Trade Shows

There seems to be a real transformation taking place across all industries…lower turnouts at trade shows and conferences and cutbacks with training.  With trade shows and conferences, I am seeing more and more discounts being offered to attract attendees and some trade shows and conferences are even offing reduced rates on hotel rooms. With training, I am seeing cutbacks within companies paying for training and I am seeing cutbacks by companies that deliver training services. The economic downturn and budget cuts are playing a big part in whether or not organizations can afford to send their employees to trade shows and conferences or pay forRead More →