Rittmaster says GES and Freeman are still family-oriented companies. They're just larger family-oriented companies. We see a lot of positive things in this. We are better able to service our clients because now we don't have to subcontract. I think we are better able to weather the peaks and valleys of the business now.
Regional contractors say marketing is consumer-driven.
The client is requesting that situation be solved. Bartlett takes exception. I can't quite figure out what made us change in their eyes. We are still the same people putting together one show at a time. Now, there may be show managers who simply don't want to work with a larger company.