Gray Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Nice to see a write up of Hibsjo in the latest edition of cutting edge. Can I just say you look terrific in that white dress Joe. kobblers and hibsjo(SCO) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Muppet Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Anyone got a link to the latest copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 You just want to see Joe in his dress you perv. grahamparker and Count Muppet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 https://www.cuttingedgemag.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Here you go Count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gray said: Here you go Count. Still ugly, can someone do artwork on him to improve the look?? Gray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 I don't know so much he's got nice boobs. Broms Cobb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 a small group of us from this area are looking at going to the exhibition in sept, just to see how the people up there do things... staying over the Saturday night who else is interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShoes Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Has anyone else stopped receiving CE or is it just me? Haven’t had the last 2 issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakeemz Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 I got mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 I see that Cutting Edge's marketing campaign is working well, most of you don't appear to know that they have a website kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkybob Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 is there an exibition this year ? cutting edge marketing is top (secret) simon1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 I think there is something small but 2020 they are doing on on the advertised ALEX weekend First weekend in October talk about check dates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Afaik, there is one at Edinburgh Hilton on 29th September 2019. Also, I believe there is a planned Exi at the Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, next year around October. As usual though, very little being said outside of a few in the know kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShoes Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 21 hours ago, keithm said: I see that Cutting Edge's marketing campaign is working well, most of you don't appear to know that they have a website I’ve seen the website, it just doesn’t appear to have been updated since 2018, that’s when their last issue was put up keithm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 I know, shocking isn't it, some Trade association that's turning out to be. Having been on the inside and outside, I can honestly say that I think it's had it's day, much like SOMSR. No exhibition in 3 years has killed it imho. What was such a professional organisation has seemingly gone to rat shit so sad. I'm sure they will shore it up, but afaic, it's finished as a credible Organisation. kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 I read Chris' pitch at the start of the magazine, saying he was coming out of the chair & agree no new blood with the enthusiasm, but they nailed there own coffin. the next generation of enthusiasts came & quickly realised they weren't going to make a scrap of difference & moved on, to late shutting the gate after the horse has bolted. keithm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 well said lee your spot on ive supported cutting edge shows for years ( mainly for a night out in a foreign town ) best of luck to anyone who wants to get involved, sorry to sound sarcastic but the last show got think it was just over 120 visitors & some of them were from the motorcycle museam , and id love to argue with you keith , but your right as well somsr lost touch with the grass roots years ago , basically £120 for a piece of paper, ive been in this trade for nearly 40yrs , and in that time ive always thought that the people who run it have nothing in common with those who are in it , that said theres a real sense of appethey amoungst repairers the german show looked fantastic (from what I saw on the web ) seemed to be a sense of enthusiasim , if I had an answer or an argument id give it , but I cant see the demand for another show after 2020 kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Weisbaden was NOT a FANTASTIC show, it was half the normal size and seemed very quiet to me on the Saturday. Sadly, shoe repairing on the Continent is as quiet as it is here. kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 We will survive without them Will they survive without us? With this approach to marketing, there will never be crowds at the exhibition From the point of view of exhibitors, it is a waste of time and money keithm and kobblers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 We as a Company welcome all repairers anytime you want to visit, during weekdays of course, which adds up to 260 days a year. We are always happy to give you a tour around the factory so you can see how we build our machines and give you confidence in your purchase, that's if you needed any of course! We have a showroom where you can use the machines should you bring any work with you. These visits often result in a sale for us and it works for both parties. The days of relying on any sale gleaned from an Exhibition are long gone. SteelCityShoes, simon1 and kobblers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Times change you need to adapt to changing trends new shoes have never been so cheap most are poor quality but customers buy, wear, then throw away and replace now it's something you have to get used to, some weeks we do not get any shoe repairs at all. Saying that i use the finisher daily for all manner of jobs shortening keys, smoothing padlock edges after re-pinning so i am not getting rid of the machinery and giving up just yet. kobblers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broms Cobb Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, keithm said: We as a Company welcome all repairers anytime you want to visit, during weekdays of course, which adds up to 260 days a year. We are always happy to give you a tour around the factory so you can see how we build our machines and give you confidence in your purchase, that's if you needed any of course! We have a showroom where you can use the machines should you bring any work with you. These visits often result in a sale for us and it works for both parties. The days of relying on any sale gleaned from an Exhibition are long gone. Yes, we have been and can recommend them as the service has been Brillant! My only gripe.,., (sorry) each time I have been there have never had that FREE coffee that was promised 12 years ago LOL SteelCityShoes, kobblers and simon1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCityShoes Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 I have been saying for years that the trade shows in this country are done wrong. Apart from when Standard used it to launch a new finisher and we had the speaker from Greece, there hasn’t been any real reason to visit. When I’ve been it has mostly just been stalls with either the same stuff that’s online or products we couldn’t and still can’t order. Use it to launch new products, hold workshops, have competitions on the day, give actual demonstrations. The show should be there for things I can’t get the rest of the year anywhere else kobblers and simon1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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