Rental Rally 2023 Attendee/Potential Attendee Feed Back
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This month, we asked members to take a survey about the 2023 Rental Rally Tradeshow, held last month. If you have additional ideas for surveys for CRA members, please send your request to CRA at Info@CalRental.org.
1. Did you attend CRA’s 2023 Rental Rally Tradeshow?
Yes: 92% (24 responses)
No: 8% (2 responses
2. I did not attend the 2023 CRA Rental Rally Tradeshow for the following reasons. (Check all that apply.)
I don’t like tradeshows: (0 responses)
Not enough staffing: (0 responses)
No money: (0 responses)
Dislike Las Vegas: (0 responses)
Too busy: (0 responses)
Too far to travel: (0 responses)
Too expensive: (0 responses)
Additional comment:
1. Sent staff
3. What was your overall opinion of the 2023 CRA Rental Rally Tradeshow?
Great: 74% (17 responses)
Just ok: 22% (5 responses)
Fair: 4% (1 response)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
Additional comment:
1. Too small, only needed 4 hours to walk the entire show floor.
4. CRA Staff
Did you find the staff helpful?
Yes: 100% (19 responses) No: 0% (0 responses)
Were any problems or issues you had resolved?
Yes: 54% (7 responses) No: 46% (6 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Always helpful, as normal.
5. How would you rate the value of the Registration Fee?
Excellent: 70% (16 responses)
Good: 22% (5 responses)
Fair: 9% (2 responses)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
6. Did you stay at South Point Hotel?
Yes: 91% (21 responses)
No: 9% (2 responses)
7. Did you make your reservations through CRA’s website or link?
Yes: 86% (18 responses)
No: 14% (3 responses)
Any comments or issues?
1. I tried to register thru the link, ended up having to call.
8. Exhibit Hall
Did you attend on Tuesday?
Yes: 100% (23 responses) No: 0% (0 responses)
Did you attend on Wednesday?
Yes: 65% (15 responses) No: 35% (8 responses)
Were there enough vendors to make it worthwhile?
Yes: 74% (17 responses) No: 26% (6 responses)
Do you think the show is too long?
Yes: 37% (7 responses) No: 63% (12 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Could be one night/one day of show floor.
2. A one-day show is plenty for the amount of vendors on display. Make the “Cocktail Party” the other chance to get on the floor if you feel the extra time is needed.
3. Would be nice to maybe have more vendors.
4. Need more party venders
5. The opening cocktail hour and one day of the floor is plenty.
6. Make it one day or cut out the cocktail party on the floor.
7. More vendors needed.
9. How would you rate the concessions during the Rental Rally?
Excellent: 22% (4 responses)
Good: 56% (10 responses)
Fair: 17% (3 responses)
Poor: 6% (1 response)
Additional comments:
1. Didn’t use them (4 responses).
10. Did you or any of your employees participate in Sunday’s Rental Leader Boot Camp?
Yes: 25% (6 responses)
No: 75% (18 responses)
Additional comments:
1. We had 4 attending the Sunday events.
2. Great.
11. What was your reason for not participating in the Rental Leaders Boot Camp?
Too expensive: 40% (4 responses)
Too long: 20% (2 responses)
Not interesting enough: 60% (6 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Couldn’t get away for that long.
2. Not the class but the fact we would have had to pay multiple peoples’ hotel and accomodations for one or two extra days (Sun/Mon).
3. CRA board meeting.
4. Flew in that afternoon.
5. Not advertised in a way that explained benefit.
6. Wasn’t able to arrive until late Sunday.
7. We did our own business meeting and visited The Dutch Dragon playing darts over at another casino.
8. Was not there.
12 .How would you rate the Rental Leaders Boot Camp?
Excellent: 80% (4 responses)
Good: 0% (0 responses)
Fair: 0% (0 responses)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
Additional comment:
1. I was not one of the attendees.
13. Regarding the Rental Leaders Boot Camp:
Was it too long?
Yes: 0% (0 responses) No: 100% (4 responses)
Do you feel the value was worth the money?
Yes: 100% (4 responses) No: 0% (0 responses)
Will you send employees to the Rental Boot Camp next year?
Yes: 100% (4 responses) No: 0% (0 responses)
Additional comment:
1. We haven’t made that decision yet.
14. Did you participate in the CYRP Events?
Pancakes & CYRP:
Yes: 29% (7 responses) No: 71% (17 responses)
Additional comments for Pancakes & Cyrp:
1. Speakers were fantastic! Moderator kept a good pace.
2. At first, thought it was only for CYRP members.
3. Great networking.
CYRP Bowling:
Yes: 36% (8 responses) No: 64% (14 responses)
Additional comment for CYRP Bowling:
1. Lots of fun.
15. Did you participate in Monday’s Seminars?
Yes: The Party & Event Seminars: 21% (5 responses)
Yes: The General Tool Seminars: 38% (9 responses)
No: I did not attend either of the Seminars: 42% (10 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Need more equipment at demo site.
2. Very good panel speakers
3. The same 4 that attended the Sunday events did this as well.
4. I wondered why if Dig It excavators where sitting idle, staff sitting idle, we could only do once.We just wanted to do for fun. Vast majority of time I observed machines running and no one on them with Digger staff standing there bored.
16. What was your reason for not attending the seminars? (Select all that apply.)
Too expensive: 0% (0 responses)
Too long: 33% (2 responses)
Not interesting enough: 67% (4 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Wasn’t there yet.
2. Once again, not enough time.
3. 8 of us in total attended the show, only 4 participated in the Sunday/Monday events.
4. It was a travel day.
17. How would you rate the Morning Seminars?
Excellent: 67% (2 responses)
Good: 33% (1 response)
Fair: 0% (0 responses)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
18. How would you rate the lunch provided by The “M” Hotel?
Excellent: 100% (4 responses)
Good: 0% (0 responses)
Fair: 0% (0 responses)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
Did not have lunch: 0% (0 responses)
Additional comment:
1. One of the best.
19. Did you find the Interactive Discussion Panel informative?
Very informative: 75% (3 responses)
Somewhat infomative: 25% (1 response)
Not informative: 0% (0 responses)
20. Do you feel the value was worth the money?
Yes: 100% (4 responses)
No: 0% (0 responses)
21. How would you rate the Morning Seminars?
Excellent: 67% (6 responses)
Good: 33% (3 responses)
Fair: 0% (0 responses)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
22. How would you rate the lunch provided ?
Excellent: 11% (1 response)
Good: 56% (5 responses)
Fair: 22% (2 responses)
Poor: 0% (0 responses)
Did not have lunch: 11% (1 response)
23. How would you rate your experience at Dig-This-Vegas?
Excellent: 13% (1 response)
Good: 63% (5 responses)
Fair: 25% (2 responses)
Poor : 0% (0 responses)
Additional comments:
1. It was very windy and cold, but a fun event.
2. Needed more vendors. A good site to try anything in the dirt.
3. It was very cold!!
24. Do you feel the value was worth the money?
Yes: 100% (8 responses)
No: 0% (0 responses)
Additional comment:
1. Especially key was that vendors were allowed to show and tell along with operating the machines.
25. Did you attend the Opening Cocktail Party?
Yes: 79% (19 responses)
No: 21% (5 responses)
26. Why didn’t you attend the Cocktail Party?
1. Didn’t see the value in it.
2. There only one day.
3. Why? To look at equipment that you want us to look at for the next two days. Come on, it’s Vegas and South Point has a great little showroom. Why not book part of that for the kick off?
4. Time.
27. Was the type of food at the Cocktail Party good?
Yes: 76% (13 responses)
No: 24% (4 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Ran out of munchies too soon.
2. Ok but not the best.
3. I never saw the food.
4. Not enough food or food stations.
5. I just didn’t care for the selection.
6. Just ok.
28. Do you feel the value was worth the money?
Yes: 89% (16 responses)
No: 11% (2 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Past parties have been better with more food. Need more bar stations as lines are way too long.
2. It allowed us to preview the floor, to prepare for Tuesday.
29. The length of the event?
Adequate: 78% (14 responses)
Too long: 11% (2 responses)
Too short: 11% (2 responses)
30. Did you attend the Cocktail Party?
Yes: 68% (13 responses)
No: 32% (6 responses)
31. Did you attend the Rental Palooza Party and Awards Ceremony?
Yes: 83% (20 responses)
No: 17% (4 responses)
32. Why didn’t you attend the Rental Palooza Party and Awards Ceremony?
1. There one day only.
2. Time.
33. How would you rate the following?
Over all Feel of the Event:
Great: 89% (17 responses) Fair: 5% (1 response) Good: 5% (1 response) Poor: 0% (0 responses)
No label: 0% (0 responses)
Food & Beverage:
Great: 63% (12 responses) Fair: 26% (5 responses) Good: 11% (2 response) Poor: 0% (0 responses)
No label: 0% (0 responses)
The Band “Count’s 77”:
Great: 31% (5 responses) Fair: 19% (3 responses) Good: 25% (4 response) Poor: 19% (3 responses)
No label: 6% (1 response)
The Roaming Entertainment:
Great: 56% (10 responses) Fair: 28% (5 responses) Good: 17% (3 response) Poor: 0% (0 responses)
No label: 0% (0 responses)
The Vintage Car Show
Great: 44% (7 responses) Fair: 31% (5 responses) Good: 19% (3 response) Poor: 6% (1 response)
No label: 0% (0 responses)
The Cigar Bar
Great: 25% (3 responses) Fair: 25% (3 responses) Good: 25% (3 response) Poor: 8% (1 response)
No label: 17% (2 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Band was way too loud, could not talk.
2. Non smoker.
3. The music that was played over the hotel sound system was nice, the band sent me back to hotel d.
4. I believe Good is better than Fair, so I rated accordingly.
5. The band was good, but way too loud. Ruined any chance for convo.
6. Great time and Danny Koker invited us to Vamps Wednesday night.
34. Would you consider participating in CRA’s 2024 Rental Rally Tradeshow?
Yes: 88% (21 responses)
No: 0% (0 responses)
Not sure at this time: 13% (3 responses)
35. Do you have any suggestions to improve our show?
1. Make the show one day (plus cocktail party). Offer PEER group training on Monday as an option along with the other seminars to save rental people money on hotel and accommodations. The “Keynote” speaker was okay but did not add enough value for cost. Could have had another seminar or young professionals breakfast instead.
2. Not sure why there has to be such LOUD music for the evening at the Ahern Hotel. You could not even visit, and some people were putting paper napkin wads in there ears. The same thing happened at the Top Golf events.
3. Have more Party vendors. Start advertising earlier. Do more interesting and specific advertising for events offered at rally.
4. I preferred the Hofbrauhaus or Top Golf over the Ahern location.
5. One day on the floor or you need a lot more vendors. Cut out Monday night Cocktail Party on the show floor. Plan a show in the showroom at South Point. Tuesday and Wednesday night was the Righteous Brothers, and they did a great show. Plan something like that.
6. Better signage at show for events. Online schedule should match printed or updated schedules. Missed raffle due to time difference between them.
7. More vendors and more CRA members walking the show floor.
36. You indicated that you are not considering attending the 2024 RentalRally. Why not?
There are no responses.
37. How can we better serve you?
There are no responses.
38. Additional survey comments:
1. The South Point is a great place to hold the CRA show, would be nice if there were a few more vendors.
2. My crew and I had a wonderful time. Rented Shelby convertible, Fremont Street, Best Friends Restaurant, Eight Cigar Lounge at Resorts World, went to Danny Koker’s Vamps, ate at Hash Hash A Go Go, bought a custom Ed Roman electric guitar for the showroom... my investment travel expense with wages was $11,000, plus I invested another $7k on Blue Angels Ted Nugent custom guitar. Thank you for efforts to plan, coordinate, and produce this gathering.
