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Shopping List for Trade Shows or dont go to NAMM hungry with out a plan
Making the most out of a trade show, conference and networking.
When you are going to larger scale events, make your shopping list in advance. Kind of a shopping list for trade shows to give you a better idea on how to make the most of out your time.
With some of these events, its like going to the supermarket when you’re hungry where you buy things you don’t need, or spend too much time running around with out a plan.
Not to say it isn’t fun to just walk the halls and experience it all, but… its a good chance you are there for a reason. Make the most out of it. The number one thing I hear from people going to The NAMM Show and other larger scale conferences is, I didn’t know you were there, I wish there was more time and I got caught up and didn’t have the chance to…(insert here)
In the middle of all the fun at Winter NAMM 2014 , make sure to get to the booths you want to get to, talking to the people you want to talk to and networking with by prepping that shopping list in advance.
Find out who you want to get with. Figure out where they are going to be and when they will be there. Then you can really make the most out of your time. That shopping list for trade shows can become a staple and helpful for future conferences and trade shows in the future too.
You can still have all the fun and look at all the wild stuff, but laying out a plan and having a little notepad, list on your phone or even a map with certain places checked off in advance can help you reach that much further and be that much more effective.
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On a personal note, I will be at NAMM 2014. I am staying a few blocks away. I am happy to catch up with friends and companies that I’ve connected with online but may have not met in person.
If you want me to stop by your booth or just to catch up, please send me a message with your company name, your booth number and your hall number as well as when you will be there at Anaheim Convention Center. More about NAMM at http://namm.org/
LW
Music Business Consultant, Speaker & Author Loren Weisman works to help, assist & consult independent artists, businesses, musicians, labels & managers to achieve sustainable success.
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