WASHOUGAL, WA (06.19.24) – The Falcon Sales and AM Merchandising Dealer Show definitely provided an opportunity for vendors and reps to connect with dealers through out the area Thursday and Friday June 13th and 14th.
Prior to the event Scott Chapin said “The Show gonna be a party and we would love to have area dealers come and join us to take advantage of incredible deals, food & beverages and FUN!! Turns out he was spot on!
Demo vehicles were onsite and several dealers brought their cars to show off while at the show. The warehouse was packed with great deals and tables in the aisles with specials. The free goodies and some giveaways plus Friday evening raffles added to the excitement.
Importantly all of this while dealers checked out new products and networked with fellow industry members.
Scott Chapin, Mike Hall, Kam Frisbee and Dave Gates were on site from Falcon Sales & Marketing. Tom Miller and Randy Harcourt travelled up from Oakland CA to showcase all from AM Merchandising.
Kam Frisbee, who recently joined Falcon stated “It was such a super event. I had talked to many of the shops over the past couple of years working with Metra. It was terrific to meet them in person. Many said this was their first time to come to the Falcon HQ and they were very impressed plus too advantage of the great deals and fun atmosphere.”
Brands in the house included Morel, Jensen, PowerBass, Wet Sounds, UTV Stereo, Sound Skins, KICKER, Massive Audio and Sony. Factory vehicles on site included KICKER, Alpine and UTV Stereo.nDealer cars added to the vehicles on the grounds.
Massive Audio’s John Velez related “JR Mares and I had a great show. We showed new products new plus offered dealers a chance to win a new GTR8 sub. By coming to the show dealers experienced our broad line in person. Edgar Gonzales from Unique Audio, the NW Territory Massive Audio dealer of the Year 2023, was in the house and it was super to meet him and thank him for the strong support.”
Jeff Falk traveled from Florida the show the PowerBass line to dealers under a large tent. With the Powersports category being strong Falk related the SoundBars were a hot with dealers.
Jeff Petersen, with UTV Stereo, stated “The PowerSports category is hot and we have the widest selection of products. We cranked it up the volume on Dave Gates’ Polaris Pro R 4, loaded with UTV Stereo gear shook the ground.”
Industry veteran Doug Kern, who recently joined Dual and Jensen for the Western US, was in the house. “NW dealers loved the new Jensen line up of Wireless CarPlay/AndroidAuto. The opening price points are great along with the feature set and 3 year warranty. Also new to dealers was the new Dash/Window Mount wireless CP/AA that is perfect when s customer doesn’t was to change their dashboard.”
Rob Sutton with Crossover Marketing made the trip from Oregon was thrilled to see the enthusiasm of dealers in the house. Crossover Marketing recently was appointed the rep firm for KICKER and the Dealer Show was the perfect opportunity to show the KICKER lineup to many dealers.
Chapin concluded “The are definitely looking forward to next year as is AM Merchandising. Many dealers took advantage of the local motel offer and several closed their shops and attended the show both days. We definitely appreciate all the support from our vendors and reps for working with us to put together this super Dealer Show.”
Visit https://falconsalesanddistribution.com and https://ammerchandising.com for more.
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