My first trip to Internext, and to Vegas....

MorganGrayson · 12-27-2005

Johnny...take your cell phone and business cards. (Print out simple cards if you have to.) Make sure your cell phone will work in Vegas. (Know a LOT of people who ran into that problem in New Orleans.) Sit down and put your room phone # on the back of the cards. You're going to be exchanging cards with a zillion people. Make notes on the backs of the cards you get so that you won't end up staring at a card and wondering "who is this and why should I care?" Make sure you have a notebook and a couple of pens. Make notes on people you should contact when you get back home. A nice "enjoyed meeting you and talking to you in Vegas" e-mail is very classy and often profitable.

Find the Hospitality Suite, if there is one. A lot of business gets done there. A lot of business also gets done in the hallways and coffee shops.

Now...some personal advice from somebody who's been to a lot of these things: you're there for *business.* Dress like you're there for business. (I'm not talking "three piece suit," but don't wear the t-shirt you wear to wash the car, no matter how comfortable it is.) Liquor flows like water, but no one is at their best for doing business drunk on their ass. You want to make a good impression on people with whom you might want to do business. You can't do that if you're slurring your words...and forgetting people you met.

Conventions are for business. Vegas will be there. You can always go back and visit the scenic things. I'd give them all a miss this time around.

12-27-2005	#5
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: My first trip to Internext, and to Vegas.... Johnny...take your cell phone and business cards. (Print out simple cards if you have to.) Make sure your cell phone will work in Vegas. (Know a LOT of people who ran into that problem in New Orleans.) Sit down and put your room phone # on the back of the cards. You're going to be exchanging cards with a zillion people. Make notes on the backs of the cards you get so that you won't end up staring at a card and wondering "who is this and why should I care?" Make sure you have a notebook and a couple of pens. Make notes on people you should contact when you get back home. A nice "enjoyed meeting you and talking to you in Vegas" e-mail is very classy and often profitable. Find the Hospitality Suite, if there is one. A lot of business gets done there. A lot of business also gets done in the hallways and coffee shops. Now...some personal advice from somebody who's been to a lot of these things: you're there for business. Dress like you're there for business. (I'm not talking "three piece suit," but don't wear the t-shirt you wear to wash the car, no matter how comfortable it is.) Liquor flows like water, but no one is at their best for doing business drunk on their ass. You want to make a good impression on people with whom you might want to do business. You can't do that if you're slurring your words...and forgetting people you met. Conventions are for business. Vegas will be there. You can always go back and visit the scenic things. I'd give them all a miss this time around.