I will go to a show if I have business to do, but I do not go out of my way to create the business just to attend the show. Once I do that business the rest of the time I attempt to relax. The AVN Miami show was great because the hotel was great, soft beds, great food and location - and lots of locals to connect with outside the show. It was probably the best party/relax location we had, that still allowed for decent business.
Business wise, other than last show, the rest had the same people year after year and even different shows. The same people that visited the west coast already. If you visit more than a few shows a year, it isn't hard to figure out which shows you should drop.
If you want to get business done you hit the Forum and the Expo's. If you want to party, hang with friends, get lucky on business if it happens to fall in your lap, then anv, xbiz, etc is your flavor.
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