WPRP’s Insider Tips for MODEX 2016
Around this time every couple of years, we start getting pretty excited around the WPRP offices. Why? Because the MODEX show is once again fast approaching. We’ve been attending MODEX shows for several years now, and we’ve always found them to be great networking and learning experiences. Now that we’ve been to a few MODEX shows and have gotten the hang of how to maximize the utility of our time there, we wanted to share a few of our tips with those who are new to the show, as well as those who simply feel like they have room for improvement when it comes to how they spend their time there. We’ve distilled what we’ve learned into a few primary tips that will get you the best “bang for your buck.”
Make a Networking Game Plan
If you’re planning on attending MODEX, chances are you’re not planning only on walking around aimlessly and ogling at the exhibits. While it’d be easy to do this for a few days and you could learn a lot doing it, most attendees plan on spending at least part of their time at the show making connections with peers. To make sure you get the best ROI from your networking efforts, make an effort to be deliberate about them. Make a spreadsheet or some other sort of schedule that includes the contacts you want to meet, as well as the times and places you want to meet them. It doesn’t have to be elaborate; it just needs to include the relevant information in an organized way.
Modex Meeting Rooms
Whether it’s with your own team, long-time industry friends or newly-acquainted colleagues, you’ll inevitably want to sit down to talk for more than the standard five-minute chat. When the time comes to do so, you can always book an off-site conference room. However, there’s a better way: MODEX on-site rooms. When you reserve an on-site meeting room, you’re saving everyone in your party either valuable time or money, both of which can be in short supply at a trade show. It’s easy to reserve a meeting room online so that you know it’ll be there when you need it.
#modexshow
At MODEX, Twitter can be one of your most useful tools. By using the #modexshow hashtag, you can keep tabs on everything that’s going on at the show and stay in touch with your fellow attendees. By tweeting, you can learn about what’s going on somewhere else at the show, or let your contacts know when you’re already there. At an event the size of MODEX, it’s one of the fastest and most convenient forms of communication.
Are there any useful tips that we left out? Reach out to us and let us know!
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