Trade shows, why don't we let in the general public?

[SirMoby]

1. Do you think we could convince a large number of potential customers to travel to a trade show where they can meet their favorite webmasters, designers or even on-line personality? Consumers have to spend money to get to a trade show so there needs to be some motivation and I'm not sure that exists. Sure a few might spend $1,000s on a trip to meet an on-line model or two but I don't think that's the typical customer.

2. Most of us have spent their entire sales and marketing career on-line and may be very uncomfortable marketing in a face to face environment. While I've spent 20 years of my former career in front of crowds educating, selling and marketing I don't think that's our typical profile.

Bottom line: Currently I think the consumer prefers the anonymity of the on-line transaction and probably doesn't have the desire appear in public. Those of us selling to the consumers probably don't really want the face to face communications.

Originally Posted by SirMoby

1. Do you think we could convince a large number of potential customers to travel to a trade show where they can meet their favorite webmasters, designers or even on-line personality? Consumers have to spend money to get to a trade show so there needs to be some motivation and I'm not sure that exists. Sure a few might spend $1,000s on a trip to meet an on-line model or two but I don't think that's the typical customer.

2. Most of us have spent their entire sales and marketing career on-line and may be very uncomfortable marketing in a face to face environment. While I've spent 20 years of my former career in front of crowds educating, selling and marketing I don't think that's our typical profile.

Bottom line: Currently I think the consumer prefers the anonymity of the on-line transaction and probably doesn't have the desire appear in public. Those of us selling to the consumers probably don't really want the face to face communications.

1. So you've never been into the AVN in Vegas or Venus in Berlin. Lot's of fans and THE MEDIA turn up.

2. Good point, some people would be best kept in the background.

Bottom line is consumers love to meet the DVD porn people, Ron Jeremy, Sean Michaels, Jemma Jameson, I rest my case.

I understand the fear of some people meeting surfers and explaining why we, as an industry, have invaded their computers. But if it's such a good tool for the DVD porn side why not us? Or can't we grow?

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham2

1. So you've never been into the AVN in Vegas or Venus in Berlin. Lot's of fans and THE MEDIA turn up.

Why would you make a false statement like that Paul? Aren't you a legitimate business man that's above making false statements?

What on-line female personality gets 1/2 the attention that Jenna, Briana or Tera does?