{"id":111,"date":"2012-03-10T09:51:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T16:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2014-03-04T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T18:33:51","slug":"nos%e2%80%99-first-major-sports-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/nos%e2%80%99-first-major-sports-show\/","title":{"rendered":"NOS\u2019 First Major Sports Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>No Off Season<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is back from our first-ever major trade show, The Pacific Northwest Sportsman\u2019s Show, held at the Expo Center in Portland, Oregon.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After finding out <strong>No Off Season<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> was headed for Portland, a friend of mine who has done many trade shows in another industry asked if we shouldn\u2019t maybe go to Eugene or Central Oregon for our first show.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I simply replied, \u201cNo.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Portland is our market.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The PNW Sportsman\u2019s Show is billed as \u201cThe Biggest Sports Show West of the Mississippi\u201d with an attendance of some 60,000 to 70,000 people.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They expected 25,000 people through the doors on Saturday alone!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Talk about jumping in with both feet!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To top it off, after a very busy winter, we didn\u2019t pull the trigger on this venture (or adventure) and secure our booth until a week prior to the show opening.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Needless to say between ordering supplies and materials, arranging printing, ordering an additional banner, arranging travel and accommodations, packing displays and inventory and all the other small things it takes to set up an effective booth, it was a challenge just to get <strong>to<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> the Show. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PNWSS-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-117\" title=\"PNWSS 003\" alt=\"2012 PNW Sportsman Show booth\" src=\"http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PNWSS-003-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PNWSS-003-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/PNWSS-003.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">John Collett, my sales rep for the show, was extremely helpful and secured a great booth for us.\u00a0 <strong>NOS<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> had a corner location at the end of an aisle giving us extra room to interact with the public and display the <strong>NO Off Season<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> wares.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And, interact with the public we did!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank you to all of the great people who stopped by and waited patiently to learn about our hunts and our products.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And, my apologies to those who stopped and weren\u2019t able to stay long enough for us to meet you.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We really appreciate the overwhelming support and attention you all paid to our display.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sales and bookings exceeded our expectations.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are just now coming up for air after booking the many hunts and shipping the many orders for products that were placed at our booth and on-line after the show!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The taxidermy mount of Ben\u2019s 1044 yard rockchuck was a real hit as was the fluttering MOJO Critter and Jack Attack decoy. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The long range rifle display caught the eye of many of the hardcore shooters at the show.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I joked that by the end of the first day my MOJO decoy had already attracted more hunters than it ever had coyotes but then it was in front of more hunters in a single day at the PNWSS than it ever had been on coyotes!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interacting with so many predator hunters and varmint shooters was a treat for us.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We learned a lot about the products that drew special interest and those that are better served with on-line marketing.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And, the calendar has filled significantly with sagerat hunters interested in an above-average varmint shooting experience.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\u2019m already looking forward to next year\u2019s event. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A little experience goes a long way and even with the overwhelming success of this show, we hope to be even better prepared to take care of our customers the next time around.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Without <strong>you<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, <strong>No Off Season <\/strong>is nothing!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks to O\u2019Laughlin Trade Shows for <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">putting on an outstanding event and a special thanks to my wife, Lori, and to my son, Ben, for all the hard work and help you both were in making this happen.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You guys are awesome!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong>No Off Season<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> has offered to do seminars for the 2013 Show on either <strong>Coyotes 201: Advanced Tactics<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or <strong>Long Range Varmint Hunting<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let O\u2019Laughlin Trade Shows know if you like the idea of one or both topics.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The e-mail address is <\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@otshows.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri;\">info@otshows.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or call them at 503\/246-8291.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let them know you are interested in <strong>Tim Titus<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and <strong>No Off Season<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> doing some seminars.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanks again for your support and for your business!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Off Season is back from our first-ever major trade show, The Pacific Northwest Sportsman\u2019s Show, held at the Expo Center in Portland, Oregon.After finding out No Off Season was headed for Portland, a friend of mine who has done &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/no-off-season.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/nos%e2%80%99-first-major-sports-show\/\">Continue reading <span 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