Comments on: Is KBIS in Trouble? http://cadkitchenplans.com/is-kbis-in-trouble Drafting and Engineering Services for the Woodworking Industry Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:39:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fitted Kitchens Glasgow http://cadkitchenplans.com/is-kbis-in-trouble/comment-page-1#comment-889 Fitted Kitchens Glasgow Thu, 26 May 2011 18:59:45 +0000 http://cadkitchenplans.com/?p=804#comment-889 Interesting article I guess its just not the small companies that are feeling the pinch in this climate. Things sure are grim out there. Thanks for sharing Interesting article I guess its just not the small companies that are feeling the pinch in this climate. Things sure are grim out there. Thanks for sharing

]]> By: Anonymous http://cadkitchenplans.com/is-kbis-in-trouble/comment-page-1#comment-48 Anonymous Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:00:38 +0000 http://cadkitchenplans.com/?p=804#comment-48 Gerry, Thanks for tackling a topic in the minds of many of us. I don't know if the CES is really a better alternative for the kitchen appliance companies. I prefer to think it's far more natural for the appliance companies to exhibit alongside cabinet, wood carving and countertop companies. That being said, as a small company with a track record of 10 consecutive KBIS I can tell you without a doubt that the "business model" they are using is obsolete and that the management team in charge of the show is uninspiring and without a clue. Year after year, we have put forward recommendations for fixing things and running things better (elemental stuff, let me assure you) and year after year we have been ignored. I think the suits running the show need to be replaced and a new management team with a new charter needs to be brought in. I really want the show to succeed but it can't by doing things the same way year after year. Gerry,

Thanks for tackling a topic in the minds of many of us.

I don’t know if the CES is really a better alternative for the kitchen appliance companies. I prefer to think it’s far more natural for the appliance companies to exhibit alongside cabinet, wood carving and countertop companies.

That being said, as a small company with a track record of 10 consecutive KBIS I can tell you without a doubt that the “business model” they are using is obsolete and that the management team in charge of the show is uninspiring and without a clue. Year after year, we have put forward recommendations for fixing things and running things better (elemental stuff, let me assure you) and year after year we have been ignored.

I think the suits running the show need to be replaced and a new management team with a new charter needs to be brought in. I really want the show to succeed but it can’t by doing things the same way year after year.

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