Les Jones

Travel > Friday Night After the B2B Conference

I was too tired to post this last night. The conference was very good. I learned quite a bit and have a long list of changes I want to make in our Web site and marketing. One of the surprising things Nielsen-Norman found in their research is that business buyers want to see prices on Web sites - in fact prices are the number one feature they want on a Web site - but they don't necessarily expect to pay those prices. They've learned that they can negotiate better prices, particularly when they buy multiple items.

After the conference we took a local's advice and went across the street to Caroline's Comedy Club to see SNL's Darrell Hammond. The 8:00 show we went to was surprisingly easy to get into on short notice, but the 10:30 show looked to be packed. Hammond put on a good show and we had a good time, so much so that I wouldn't mind going to another comedy show tonight. (We've got matinee tickets today for "Doubt," which is supposed to be a bit of a downer. We may need a good laugh tonight! LATER: Saw the play. It was great, and not depressing at all - just a good drama.)

Later we walked to Rockefeller Center and took the express elevator from the ground to the 65th floor Rainbow Room, with views of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. The Rainbow Room is a place that's beautiful and elegant in a way that makes you feel beautiful and elegant. We struck up nice converstions with a couple from Orange County, California and a gray-haired gentleman from Philadelphia. (I gave him the address of the blog. Maybe he'll read this.)

People were skating in Rockefeller Plaza. Those pictures didn't turn out, but there was this lovely statue and fountain that came out pretty well. Night photography is tough, bubba.