Over the past several months, I have attended conferences galore to the point where I have (for better or worse) started to develop an opinion on how they operate and what makes a session worthwhile to attend. Now, for the naïve attendee (that was me just five months ago), many panel titles imply sessions filled with awesome tips, insights and, ultimately, strategy! Unfortunately though, a lot of the time, you just end up getting pitched for some sort of service. (more…)

Throughout my career I’ve attended more tradeshows than I can count: as an attendee, a service provider and a speaker.  After my most recent trip to Blogwell in NYC, I was reminded of a few key points to remember when attending a tradeshow. (more…)