This week (October 10 to 12, 2010), I was representing Project Management Technologies in Washington, DC for the 2010 PMI Global Congress (Do you remember when I participated in the 2009 PMI Global Congress in Orlando? If not, read about it here). PMT provides CD based training that covers project planning and program control processes. Our main objective was to introduce this training option to as many PMP certified attendees as possible.
Similar to last year’s event, my main responsibilities were to welcome attendees into the booth, explain the available offerings, and provide introduction to company representatives and/or additional information as needed. In addition, this year, PMT participated in the sponsors’ passport program where attendees were invited to visit the booth in exchange for a sticker in their show passport (I quickly conveyed our value proposition to interested participants and placed the stickers). Also, there was special show pricing for anyone interested in purchasing the first course worth 45 PDUs before December 31, 2010 (I explained this offer to attendees and encouraged them to take advantage as soon as possible).
Our booth was much busier than it was last year and we were able to distribute all of our promotional materials before the end of the show again (despite bringing an even greater number of demo CDs and brochures). Even follow up efforts were simplified over last year’s efforts by utilizing a lead scanner in the booth to record contact information (as opposed to collecting business cards, I scanned the badges of qualified visitors). This event went very well for Project Management Technologies and I enjoyed working with the company’s founder on-site.
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It's great that you are sharing your experience with us, especially that we haven't able to attend this absolutely fantastic PMI 2010 Congress.Hope that even we haven't attend, we will continue reading from your post what was tackled during every PMI Congress. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Nathaniel -Thanks for reading. The PMI Global Congress is definitely a fun event :) This was my second year working with Project Management Technologies… I have found that promoting a great product for an awesome company makes my experience even more enjoyable!Robyn Davis