If there's a worse job than working a booth I can't think of it. Frankly, I'd rather scrub the staff washroom with a toothbrush than have to spend endless hours with disinterested people making mindless small talk, with clearly no intent of them ever using your product, or worse, interested people who still won't ever actually buy your product.
I found that developers who staffed our booth at trade shows often retuned with renewed enthusiasm and ideas for improving our products, based on talking to potential customers and seeing competitive products.
If there's a worse job than working a booth I can't think of it. Frankly, I'd rather scrub the staff washroom with a toothbrush than have to spend endless hours with disinterested people making mindless small talk, with clearly no intent of them ever using your product, or worse, interested people who still won't ever actually buy your product.
It ain't like the giveaways make it worth your while these days.
More accurately, the story went live before I finished editing it. Sorry about that. Fixed.