Comments on: Paying Speakers http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2005/04/26/paying-speakers/ Lessons From the Launch of Tradeshows & Internet Media Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:47:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jim Forberg http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2005/04/26/paying-speakers/#comment-14 Jim Forberg Thu, 26 May 2005 01:07:08 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=18#comment-14 Tim - I agree with Rich ...this can be very cost-effective - and really not a problem with attendees if the right speaker is in front of them. I've actually had sponsors contact me directly to "offer up" a keynote speaker based on a relationship they had. This can be good and bad though. Good in the sense that you might get someone you might not be able to even "buy". Bad, due to the possibility that the sponsor and speaker may take control of message in a way that is not beneficial to event. Just set the rules up front. Tim -
I agree with Rich …this can be very cost-effective - and really not a problem with attendees if the right speaker is in front of them. I’ve actually had sponsors contact me directly to “offer up” a keynote speaker based on a relationship they had. This can be good and bad though. Good in the sense that you might get someone you might not be able to even “buy”. Bad, due to the possibility that the sponsor and speaker may take control of message in a way that is not beneficial to event. Just set the rules up front.

]]> By: Rich Westerfield http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2005/04/26/paying-speakers/#comment-12 Rich Westerfield Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:16:44 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=18#comment-12 Tim, Get a sponsor to carry the burden. Give them two minutes to make the introduction of the $10,000 speaker. People will pay for this. And if done right, it won't bother your attendees one iota. Tim,
Get a sponsor to carry the burden. Give them two minutes to make the introduction of the $10,000 speaker.

People will pay for this. And if done right, it won’t bother your attendees one iota.

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