Event / sponsorship
Skip the booth; host the twelve-person dinner
Instead of a conference booth, host a curated dinner for twelve hand-picked buyers during the event — a good restaurant, no slides, one thoughtful prompt for the table. The booth costs more and buys badge scans; the dinner costs less and buys relationships that turn into pipeline for a year.
By The Marketinque TeamReviewed June 2026
The play
At the big industry conference, spend the booth budget on a curated twelve-seat dinner for your exact buyers instead. Three unhurried hours with hand-picked people beats three hundred badge scans nobody remembers.
Watch out for
- Curate ruthlessly — the guest list is the product.
- No pitching at dinner; the follow-up call is where business happens.
Best for
- b2b saas
- agency
- marketplace
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