Convention Nation
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We help people find events they’re not looking for. #EventMarketing #EventProfs #EventPromotion
Connecticut, USA
Joined February 2015
My answer to If one lives in a climate with snowy winters, is it better to have a car with anti-lock brakes or all-wheel drive?
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Kim Estep's answer: I’ve lived in Connecticut and Colorado, so snowy winters and ice storms are usual occurrences in both places. I’ve owned my share of front-wheel, rear-wheel, and all-wheel-drive...
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My answer to Should a wage cap be imposed on the nation's top earners?
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Kim Estep's answer: I don’t think so, because it disincentivizes people from trying to achieve great things. The average wage of the top earner is only $166,000. That’s not very much, really. It’s...
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My answer to How long will the current stock market rally last?
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Kim Estep's answer: The stock market has become very politicized since the Great Recession of 2008–09. Both Obama and Trump have measured their success against the stock market’s performance. Even...
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My answer to If a car battery is so dead that it cannot be jumped, can it still be saved by hooking up a trickle charger?
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My answer to Should a person stay on site when attending a conference? Why or why not?
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Kim Estep's answer: I’ve attended hundreds of conferences, trade shows, and conventions, and I have to say “it depends.” In expensive convention cities such as San Diego and Orlando, it’s much more...
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My answer to What’s your go-to icebreaker for professional networking events?
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Kim Estep's answer: This is very simple, and I use it any time I’m in a group that has gathered for a purpose. I typically look at the person I’m closest to and offer my hand, saying: “Hi I’m Kim....
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My answer to How do event planners ensure that your presenters and attendees get what they need from your events?
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Kim Estep's answer: This is a really geat question! It’s not difficult to answer, but it’s very difficult to implement. At Convention Nation, we visit tons of events all over the United States. We...
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My answer to What is the best event software for running a 5 day conference with 50 workshops and 200 attendees? Feeling badly burned by RegOnLine and want to develop a new relationship.
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Kim Estep's answer: I’m sorry you’ve had trouble with your current provider. I know it’s so important for an event management company to be easy to work with, software that’s intuitive, and processes...
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My answer to Do you think Formula one has too many rules now and it dumbs down the pure racing element of flight or fight like the qualifying setting etc?
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Kim Estep's answer: The disparity in budget between Mercedes (about $510 million) and Haas ($120 million) is significant, as the performance of the teams shows. I’d like to see fewer rules and more...
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My answer to What are some tips for new drivers that we can’t learn in a driving school?
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Kim Estep's answer: You’ll quickly learn this in racing school but most driving coaches don’t teach it to the average teenager: Tires. They’re the only thing between you and death. Need to stop? The...
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My answer to What does it mean if you sometimes hear a periodic plinking or clinking noise when you turn your car to one side at low speeds?
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Kim Estep's answer: I’m definitely not an expert here, so take this advice with a grain of salt. But if one of my daughter’s cars was making noises while turning, I would check the brake pads first....
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My answer to Race car drivers: what's it like to drive in everyday cars and traffic?
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My answer to What car is easy to lose control of when driven too fast?
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Kim Estep's answer: I chuckle as I’m writing this. Every car is easy to lose control of when driven too fast. That’s how you know it’s too fast. You only have control of the car if all four tires are...
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My answer to How possible is it to detect the users’ location and send an SMS to the participants of a conference when they enter the conference venue and when they leave? Is there any API to compare the conference location to users’ location?
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Kim Estep's answer: Sune has a good answer below. The conferences I’ve attended have enabled tracking on their attendees’ phones if the attendees have downloaded the event app. They can be geolocated...
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My answer to What is the fastest you've ever driven your own car? What car was it?
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Kim Estep's answer: Fortunately, I’m a race car driver and I get to wring out my race car at tracks like Road Atlanta and Daytona. I own a race-prepped Porsche Cayman S. I hit 147 mph at Road Atlanta...
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