Comments on: Getting the most out of conferences before you go https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html The small town and rural business resource Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: January 2013 - Get these conferences into your budget https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-9673 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:13:07 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-9673 […] Becky has written a couple of really helpful Small Biz Survival posts about getting more out of conferences. Start with this one: Getting the most out of conferences before you go. […]

]]> By: Make the most of being at a conference https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-6522 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:02:59 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-6522 […] prepared ahead of time for that big conference. Now you find yourself at the event. What can you do to get more out of […]

]]> By: Becky McCray https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-4526 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:12:08 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-4526 Oscar, it is that unpreparedness that motivated me to write this post.

Nancy, thanks for the PR related items for before, during and after. Also, Nancy, please do not use your business name in place of your real name on your comments here. Thank you.

]]> By: Nancy@krtmarketing https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-4525 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:48:20 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-4525 Great list.
From a PR standpoint, if you are speaking on a panel:
Is your biography and fact sheet in the press room and online on your website?

Are you able to obtain a list of press attending the conference?

Make sure you have PLENTY of business cards to hand out after your presentation.

Have your twitter handle on your business card if you are active on Twitter.

Be sure to collect business cards from MEDIA in attendance. Make notes of what they require on their card and FOLLOW UP after the show.

Consider adding public relations into your marketing budget.

]]> By: Oscar Gonzalez https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-4524 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:31:07 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-4524 Excellent advise. Its a shame so many people show up unprepared and then they miss so much from each conference. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Becky McCray https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-4523 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:57:08 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-4523 Carl, you absolutely may look ahead. Thanks for that idea. It answers a question Deb Ng and I were discussing yesterday. I’ll be sure to include it next week.

]]> By: Carl Natale https://smallbizsurvival.com/2011/02/getting-most-out-of-conferences-before.html#comment-4522 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:01:31 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=431#comment-4522 Good tips. These will help.

Can I look ahead and offer a tip for when you actually make it to the conference? Pay attention to the questions that people ask – especially in the sessions.

These questions are insights into what your market needs. This is why I often attend sessions that cover subjects I’m very familiar with. I want to know what other people don’t know.

That information helps me choose what to write about and what services to offer. It’s market research.

Again, thank you for the tips.

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