Aug 14, 2026 · 54 min
Dylan Doyle turns conferences into a prospecting engine
How to Find Your Ideal Prospects at Events Before It Starts with Dylan Conroy
The episode shows how targeted event outreach can create interviews, content, and durable business relationships while raising ethical and editorial questions.
- 1Researching attendees and exhibitors before an event makes outreach more targeted and efficient.
- 2Rapidly publishing interviews during conferences creates value for guests, sponsors, and the broader event audience.
- 3AI can reduce administrative work, but trust, editorial judgment, and in-person relationships remain central to business development.
Don't miss
Dylan recounts being challenged over how he obtained an event database, exposing the ethical line between targeted outreach and misrepresenting press access.
The brief
Dylan Doyle’s event strategy starts before the conference: identify relevant attendees and exhibitors, contact them efficiently, and arrive with interviews already taking shape.
Vendilux helps organize research for targeted event outreach, while LinkedIn and other professional channels support the practical work of finding and contacting potential guests.
The interview is treated as the beginning of a relationship, not the end product; research, useful questions, and rapid publishing give guests and sponsors immediate value.
A cautionary story about an event database draws the boundary between legitimate press outreach and appearing to misrepresent official conference status.
Dylan argues that AI can automate administrative tasks without replacing trust, editorial judgment, or the human relationships built through real-world events.
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