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I'll be there Monday night until Thursday. It's like any other convention, just bigger. LOL

Oh, don't forget to get one of the complementary bags at the door, everybody has some sort of freebie or giveaway at their booths.

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Any advice for a first timer hoping he doesnt get swallowed up by the crowd?

 

Hi Tony,

 

We’ll be there, too. If you’re still interested in custom reporting for Mitchell 1, swing by to discuss the details. We’ll be able to give you a better idea of what’s involved.

 

We’ll be in the following booths:

 

  • Mitchell 1, booth - 644 (at AAPEX)
  • Omnique, booth - 4081 (at AAPEX)
  • TCS, booth - 43135 (at SEMA)
  • Lighthouse 360, booth - 34285 (at SEMA)

 

Hope to see you there.

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Hi Tony,

 

We’ll be there, too. If you’re still interested in custom reporting for Mitchell 1, swing by to discuss the details. We’ll be able to give you a better idea of what’s involved.

 

We’ll be in the following booths:

 

  • Mitchell 1, booth - 644 (at AAPEX)
  • Omnique, booth - 4081 (at AAPEX)
  • TCS, booth - 43135 (at SEMA)
  • Lighthouse 360, booth - 34285 (at SEMA)

 

Hope to see you there.

MIke, I'll be running around the event doing on the spot interviews. Maybe I can sneak an interview in with you... it will be taped for later release.

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We have been to SEMA many times, but have found that PRI is more suited for our shop. However when we bring someone new to PRI or we know someone that is a SEMA/PRI newbie this is what we recommend:

 

1. Take advantage of the online resources and preplan who you want to/need to see.

 

2. Spread your "must see" between each day you will be there, unless they are near each other. Try to visit those booths first thing in the morning when you are fresh.

 

3. Use the final day as "clean up" of what you wanted to see but didn't quite get there.

 

4. At SEMA, you cannot see it all, so be generous to yourself and block out/avoid what really doesn't apply to your shop.

 

5. This sounds obvious, but comfortable shoes and HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE.

 

Have fun guys!!

 

We are bringing a couple of newbies to PRI this year....

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We have been to SEMA many times, but have found that PRI is more suited for our shop. However when we bring someone new to PRI or we know someone that is a SEMA/PRI newbie this is what we recommend:

 

1. Take advantage of the online resources and preplan who you want to/need to see.

 

2. Spread your "must see" between each day you will be there, unless they are near each other. Try to visit those booths first thing in the morning when you are fresh.

 

3. Use the final day as "clean up" of what you wanted to see but didn't quite get there.

 

4. At SEMA, you cannot see it all, so be generous to yourself and block out/avoid what really doesn't apply to your shop.

 

5. This sounds obvious, but comfortable shoes and HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE.

 

Have fun guys!!

 

We are bringing a couple of newbies to PRI this year....

 

That’s good advice, PAPShop. Thanks for sharing!

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The myCARFAX Partner Development team is hitting the floor tomorrow and Wednesday! We'll be meeting with the 14 integrated partners exhibiting and catching up with friends throughout the show!

 

You should keep an eye out for the CAR FOX. If you see him in a booth, there's a $100 Visa Gift Card raffle to enter!

 

Thanks,

Thomas

 

 

Here are our partners (shout out to Bolt On! They'll be in many of these booths representing their management system integration along with our QuickVIN product)

 

AAPEX:
  • Fuse5 AAPEX 3868
  • Navex DST AAPEX 4073
  • Omnique Shop Management Software AAPEX 4081
SEMA:
  • ALLDATA SEMA 10661
  • ASA Automotive Systems SEMA 40013
  • FreedomSoft SEMA 40120
  • GEM-CAR SEMA 33243
  • ISI/ModuLube SEMA 42218
  • JMK SEMA 40079
  • MaddenCo Inc. SEMA 40094
  • MAM Software Inc. SEMA 40129
  • R.O. Writer Shop Management Software SEMA 10503
  • TCS, an ARI Company SEMA 43135
  • Winworks AutoShop Management Software SEMA 32239
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The myCARFAX Partner Development team is hitting the floor tomorrow and Wednesday! We'll be meeting with the 14 integrated partners exhibiting and catching up with friends throughout the show!

 

You should keep an eye out for the CAR FOX. If you see him in a booth, there's a $100 Visa Gift Card raffle to enter!

 

Thanks,

Thomas

 

 

Here are our partners (shout out to Bolt On! They'll be in many of these booths representing their management system integration along with our QuickVIN product)

 

AAPEX:
  • Fuse5 AAPEX 3868
  • Navex DST AAPEX 4073
  • Omnique Shop Management Software AAPEX 4081
SEMA:
  • ALLDATA SEMA 10661
  • ASA Automotive Systems SEMA 40013
  • FreedomSoft SEMA 40120
  • GEM-CAR SEMA 33243
  • ISI/ModuLube SEMA 42218
  • JMK SEMA 40079
  • MaddenCo Inc. SEMA 40094
  • MAM Software Inc. SEMA 40129
  • R.O. Writer Shop Management Software SEMA 10503
  • TCS, an ARI Company SEMA 43135
  • Winworks AutoShop Management Software SEMA 32239

 

 

Thanks, Tom.

 

QuickVIN has been a hit for so many of our shops. Great stuff.

 

If you’re going to the show, stop by and say hi. We’ll show you how it helps your shop.

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I have been there 2 times, it is very overwhelming, so much eye candy!! I will return another year.

We watched the cars exit the show one year out back and saw Grave Diggers Dennis Anderson do a 4 wheel burn out down the back alley, sweet!!

Dave

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I have been there 2 times, it is very overwhelming, so much eye candy!! I will return another year.

We watched the cars exit the show one year out back and saw Grave Diggers Dennis Anderson do a 4 wheel burn out down the back alley, sweet!!

Dave

 

I wonder if that was the same year I have a picture of me standing under Grave Digger and I don't even have to duck to walk under the bumper. It is a great car show..... A lot of ideas to the Nth degree.

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