Vaarwel
METS wraps up today. The remaining members of the KE team will be packing up the booth and heading for home. Ian, Jim, and I will be winging our way back to Boston in the early afternoon. The distributors are departing for offices around the world. And we're left with the question, "was it worth it?"
Yes. Absolutely.
METS was a tremendously impressive show and KVH acquitted itself well. We gained tremendous recognition thanks to the DAME Award. People would come up to the booth or see the KVH logos on our badges or shirts as we walked the aisles and call out "Congratulations." (A number of people also commented that they couldn't understand how we lost to a winch handle for the actual DAME Prize...maybe next year.) The distributor meeting prepared an already energetic, committed group for what promises to be an exciting new year. And the booth was a focal point for activity during the show.
"The booth was always busy," Jim remarked last evening. "There were always distributors in the booth with another one waiting in line to talk to us. You can see that we're a bigger part of their business. Where a few years ago we might have had to convince them to carry our products, now they're coming to the booth and asking to carry our products."
Ian seems to agree with that assessment. "At METS you saw evidence of KVH's rising stardom in this industry. We're a company that people want to do business with; we're in demand as a business partner."
And what did Mads think? After all, this was KE's show.
"It's been a very good show and the M3 is definitely an eye opener, a gate opener to new connections. Other shows in the past have been about maintaining our relationships. This year was about creating new relationships. Winning an award in the DAME competition also creates so much awareness and so much traffic...Our plan next year will be to improve and expand the booth with new office space. We can use it."
As we were leaving the exhibition hall for the last time, we were handed souvenir luggage tags that read "See you at METS 2007!" It's nice thought. I look forward to coming back.
Yes. Absolutely.
METS was a tremendously impressive show and KVH acquitted itself well. We gained tremendous recognition thanks to the DAME Award. People would come up to the booth or see the KVH logos on our badges or shirts as we walked the aisles and call out "Congratulations." (A number of people also commented that they couldn't understand how we lost to a winch handle for the actual DAME Prize...maybe next year.) The distributor meeting prepared an already energetic, committed group for what promises to be an exciting new year. And the booth was a focal point for activity during the show.
"The booth was always busy," Jim remarked last evening. "There were always distributors in the booth with another one waiting in line to talk to us. You can see that we're a bigger part of their business. Where a few years ago we might have had to convince them to carry our products, now they're coming to the booth and asking to carry our products."
Ian seems to agree with that assessment. "At METS you saw evidence of KVH's rising stardom in this industry. We're a company that people want to do business with; we're in demand as a business partner."
And what did Mads think? After all, this was KE's show.
"It's been a very good show and the M3 is definitely an eye opener, a gate opener to new connections. Other shows in the past have been about maintaining our relationships. This year was about creating new relationships. Winning an award in the DAME competition also creates so much awareness and so much traffic...Our plan next year will be to improve and expand the booth with new office space. We can use it."
As we were leaving the exhibition hall for the last time, we were handed souvenir luggage tags that read "See you at METS 2007!" It's nice thought. I look forward to coming back.
posted by KVH at 12:10 PM
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