Comments on: Men are not monkeys http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-management/men-are-not-monkeys The first blog for event planners Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The credit crunch of events | Event Manager Blog http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-management/men-are-not-monkeys/comment-page-1#comment-588 The credit crunch of events | Event Manager Blog Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:13:38 +0000 http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/01/men-are-not-monkeys.html#comment-588 [...] 4. You should stop treating attendees as monkeys. [...] [...] 4. You should stop treating attendees as monkeys. [...]

]]> By: What the Cluetrain Manifesto taught me about events | Event Manager Blog http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-management/men-are-not-monkeys/comment-page-1#comment-109 What the Cluetrain Manifesto taught me about events | Event Manager Blog Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:41:01 +0000 http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/01/men-are-not-monkeys.html#comment-109 [...] Markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors. I said before than men are not monkeys. Treating your guests as demographics is a giant step toward looking at them as these animals. The [...] [...] Markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors. I said before than men are not monkeys. Treating your guests as demographics is a giant step toward looking at them as these animals. The [...]

]]> By: Sandra Sims http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-management/men-are-not-monkeys/comment-page-1#comment-75 Sandra Sims Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:46:13 +0000 http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/01/men-are-not-monkeys.html#comment-75 Great post! The best conferences I have been to offer a variety of options for attendees. One of my pet peeves is forcing people to go to the sessions. I've been to a couple of events that closed the expo to force you to go to the seminars. You should also allow plenty of time between sessions for people to take a break. Speaking of stress...one conference I went to had over 500 attendees and there was NO lunch provided or even for sale. The hotel was not near any restaurants so you were stuck with the hotel restaurants which were of course super busy. That was a bit annoying. When there's at least a sack lunch it saves you time and you can still mingle with attendees, network, or heck just take it up to your hotel room and veg out by yourself. ;) PS. I actually went to seven seminars last year. (six as an attendee one as a speaker.) I'm a bit conferenced-out and the next one has to be REALLY good for me to want to go! Great post! The best conferences I have been to offer a variety of options for attendees. One of my pet peeves is forcing people to go to the sessions. I’ve been to a couple of events that closed the expo to force you to go to the seminars. You should also allow plenty of time between sessions for people to take a break.

Speaking of stress…one conference I went to had over 500 attendees and there was NO lunch provided or even for sale. The hotel was not near any restaurants so you were stuck with the hotel restaurants which were of course super busy. That was a bit annoying. When there’s at least a sack lunch it saves you time and you can still mingle with attendees, network, or heck just take it up to your hotel room and veg out by yourself. ;)

PS. I actually went to seven seminars last year. (six as an attendee one as a speaker.) I’m a bit conferenced-out and the next one has to be REALLY good for me to want to go!

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