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You can spin it anyhow you like, and you damned well know that the Cult of AVIXA and the ‘trade association’ proper will, but an attendance of just 7,335 persons for #InfoComm21 which took place in Orlando, FL October 22-29, 2022 is truly appalling. The official attendance figure is even lower than what industry experts […]

Prior to #Infocomm21 AVIXA were already talking up their attendance numbers, with a wild claim sent exclusively to exhibitors just before the show of 14,000 folks having registered. Even if that number were accurate, there is of course is a big difference between those who register and those who actually turn up. The latest missive […]

Since 2017 our sister site aka.tv has shown that twitter traffic for many big shows has been falling and unlike reported attendance figures (make of that what you will) shows in general have not seen year-on-year increases in twitter traffic since then. With no in-person trade shows in 2020 and very little activity in 2021 it’s […]

In early October AVIXA had no choice but to admit that they only had 350 or less exhibitors and redrew the show floor, if you look again you will see that since then it has shrunk even further, with now less than 300 exhibitors. One of the areas most affected is the much touted #InfoComm21 Digital […]

InfoComm regular Christie today issued a statement on Twitter “Today we withdrew our participation in #InfoComm21, amidst the rising transmission of the Delta variant. This is difficult – we love meeting with customers and partners in-person, but we’ve prioritized health above all else. We hope to see you at #InfoComm22 #AVtweeps #ProAV”

Wallboard announced via twitter that they would no longer be exhibiting at #InfoComm21, we quote… “After careful consideration, Wallboard had determined that we will not be attending this year. As travel becomes easier and safer we hope to attend tradeshows with our multinational team in the near future”.

Rumor is that AVIXA is now giving space away to exhibitors at #Infocomm21, no doubt to try and save face, although what those exhibitors who paid (and have been unable to get their money back should they have felt like backing out) think of it when it becomes public knowledge I do not know. Apparently […]

As with dozens and dozens of others, Brightsign are the latest to not be ‘ALL IN’ for #InfoComm21 in October BUT at least they have officially announced that they are scaling back their presence. In an article published by AV Magazine, BrightSign CEO Jeff Hastings said “BrightSign is foregoing a traditional booth in favour of […]

Full-service digital signage solutions company Ping HD, who design and build digital experiences that transform the way consumers interact with business are the latest to announce that they will not be exhibiting at #InfoComm21 in October. In a tweet they said “Due to the recent rise in #COVID cases around the country, we have made […]

It’s been something of a Black Thursday for those nice people at AVIXA with LegrandAV announcing that they would not be exhibiting at #Infocomm21. In a message from their President Steve Durkee, he said their decision was down to the uncertainty of #COVID19 and the delta variant… InfoComm has been and will continue to be […]