Are Trade Shows a thing of the past?

[tony404]

I think people also dont realize you really dont need to be face to face to do business anymore. When I was a headhunter I placed board room level executives never met anyone. I couldnt tell you that the ceo's who wrote the checks to us or the guys I placed looked like. When I was with a dotcom I did a deals with a large dotcoms and marketers never met anyone.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by tony404

I think people also dont realize you really dont need to be face to face to do business anymore. When I was a headhunter I placed board room level executives never met anyone. I couldnt tell you that the ceo's who wrote the checks to us or the guys I placed looked like. When I was with a dotcom I did a deals with a large dotcoms and marketers never met anyone.

The value of shows for me, in terms of doing new business, is those new contacts with people that I've never worked with before, that I'd never spoken with or often never even heard of before meeting them at a show. The shows just put everyone in the same place at the same time.