Vielen Dank WebhostingDay
Day two is pretty much a wrap. Things are calming down in the exhibit hall, and WebhostingDay 2009 is rapidly coming to a close. We spent a great couple of days here meeting with some great people and having some good fun as well.
This was my first trip to Europe, and I found it very enlightening to see the some of the differences between North American and European cultures. One of the most interesting things for me was hearing a bunch of different languages spoken around the show floor. At any moment, we could have customers coming to the booth and interacting with Marco Zuliani, our EMEA Sales Director, or Luigi Lagonigro, one of our EMEA Account Managers, in Italian, German, French, Spanish or English.
Often times someone would come to the booth and start with English or German before realizing that one of our people was fluent in their language. Immediately the mood would change and the conversation would shift and things would become more casual.
Having the ability to explain what OpenSRS is all about in the language most comfortable to the person visiting was exceptionally valuable.
As well, at some of the trade shows I’ve attended in the past, there was a clear line between business and pleasure. It was pretty much all business during the day, and all fun in the evenings. At WebhostingDay, that line is blurred – one minute you might be talking to a prospective customer at the booth, the next you find yourself strapped into a wild ride or playing Wii games in the booth on the other side of the hall.
All in all, we found it to be a great conference and well worth the trip. To our hosts at Phantasialand and to the organizers of WebhostingDay 2009, we say thank you, merci, danke, grazie and gracias.
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