Recap of Intec 2023

🧳 I pack my suitcase for a trade show and take with me: clous hoodie & sneakers or the shirt & suit? What are you wearing?

Last week's #Intec was good. Our booth positioning was unfortunately very suboptimal. But this simply made us mobile ourselves and we were able to make a lot of good contacts - right Nils Kleffmann?

But what I clearly noticed was that I was in the minority in terms of clothing!

I didn't give it much thought at all and decided on the hoodie as a matter of course. Always a good choice for me.

But what I also noticed: how strongly this choice is influenced by my Berlin (work) bubble. At other booths, at least business casual was the order of the day, rather still quite classic shirt and suit. That's when you really stand out from the crowd. Nevertheless, I felt comfortable.

In terms of corporate culture, there still seem to be significant differences in dress between start-ups and traditional mechanical engineering companies. Or is that perhaps only the case in sales?

How do you handle your choice of clothing in a business context? "True to yourself" or do you prefer to dress in a target group-oriented way?

But one thing is clear: Whether you're wearing a hoodie or a suit, white sneakers always go.