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VISIT OUR VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL
PodiatryExpo took place on August 12-13,2020 and was created to provide a much-needed VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL to keep DPMs connected with their trusted vendors… and to introduce DPMs to new products and services available – directly from the home and/or office!
Due to the success of this event, we decided to maintain an exhibit hall all year long where you can access educational information – and fantastic specials!
Our current exhibit it hall includes providers of the following products/services:
Class IV Laser | Foot Padding Supplies | Marketing | Orthotics | Pathology Services | Surgical Instruments | Wound Care | Dispensing
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Be honest - are you ready for the month that's made for you?!! Obviously I'm talking about FOOT HEALTH AWARNESS MONTH. Every year, I urge DPMs to use the 90 days (January - March) to plan an epic marketing/communications/awareness campaign to launch on April 1. 90 days may seem like [...]
Collateral Damage: Get Rid of Those Printed Materials
One of my favorite things to (teasingly) make fun of, especially at conferences / exhibit halls because it's so prevalent, are the individuals that freak out when they think they're going to waste their collateral materials. Oh no!!! I printed those materials for everyone to see, but I don't want [...]
Reruns Are a Good Thing
You Heard It Before... But Now It Means Something Else If you are a creature of habit (like we all are) you probably go to many of the same meetings each year. No agenda is ever copied & pasted from year to year, but when you continue to hit [...]
Tricks of the Trade for Vendors
CONQUERING CONFERENCES, THE HORRORS OF HOVERING
Clearly I love alliteration..... ANYWAY. People used to be shocked when they learned that the number one fear among people is public speaking. Please note: I don't know if current research shows that this is still accurate. When I taught public speaking at Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) and Midstate [...]
MY 10 PAGES, Random reflections from what we’re currently reading.
CONTINUED... THE GOAL IS IRRELEVANT Last month, I shared my thoughts regarding goals. I know I said they were irrelevant, which is a bold statement and not entirely the point in terms of face value; instead the main idea was that we are not able to control the result. We [...]
MARKETING MASTERY, THEIR SUCCESS IS YOUR SUCCESS
Being in a business that does not sell directly to the end-user is quite a different playing field than working in consumer sales. For me, the biggest challenge has always been the lack of control in regard to selling to the end-user (the patient). When I was the marketing director [...]
Tricks of the Trade for Meeting Planners
ARTICLES WORTH SHARING; WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH POSTERS?
I'm going to be 100% honest... the poster area of an exhibit hall is one that I just don't have much to say about. The only thing I can say I know about the posters is that most exhibitors find no value in being near them. I'm going to cut [...]
DO YOU HAVE TO CHARGE FOR EVERYTHING?
LET'S ALL WIN WITH A FEW FREEBIES If you've read my previous articles, you know that I start a lot of these the same way; by beating a dead horse that is one of a few foundational challenges for every meeting. So I'm going to do it again... Costs. Costs [...]
TIMING YOUR MEETING MARKETING
THIS REPORT JUST MADE IT SO MUCH EASIER TO PREP Having worked with several different organizations and types of people while putting on a meeting, it is often a point of contention with how the meeting should be marketed, how much should be budgeted for marketing, and who is in [...]
MEETING TESTIMONIALS
I thought it was very well organized. I learned quite a bit and will incorporate into my practice.
I would’ve liked the potential to be more than 25 hours and I would’ve liked more surgical topics.
I would’ve liked more companies for more surgical products
All in all I thought the quality of the seminar in the talks were excellent. Well organized with experience speakers
Excellent program
Everyone interested in Minimal invasive foot surgery needs to attend
We were unsure how the schedule change would be received but it seem fine. Wednesdays scheduled exhibit hall closure in the afternoon was pointless. We stayed at our booth because our booth traffic did not stop. There was grumbling about the reception Wednesday evening and the cost of the drinks.
very beneficial and relatable to everyday practice and patient visits. A very handy workbook was also dispensed
The hands on workshops bring the program to a higher level. You don’t just hear the lectures but you practice on the products.
Excellent meeting with variety of lectures given by knowledgeable and charismatic clinicians.
Interesting and different content. All relevant to practicing Podiatric surgeons
Amount of credit commensurate with hours of lectures and price.
Chicago is never the cheapest but it is easy to get to from anywhere and the accommodations and organization was more than adequate.
Excellent meeting would attend again.
This meeting, like wound care conferences is extremely well organized. For all three days the attendees are in the exhibit hall, the vendors are slammed with visitors. Great conversations with attendees, who seem genuinely interested in the products offered. The exhibit hall is open for three hours each day, which makes for a good day not only for vendors but attendees as well. We always come back from this meeting feeling very positive and that our goals met.
The SAM conference is one of my personal favorites. This year definitely seemed a bit slower as far as traffic in the exhibit hall but registration numbers were good. I did feel that organization and communication were a bit lacking this year. Also, typically we can register for the next year’s conference on site at the current conference and I don’t think that was an option this year. It helps to pre-register when it comes to these larger conferences. The Disney Coronado Springs was a beautiful venue. A lot of walking from the room to the conference center but the weather was delightful so it wasn’t a problem. Also, as an exhibitor there are a lot of costs involved at any conference, it would have been a nice gesture if the conference coordinator would’ve taken time to come to each booth and say thank you.
Highly organized, on time , excellent mix of content.
New Port is an excellent venue, easily accessible from the north and South. Had nice mix of doctors from New York and New England.
Engaging exhibitors , excellent opportunity to see new technology and order office supplies from old favorites.
The exhibit hall had some traffic the entire time; never a moment of complete silence like many shows. Hours for exhibit hall was the perfect amount – two full days is all you need. Shipping exhibit materials was easy and convenient.