by Tim Patterson | Jun 29, 2021 | Branding, Promotional Products
Heading to a tradeshow later this summer or fall? Maybe early in 2022? Probably the last thing you tend to think about is swag. Promotional products. Giveaways. Whether small imprinted items such as pens, letter openers, flash drives, lip stuff (what’s that stuff...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 24, 2021 | Book Review, Fun
Yeah, it’s only June but somehow I’ve managed to get through two dozen books since we ticked over into 2021. I tend to read mostly fiction, but now and then I’ll make it through a nonfiction work that was worth the time. So let me start with one of the two nonfiction...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 21, 2021 | Event Marketing, Marketing, Podcast, Tradeshow visitors, TSGMMCPodcast, Vlog, YouTube
Even though the pandemic is supposedly waning, events, conferences and tradeshows are still dealing with how to handle crowds in a pandemic era. Here comes Crowdpass, with a unique look at the situation and how they’re looking to handle it digitally. I caught up...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 20, 2021 | Custom tradeshow booth, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Networking
Yes, tradeshows are a great place to see what’s going on with your competition. Here are a quick five things you might consider trying to find out about...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 15, 2021 | Booth Design, Branding, Budgeting, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, lead generation, Logistics, Marketing
Inflation is kicking in, have you noticed? Have you recently tried to price a piece of plywood, for example? And no doubt you’re feeling it at the pump, too. It’s affecting the cost of tradeshow exhibits and tradeshow marketing, too. In a recent Classic Conversation –...
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.