Marketing Offsite: Day Two

Day two is over.  I’m done ideating now. 

Tonight, I’m back in San Jose at the newly renovated Sheraton (which is much better than it used to be). 

Most of the hotels here are older, so none of them are notable.  At least this one is updated now.  One feature my husband would appreciate is the flat screen TV with hi def.

Today was a long day.  It started after 5 hours of sleep (I worked way too late), which meant I was dragging from the very beginning.  During the day, we had moments of brillance mixed with frustration and total chaos — never put 20 agressive “type A” marketing people in a small room.  It can get out of control.  20 people, 10 different conversations, all at the same time.  Whew, no wonder I have a headache.  In the end, we accomplished most of our objectives and wrapped up a few minutes early.

The early ending was a good thing because its been snowing in the Santa Cruz mountains, and the winding road out can be a bit treacherous.  Luckily, it wasn’t bad when I passed through, but I did get to see snow on the way down.  It really made me want to go skiing again.  I guess I shouldn’t have passed on the business trip to Tahoe next week.  Oh well…too late now.

I’m heading home tomorrow morning.  I may need to come back next week, but I’m trying to get out of it.  Some things can be done remotely. 😉

Have a great Friday everyone.