Egg-citing :)

Aaaah! Finally!! We're done with the Egg Show in Megamall! This was one tedious but exhilarating week for me. Now that the fair is over, somehow, I can't seem to remember how harassed I had been preparing for the event. Now, I just remember how exciting everything had been. Met a lot of people whom I only read about in our sales rep's reports. And gathered new prospects and leads, for which I have our sales team to thank for.


Interesting tidbits...

There was an old lady who came to the fair everyday, along with her grandson. I assume that was her grandson because the lady looked very old -- almost in her 70s, and the boy looked very young. Anyways, they were dressed in old and tattered clothes, and both of them were very thin and gaunt. The old lady had an oversized polo, and she carried an oversized Philippine Airlines bag. They both looked out of place in the fair. They would go around and visit each booth to check if there were any candies being given to visitors. Nakakaawa talaga. The little boy was around 5 years old. My heart went out to them.

Then there was also this man who came to our booth. He browsed through the brochures and introduced himself as a veterinarian, blah, blah, blah. Bragged about his services and consultancies too. Our sales reps offered him our (best selling) product for poultry. When told that the product was for prevention of poultry stress, he remarked sarcastically, "What? Chickens get stressed? Tao lang ang nastre-stress no!" Oh boy. I am not a veterinarian or an animal nutritionist, but my years in the business have taught me that yes, chickens get stressed by all kinds of stuff -- bright lights, no lights, dim lights, slight movement, heavy winds, rain, excessive heat, little space for movement, cramped living quarters etc. etc. (If you think you're overstressed, you should be thankful you're not a chicken.) After hearing this, our sales rep promptly stopped with the sales talk. He wasn't a prospect anymore.

As a promotional gimmick, I made a sign that said, "drop your calling cards and win a prize" and taped it to a fishbowl. For those who plan to join trade fairs, please do not use this tactic. 70% of the calling cards I got came from the following people -- a graphic designer, several real estate agents, a PLDT man, etc. etc. Most were not involved in the industry, they were just after the prize. One lady visited our booth daily and dropped different calling cards with different names, and had the gall to ask for prizes. And no, all three of the calling cards she gave weren't connected to poultry farming in any way.

Then there was our most memorable male visitor who asked all kinds of questions about ALL of our products. His questions were really specific and detailed. So our sales rep thought he was a big time farmer, since he seemed to know what he was talking about. After 30 minutes of the question and answer, he asked for coffee and left. Didn't leave a contact number, and didn't get our contact info either. He just wanted the coffee.

Grrrrrr.....

The next fair would be in Tagaytay in April!! Am so looking forward to that!