Comments on: Lead Retrieval and Management (from Exhibitor 2007) http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/ Cool New Marketing Technologies: Caught and Served Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rob Everton http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-26104 Rob Everton Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:20:25 +0000 http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/#comment-26104 I've certainly been on both sides of this sort of discussion. I'm not sure the debate belongs on this blog, but you're more than welcome to make your point(s). I wonder if anyone can offer an idea of where lead retrieval is headed next. I’ve certainly been on both sides of this sort of discussion. I’m not sure the debate belongs on this blog, but you’re more than welcome to make your point(s). I wonder if anyone can offer an idea of where lead retrieval is headed next.

]]> By: Michael Nolan http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-25813 Michael Nolan Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:56:03 +0000 http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/#comment-25813 Rob: Great summary of some interesting things at the Exhibitor Show. Technologies and new companies have entered this market and there have been enormous changes (and choices for exhibitors) since I started in this business (auto id applications in the trade show market) in 1986. One of the things that has NOT changed is how some people insist on reshaping history to fit their own press release. Just for the record, John H. knows that he was still producing and selling morality videos to high school guidance counselors in the late 80's when I created the first third part lead retrieval software product on the market (FreeLink). I am certain John remembers this because I sold him the badge reading DLL's he needed to enter this market in 1996 (as I did with Capture Technolgies a few years later) . NewLeads and my company, ExpoBadge dont really compete and my focus is not really in the third party software products anymore (mostly because it s a business model that , in my opinion, cannot be supported) but I was reading your blog and thought that at the very least I should correct Johns' oft repeated but seldom challanged description of his company 'creating' the field. NewLeads has done a great job of offering a mix of products to the market that are perfect for a certain type of exhibitor. They should be proud of what they have done over the past 10 years without embellishing the truth about who created the market. So what if they were second to market? Being second isn't necessarily a bad thing, unless you try to convince everyone you were first and the real first guy sees that you wrote it in a blog where all the world can see it. Rob: Great summary of some interesting things at the Exhibitor Show. Technologies and new companies have entered this market and there have been enormous changes (and choices for exhibitors) since I started in this business (auto id applications in the trade show market) in 1986. One of the things that has NOT changed is how some people insist on reshaping history to fit their own press release. Just for the record, John H. knows that he was still producing and selling morality videos to high school guidance counselors in the late 80’s when I created the first third part lead retrieval software product on the market (FreeLink). I am certain John remembers this because I sold him the badge reading DLL’s he needed to enter this market in 1996 (as I did with Capture Technolgies a few years later) . NewLeads and my company, ExpoBadge dont really compete and my focus is not really in the third party software products anymore (mostly because it s a business model that , in my opinion, cannot be supported) but I was reading your blog and thought that at the very least I should correct Johns’ oft repeated but seldom challanged description of his company ‘creating’ the field. NewLeads has done a great job of offering a mix of products to the market that are perfect for a certain type of exhibitor. They should be proud of what they have done over the past 10 years without embellishing the truth about who created the market. So what if they were second to market? Being second isn’t necessarily a bad thing, unless you try to convince everyone you were first and the real first guy sees that you wrote it in a blog where all the world can see it.

]]> By: Rob Everton http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-5497 Rob Everton Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:21:56 +0000 http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/#comment-5497 woops - I didn't miss your exhibit - I just didn't bring back any literature to remind me to write about you. In fact, my badge was scanned at your booth using the "house" lead management system. Sorry for the omission, and thanks for calling it out. NewLeads definitely deserves to be mentioned here for providing such a wide range of solutions for exhibitor-owned lead-retrieval systems. woops - I didn’t miss your exhibit - I just didn’t bring back any literature to remind me to write about you. In fact, my badge was scanned at your booth using the “house” lead management system.

Sorry for the omission, and thanks for calling it out.
NewLeads definitely deserves to be mentioned here for providing such a wide range of solutions for exhibitor-owned lead-retrieval systems.

]]> By: John Hasbouck http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-5394 John Hasbouck Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:08:47 +0000 http://www.awidernet.com/2007/04/12/lead-retrieval-and-management-from-exhibitor-2007/#comment-5394 Sorry you missed our exhibit at the Exhibitor Show. NewLeads created the field of third party lead retrieval offerings in 1996, and today is still the leading provider of the systems you describe. We offer touch screens, PDAs, TabletPCs and mini-laptops to help Fortune 1000 companies collect and manage leads. Many of our clients also use our web offering, "mynewleads.com" to distribute and strategically manage their leads after the show. If you'd like another look, please visit our site at <a href="http://www.newleads.com" rel="nofollow">www.newleads.com</a> , or inquire with any of our longstanding customers, including Eli Lilly, Panasonic, Xerox, Motorola, Whirlpool and hundreds more. Thanks!--John Hasbrouck, CEO Sorry you missed our exhibit at the Exhibitor Show. NewLeads created the field of third party lead retrieval offerings in 1996, and today is still the leading provider of the systems you describe. We offer touch screens, PDAs, TabletPCs and mini-laptops to help Fortune 1000 companies collect and manage leads. Many of our clients also use our web offering, “mynewleads.com” to distribute and strategically manage their leads after the show. If you’d like another look, please visit our site at http://www.newleads.com , or inquire with any of our longstanding customers, including Eli Lilly, Panasonic, Xerox, Motorola, Whirlpool and hundreds more. Thanks!–John Hasbrouck, CEO

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