Sales Meeting Entertainment
December 18, 2006 Posted by Al Castle
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Categories: Insider, PRWeb, Squirrels
I recently went to San Antonio, TX for the Business Wire Annual International Sales meeting, at the invite of Michael Lissauer, Executive Vice President/Marketing & Business Strategy. David McInnis of PRWeb fame, was co-speaking about a new product launch we power for Business Wire customers - EON (eon.businesswire.com).
That evening we had nice buffet and open bar around the pool in the hotel courtyard. I finally met several of the employees of Business Wire that I had only communicated with via email. I also met a few of their international sales team including a nice gent from Japan whose name I can’t recall.
Cathy Barron Tamraz President/CEO, Monkia Maeckle VP of SouthWest Region and Laura Stuaritis VP of New Media Development made sure we were properly introduced and were excellent hostesses. A notable mention goes here for the little bird sitting high above David while we chatted with the other attendees, that little bird with great aim.
As the evening progressed some outsourced entertainment arrived, a traveling troupe of entertainers which where a bit unexpected at this type of event. Shortly after the troupe started their performance of juggling, musical numbers, and various “acrobatics” a second team was sent in. (At some point and I don’t exactly recall the timing, San Antonio’s finest gave at least 12 members of the troupe $500 citations for street performing without a permit or cowboy hat. Don’t take my word for it though as I heard this all fifth hand.)
This second round of entertainment consisted of two young women dressed in lingerie…..wait for it……. on stilts. Pure genius really. I believe the credit for this goes to a Joe of CSRWire, he maybe able to help scheduling your kids next barmitzvah or birthday party. The young ladies did a semi-erotic dance on their stilts waving large feathery things around. Other hotel guests came out to participate in the merriment, it was all quite unexpected.
Despite all the excitement I did manage to get a chance to get techy with Steve Messick CIO of Business Wire and Mark Wehrmeister VP of Web Services.
I’m not sure how they’ll top the entertainment next year, but I’m waiting for my invite just the same.
Credit for images goes to Chris Howell.
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