Summer Internext Show Dates Announced

Make your reservations now. Along with the Phoenix Forum, Summer Internext is the best show around. Just ask Lisa Turner!

Of particular interest to gay folks, this year's show features a gay community roundtable. Should be fun!

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CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Internext Summer, the pre-eminent business-to-business trade show for the digital adult entertainment industry, will take place Aug. 3-5 (Friday through Sunday) at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla.

The show's theme this year is "One Industry. One Goal. One Event." Internext aspires to gather content producers and distributors, webmasters, mobile companies, technology manufacturers, sales and marketing professionals, and others...

http://avnonline.com/index_cache.php...tent_ID=286927

Ken,

No offence but putting a 'gay roundtable' hardly makes the cost of the show worth it to many gay webmasters.

Over the past 3 years gay attendance at Florida has fallen, does AVN really think we're gullible enough to attend just because there is a 1 hour gay round table? :eek:

Regards,

Lee

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Originally Posted by Lee

Ken,

No offence but putting a 'gay roundtable' hardly makes the cost of the show worth it to many gay webmasters.

Over the past 3 years gay attendance at Florida has fallen, does AVN really think we're gullible enough to attend just because there is a 1 hour gay round table? :eek:

Regards,

Lee

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Personally, Lee, I don't give a rat's ass what you do.

Anyone who DOES attend the show would attend for MUCH more than just a gay roundtable. I was just pointing out that there would be one.

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Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude

Anyone who DOES attend the show would attend for MUCH more than just a gay roundtable. I was just pointing out that there would be one.

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Perhaps you could let us know what else, other than gay roundtable there will be to attract gay webmasters / companies at the Florida Internext this year that is different to years past?

Regards,

Lee

Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude
Anyone who DOES attend the show would attend for MUCH more than just a gay roundtable. I was just pointing out that there would be one.

Is it worth attending this show? I live in Orlando, so travel costs are not so bad, but I've always read mix reviews of the Hollywood show.

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Originally Posted by FriskyMatt

Is it worth attending this show? I live in Orlando, so travel costs are not so bad, but I've always read mix reviews of the Hollywood show.

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Matt, I think the summer Internext shows is by far one of the best of the year, and not even because I work for AVN. It's very similar in tone to the Phoenix Forum (relaxed, a little lazy even), the hotel (which is GORGEOUS) is right on the beach, close to both Miami and Fort Lauderdale (lots of parties there in the evenings), and people totally get lots of business done. And everybody's happy to be there. Plus I'm a total sucker for Florida. One of my favorite places in the world.

One's success at each show is measured by what their goals were going into it, but it's impossible not to get business done if that's what you're really there for. A lot of established companies now come just for "upkeep" and a continued presence in the community, so for them it might be more of a party. I don't know. It's different for everyone. People who don't get business done at any show just weren't trying hard enough. :)

We're planning on going, although with $500 bucks for the two of us just for registration, we may need to take a second look at that.

but last time I DID meet three of the biggest sponsors our site's ever had, so you know... always better to be there.

This time I might even wear pants.

It's true, just ask me! I compare the Summer Internext to the Phoenix Forum for good reason. The event is more about networking and getting to know each other in a very relaxed setting, in comparison to other events that tend to be more about partying than the business at hand. Not that I'm going to miss any of the Gay parties, or some of the others as well.

As far as offering a Gay roundtable, I think that is fantastic, however I'm going to be attending more than just that one offering. If you look at the line up of topics, there is plenty of selections for all companies, not just Gay or just straight. After all, much of the way we do business, get traffic, build our brand, utilize technology etc. is the same no matter if your promoting a Gay company or a straight company. Additionally Badpuppy does a great deal of cross over promotions and advertising with so called straight companies, who offer Gay websites and products.

http://www.internext-expo.com/index.....dsp_education

I much prefer the Summer Internext over the Vegas Internext. We of course attend and support both, but there is just something about the show in Hollywood that makes it stand apart from many others.

Last year we cleaned up on new business and added to existing business relationships and did most of this just hanging out by the pool, or by the ocean front bar, "Splash", over a good cuban sandwich, or their yummy wings.

I highly recommend the Summer Internext and on top of the above mentioned, the fact is that there are East Coast companies that only attend that show and events on the Eastern side of the states, avoiding the West Coast shows and frankly I'd love to have their business! It will be a great show no doubt!

Thanx, Lisa. You rock. :)