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Last month's "Tricks of the Trade" for focused on utilizing your time at meetings to the MAXIMUM. One of the ways this is possible is to use all of the unique situations you're in while you're on site for social media. The main message was: "EVERYTHING IS CONTENT." Click here [...]
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RAPPORT - JUST ANOTHER BUZZ WORD. You've likely read about or been in a sales training session when the concept of "building a rapport" with your client(s) comes up. For me, the term "rapport" is thrown around as loosely as "I love you." Creating and maintaining rapport with your [...]
Content is Queen
Provide value by building know-like-trust. “You can copy the recipe, but the sauce won’t taste the same.” -Kim Kardashian Kim said it best. She’s reminding us that we can share our tips and secrets and tools to help our colleagues and even - gasp! - our competitors but we all [...]
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Four years into these newsletters, one would think we would have hit on this topic already, right?! Well, better late than never! Plus, so much has changed in the exhibiting space, that choosing the "right booth" now has different variables compared to years past. Obviously, your budget will play a [...]
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Strengthen Your Strengths
If you've read over this entire newsletter, you likely caught that I've taken notice of the "hot topic" of pediatrics in podiatry. It also may have you thinking, "Oh no.... I don't have a pediatric track in my agenda!" Don't stress!! Just because something is seemingly trending, doesn't mean every [...]
Bite Off One Change At A Time
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LATEST ARTICLES
Tricks of the Trade for DPMs
CLINICAL CORNER WITH DR. RICHIE
Richie Brace® or Custom Foot Orthotic for Adult Acquired Flatfoot? Clinicians often debate whether the initial treatment of the Adult Acquired Flatfoot (AAF) should start with custom foot orthotic therapy or should proceed directly with a custom Richie Brace®. While foot orthoses can be effective in the early stages of [...]
Prepare for Your Vendor Experience
We always preach planning for your upcoming meetings in an effort to help you maximize your experience. It's been two whole years since we first created our "My Meeting Exhibit Hall Plan" DPM Download. So, this is a helpful reminder to utilize this tool (and our other downloads) to prepare your [...]
Break Out of Your Social Media Shell Plus a Special Interview with Dr. Sarah Haller
Last month's "Tricks of the Trade" for focused on utilizing your time at meetings to the MAXIMUM. One of the ways this is possible is to use all of the unique situations you're in while you're on site for social media. The main message was: "EVERYTHING IS CONTENT." Click here [...]
Tricks of the Trade for Vendors
The Art of Mirroring to Enhance Client Rapport
RAPPORT - JUST ANOTHER BUZZ WORD. You've likely read about or been in a sales training session when the concept of "building a rapport" with your client(s) comes up. For me, the term "rapport" is thrown around as loosely as "I love you." Creating and maintaining rapport with your [...]
Content is Queen
Provide value by building know-like-trust. “You can copy the recipe, but the sauce won’t taste the same.” -Kim Kardashian Kim said it best. She’s reminding us that we can share our tips and secrets and tools to help our colleagues and even - gasp! - our competitors but we all [...]
Location Location Location
Four years into these newsletters, one would think we would have hit on this topic already, right?! Well, better late than never! Plus, so much has changed in the exhibiting space, that choosing the "right booth" now has different variables compared to years past. Obviously, your budget will play a [...]
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If you've read the DPM and Vendor Tips in this month's newsletter, you've noticed that I am strongly encouraging all of us to get out of the house and get to a meeting. But wait, you're a meeting planner. Why would you go to a meeting? We don't know what [...]
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If you've read over this entire newsletter, you likely caught that I've taken notice of the "hot topic" of pediatrics in podiatry. It also may have you thinking, "Oh no.... I don't have a pediatric track in my agenda!" Don't stress!! Just because something is seemingly trending, doesn't mean every [...]
Bite Off One Change At A Time
Over the last couple of years Ann and I have had the unique privilege of consulting with meeting planners to assist in making positive changes for both DPMs and exhibitors. For a while it seemed that many people in both of these target audiences felt that meeting planners either just [...]
MEETING TESTIMONIALS
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.
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.
Excellent program
Everyone interested in Minimal invasive foot surgery needs to attend
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.
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.
very beneficial and relatable to everyday practice and patient visits. A very handy workbook was also dispensed
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.
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
The hands on workshops bring the program to a higher level. You don’t just hear the lectures but you practice on the products.
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.
MEETING TESTIMONIALS
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.
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.
Excellent program
Everyone interested in Minimal invasive foot surgery needs to attend
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.
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.
very beneficial and relatable to everyday practice and patient visits. A very handy workbook was also dispensed
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.
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
The hands on workshops bring the program to a higher level. You don’t just hear the lectures but you practice on the products.
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.