Victoria Petrova interviewed FraudScore BDO Zarina Shirinkina about her business trip to India Affiliate Summit.
Q: Hi, Zarina! How was your business trip to India?
It’s all good. I’m full of new impressions.
Q: Okay, let’s talk about INDIA Affiliate Summit. Why did you decide to attend this event?
Well, it’s one of the main conferences for FraudScore. Our team tries to attend events related to affiliate marketing all over the world. India is no exception. FraudScore has many clients from this region—they were key visitors at this summit. We’re really interested in the Indian market; it’s developing fast, has big growth potential, and offers possible future cooperation.
Q: What kind of expectations did you have? Any? Were they met?
You know, being honest, I expected to see a summit bazaar, but everything was great. None of my bad expectations were met. I can compare it with any European conference. It wasn’t worse than those. I’m kinda surprised.
Q: Did you meet someone important, make any business contacts? Tell anyone about FraudScore?
Of course, but now it’s too early to tell if they were very effective or not. Time will tell. And I need to admit it’s kinda confidential. No one will be happy if some names show up ahead of time. But I’m really glad that I’ve met all these people.
Q: You know there is an opinion that similar conferences are a total waste of time. Do you agree?
Nope. I don’t agree at all. Everyone who thinks that it’s a waste of time will not go far. It’s important to respect people and conferences and always try to build communications and get what you want. If you know your purposes, act nice and friendly, and collaborate, you’ll get what you need. And it’s not a waste of time.
Q: I see, am I right if I say that you have a positive feedback from India Affiliate Summit?
YES. We (I mean FraudScore) are planning to attend India Affiliate Summit every year from now on.
Q: Tell our blog readers what conferences you plan to attend this year.
This year is full of conferences, so we can meet almost every month. On the 25th of October, while our CEO Dmitry Isakov is in New York, I’m going to Moscow for the Target Summit. In November, our team will be in Madrid, Spain. We’ll have our booth there, so if you see us, don’t be shy—come and meet our team. At the end of the year, I’ll be in Bangkok, Thailand. Maybe see you there.