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Originally posted by gonzo@Dec 29 2004, 12:05 PM
Your a good sport.
Why dont you tell everyone your role and future plans for AVN?
How can Oprano help?
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Thanks for noticing...
I'd hate to be accused of spamming though! ..heh..
All kidding aside, I saw an opportunity to fix something that, from my perspective, needed a little fixing. I like AVN, and I think Internext is on the whole a very good show (I certainly couldn't imagine organizing something like that)... The problem was though that, again by my perception, both products have not done a very good job of communicating effectively with their audience... maybe they were just too busy putting out a magazine and organizing tradeshows. lol.. In the past we (adult companies) all bought big noisy booths at the shows, and ads in the mag because we saw it as a crucial part of how we were perceived by webmasters and competitors. During that time, AVN and Internext/ ia2000 had the luxury of taking orders and building accordingly. As we all know, times and marketing budgets have changed, AVN and Internext have to change too, in that they MUST market themselves, communicate well with YOU, provide top-notch customer service and reflect what YOU need these products to be.
There's so much potential value that we can all (in the industry) derive from attending and exhibiting at shows like Internext, and using AVN for promotions. It's important that these things exist, and it's equally as important that they exist in forms that best serve the needs of the marketplace.
...whew...
So... how Oprano can help ME... is to tell me what you want in an industry magazine, tradeshow and conference (Summer Internext is now a conference... so you don't HAVE to get a booth.)
Oh... I'm the Director of Marketing. LOL..
aly@avn.com