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“I would say at least 30
lines of cellular service have been closed from the event
including a 17 line sale. The list of
attendees alone has been a great tool for me and my team. The event also gave us a chance to work
with other counter parts in AT&T that
we've been trying to work with for many months.”
“From this one event alone, I
closed enough business for my whole month. When I walked in, there was coffee and
breakfast, we had a great lunch, and I even won a prize just for attending.”
“The turn out was phenomenal as while as the response
and closed business I received. The clientele selection was high caliber. . I
highly recommend the Horizon Events to anyone, What a difference you make!”
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“The feedback from my staff and the other IKON
representatives was outstanding. They
all felt that this was one of the most worthwhile shows that they have ever
participated in. You managed to gather the top executives from
many of the large commercial and government accounts in our area. Those are the people that my sales reps
strive to meet and talk with.”
“Great attendance.
Better than I expected.”
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“This was by far the best
show or event that we have ever been part of here in Spokane. The best part of the show was that the top
CEOs and CFOs from town were all present.
I have recommended to my counterparts in other cities to be on the
watch for Connect…”
“We appreciate your hard work in making this particular
show a success…. I know we will participate again next year!”
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“The small group format was excellent because it gave
us a chance to have an interactive dialog with the attendees. We had a great
turnout at all of our sessions and came away with a good list of
customer prospects.”
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“This was our first year participating and attending,
and it was certainly worth the time, effort and
resources involved. Very
few venues locally would have provided us with as much exposure and
visibility.”
“I was extremely impressed with the line up of top name participants and the
professionalism demonstrated by you team who coordinated the event.”
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“We have been involved in several seminars and
expositions, but Connect was by far the most
organized, attended and profitable. Our presentations throughout the day were
continually packed and we were able to develop several valuable
relationships.”
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“There were lots of companies there that we have been
courting for a long time but weren’t able to get to the right people. They have now more than paid for the cost
of this event. I would encourage every company to be part of this event.”
“Excellent opportunity to
network, share info, and learn.
Thanks. The event broadened my
understanding. I learned about new technologies
that I can pass on to my students/customers.”
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“Our presentations were the
most heavily attended and the Office Depot
people got very positive feed back from the people that attended the training
seminar.”
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“All in all, things
were fine from my angle as a presenter.
The audience was in line with expectations, many owners of small businesses, and exec/mgmt level of local larger
organizations (banking, etc.).”
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“I felt that it had a better
turn out of people than we had anticipated, and the caliber of
people that were their was great. Most of all Rich I appreciated the way you
made us feel so welcome.”
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“With a targeted, focused audience -- key decision
makers ready to do business -- Connect was a cost-effective, and lucrative
way to network and put the Cardservice International name in front of those
who can make things happen. We look
forward to attending additional shows across the
country -- shows that put our agents in front of the targeted
audience we expect.”
“I am pleased with the results and I feel it will benefit my business. I felt the show was very well organized.”
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"I often consult other companies in the area
about software and equipment. Staying abreast of what
is going on in the industry as well as who I can go to for
information in the area is critical to my job."
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“The unique format of this event provides the ability
to speak with future customers in a comfortable setting. With a small audience, it is less
intimidating for the attendees to discuss their initiatives and challenges.”
“The Connect workshops are a great opportunity for
C-level business people to gain awareness of new technologies, network with other firms in the area and compare
firms within the technologies industry.”
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“I felt that the quality of the audience was
excellent. Many of them were people
that we had been trying to get to see.
I prefer to work with events like this where you don't get a lot of students or non-buyers, but
you see people that are interested and qualified.”
“I thought you put on a good event in Salt
Lake City. I
liked the format where you had companies who attend our seminar leave a
registration card with their name, address... This allowed us
to follow up with those individuals that were interested in our solution.”
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“Good event. We
were a vendor and this event was a great way to
meet the right decision makers.
The contacts that we made were great.
Yes, I would recommend it.”
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“The whole event was very organized, everyone was very
nice, and all in all I felt it was an event that was very worthwhile for Qwest.”
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“It was a great event.
I made many contacts and appreciate the list of attendees. We would most
likely attend another event in the future.”
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“Overall it was extremely worthwhile. It was a great format, unlike any we've
participated in before. It was nice to
have a captive audience rather than trying to
"reel" people in with a typical trade show type
setting. It was great to act as an
expert on industry topics and have people there who were genuinely
interested.”
“Very well organized.
Excellent treatment of major sponsors. The quality of the attendees was excellent
and the leads were good.”
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“I first presented at the Connect event as a keynote
speaker a few years ago, and I have to say it was every bit as rewarding this
year. We
have already closed sales from a couple of individuals we met
there, and expect to expand on that during the next few months.”
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“The Bremerton
ECRC would be delighted to be part of any future
endeavor that you might host.
If you foster any other e-commerce centered event, in any of these
eight states, please contact us at the earliest opportunity. Thanks for your professionalism.”
“We appreciated the opportunity of hosting a meeting
room and moderating several “relevant to today’s high-tech business”
roundtable discussions.
Judging
by the standing room only capacity, the
topics and discussions were well received by the audience. The Connect event was well attended…, most
of whom represent a part of our region where an increase in our outreach
efforts is underway.”
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“The event was very well
attended and provided an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas
to take advantage of emerging communications technologies. Convergent Communications, together with
strategic partner Cisco Systems, presented compelling topics to justify
business adaptation to the Internet economy.”
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“Both Kim Stout and I felt that the event was very well
organized. We enjoyed meeting new
people in Ventura this was a good vehicle for us to get
ADTRAN's
name out since Kim has not been able to focus on this area much.”
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“I have forwarded your name to our VP of Marketing,
with a recommendation that we pursue other Connect conferences throughout the
U.S.”
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“I participate in 15 to 20 shows per year and I cannot
remember a show that I’ve attended where it seems all the “small” details
were thought of. I had never written a
letter before to a trade show organizer but your
attention to the details left an impression on me.”
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“All of us at
SonicWall and our vendor partner Lanspeed were most
impressed by the number of quality opportunities we were exposed
to.”
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“Advantsys hopes to
close a minimum of $50,000 in network consulting business and installation
business over the next six weeks, and strives to hit $250,000 by the close of 2001.”
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“Because of our previous experience with this
conference, we knew what to expect -- a good show! And it
was. We have a lead list of over 500 local business and government decision makers,
along with a list of the attendee's who sat in on our briefings.”
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“You obviously know how to
produce a show of this type.
The level of the attendees was as advertised, senior people, capable
of making decisions for their organizations.
Scandoc has some solid opportunities which I believe can put some real
$$ on the bottom line.”
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“…The day after Connect I
delivered the product and recouped the entire cost of
presenting. All
in all, everything about the show was fantastic including attendance,
organization, banners, and your staff.
There is no way I could have put on a more successful seminar
myself. If I had to choose between
doing a trade show or presenting at a Connect Briefing, I’d choose Connect
every time.”
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“Nearly all of the attendees were in technical or
executive level management. The “by invite only” format of this conference is ideal
for local businesses desiring to reach the decision makers in their market.”
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“Connect was a great event. The quality of the audiences was good. I had some great
networking opportunities and thought the overall event was great for
the professional people in Spokane. Thanks for the opportunity.”
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“The attendees of this conference were high-level executives
who were looking for ways to use technology to achieve bottom line results.
We expect to have a future discussion with at least 30 % of all the
attendees.”
“We focus on doing a lot of local events and
exhibitions every year. We were
pleased to have participated in Connect.”
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“You brought together some of the Twin Cities best decision makers for a one-day event focused
on technology solutions. We
participate in a number of trade shows and seminars but dollar for dollar your event has been one of the best
business-generating events we have participated in.”
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“The event was well planned and executed. We found the participants to be
knowledgeable decision maker/directors.
Overall we were impressed with the turnout
and quality of the attendees. Great work!”
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“You have all the formulas
down pat and it works. The
format, private room and small informal groups, enables the speaker to often
tailor his remark to the audience, creating a much more meaningful
exchange. I can confirm that we have
developed some very serious new prospects from this event.”
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“The caliber of participant,
facility, and outstanding preparation exceeded our expectations. Connect provided the perfect venue for
stating our case to the corporate decision makers in the Phoenix
area. I expect to see great returns on
our investment in Connect, please let us know next time you are in town.”
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“Working in the Communications Industry for over 20
years, I have attended as well as presented at numerous trade shows. Connect was by far the most positive experience I have yet to realize
at a trade show. The attendee’s were
the most qualified and interested audience I have ever had the pleasure to
present to.”
“Very informative! I have learned what my competition is, as
well met some new contacts that I can refer future clients to.”
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“The briefing room format provides a great way to
interact with a good number of interested participants in a one to one
environment. In comparison to trade
shows we have participated in, this event appears to offer a much higher Return On Investment.”
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“I found the turn out to be very strong for these
events (especially in the morning) with sharp inquisitive people
attending. I also found that Connect was
well organized and set up well to allow me to
follow up cleanly with all the attendees who came to my particular
talks. I have followed up with those
who attended my seminars and have gotten a greater than 30% of them to set initial appointments with enthusiasm.”
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“Because everyone had to pay,
both exhibitors as well as attendees, it created an atmosphere of only
serious customers. It was a very good
networking environment with some very good speakers.”
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“We were very pleased with the professionalism
displayed by your staff throughout the event.
The response to our product as a result of the Connect event has been
overwhelming. We have had very
positive feedback from the participants; the format of inviting key decision makers to the event really sets you
apart from other trade shows.”
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“My company is a newer one, and this venue provided an excellent opportunity for us to introduce ourselves…. The support provided after this event has
also been well-planned.”
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“The audience was very good – a lot of decision makers, executives, etc. I thought you did a very good job in
advance of providing people support to best market their individual
presentation.”
“We have been working the leads from the event since
and have even gotten one contract from it.
The approach is excellent, a much more
focused one than others.
The audience was targeted and just right.”
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“The attendees at the Executive Sessions where I spoke
were lively and engaged in the presentation, and represented the decision-making tier of Executives so often
missing from other comparable conferences.
I expect to follow up with several people I met at the conference for
potential sales and business development partnerships.”
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“The Connect event was well organized and the quality
of the attendees was very high. We sent a follow up letter to everyone in the Connect
database.”
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“The audience was exactly as you advertised: hundreds of CEOs, administrators, and agency heads. Everyone who talked to me between briefings
was a decision maker. We will be
sending a follow-up letter to all the participants on the diskette you
provided. The format of Connect is
particularly good because it goes far beyond the standard “convention” event. It is a great environment for warm
leads. You’ve
hit on a great formula.”
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“It’s a shame you only come around every three of four
years! The attendance at my briefings
was more than twice what I expected. If
I do the business I expect, I will have regained
my investment ten fold.
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“The briefings were intimate enough to make real
contact with the attendees, yet large enough to ensure that we could sweep a
few prospects out of the event. Your outside salespeople did the hard work,
bringing in the decision-makers from regional companies. Now, we just need to land their business
with the right products and services.”
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“I commend the organizers of this conference, as they
left no stone unturned to make it successful for both the attendees and the
exhibitors. We are now in the process
of our follow-up with those attendees who visited our booth and what was most
helpful was to have a complete listing of the
attendees, on disc, which was distributed to the exhibitors at the
close of the conference.”
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“I was very impressed with the caliber of those you
drew to the event overall and the quality of attendees at our
presentations. They fact that they
chose us over all the other impressive technological bells and whistles being
offered made the very qualified prospects
for us. Thank you for your excellent
service. Even with such short notice,
I was amazed at how your organization covered all the bases and provided for
us as though we had set it up months in advance!”
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“Thank you for allowing me to showcase our firm through
both exhibiting and presenting a Supersession topic, “End the War,” which was
well received by the audience. Connect was well attended…, most of whom represent our
target market. We are new
in our Sacramento location. This event was the most target-focused that
we have participated in to date.”
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“In building our Briefing Session content we were
careful to engineer it from a truly educational platform. In doing so, we were able to generate
interest in Employee Solutions without hard-selling our audience. This approach has
set the stage for building long-term customer relationships.”
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“It was very much my pleasure doing the Q&A panel at
Connect. It was also great to meet you and your staff at the
event. I will look forward to hearing from you again next year.”
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“The exposure was good, and the
audience was at a level we expected.” (quote taken from The Phoenix Business
Journal,
July
7, 2000 – follow this link to the full article, one of the
“Leading Stories” for the week).
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“Your event was so well
attended, we were forced to turn people away from almost every
session. The people attending your
event were the decision-makers and technical people that we target for the
training we offer. Many events ten times
that size would not attract the size
of select audience Connect did. I can
not yet estimate the training contracts that will result from attending this
event, I can only tell you that I was able to touch a large select audience
quicker and easier than any event which I have participated.”
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“I was very impressed with
the caliber of people attending the conference. As a
vendor I appreciated the various opportunities available to us to thru
Connect that were not offered at other trade shows.”
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“Last year's event was
excellent. The feedback I
have universally pointed to a solid line-up of highly informed speakers
giving very technical information.”
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“I think the event was well
attended and by decision makers.
Best wishes for continued success.”
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“One of the most impressive aspects of this event was
the amount of help that was provided to us as we planned our briefing topics. The feedback and counsel we received in
these areas helped our briefings to be ‘standing
room only’ all day.
Although
it is geared to be an informational event, the return on our investment has
been tremendous.”
“Exhibiting at your conference was a new experience for
our young company, and I have to say that my
expectations were blown away.
The qualified and interested attendees, as well as the excellent
exhibitors, mixed to create a very memorable and informative event.”
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“Virtually all the attendees we spoke with at the Connect
show were decision makers…. Students, consultants, and “tire kickers” dominate the
other show in town. Next
year, COMSTOR would like to be on the presentation agenda as well as an
exhibitor.”
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“Connect represented a break-through for our
region… Connect provided us with valuable contacts with potential customers and power
visibility for our organization.
It also provided a way for us to bring together an unusually large
business networking organization.”
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“We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of
attendees. Their interest in our
business will likely pay back in multiples
of our investment in Connect. In light
of our economy, events like yours are a valuable medium to achieve not only
sustained business but continued growth.”
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“The Connect show provided us more solid leads than all the good leads combined over the
last 5 years from the other technical trade show that we have been
attending. Virtually, all the
attendees that we spoke with at the Connect show were decision makers, or
influential in the decision process at their organization. Students, consultants and “tire kickers”
dominate the other shows in town.”
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“We made lots of contacts and sold several systems within the first three days. It is amazing how many people we did not
know who have been doing business here for over a year. I would recommend your show to any company
looking to increase sales.”
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“All the exhibitor booths had good participant “visibility”
and we had a stead stream of prospects throughout the day. I was particularly impressed with the range
of occupations represented at Connect.
I was expecting to find the usual Information Technology crowd, but
was pleasantly surprised to find, in addition, many teachers and government
agency employees attending.”
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“The event was exactly as it was presented to us. The quality of the attendees was high, and we were able to contact the right people on a one-to-one
basis. We have had positive
results already, and feel that it was a very worthwhile event. Sign Express staff regularly attend shows
and events for exposure, and the Connect project was superior to most.”
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“Clearly the quality and
quantity of attendees and exhibitors made the difference for us,
and we look forward to participating next year.”
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“Very Well Done. The benefits are
too numerous to mention.”
“As an event sponsor,
we were so excited to be able to address over 200 of our community’s top
business executives in the general session.
The Connect event was exceptionally well organized and executed. Everyone I dealt
with was more than happy to bend over backwards to accommodate me.”
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“We were very excited to be invited to something
different and innovative! Technology Briefings specifically addressed our
industry. What a wonderful concept. It was something that we could really
sink our teeth into. The organization
of this conference was highly professional. There were updates, agendas (with
branding), and first class customer service.
We felt as though we were guests,
not just a company that was taking up space at a booth handing out flyers.”
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“Excellent – Very well put together, friendly staff,
good food, ran smoothly. Can’t wait
until next time. Incredible leads from being a vendor. I would ABSOLUTELY
recommend this event to others.”
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“Connect was one of the best
organized shows we have participated in. Registration was quite painless, and any
assistance we required, was given in a timely manner. Connect was really a first class
operation.”
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“”Well organized.
Good participation from attendees as well as exhibitors. I will work very
hard to make sure we contact all the leads we got today.”
“Very well organized – great
companies participated. I
am following up with several companies that were here today. Tons of information.
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