Vendors for 2009 announced soon

Sat, Jul 18 2009 — Comments (2) | Cinnamon

We had another wonderful and exciting application season. The level of creativity and the quality of the applicants we receive gets better every year. And we will thank everyone who has applied for doing so. But sadly we can't accept everyone. We got twice as many applications as we have spaces so we have to make half of you sad. But we will have a waiting list just in case something happens and people need to back out of the show.

If you applied for the DIY Trunk Show you'll get an email from us by August 1st stating whether you've been accepted, added to the waiting list, or regrettably turned down. It's the hardest thing we have to send out all year. But we honestly didn't get any applications that were awful. We liked everything we got. And we're grateful and humbled by the amazing creativity that exists in this amazing area. Stay tuned and the accepted vendor list will be posted very soon.

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DIY Vendor Survey from 2008

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We think the DIY Trunk Show is the best show around, but we are still committed to constant improvement. Last year, we surveyed our vendors right after the show, and we want to share the results and let you know how we plan on addressing some of the vendor concerns.

Q. How many years have you sold at this show?
A. Range of 1-6 years, including many first-timers (which is consistent with our goal of giving up-and-coming crafters good exposure). Average 2.2.

Q. How much did you do in sales?
Range = $105 - $1500.
Mean (average) = $688.
Median (this means half the respondents made more and half made less) = $625
Mode (the most common answer) = $400.

Q. Did you have an enjoyable day?
94% = yes

Q. Will you apply again?
97% = yes

Q. Were you happy with the booth rate?
100% yes

Q. Would you change venue?
91% no

Q. Would you change your location at show?
21% yes

Q. Would you recommend show to others
97% yes

Q. Are you willing to pay more to attend show?*
More than 50% yes. (Some maybes as well)

*We are in fact charging more in 2009, and that is because Pulaski Park doubled their rental fee.

Additional notes about our survey:

Several folks said they would like to see better signage and more traffic to the back rooms. To that extent, we are increasing the number and size of our signs for next year, and plan on having more volunteers to guide folks to all the rooms. We're also exploring the possibility of having signs (possibly "feet" or "arrows" taped to the floor) leading people into the back rooms.

Better food--and more food!--was a common request. Truthfully, the food vendor did not realize how high demand would be at the DIY Trunk Show. This year, there will definitely be more food. Additionally, we are setting up a program where vendors can pre-order box lunches from the food vendor, and a volunteer will deliver your food directly to your booth!

We tried a little music in the lobby last year, and it didn't work out quite the way we'd hoped. We're brainstorming ways to bring some rockin' into the shoppin' for this year. :-)

We do this show not so much for us, but for the DIY community. It's very important to us that we continue putting on the best show we can, and your feedback is very important to us. We appreciate all the vendors that answered our survey, and will continue to refer to your responses as we get down into the nitty-gritty of show planning.

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