Comments on: My Love / Hate Relationship With Trade Shows http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/my-love-hate-relationship-with-trade-shows/ Dedicated to Your Exhibiting Success Fri, 18 May 2012 14:28:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Thimmesch http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/my-love-hate-relationship-with-trade-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-6707 Mike Thimmesch Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:18:34 +0000 http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/?p=1762#comment-6707 Viv, If you have no one at your company to help, then get some temporary help to enter the data into your customer relationship management database. Call a temp service and get them going on it right away. It's worth the investment, because those leads will get cold pretty quickly. You may even want to hire a temp at the trade show, who can enter the leads into a computer as you get them, so that you are really ready to go once the show ends. Viv,

If you have no one at your company to help, then get some temporary help to enter the data into your customer relationship management database. Call a temp service and get them going on it right away. It’s worth the investment, because those leads will get cold pretty quickly. You may even want to hire a temp at the trade show, who can enter the leads into a computer as you get them, so that you are really ready to go once the show ends.

]]> By: Viv http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/my-love-hate-relationship-with-trade-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-6659 Viv Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:25:05 +0000 http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/?p=1762#comment-6659 Great article; just 1 re: "the hands of an eager, pre-assigned team member, who already has the follow-up letter and fulfillment packets ready," etc. - Any hints if you as the trade show attendee are also this same person? I now have a pile of business cards- some with notes & some without, and a bunch of scanned leads. Other than the obvious, handle the most urgent requests first, any hints on how to organize your follow-thru? (And handle the rest of your normal workload plus that which had piled up while you were gone.) Feel free to point me to any articles already out there. Thanks Great article; just 1 re: “the hands of an eager, pre-assigned team member, who already has the follow-up letter and fulfillment packets ready,” etc. – Any hints if you as the trade show attendee are also this same person? I now have a pile of business cards- some with notes & some without, and a bunch of scanned leads. Other than the obvious, handle the most urgent requests first, any hints on how to organize your follow-thru? (And handle the rest of your normal workload plus that which had piled up while you were gone.) Feel free to point me to any articles already out there. Thanks

]]> By: Mike Thimmesch http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/my-love-hate-relationship-with-trade-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-4745 Mike Thimmesch Mon, 24 May 2010 15:20:47 +0000 http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/?p=1762#comment-4745 Traci, I didn't really know, but I sure hoped you'd read it! When there isn't enough time for a long vacation, then take that mini-vacation! That picture from Key Biscayne was taken early in the morning of my late morning flight home. I had all of 2 hours, but even that little time really did clear my head. I definitely would have called you in Philly had it been a more recent show -- that trip was back when TS2 was there several years ago. I'll be sure to look you up the next time I'm there. Traci,

I didn’t really know, but I sure hoped you’d read it!

When there isn’t enough time for a long vacation, then take that mini-vacation! That picture from Key Biscayne was taken early in the morning of my late morning flight home. I had all of 2 hours, but even that little time really did clear my head.

I definitely would have called you in Philly had it been a more recent show — that trip was back when TS2 was there several years ago. I’ll be sure to look you up the next time I’m there.

]]> By: Traci Browne http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/my-love-hate-relationship-with-trade-shows/comment-page-1/#comment-4737 Traci Browne Mon, 24 May 2010 13:13:32 +0000 http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/?p=1762#comment-4737 Now how did you know I was going to read this? But of course I read them all because I either learn something or laugh or both. I don't think people realize how great it is for your psyche to attach an extra day for a mini vacation. One more day won't hurt a thing! I always hated that I could not retire clothes for the season. It might be snowing here in Philly but had to dig out the warm weather clothes for the trade show. Can't believe you didn't call me when you were here in Philly! Let's not make a habit of that. Now how did you know I was going to read this? But of course I read them all because I either learn something or laugh or both.

I don’t think people realize how great it is for your psyche to attach an extra day for a mini vacation. One more day won’t hurt a thing! I always hated that I could not retire clothes for the season. It might be snowing here in Philly but had to dig out the warm weather clothes for the trade show.

Can’t believe you didn’t call me when you were here in Philly! Let’s not make a habit of that.

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