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The 2014 SEMA Show will be held November 4–November 7.

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The 2014 SEMA Show will be held November 4–November 7.

If you are in the business you should attend this event. It’s a great way to contact most if not all the manufacturers and vendors you will ever need all in one place. One really big place!   I have been using my contacts at the SEMA show for books, columns and seminars for years. You might not think that they have the information that you can use, but my experience is different. I am in the aircraft; marine, automotive and motorcycle and insurance industries and I always find something for all of those markets.

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world (PLEASE NOTE: THE SEMA SHOW IS NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC). It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, powersports, and RV markets. SEMA Show 2013 drew more than 60,000 domestic and international buyers…

2013 SEMA SHOW ON TRACK TO EXCEED 2,500 EXHIBITORS

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This sounds like great news for the industry and the show!

This was excerpted from a SEMA press release. Contact SEMA for more details.

2013 SEMA SHOW ON TRACK TO EXCEED 2,500 EXHIBITORS
— Highest Number of Exhibitors in Show’s 47-Year History –

Diamond Bar, CA  (October 23, 2013) – The SEMA Show, the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world, is shaping up this year to be one of the strongest in the event’s 47-year history, a good sign the business of vehicle personalization, customization and preservation is rebounding.

Some 130,000 professionals from more than 130 countries are expected to attend the 2013 SEMA Show (www.semashow.com) at the Las Vegas Convention Center this November 5-8, to see the newest products, keep up on the latest trends and learn the best business practices the $31B automotive specialty equipment industry has to offer.

More than 2,500 exhibitors will cover more than 1 million square-feet of floor space. The vast majority of SEMA Show exhibitors and attendees are small business owners looking to network and find new opportunities to help them increase sales and profitability.

“We expect to fill every nook and cranny at the Las Vegas Convention Center this year,” said Peter MacGillivray, SEMA VP of events and communications. “We’ve even contracted for exhibitor space at the LVH (Hotel) next door,” MacGillivray says, noting that the association makes every effort to accommodate new exhibitors who typically bring new, innovative products to the industry.

The SEMA Show is a trade show produced by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), a nonprofit trade association founded in 1963. Since the first SEMA Show debuted in 1967, the annual event has served as the leading venue bringing together manufacturers and buyers within the automotive specialty equipment industry. Products featured at the SEMA Show include those that enhance the styling, functionality, comfort, convenience and safety of cars and trucks. Additional details are available at www.SEMAShow.comor www.sema.org,