by Tim Patterson | Sep 6, 2017 | Marketing, Post-Show Follow Up, Pre-show marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow visitors
Sure, millions of people head off to tradeshows worldwide every year, but are they really tradeshow prep experts? Are they ready, I mean really ready for the tradeshow? Let’s take a look at what the average tradeshow manager should be doing to show they’re truly a...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 25, 2017 | lead generation, Networking, Post-Show Follow Up, Tradeshow marketing
Tradeshow post-show follow-up is one of the critical keys to your tradeshow marketing success. In recent conversations with exhibitors, there often seems to be some hedging around the concept of complete follow-up. In other words, there are some missing pieces and the...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 26, 2017 | Podcast, Post-Show Follow Up, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
I’m in Las Vegas for the IFT 2017 show (that’s the International Food Technologists), and I spend a few minutes discussing how I approach walking the floor of the show. Also, a quick look at the Beatles Cirque du Soleil show. ONE GOOD THING: The Beatles...
by Tim Patterson | May 23, 2017 | Client Relations, Contests, Event Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Post-Show Follow Up, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow staff training, Tradeshow visitors
Well, these might not be actual tradeshow marketing secrets, simply because by its very definition, a secret is something that is not well known. The following items are fairly well known and no doubt you can easily find them online – but the question is: are you...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 1, 2017 | Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Event Marketing, Fun, Post-Show Follow Up, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow visitors
Time for another list – this one is called 7 tradeshow exhibit “must-haves” and it’s pretty simple. What 7 things (items, people, plans) are essential to making your next tradeshow appearance a whopping success? Let’s count them: Branding...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 16, 2016 | Booth Design, Branding, Contests, Event Marketing, lead generation, Lists, Marketing, Post-Show Follow Up, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow presenting
Secrets to tradeshow success? There’s no secret! It’s all out in the open. Actually, it’s all lurking online somewhere. Just for fun, I plugged the search term “tradeshow success secrets” into the Google to see what I came up with. Everyone seemed to want to chime in:...
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.