International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Convention 2014
Tom Clark, John Henry and Dave Webb, along with their "significant others" attended the IPCPR convention this past week.
As it was our first of many to come, a lot of time was spent simply getting the "lay of the land," so to speak. The venue was staged in the Sands Expo, in Las Vegas this year.
For "newbies" at the cigar convention it took a bit to separate the wheat from the chaff but by noon of the first day we pretty much had a good idea of what was important to us and what was not. We only spent time with the major manufacturers of premium cigars and left the "boutique" folks for another day.
Concentrating on our newly established relationships with cigar manufacturers, it was good to put a face to a name. We were able to cement new direct relationships with companies that probably would have been difficult without meeting "the man" face to face.
Most of our groundwork was laid well before the trip and many had read of Third Street Cigar in press release packages we sent prior to our trip. All were complementary and willing deal with us in a mutually beneficial relationship.
We are looking forward to next year's convention in New Orleans...
