{"id":1838,"date":"2012-07-24T13:29:44","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T17:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/?p=1838"},"modified":"2013-01-02T09:11:59","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T14:11:59","slug":"parts-drag-specialties-don-life-vests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/parts-drag-specialties-don-life-vests\/","title":{"rendered":"parts, drag specialties don life vests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/indy_expo_winter.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/dlrExpo-09_133.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2032\" alt=\"dealer expo fights image problem\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/dlrExpo-09_133-450x337.jpg?resize=450%2C337\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/dlrExpo-09_133.jpg?resize=450%2C337&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/dlrExpo-09_133.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/dlrExpo-09_133.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>traditional event partners vote with their feet<\/h4>\n<p>One thing the troubled world of powersports trade events can&#8217;t survive and still maintain a credible industry presence is the abandonment of anchored floor space by major distributors.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0increasingly anemic dealer turnout that&#8217;s plagued Expo in recent years takes another hit as\u00a0the persistent rumor of\u00a0<strong>Parts Unlimited<\/strong> and <strong>Drag Specialties<\/strong>\u00a0departing Indy in favor of building their own corporate footprint apparently has legs.<\/p>\n<h4>move will affect dealer attendance, manufacturer exhibits<\/h4>\n<p>LeMans is expected to announce a budget reallocation that shifts marketing funds from Dealer Expo to expand their own self-hosted Showcase dealer show to include bi-coastal (CA and PA) additions, each with up to 200 vendor slots, in a move that further suppresses aftermarket manufacturer participation in traditional venues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>traditional event partners vote with their feet One thing the troubled world of powersports trade events can&#8217;t survive and still maintain a credible industry presence is the abandonment of anchored floor space by major distributors. The\u00a0increasingly anemic dealer turnout that&#8217;s plagued Expo in recent years takes another hit as\u00a0the persistent rumor of\u00a0Parts Unlimited and Drag [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2,14,10],"tags":[23,47,144,110],"class_list":["post-1838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing-and-promotion","category-powersports-industry-insight","category-public-relations","tag-dealer-expo","tag-indianapolis","tag-powersports","tag-trade-show"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfUeo-tE","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1838"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1846,"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838\/revisions\/1846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siebenthalercreative.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}