by Tim Patterson | Dec 5, 2013 | Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
Just a few moments cruising through Twitter and I grabbed a few good posts on how to draw more people to your booth and liven up your event. How? I just searched using the hashtags #eventprofs and #tradeshow. Here’s what I came up with: 11 Surefire ways to get guests...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 2, 2013 | Event Marketing, Networking, Public Relations, Tradeshow marketing
The following guest article was written by Chris Newkirk: Tradeshows can be a huge expense for small business owners and although statistics show businesses can increase revenues and grow their customer base from events like these, many companies still struggle to...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 20, 2013 | Event Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, YouTube
Roger Pike and I just completed a one-hour webinar this week on performing a Social Media Audit and creating a Social Media Policy. Every tradeshow marketer should be aware of these two critical pieces of the marketing puzzle. Social Media Audit: This portion of the...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 7, 2013 | Public Relations, SlideShare, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, Video, YouTube
I must get two dozen webinar invitations a week. On average, I attend one or two a week. Some are useful, most are not that great. So is the webinar-as-promotion tool saturated? Overused? I suppose it depends on where you’re coming from. Many attend webinars,...
by Tim Patterson | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
Among all of the various promotion tools at your disposal, one of the best branding and outreach tools is a personal or company blog. I admit that this blog has brought me business and gotten me speaking gigs, so as much work as I put into it, I think it’s worth...
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.