What to Expect When You’re Expected Onsite
As one of the newest members of the MRA team, I have been encouraged to reflect on my recent onsite conference experiences. I have made several observations and learned valuable tools that can be used when planning future events. With only two under my belt so far this year, I would say I am just beginning to make memories to share with others, but I can give a brief overview of my last trip to the BbWorld Transact event that took place at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
While recently speaking with a colleague about my last trip, she asked me a few questions that proved to be very insightful and useful as I begin to prepare for upcoming events. Read more
Know Before-You-Go:The First Time Attendees’ Guide for Navigating the Exhibit Hall
Many of us in the event management world have attended a variety of tradeshows, exhibitions, conventions, seminars, symposiums, meetings, summits, and conferences to know how to get the most out of the event experience. We typically know the whole process including the what, where and when before we even get there. We are planners, by nature, and have a ‘logistics’ mind-set in which we tend to operate with on a day-to-day basis. We are ready!
But what about the non-event professional? What about the consumer, the expo novice, and the convention center rookie? What about the first-time conference goer? For the first time attendee, making the most out of the allotted exhibit hall hours can be a challenge. Expo hours typically offer opportunities to meet, interact and learn from product and service representatives. Time in the exhibit hall can also coincide with networking opportunities and occasionally compete with sessions. So how does the novice buyer or influencer take advantage of all the educational and social resources your exhibition has to offer?
