Let's cut to the chase: most companies go to conferences to check a box, not to drive results.

I've worked with everyone from billion-dollar brands to scrappy startups. I've seen booths with six-figure budgets generate zero pipeline and a LinkedIn DM campaign outperform an entire sponsorship package. The reason? Most companies treat conferences like a high school science fair — look pretty, hand out freebies, hope someone likes your volcano.

Here's the brutal truth: If your event strategy is built around foot traffic and branded socks, you're already underwater.

Conferences can still deliver serious ROI . But only if you stop thinking about them as standalone tactics and start treating them like what they really are: a live-action funnel with a very short attention span.

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