Re: critics about our presence at LinuxTag 2004

Alexander Schmehl wrote:
> > > - If you are at the booth, and female visitors come to you, don't stare
> > > at their breasts (or at least don't dislocate to do so).
> > > Possible solution: Don't allow female visitors to enter the exhibition
> > > hall.
> > Err... *cough*
>
> Okay if you don't like this solution, what about giving the booth
> personal those kind of collar bandages with which you can't look down?

Sounds like fun.

> > If merchandise at the booth takes too much space, and the booth should
> > be used for the projects' products after all and not for merchandise,
> > we can move merchandise into the Stadthalle. The left bar is unused
> > except for business congress registration. There's also a bit of
> > storage space within the counter. It could be separated into 1-4
> > parts for 1-4 projects.
>
> I don't think a general merchandising booth would work very well. People
> come to us to buy from us, and to support us. The "key ties" (what is
> the englisch word for "Schlüsselband?") sold well at our booth, while
> they were shelf warmer at Kernel Concept and LinuxLand.

lanyards

Well, you choose. Sponsored booths in the exhibition hall are not
sponsored to create income for large projects that also do
merchandising. They are meant to help them present their work.

> I fear, if we tell our visitors "Please visit the mechandising booth in
> the other hall" they won't spend as much money as they did the last
> years.
>
> Great god, did I really argued with the sales volume? I need a break...

I wonder if the priority became "selling stuff" instead of "presenting stuff"
recently.

Regards,

        Joey

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