STOP PRESS.... NO CANON AT FOCUS ON IMAGING ...STOP PRESS

Just in the last ten minutes spoken to the organisers office of the above exhibition and they confirmed to me that Canon UK pulled out from the above last Friday.

Saw this yesterday....bit disappointed in Canon, but I shall still be going to FOCUS.
Apparently Canon have made a marketing decision not to attend the biggest photography show in Europe!

jdfotos wrote in post #11904772
Saw this yesterday....bit disappointed in Canon, but I shall still be going to FOCUS.
Apparently Canon have made a marketing decision not to attend the biggest photography show in Europe!

I will be going also, where did you get the info re the marketing decision.

I have emailed their press office asking the question, waiting on answer.

http://www.amateurphot​ographer.co.uk …te_138pm_news_3​05783.html

missed it by a few days
https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1003599

Oh wtf Canon? :O How can they? (They better have pretty good reason for it)

kokakaste2 wrote in post #11932164
Oh wtf Canon? (They better have pretty good reason for it)

I second that!! Canon better have a solid reason to why they ain't going to attend focus on imaging!

Sorry for the delayed reply - Canons decision is a "marketing" one!! Something tells me thats not the best marketing decision ever, but as in Laudrups link, all equipment will still be available through the retailers at the show.

Still no reply from Canon PR department, what a surprise!!!

Did send them another email, saying at least the Nikon stand will be there.

kinda have feeling that Canon just couldn't be bothered. Once you buy into system is not that easy to change so most people would just accept them being arses :/

And in this time I smell some D800
http://blog.digitalrev​.com …nouncement-of-nikon-d800/

Maybe Canon is anticipating Nikon to be making pretty big announcements and decided to pull out because they don't have anything significant to show for

kokakaste2 wrote in post #11932164
Oh wtf Canon? :O How can they? (They better have pretty good reason for it)

They're working on the 5D Mark III, 7D Mark II and ooh yeah... The 1Ds Mark IV!

The value of trade shows for major manufacturers is becoming an increasingly open question. Once you have the ability to gain attention on your own shows can be a drag.

Hi all, just had an email from the Canon PR office, see it below, make of it what you will:

Hi Ray,Thank you for your mail and for taking the time to write to us. Customer feedback is very important to us.We are currently undertaking a review of all of our marketing activities and it is unfortunate that this decision falls just ahead of Focus on Imaging. Our aim is to look at how we can connect with existing and prospective customers in the most effective way and your mail supports the view that our customers want to talk to us at shows such as Focus.Please rest assured, although we will not have a dedicated stand at Focus, Canon will still be represented at the show via our retail partners; Cecil Jacobs (Stand M10), Calumet (L27), Cameraworld (E1), 1st Cameras (C1) and The Flash Centre (F40).Thanks again for your feedback.Regards,
Sarah


Sarah Dale
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Consumer Imaging
Canon UK Ltd
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