ISC 'Mini-Booth' Performance Results

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Apr 13, 2017

Last month, IPVM ran a discussion about ISC Mini-Booths, low-cost options at the back of the show floor. One CEO, from Camio, decided to get one, shown below:

Camio's CEO has provided detailed feedback, good and bad, about how the show went.

In this report we analyze what they spent money on, how many leads they managed to get from the show, and their learnings about exhibiting at ISC West as a small company.

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Cost *********

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  • * **" ******* ** **** ***** *** ********* ****** *** rented *** $*,***, *** ** ********** ****** ** **** ***** the ***** *** ***** *** $*,*** *** *** * **** of *** ****.
  • *** ******* ***** $*** *** ******, ******* ******, *** ******** cards, *** $*,*** *** * ***-** ***** ******* (****** **** should ** ******** *** ***** *****).

*** ****-****** **** ******** **** ********* *** **** **** *** 'regular' ******** **** ****** (**'***') ***** *** ~$**,***.

** ******** ** ***** *** *** **** ******, ***** ***** ~$1,900 ** ******, *****, ***** *** *******. ***** ***** ***** up ** ******* $**,***:

Leads *********

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Big *****

******* *****, ** **********, ***** ************ ****** ***********, ******* *** companies, **********/********* *** ***** *********** ********* **** ***** ****** *** have ***** ** ***** ******* ** *** ****. ******* * deal **** *** *** ** ***** ********* ***** ****** ******* the ****** **** ** *** **** *** *****. *** ******* to ***** **** ***** ********* ********* ********, *** *********** *** product, ** ********* **** ***** ** **** **** *** **** to ** ** **** ******* ****.

Cost *** ****

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Peak *****

***** ***** ******** **** **** ********** **** **********, **** * significant *** ****** ***** **** (***), ** ***** ** *** chart *****:

Partner ********

*** ******** ** *** **** ***** *** *** ******** **** Camio *** **** ********* ******** ****** ************, ******/*****-***** *************, *** similar ******** ***********. ***** **** ***** **** ******** *** ******** of ***** ******** ******* ****** * ***** ** ***** ***, even * ******* ****-***** ******** ********* *********** *** ********* ******* to *******. *** ***** **** ****** ***** ******** ** *** the ******* *****-****, ** **** ** ***** ********* **** ******* attendees ** ********* ***/** **** ****** ****** * ***********.

Problems ***********/***** *********

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***** ******* **** ** *** ******* ****** *** ****, ******** to ***** ***** ***** ********* *******. *******, **** ******** **** some ***** *** *** *******, *** ***** ***** *** ******* carpet **** *** **** ****** ** *******. ** *** ******, they **** ** ****** *******, ** ***** ** ****** **** any ****** **** ******* *** ***** ***** *** **** ** be ***** **** **** ** ******* ** *** **** *******.

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Camio *****

*** ***** ********** ** *****'* *******, ** ****** ******* ******* ** ****, *** ********* ******* **** ******* ******** ****** ** ****.

Comments (25)

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/13/17 03:04pm

* ***** *** **** ****** (********* ***** ***** ***) *** better **** ******* **** *** *** ***** *** **** *****, even ****** **** **** **** *****. ********** ** *** *** left, *** **** ** *** ****** **** *** ***** ********* made ** ******** **** / ****** ***** ****** *********** *** people ******** ***** *****.

*******, * ****** ** *** **** **** *** **** ** people ******** / ******* ******** / *********** ****** *** **** floor. ** ***** ** *******. * **** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 04/16/17 06:41pm

* ****** ** *** **** **** *** **** ** ****** counting / ******* ******** / *********** ****** *** **** *****

***, *** **** ********* **** ** *********** ***** ****** ** years *** *** **** ****. *************, ****'* **** ****** ** be *** ******** *********** ******* ** **** (******* ******)....

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Matt Bischof

04/13/17 03:21pm

*****... ********** **** ** *** ******* ********* *** *'** **** in **** ****! **** ** ********* ***** ************ ****** ** interested ** *********** ****!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

04/13/17 03:56pm

* **** *** ** *** *** ****** ************* *** ***** people ******** *** **** ** **** **** **** ****** ******* around *** ****** *** **** ***** **** ***** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 04/13/17 04:35pm

******! * ****** *** **** *** **** ********** ***** *** booths *** ********* **** **** *** ** **'* **** ** do ** ** *** ***********.

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Dori Ribak

RBtec Perimeter Security Systems | 04/13/17 05:28pm

***** ****! *** ***** **'* * **** ********* *********** * appreciate **** ******* ** ***** *** ********** * *** ****** to ***** **.

*** ***** ***** ***** ****** *** *** ***** *** *** location *** **** *** *** **** ******* ***** ** ********** since *** ******** *** *******.

* **** ** *** *** **** ******* *********** ** ********** and ********** **** ***** *********.

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Carter Maslan

Camio | In reply to Dori Ribak | 04/13/17 05:53pm

***'** ******* @**** *****. **** ****** **'* ********* ****, ** decided ** ***** *** ***** ** **** ***** ******** *** integrators. ** **** ** ****** *** **** **** ** ************* partnerships *** *** ** *** **** ******** - ***** ********* work ******** ** **** ******* ******* **** *** *** ****** pie *** ********* ** ****** ******* *** ** **** ** every ***** ** *** *****.

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Dori Ribak

RBtec Perimeter Security Systems | In reply to Carter Maslan | 04/13/17 06:05pm

****** * ***'* ***** ****! *** ****** ****** *** *** bigger ******* **** ******* ***** ******/********* ******** ** ***.

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Steve Lewis

In reply to Carter Maslan | 04/14/17 12:31am

***** ** ** ** *** ********* **** *** ******. *** costs **** ***** $*,*** **** (**** *** ***** ****, ******** and ** ******... ** ***** *** *** **** *** *** for * ** :-). *** ******** **** **** *** **** expensive **** **** **** (** **** ** *** *** ***** end ** *** **** ***** *****) *** ** *** **** traffic. *** ********* ***** ********* **% **** **** **** *** we ****** **** ** *** **** ***** *********. **** ** encouraging ** **** ** ***** ********* **** *********** ***** *** to ** ****** ** ***** ****** **. ******* ******* ** seeing **** *********** **** ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 04/13/17 08:50pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/13/17 08:51pm

*** **** * ***** ***** ** ***** **** **** ******* to **** ****** **** *** ** ***** *** **** **** the ***** **** *** **** ** *** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/13/17 09:08pm

* **** ****** *** ** **** *** ** ******* ** the **** ****, *** **** **** ** *** $*** (** something *******) ** *** ** *** ***** ****. **'* *****, and ** ***** *******'* ***.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 04/13/17 09:12pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/13/17 09:03pm

*'** **** ******* **** * ****** ** *****.

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* ***** ******* ***** * ***** ******* ** *** ***** (easier ** ** ** * ****** *****) ** **** * local ********* ****** **** ****** **** *****/********. * *** **** recall *** **** **** ~** ***** ***** * ******* **** during *** ****.

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Dori Ribak

RBtec Perimeter Security Systems | 04/13/17 09:11pm

***** **** *** **** ** ***** *** **** *** **** to ******* **** **** ** ***** *** "***** ****" ***** while ** *** **** ***** *** **** *** ** ***** by ******* *********.

Undisclosed #2

04/16/17 07:57am

* ****** ***** ********* **** **** *** ***** ***** ****, but **** ** *** ****** ***********?

******, *****, ********** *** ** ** **********?

******** **********, ***** ****?

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Carter Maslan

Camio | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 04/16/17 04:52pm

*** *** ***** (*** **********). *** ****** ********* ************** - which ******* ** ******** ****** ***** ****** **** *** ******** by *) ******* *** *****, *** *) ******** *** ****** was **** **** *** ***** ********'*. ** ******** **********; **** fast *******. $**** *** *** *** * ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Carter Maslan | 04/16/17 06:28pm

******** *** ****** *** **** **** *** ***** ********'*

**** **** ** *** ***** ** **** * '***** ****' is ** ** ***. ********** ********* *** ***** ***** ******* and **** **** ** ** ***** ******. ** ** ** exhibitor's ****** ** ***** ******* ***** ******* (** **** ******, etc.) *** **** **************** *** ***** **** (*.*., ******* *** trinkets ** ********* *********, ***.).

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 04/16/17 08:31pm

**** **** ** *** ***** ** **** * '***** ****' is ** ** ***.

***, *** * **** ********** *** ********* *********** ****** *** is *********** ***** **** *** *** **** ***** ** ********** a ** ** ****, **** ** *** **** ** ***** the **** ** *** ***** ***** *** ***** **** * few ****** ******* ** ***** *********, **?

** **** ** **** ******** *** **** ********* *********, *** there *** ****** ** ****** ***** *** *****, ********* ***** the ***** *******, *** *********** ***** ********* ******* ** ***** gender, ************** *** ****** ** **** *****.

*** ******** **** *** *** *********, ***** *** * *** I ******* **** ***** **** *********** ******* ** ** **** the *****, *** **** **** ***** ** ** ******** **** * more **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 04/16/17 08:47pm

**** ********** *** ********* *********** ****** *** ** *********** ***** just *** *** **** ***** ** ********** * ** ** most, **** ** *** **** ** ***** *** **** ** the ***** ***** *** ***** **** * *** ****** ******* to ***** *********, **?

****** '***** ****' ****** *** ******* *** ****** ** ***** and **** ** *** ****** ** *** ** **** ** considered * '***** ****':

* ********* ******* *** ******* *** **** **** **** ********* is *** ********** **** *** *** **** '***** ****' ** used.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 04/16/17 09:27pm

********** ** **** **** *** **** ** ***, ***'* *** object ** ********* ** *** *** ** *********** ******, ********* temporary ******* ************* ** **** **** ******?

** **** **** *** ******* *** *** **** **** ** obvious ** ********?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 04/16/17 11:29pm

*********** ******, ********* ********* ******* ************* ** **** **** ******?

**** ***** ** *** **** **** ********* ******* *** *********** female? * **** *** * **** **** *** *** **, just *** *** *******, ** ***** *** **** *** *** female **** **** ** ****** **. ****, ** ******, ******* in ************ ******** ******.

** **** **** *** ******* *** *** **** **** ** obvious ** ********?

***'* ** *****. ********* ***** '***** *****' ***** ***** ****** provocatively ** ***-******** ****** ** **** *********.

**** ** ** **** ******* ** **** ****** ***** ****. If *** **** ** *****, ****** **** **** *** ***** a *** ****** ***** **** ** ************ *** ***** ** this ****.

Undisclosed End User #3

07/17/17 07:22am

*** **** ******* ****** **** ******, *** ********** ***** *** been **** ** ******** *** ***** **** *** ** ***, I'm ******* ** **** ******* ****'** ******* **** ** ****** was **********, *** ******* ****'* ** ** ***** ** **********.

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Carter Maslan

Camio | In reply to Undisclosed End User #3 | 07/17/17 06:55pm

***, **'* ** ** *****. *** ***** *** ** ******* fast-moving ******** (*.*. ****** ******** ********.***/****) *** ***-***** *********** ** **, ******, *** *****.

Undisclosed End User #3

In reply to Carter Maslan | 07/17/17 09:22pm

******* .... ******!

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