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How to Get Recognized at Your Next Conference
I attend a lot of conferences, and one of the saddest things to see is a sponsor standing in his booth alone, talking to no one. When I see that all I can think is what a giant waste of time and...
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I attend a lot of conferences, and one of the saddest things to see is a sponsor standing in his booth alone, talking to no one. When I see that all I can think is what a giant waste of time and money....
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Pepcom: We'd like to invite you to a party that we don't want you to attend
Last week I received a nice invitation from Pepcom to attend yet another one of their press events, called “Digital Experience” being held at CES next year in January. I’ll be attending CES this year...
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Hey A-hole, YOU gave me YOUR business card
I go to many conferences. I have nice conversations with people. They give me their card. I follow up with them. They don’t respond. You know what would have saved us both a lot of time and effort? Is...
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Best and Worst Business Pick Up Lines
As part of my work, live event reporting, I spend an inordinate amount of time at conferences and trade shows. During the short time the conference hours are live I’m playing a non-stop game of...
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Best Pickup Lines to Nab Conference Speakers
Last November I wrote a post entitled “Best and Worst Business Pickup Lines” where I outlined many of the techniques I and others use to break the ice in a business networking environment. In...
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Tips for Producing B2B Video at Live Events
I thought I had produced a ton of videos, but so has Matt Childs, a former video producer and now VP of Sales for Vidcaster, a great platform for developing video SEO. He invited me on to a Google...
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20 Horrific Conference and Trade Show Staples That Need to End
Trade shows are miniature cities of compressed space and time that have very little variability. Producer or participant, we’ve all come to an acceptance, whether we like them or not, of the...
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It’s Either “The Jetsons” or “Mad Max” for the Future of Trade Shows –...
Are trade shows headed for a Tomorrowland future or are they about to fall apart because nobody wants to pay for a trade show booth anymore? At the IAEE Expo! Expo!, the trade show for trade shows, I...
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How to Get Kicked Out of An Event
You think you know what it takes to get kicked out of an event? You don’t really know it until you actually do it, or you simply ASK. That was my goal at the 2017 PCMA Convening Leaders conference in...
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