT Show is ranked 16th).
“We’re excited to have ConvExx on board as our new management partner,” said Chris Dolnack, NSSF senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “ConvExx offers a unique combination of extensive large-show and Las Vegas experience, which will serve our exhibitors and attendees well.”
“We’re thrilled to be selected to help NSSF manage the SHOT Show,” said ConvExx Chairman Chuck Schwartz. “The SHOT Show is one of the premier trade show events, and we are proud to be associated with NSSF and the shooting sports industry.”
The SHOT Show — the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show — is owned and sponsored by NSSF. It is the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports, hunting and law enforcement industries. The 2014 SHOT Show will be held Jan. 14-17 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
CSG Creative Named Marketing Agency of Record for SHOT Show
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has selected CSG Creative as its agency of record for marketing the 2014 SHOT Show. CSG was selected at the conclusion of a national account review that included a number of well-known trade show marketing agencies.
“We’re pleased to partner with CSG,” said Chris Dolnack, NSSF senior vice president and chief marketing officer. “Their experience in the trade show and face-to-face event business is unparalleled, and we look forward to working with them to make the 2014 SHOT Show the best event yet.”
“CSG Creative is pleased to be selected as the strategic marketing agency for the SHOT Show,” said Paige Cardwell, CSG president. “The trade show industry holds the show in high regard for delivering a must-attend event experience that truly supports all aspects of the shooting sports industry. We are looking forward to working with the SHOT Show team to enhance their marketing initiatives in target and emerging markets.”
The SHOT Show — the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show — is owned and sponsored by NSSF. It is the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports, hunting and law enforcement industries. The 2014 SHOT Show will be held Jan. 14-17 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
See also: NSSF Drops Reed Exhibitions as Managers of SHOT Show Continue reading
NSSF Drops Reed Exhibitions as Managers of SHOT Show
You probably remember the blowup causing vendors to leave en mass from the Harrisburg, PA, Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show and the subsequent change in management to NRA managing the new Harrisburg show. You probably also remember the outcry over the continued management by Reed of the NSSF SHOT Show. The big news of the day is that NSSF has now terminated their agreement and the SHOT Show will be under new management going forward.
Announced via the SHOT Show Blog:
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Reed Exhibitions to terminate the agreement the parties had for the management of the SHOT Show. Accordingly, effective immediately, Reed Exhibitions will no longer be manager and producer of the SHOT Show.
Reed Exhibitions provided excellent service to NSSF and the customers of the SHOT Show for more than three decades, however, the company’s decision to restrict the sale of certain types of firearms this year at its consumer hunting and fishing show — an event unrelated to NSSF and the SHOT Show — was in conflict with NSSF’s mission to serve the shooting sports industry. As a result, both organizations decided it was in the best interest of the SHOT Show to end their relationship.
NSSF is actively engaged in the process of identifying a new show management company to manage and produce the SHOT Show beginning with the 2014 SHOT Show.
The SHOT Show — the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show — is owned and sponsored by NSSF. It is the largest and most comprehensive trade show for all professionals involved with the shooting sports, hunting and law enforcement industries. The 2014 SHOT Show will be held Jan. 14-17 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Discuss the change in the NSSF SHOT Show board on the GunLink Forums.
See also: CSG Creative Named Marketing Agency of Record for SHOT Show
National Rifle Association Selected to Produce Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA
After the flap that ensued from the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show earlier this year following the decision by Reed Exhibitions, managers of the NSSF SHOT Show, to ban the sale or display of modern sporting rifles, many thought that it might be a death knell for the show. Fear not, fans of the outdoor sporting show – the National Rifle Association has stepped in to continue the Harisburg tradition with a new name and less knee-jerk anti-rights attitude:
National Rifle Association Selected to Produce Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA
FAIRFAX, VA – The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center has selected the National Rifle Association to continue its 65-year tradition of hosting a sport show in Harrisburg, PA, starting in 2014.
Recognized as the largest consumer sports and outdoor show in the country, the renamed Great American Outdoor Show will debut February 1-9, 2014. Attendees and exhibitors can anticipate an event filled with everything you have come to expect from the NRA. Hundreds of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy nine days of shooting, hunting, fishing, camping and boating exhibits, plus seminars, demonstrations, and evening entertainment. Continue reading
Keep Your Skills Sharp with New Dry Fire Practice Accessories
In a perfect world, we would all be able to hit the range a couple times a week for some target practice and burn through a couple hundred rounds of ammunition to keep our drawing and shooting skills honed. Even without skyrocketing ammo prices (when you can find ammo, that is) this still requires packing up all your gear, traveling back and forth to the range and cleaning everything once you’re finished. Dry firing practice at home can be a useful way to practice drawing, trigger pulling and manipulating firearm controls while saving your ammo and range fees, but it isn’t quite as good as the real thing.
We got a chance to look at a number of products at SHOT Show 2013 that provide a happy medium between range time and standard dry fire practice. These products include the Beamhit line from L-3 (think EOTech), Top Gun computer-aided shooting training system from Op.Electronics and the Laser Trainer line from Laserlyte, each of which allows you to train at home with your own (unloaded!) firearm. Continue reading
Self-Securing ‘Sticky Holsters’ Provide Flexible Carry Options
Mike Christoff’s “Sticky Holsters” had already been around for over a year before we first started hearing the name. Last year, the name came up again in the Gear Review section of the GunLink forums and again when we asked who we should visit at SHOT Show 2013. Well, we visited them at the show and we’re glad that we did.
The first response when the holsters were mentioned on the forums was probably a common one: “They’re sticky?” Sticky Holsters aren’t so much sticky like glue as they are just “high friction.” The IWB holster is constructed of three layers: a layer of padding sandwiched between the textile interior and the rubberized exterior skin, which is somewhat similar to the material on the those no-slip dashboard mats that keep your cell phone or GPS from sliding away when you go around a corner.
This construction allows the holster to work without loops, clips or other gadgets to keep it in place. Combined with the “sticky” exterior, pressure from your waistband holds Continue reading
