On our way to The Sleeter Group Conference

There is just something great about going off to a trade conference.  First, you know there are like minded individuals there looking to find the same thing you are on a search for.  Vendors are lining up to give you free stuff and tell you how great your lives are going to be if you purchase their products. Peers want to discuss the nitty gritty of your profession in hopes we can all improve. The hotel we are at this year is brand new- so I'm looking forward to a comfy bed and a bit of luxury. Viva Las Vegas.... here I come. Did I mention the shopping, that we are going to see "Love" by Cirque de Soleil while there and play a little routlette as well?

Kidding aside, conferences are hard work, long hours, long plane trips and lots of listening. I love the atmosphere and look forward to coming back with new ideas for my clients, and readers as well.  If you are looking for a solution- send me a note and I will look for you.   In particular, I'm looking for a good bar code reader so I will be dropping in to WASP, and I want to meet the principles of our portal company, Cloud9 as well. Also checking into Xero- I think that might be the new 'real deal'.

Update on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 01:32PM by Terry

The conference was good- we learned about several new products from vendors, and listened in on alot of marketing information and of course, the "cloud' was a big subject still.  Also learned what was new in the QB 2012 program.   It's always great speaking with peers and getting ideas on how others work.

There was a panel on what the future five year forcast was, and they seem to agree- its all about " mobile". So we best get ourselves marching to that tune it seems.

As soon as we got back from the conference Quicksilver Business Solutions took on a new client , PowerPlay Mobile LLC,  which does coupons and surveys to your mobile phone- so it really hit home.  We are looking forward to working with them and learning more about what to expect in a society that is moving more towards mobile every day.  How will this effect your company?   Will you use a mobile device to take credit card payments on the fly, use the icloud from your phone to reach your notes, hook up to all your social networks?