Normally, people are paid to give presentations – not the other way around, especially at conferences.

An email from ubm-info.com which belongs to UBM who are organising the Technology for Marketing conference in London.

The email is about a Call for Papers – they want people to present papers in areas to do with use of technology in Marketing.

They want

• Case studies on multi channel approaches
• The competitive edge of personalisation
• Leadership in the modern age
• How content can transform the brand story

And so on.

This all sounds reasonable.

The bottom of the email states “Please note that submissions from suppliers may be liable to a fee if entry is successful”

It sounds mean to charge people for giving a presentation but maybe it’s just a catchall statement and they reserve the right to charge if a supplier is basically giving a sales pitch rather than just a presentation.

That’s the world of Marketing.

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