Conferences are such a pain in the butt, for the following reasons:
- You’re on your feet almost all the time – total opposite from being on your butt in the office
- Sustenance is hard to come by – demand usually outstrips supply and prices of even a simple sandwich skyrockets
- You get people-spammed left right centre – all sorts of people try to convince you that your company needs their products and services
- You meet too many new people, too quickly – before you know it, the person in front of you gets replaced by someone new, and you’ve forgotten what his/her name was. How absolutely impersonal
- Your weekends get burnt preparing for a successful trade show
- Worse than that? Your Valentine’s day gets burnt as well! Sweet…
But but but but but…if you dig deeper, it ain’t that bad:
- Free plane ticket to ’scope out’ the destination city/country – not quite enough time to tour the place proper, but pretty good to just get your feet wet and know where to go the next time you come back
- Nice change of pace – from the humdrum of the white-collared worker’s life
- The thrill – of helping the companies you bring up to exhibit score a lead
- Daily allowance from IDA! $$$$$ you can save a bit if you scrimp some here and there
*work-in-progress post*
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