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 [...]
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If It’s Spring, It Must Be Time For SHOT Show Hotel Scammers to Hatch
April 24, 2013
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It seems that the warmer spring air has prompted an early hatch of hotel scammers trying to separate SHOT Show exhibitors and attendees from their money and perhaps leave them without a place to lay their head in Las Vegas. That’s why we caution all SHOT Show attendees and exhibitors to be wary of third-party [...]
Shiny Happy People: Record SHOT Show on All Accounts, Including Satisfaction
April 2, 2013
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The 2013 SHOT Show at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas was one for the record books — record attendance, record sales and record esprit de corps within the industry. The show also registered record satisfaction with attendees and exhibitors alike with 75 percent of exhibitors completely or very satisfied and 93 percent of exhibitors [...]
Repurposing SHOT Show Floor is Painful, But Necessary
March 27, 2013
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Limiting exhibiting companies to only those that are involved in our core business — shooting, hunting, outdoor and tactical — clears the way for many companies that have been on the waitlist for far too long.
Keep an Eye on Your Inbox: SHOT Show Surveys Being Sent This Week
February 4, 2013
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All SHOT Show attendees, exhibitors and media should keep an eye on their email inboxes in the coming days. We’ll begin sending our post-show surveys this week. We made many improvements for 2013 based on last year’s feedback, and we’ll do so again for next year’s show. Please take the time to provide us with [...]
Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show Sets Attendance Records
January 18, 2013
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The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show®) concluded four successful days at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, setting new attendance records and marking the 35th anniversary of the event. The largest trade show of its kind in the world and the fifth largest trade show in Las Vegas, the SHOT Show attracted [...]
SHOT Show Fuels Nation’s Largest Firearm Safety Program
January 18, 2013
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Each year, the SHOT Show is the primary funding source for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry’s trade association. Among the many programs the show helps to fund is Project ChildSafe, the nation’s largest firearm safety program. Managed by NSSF, Project ChildSafe has distributed more than 35 million firearm safety kits free of charge [...]
SHOT Daily — Day 4 — 2013 SHOT Show
January 18, 2013
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The digital edition of the Day 2 issue of SHOT Daily is now available online. SHOT Daily is brought to you by The Bonnier Corp. and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. (Also available in PDF format here.)
Outdoor Channel Presents 23 Golden Moose Awards
January 18, 2013
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More than 1,800 outdoor industry leaders, TV personalities and lucky fans attended the highly-anticipated 13th Annual Golden Moose Awards on Thursday night. Twenty-three awards were presented, including five “Fan Favorite” accolades, to celebrate Outdoor Channel’s most popular programs and recognize the network’s producers and on-air talent for their unparalleled work in 2012. Read more from [...]
SHOT Daily — Day 3 — 2013 SHOT Show
January 17, 2013
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The digital edition of the Day 2 issue of SHOT Daily is now available online. SHOT Daily is brought to you by The Bonnier Corp. and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. (Also available in PDF format here.)
