I attend lots of shows.. Large, medium, and small...
and I do know that Ya get out of a show what you put into it. If you go to an Internext and only see 5-7 people in a filled room.. then you should focus on being able to meet a whole new group of potential clients. Its just like traffic... you can only convert what you get... and if you only talk to the same people every show.. then you are prolly not getting your monies worth. Aslo setting up meeting via email before you go?
I do enjoy the forums like cybernet expo/phoenix forum where you get to listen to the changes and state of the industry by owners of large companies.. .and the Q & A that follows... it not only lets you see how others feel about the same problems.. but also allows you to ask a question to see if others are having the same issues you may be facing...
but in the end what makes it a good show is the ROI.. period... (IMHO)
its getting harder and harder to spend $50K+ twice a year at internext and make that money back plus profit from that event.
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