StageTimer · B2B · countdown timer for stage speakers
Visit an industry trade show without a booth
No business done; very expensive
Failedevents
What they did
Went to one physical trade show as visitors (no booth) to see what happens.
What happened
No business done; trade shows are for announcing things if already known, or for sales meetings; very expensive
“We went to We went to one, we didn't have a booth.”
“we found out that on trade shows you don't really do business.”
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