New management company is changing SHOT Show for the better
(Original full story appears in SHOT Daily – Day 1)
Last spring, when then-current SHOT Show management company Reed Exhibitions made the surprising move to restrict certain types of firearms at its consumer hunting and fishing shows, the National Shooting Sports Foundation decided it was time to look for a new SHOT Show partner. It wasn’t an easy decision to end what had been a very successful 30-year run, but NSSF’s mission to serve the shooting sports industry took priority. After an exhaustive national search involving the trade show industry’s top management companies, NSSF announced it had found the perfect fit with ConvExx, based right here in Las Vegas.
ConvExx offers a unique combination of extensive large-show and Las Vegas experience, which will serve our exhibitors and attendees well. By taking on the SHOT Show, ConvExx will now manage two of the top five trade shows in Las Vegas. That kind of experience will serve both NSSF and ConvExx well, considering an estimated 60,000 people are expected to walk a 2014 SHOT Show floor that will cover 630,000 square feet of booth space filled by more than 1,600 exhibitors.
To further ensure that the transition to a new management team went as smoothly as possible, NSSF brought SHOT Show sales in-house by hiring a couple of SHOT Show veterans. Former Reed Exhibitions employees Dave Jeannette and Chris Tatulli have been hired as senior director of sales and director of exhibit and sponsorship sales, respectively. They will now be responsible for developing sales and sponsorship opportunities and forging strong relationships with members and industry customers.