Re: [Fsfe-uk] Linux User & Developer Expo

[adam]

On Sat, Apr 24, 2004 at 09:39:29AM +0100, Nick Hill wrote:
> The level of public engagement at the stall was a small fraction of the 
> engagement at the October event.
> 
> The visitor numbers to the expo were way, way down.
> 
> The .org stand, being on the ground floor, could easily be missed by 
> those not already aware of it.

I couldn't make this Expo this time due to sickness :( but last year in October
we had a massive draw because the stand was covered in Nicks Gnu merchandise
which was a really big positive and also we were right next to the coffee and 
sandwich stand so people would take about 3 steps after getting their
food/beverage and blindly wander into the front of our stand. 

I think it was easy for people to be sipping their coffee and looking at pretty
merchandise then to be asked with a friendly "hi there, would you like a
leaflet" and then it was easy to gauge if they wanted you to shutup and leave
them alone or they wanted be talked to.

Just as another point of reference I think at the October expo we signed up
3x-4x as many people as this time.

Adam
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