by Tim Patterson | Dec 16, 2010 | Blog
Dear 2010, What? You’re done already? Seems to me that you just got started! I mean, there’s so much left to do. Why, it felt like just yesterday that June arrived, all full of too many Oregon rainclouds and green grass. Now we’re already past that Thanksgiving turkey...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 17, 2010 | Blog, Social Media
If you have a blog, do you look at your visitor stats to see what’s popular and what’s not? While I don’t obsess with stats, I’m curious enough to take a look every few weeks. I’m interested most in what types of posts and content draw...
by Tim Patterson | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog, Video
Want to learn about blogging? Want to know how WordPress works? Here is video playback of the Blogging 101 webinar I hosted in late September with the assistance of Classic Exhibits. Keep in mind this is really aimed at beginning bloggers or those who are still trying...
by Tim Patterson | Oct 2, 2010 | Blog, Social Media
After my Blogging 101 webinar earlier this week, I connected with a couple of folks who attended that were interested in finding out more. One question came from Sarah Meeks of Configurations in Florida: what B2B blogging resources are my faves? Well, actually she...
by Tim Patterson | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Event Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
We check on how the tradeshow floor can be used as a research lab; look at new gadgest for exhibits; finding out what happens if your boss goes undercover; launching a new product; cutting costs at a convention, and look at how tradeshow planning increases your...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 26, 2010 | Blog, Social Media, Twitter, Video
I love these short statistic-packed videos that keep popping up and lay out the latest data on online consumption. And yes, we are a world of ‘net consumers. Watching videos (average of 182 a month!), blogging (53% of all websites are blogs!), sending emails,...
Tim Patterson has been helping companies navigate the trade show world since 2002. He owns TradeshowGuy Exhibits and writes here about exhibit design, marketing, industry trends, and lessons learned from more than two decades on the show floor.