Professional and overall attendance both grew by 6% while new exhibitor participation grew by 20% and first-time attendees increased by 50% year over year. CEDIA Training also experienced record growth with over 6300 course registrations representing a 50% participation increase.

“The show has far exceeded our expectations,” says Stewart Filmscreen vice president of sales Joaquin Rivera.

“We have a much better attendance and not just in terms of numbers. The attendees are happy and positive and they have jobs in the pipeline and that makes a huge difference.”

“This is our second year exhibiting and we’ll be back again next year,” says Monoprice vice president of client relations Justin Jordan.

“Turn out has been great both from customers who know us and those who don’t know us. We’ve gotten a lot of leads and it’s been a great opportunity to build our brand awareness explain who we are and explain our product sets”

“CEDIA hit the mark for us,” says Nissan marketing manager Paul Butler.

“We’ve had a great turn out and a lot of traffic from engaged attendees in our target market. We’ve been able to make a real impact.”

“The interest in our product and what we’re doing has been phenomenal,” says TiO president and chief executive Mike Anderson.

“We’ve been slammed from opening bell to closing bell, it’s been a great way for us to launch our product line.”

Other show highlights included the Opening Keynote, presented by Nest CEO and founder Tony Fadell, The New Solutions Village, which provided a platform for new products to make their debut into the industry, Rookie Row, High Performance Audio Rooms; and a dedicated Security Solutions area.

For 2014, CEDIA EXPO will return to Denver Sept. 10-13, with the tradeshow floor open Sept. 11-13.