Scientific conferences

I am at a scientific conference. I am here to passively wage war against my competitors. It all seems so silly. Especially disturbing is how gullible the scientists are. A slick production by a marketing pro in the guise of a technical expert will convince even the usually most demanding of scientists, as I learned in a sickening way a few weeks ago. A scientist in my group came home gushing about this one presentation that is actually almost fraudulent in the lack of controlled data that undepins their lab's Grand Assertions...