tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205499917635332692.post4317281353878124176..comments2023-09-29T07:40:46.298-06:00Comments on The Chart Chick: WDYTYAL Marketing differences between England and AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205499917635332692.post-1705789207845685472012-03-18T18:14:14.597-06:002012-03-18T18:14:14.597-06:00From my experience as a vendor at (much smaller) g...From my experience as a vendor at (much smaller) genealogy events in Australia, I would say that the attitudes here are similar to those in Britain.Judy Websterhttp://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2011/05/attending-genealogy-conferences.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205499917635332692.post-60831350730725732522012-03-18T16:03:15.372-06:002012-03-18T16:03:15.372-06:00I do think you noticed a few of the differences - ...I do think you noticed a few of the differences - for the most part Americans are quite busy (have short attention spans and/or feel they need to see everything) and tend to need a show or something quite interactive to keep their attention. As a group we also think of ourselves as quite important so we want to catch your attention and get our questions answered. You may have also noticed that the UK and Europeans take a break and visit when they eat and drink - they do not eat or snack constantly (as many Americans do). <br />When I traveled in Europe on an extended basis I really learned to slow down a bit because not everything needs to be at the frantic pace we set for ourselves. I also don't know that we get anymore accomplished. When I came back to the USA I was amazed at the number of overweight people and/or people eating while wandering the mall, walking down the street, in their autos, etc. <br />As to your feeling of "servant" I think you read too much into it - they browse, they don't assume that people are going to jump to sell them (rather nice) and when they are ready to ask questions they wait for you to assist them - nothing wrong with that and it makes many of us more willing to hit the tables. As to their "greener" attitude - they have fewer resources to throw away and they are a bit more conscious of those resources than Americans. They hit on both the recycling and slow food movement long before we Americans caught on to it. <br />We can certainly learn from each other - but I for one was impressed with their attitude about breaks, meals, not taking more than they could use (paperwise or foodwise).Tessa Keoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.com