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I think it's because those are topics that vendors can't immediately justify as profitable, especially at conferences which have some big expenses tied to it.


I've done both vendor and dealer side a few times in my career and attended all the conferences from both perspectives. I do think they are useful in general, and agree there is always redundancy in topics. The most value I come away with isn't always the latest tech or product, speaker presentations, as much as the networking and conversations I have with people I connect with from both sides. I get more inspiration from those conversations, and always walk away with extremely useful ideas.


I would love to see dealer only conferences, but I think the industry is to competitive to openly share.