A mix of business and pleasure

Having been to WebhostingDay for the past two years now, I can attest to the fact that it is an excellent show for a company like ours because the organizers have created an event where there are elements of both business and pleasure.

Yes, there are many great sessions and panel discussions to choose from throughout the day where attendees can learn from the best people and companies in the region — everything from learning about how to grow your business through a better understanding of the market to seeing and hearing about about the newest and greatest technologies.

It’s about people

But WebhostingDay is also about getting to know people and about forging long-lasting relationships. We always enjoy any opportunities we may have to interact with our customers and get to know them better, and also to gain a better understanding of their business and how we might be able to help them grow it. And at WebhostingDay we also are able to demonstrate what it means to be a partner with OpenSRS for some people who maybe aren’t yet resellers.

Whether it’s hooting and hollering on the Black Mamba roller coaster ride with friends at lunchtime or perhaps enjoying wiener schnitzel and a kranz or two of Kölsch in the evening, spending some quality time with our resellers and colleagues in the industry is something we really love to do.

Relationships matter

It’s true that OpenSRS is a relationships company. This personal relationship that we strive to have with our customers is, we believe, critical to ensuring a successful partnership. When we have the chance to meet new people and new companies, we’re always excited to show them what we are all about, what it is that we can offer to them and their business.

So to all the people that we met at WebhostingDay this year, and to all of our resellers who were kind enough to stop by and say ‘hi’ to us again this year, we say thanks for making our stay in Germany at WebhostingDay an excellent one.

The WHD 2009 event had more than 2,000 visitors in attendance from 63 countries and we understand from the event organizers that WHD 2010 will break the ’09 attendance records. As a result, we’ve pulled out all the stops to make sure everything goes smoothly and we put one of our best people on the job to help us pack: Taylor Biggin.

Word has it that before joining OpenSRS, Taylor was considering starting his own box company called Biggin’s Boxes. He had a catchy slogan “You bring it, I’ll box it!” and a nifty jingle with music he composed on an xylophone his parents gave him on his 4th birthday.

Everything in that last paragraph was a total fib. I’m sorry. But after watching my colleague so artistically box our precious cargo, I can only imagine this gentleman has missed his calling as a professional boxer.

Shortly after he was given this important task, Taylor realized the odd shape of the components would make it difficult to properly pack. No matter… Taylor had a box problem and he didn’t just think outside the box: he BUILT the box!

A couple of the finished boxes are pictured right, with the artist Mr. Biggin. I can’t be sure, but when the courier arrived to take his creatively packed shipment away, I think I watched Taylor shed a tear.