10 Weirdest Sights at CEDIA Expo 2009
Fun returned to CEDIA Expo 2009 after a sobering 2008.
Companies go to great lengths to get noticed during trade shows. Such was the case during CEDIA Expo 2009.
It’s not just about exhibiting products and providing memorable demos. It’s also about getting attending dealers to stop in their tracks and take a look.
Exhibitors tried everything to get noticed:
The other tactics seemed to have varying degrees of success. But they’re still worth looking at.
Check out the 10 weirdest sights at CEDIA Expo 2009.
It’s not just about exhibiting products and providing memorable demos. It’s also about getting attending dealers to stop in their tracks and take a look.
Exhibitors tried everything to get noticed:
- Attendees in a money booth (watch video here)
- Floating all-weather remotes in water
- Giving away a Corvette
- Hosting an oxygen bar
- Conjuring Abraham Lincoln
- Showing off CE Pro BEST Awards
- Being Jeremy Burkhardt
The other tactics seemed to have varying degrees of success. But they’re still worth looking at.
Check out the 10 weirdest sights at CEDIA Expo 2009.
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About the Author

Tom LeBlanc, Senior Writer/Technology Editor, CE Pro
Tom has been covering consumer electronics for six years. Before that, he wrote for the sports department of the Boston Herald. Migrating to magazines, he was a staff editor for a golf publication and an outdoor sports publication. Now, as senior writer/technology editor of CE Pro magazine since 2003, he dabbles in all departments and offers expertise in marketing. Follow him on Twitter @leblanctom.





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