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Butrflied · 07-20-2004, 10:40 AM

When you get home and you have a day or two to sober up .. what do you remember about the convention? When your sorting through stacks of business cards and tons of pens and other novelties from the convention floor, whats would make you want to contact that company and actually set up a deal that you might've discussed?

Where do you remember doing the most business (ie, sitting by the pool or on a fishing boat, private meeting rooms, dinners with 20-30 other people, at the booth itself)?

With Internext coming up quickly, I just started wondering what it would take to make a lasting impression on a convention attendee, and figured alot of people here could use a thread like this

So let me know what you think!

Elli · 07-20-2004, 10:57 AM

I usually get to really sit down and talk with maybe 1-5 people each convention. Not just shake their hands, but sit down at the round bar or at a dinner and talk with them about what they're doing and what's going on. These talks and these people are what I remember.

If I need your card to remember who you are, odds are I wasn't that interested in what you were selling.

ZanyCash Larry · 07-20-2004, 11:00 AM

Fellow webmasters and the parties. I hate the Vegas one, since I normally gamble my ass off

Tala · 07-20-2004, 11:01 AM

For me, it's the people I actually get to sit down and talk with. I remember their names and faces, and over the course of a few drinks or maybe even a more intimate dinner, (meaning just a few folks and not half the convention), business is done.

I keep cards on file because even if meet you and remember you and the deals made, I suck at remembering phone numbers or icq numbers. I need those on the card.

PMGames · 07-20-2004, 11:02 AM

the first one I went to a few years ago.....I guess it was the live sex party suite top bucks put on......lol....just like every convention newbie I was in that room with my camera snapping photos.....it was a camera holding saugage fest at about 150 degree room temperature....these days I barely even look into those rooms.....it is all about business now..... (sure...sure) lol.

WiredGuy · 07-20-2004, 11:05 AM

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Originally posted by Butrflied
When you get home and you have a day or two to sober up .. what do you remember about the convention? When your sorting through stacks of business cards and tons of pens and other novelties from the convention floor, whats would make you want to contact that company and actually set up a deal that you might've discussed?

Where do you remember doing the most business (ie, sitting by the pool or on a fishing boat, private meeting rooms, dinners with 20-30 other people, at the booth itself)?

With Internext coming up quickly, I just started wondering what it would take to make a lasting impression on a convention attendee, and figured alot of people here could use a thread like this So let me know what you think!

Hey, you're not writing in blue anymore? I usually remember the dinners and parties pretty well. I prefer to get to know someone's personality while at a show and then look into their business/company once I get home. The actual product or service isn't that important to me when I actually meet the person, its the comfort level/trust I want to feel out from a person to person meeting. I'll make the business decision when I get home and actually look at the product or site after conducting my own due diligence and research into the company and people I met.

WG

Shannon G · 07-20-2004, 11:09 AM

After going to so many shows, I no longer go in trying to give out and collect as many business cards as possible... it's more about hanging out w/ friends/collegues (it's so cool that they're one in the same) and meeting the new people that wander in and out of our circles.

It's like, I'm surrounded by a bunch of smart, relaxed, cool people who want to have fun... and yet, we remember it's about business so we're always bringing in new people and hooking them up w/ fellow collegues trying to spark some new business ventures. Networking at its best

The dinners are great... when "someone" isn't getting us in trouble at the restaurant. The parties are a blur. But in the end, what I really remember is hanging out w/ a great group of people... and who I laughed w/!! Working alone, I don't get to have a great laugh session as often as I need!

If we meet up, get along, and laugh together... I'll remember you for sure. Of course, it never hurts to by me a drink either

Cheers!

Shannon G

12clicks · 07-20-2004, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by Elli
I usually get to really sit down and talk with maybe 1-5 people each convention. Not just shake their hands, but sit down at the round bar or at a dinner and talk with them about what they're doing and what's going on. These talks and these people are what I remember.

If I need your card to remember who you are, odds are I wasn't that interested in what you were selling.

ouch.
can I have my card back then?

Rankings · 07-20-2004, 11:15 AM

ill tell you after florida

Butrflied · 07-20-2004, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by WiredGuy
Hey, you're not writing in blue anymore?

WG

heh .. I figured if I started the thread without the blue people might take it more seriously ..

How about the convention floor .. when you're wandering around would anything special, besides a friendly face, get you to walk up and say hi? (I know webmasters are notoriously shy

)

Zebra · 07-20-2004, 11:18 AM

I tend to remember the people who actually follow thru on what they say while they are drunk and promising you a million hits a day that will convert at 1:5.

Get drunk, have fun, but follow thru!

WiredGuy · 07-20-2004, 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by Butrflied
heh .. I figured if I started the thread without the blue people might take it more seriously ..

How about the convention floor .. when you're wandering around would anything special, besides a friendly face, get you to walk up and say hi? (I know webmasters are notoriously shy )

I'm a lurker. I like to sneak up with other crowds and peruse the booths without actually approaching people. If someone actually recognizes my board name they go on and on about how great their company is and it drives me nuts. Oral spam. That's why I peruse the show floor with my real name versus my board name. But in general, I mostly like to go up to the booths I currently do business with or friends I know. Mostly catch up and see what's new for them. That and I usually spend a lot of my time at the TCG booth.

WG

Zebra · 07-20-2004, 11:24 AM

Charles has no traffic. Leave him alone if you see him at a show.
He only sits at the bar so that he can drown his sorrows.
The guy lives in Canada after all. Do you REALLY think he makes money?

WiredGuy · 07-20-2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by Zebra
Charles has no traffic. Leave him alone if you see him at a show.
He only sits at the bar so that he can drown his sorrows.
The guy lives in Canada after all. Do you REALLY think he makes money?

Exactly!! How people are convinced I have traffic, I have no idea. I have none. Tell the same to your friends and maybe I can be left in peace

WG

Gabriel · 07-20-2004, 11:29 AM

Crying babies on a 5 hour plane trip...
Being a fat bastard on a 5 hour plane trip...
Unpacking my clothes only to have my suitcase smell like cigarette smoke...
Staying out late and waking up early...
Waiting 2 months to get reimbursed...

All remind me why I hate traveling to Internext (FL)

Meeting new people (contacts)...
Making new deals...
Learning new things...
Hearing new ideas...
Seeing old friends...
Having a good time...

All remind me why I love traveling to Internext

Nasty D · 07-20-2004, 11:33 AM

drinking

JoeA · 07-20-2004, 11:41 AM

I went to the Jan 2001 show in Vegas as did quite a few other UK webmasters, and it was great...

At last I met all the people I'd been working online, chatting to on ICQ, posting and replying to on forums and via email for the year or so before that I'd been in this biz in a very small way...

There was the then AdultCheck team, CA Dave and Tim from Adult Verifier from the AVS side and going on to the CCBill stand to have a scream at them... Which is still remembered by some.... LOL. Going made me work harder and not play at being a webmaster...

It was so good I went back for the June show that year, so I have to say that from those two shows I made some good friends, many who I'm still in contact with... still as friends and also for biz...

Finally... I don't know what the shows are like now but if there is the same buzz and feel at them, I would recommend anyone who hasn't been to one before, to go... It's not just for the parties in the evening and getting drunk.. you can learn a lot...

BT · 07-20-2004, 11:44 AM

The show room floor...... interaction with everyone is key.

Butrflied · 07-20-2004, 12:29 PM

Do pieces of flair catch your attention

you know those stress ball's shaped like boobs, or 3d puzzles that supposidly have some cryptic message on them ..

How about promotions? Do you actually stick around to talk to the company giving away some prize, or do you throw your entry in and run away?

Elli · 07-20-2004, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by 12clicks
ouch.
can I have my card back then?

You never gave me a card. In fact, I'm still unclear as to what it is exactly that you do. You are one of the priveleged few who I remember due to the time we spent together.

You barely lasted through breakfast, as I recall.

axelcat · 07-20-2004, 01:21 PM

All the business contacts you make

brand0n · 07-20-2004, 01:25 PM

you always remember the completle and utter drunken moron who does something completely fuckin crazy.

you just always hope that person isnt you.

Laurel · 07-20-2004, 02:35 PM

JFK taking our pics!

MrIzzz · 07-20-2004, 02:39 PM

i remember only the semi or fully naked women that sit on my lap at shows....otherwise, i dont care who you are

mary34d · 07-20-2004, 02:41 PM

it's kiinda weird when you've known people online for a long time, and then meet them in person at the shows...

mary34d · 07-20-2004, 02:42 PM

Is Hans going to be there?

StuartD · 07-20-2004, 02:43 PM

You're supposed to remember stuff from those things??

Butrflied · 07-20-2004, 02:52 PM

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Originally posted by mary34d
Is Hans going to be there?

PureCash's Hans ??

12clicks · 07-23-2004, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elli
You never gave me a card. In fact, I'm still unclear as to what it is exactly that you do. You are one of the priveleged few who I remember due to the time we spent together. You barely lasted through breakfast, as I recall.

I wasn't sure you wanted me to stay thru breakfast.

mary34d · 07-23-2004, 12:58 PM

what i remember most....ummmm....i plead the fif

mary34d · 07-23-2004, 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by mary34d
what i remember most....ummmm....i plead the fif

ahh fuck, it's probably what everyone else remembers the most about me, too.

07-20-2004, 10:40 AM	#1
Butrflied Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SoFLa Posts: 1,344	What do you remember most about internext / tradeshows?? When you get home and you have a day or two to sober up .. what do you remember about the convention? When your sorting through stacks of business cards and tons of pens and other novelties from the convention floor, whats would make you want to contact that company and actually set up a deal that you might've discussed? Where do you remember doing the most business (ie, sitting by the pool or on a fishing boat, private meeting rooms, dinners with 20-30 other people, at the booth itself)? With Internext coming up quickly, I just started wondering what it would take to make a lasting impression on a convention attendee, and figured alot of people here could use a thread like this So let me know what you think! __________________ ~Butrflied~

07-20-2004, 10:57 AM	#2
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	I usually get to really sit down and talk with maybe 1-5 people each convention. Not just shake their hands, but sit down at the round bar or at a dinner and talk with them about what they're doing and what's going on. These talks and these people are what I remember. If I need your card to remember who you are, odds are I wasn't that interested in what you were selling. __________________ email: [email protected]

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07-20-2004, 11:09 AM	#7
Shannon G Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: My own little world Posts: 735	After going to so many shows, I no longer go in trying to give out and collect as many business cards as possible... it's more about hanging out w/ friends/collegues (it's so cool that they're one in the same) and meeting the new people that wander in and out of our circles. It's like, I'm surrounded by a bunch of smart, relaxed, cool people who want to have fun... and yet, we remember it's about business so we're always bringing in new people and hooking them up w/ fellow collegues trying to spark some new business ventures. Networking at its best The dinners are great... when "someone" isn't getting us in trouble at the restaurant. The parties are a blur. But in the end, what I really remember is hanging out w/ a great group of people... and who I laughed w/!! Working alone, I don't get to have a great laugh session as often as I need! If we meet up, get along, and laugh together... I'll remember you for sure. Of course, it never hurts to by me a drink either Cheers! Shannon G __________________ SendingPros.com - Affordable Email Marketing Platform. Automation at Your Fingertips!

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Zebra Banned from Kimmy's couch Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Down at Fraggle Rock Posts: 5,091	I tend to remember the people who actually follow thru on what they say while they are drunk and promising you a million hits a day that will convert at 1:5. Get drunk, have fun, but follow thru! __________________ Old School

07-20-2004, 11:24 AM	#13
Zebra Banned from Kimmy's couch Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Down at Fraggle Rock Posts: 5,091	Charles has no traffic. Leave him alone if you see him at a show. He only sits at the bar so that he can drown his sorrows. The guy lives in Canada after all. Do you REALLY think he makes money? __________________ Old School

07-20-2004, 11:29 AM	#15
Gabriel Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: So*Cal Posts: 4,789	Crying babies on a 5 hour plane trip... Being a fat bastard on a 5 hour plane trip... Unpacking my clothes only to have my suitcase smell like cigarette smoke... Staying out late and waking up early... Waiting 2 months to get reimbursed... All remind me why I hate traveling to Internext (FL) Meeting new people (contacts)... Making new deals... Learning new things... Hearing new ideas... Seeing old friends... Having a good time... All remind me why I love traveling to Internext __________________ ICQ#: 142295729

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