by Tim Patterson | Sep 10, 2026 | Branding, Client Relations, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing
Guest Post by Emma Grace Brown For trade show businesses, startup founders, sales leads, and small marketing teams, the hardest part of an event often isn’t the logistics; it’s earning a moment of attention in a noisy aisle. The core tension is simple: plenty of...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 19, 2025 | Branding, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Networking
Trade show marketing is loud by nature. Everyone’s trying to stand out — with banners that shout, booths that glow, and enough swag to fill a carry-on. But in all that noise, there’s one thing that actually makes people stop: emotional connection. And that’s the...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 12, 2025 | Booth Design, Branding, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Mobile Marketing
Guest article by Emma Grace Brown Trade shows are noisy. Not just audibly, but mentally. Everyone’s trying to get seen, heard, scanned, followed, and remembered — often in under 30 seconds. And in that blur of color-coded lanyards and badge beeps, the exhibitors who...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 19, 2024 | Branding, Event Marketing, Marketing
This is a guest post by Emma Grace Brown. Craft and vendor shows provide a great platform for artists, makers, and vendors to showcase and sell their work. These shows are often attended by individuals looking for unique, handmade products they cannot find anywhere...
by Tim Patterson | Jul 25, 2023 | Booth Design, Branding, Client Relations, Custom exhibit, Event Marketing, Logistics, Marketing, Uncategorized
It’s July, and it marks a milestone in the life of TradeshowGuy Exhibits and my career in the tradeshow world. This year marks 21 years since I moved from radio into the tradeshow world and sold my first project, a custom 20×20 tradeshow exhibit, to Kettle...
by Tim Patterson | May 11, 2023 | Branding, Contests, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Mobile Marketing
All right, all right, AI is coming! It’s going to swoop in and change the world. Strike that, it has ALREADY swooped in and changed the world. I’ve been curious about it, and as time marches on, I’ve spent more and more time learning how it can be...
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.