The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) predicts an attendance of 110,000 at the four-day event in Las Vegas, a 21% decline from last year's figure of 140,000. The CES, arguably the most popular electronics show in the country, also reports a decrease in exhibitors: More than 2,700 companies presented at 2009's expo, but only 2,500 will be represented this year.
Industry insiders are pointing to the economy as the impetus for the decline, and while PR pros still agree that trade shows are ...