by Tim Patterson | Apr 12, 2017 | Booth Design, Branding, Budgeting, Tradeshow marketing
The natural inclination for most exhibitors is to get the most money out of their booth, so it’s important to consider ways to update that tradeshow exhibit. What options do you have? The first and most obvious is to change the graphics. Products and services change,...
by Tim Patterson | Apr 6, 2017 | Branding, Event Marketing, lead generation, Tradeshow visitors
How do you create tradeshow buzz? You know the one: the exhibit that keeps getting talked about. Don’t you want to be that exhibit? Don’t you want to be working at that one location where everyone seems to be heading? Buzz is not something you can automatically turn...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 30, 2017 | Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Event Marketing, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow visitors
When you are going out on a date, my guess is you dress up. If you’re a guy, you’ll put on some nice clothes, fuss with your hair a bit, brush your teeth and maybe put on a dab of cologne. If you’re a girl, you’ll do much the same, only probably spend longer (is that...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 20, 2017 | Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Event Marketing, Fun, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow visitors
Walking the floor of the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, one is overwhelmed by the sheer number of tradeshow exhibitors and visitors. According to New Hope, the organization that puts on the show, there were over 80,000 visitors this year, and over 3,100...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 20, 2017 | Booth Design, Branding, Fun, Graphics, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow visitors
Thought it might be fun to take a look at some of the cool exhibits, enthusiastic people and tasty products from Natural Products Expo West:
by Tim Patterson | Feb 15, 2017 | Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
What are your tradeshow marketing goals? It may seem an obvious question. But it bears some attention before schlepping off to the show, setting up and accosting attendees. Each show is different with a unique audience and a unique set of competitors. How you...
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.