by Tim Patterson | Dec 7, 2010 | Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
In the wake of the presentation I gave last week at the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association Access 2010 conference, I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about what it takes to build community. In the event industry, it’s my opinion that social...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 4, 2010 | Facebook, Podcast, Presentation, SlideShare, Social Media, Twitter, YouTube
Due to popular demand (okay, I had a couple of people ask if these items would be available and for some unknown reason I’m able to accommodate them), here are the slides and the slightly edited live audio recording of the recent presentation I made on social...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 24, 2010 | Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
The International Manufacturing and Technology Show is a bi-yearly affair that attracts 80,000+ attendees and thousands of exhibitors to Chicago’s McCormick Place every other September. This year saw an explosion in the use of social media to enhance the experience...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 19, 2010 | Book Review, Branding, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow staff training
I’m halfway through a little book called ‘Branding Basics for Small Businesses’ by Maria Ross, which is full of helpful information, and while reading the book, it occurred to me that there is no better place to showcase your brand than at a...
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...
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.