by Tim Patterson | Apr 9, 2018 | Event Marketing, Podcast, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
How do you get people to attend shows? And once they attend, what’s the best strategy to keep them coming? That’s the topic and TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson and Trade Show Ready’s Nick McCallion tackle in this wide-ranging interview. Plus: Tradeshow...
by Tim Patterson | Apr 6, 2018 | Event Marketing, Networking, Tradeshow marketing
Is there an inside game of tradeshow marketing success? Hey, it could be just a catch phrase designed to get you read. But let’s explore for a moment. If you’re a baseball fan, you might be familiar with the phrase “inside baseball.” It’s a term used mostly in the...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 16, 2018 | Event Marketing, Tradeshow staff training, Tradeshow visitors
I spent a lot of time as a youth on the baseball diamond and the basketball court. One coach always stressed the importance of GAME DAY. Put on your game face! Be ready for the big game! In other words, bring even more focus and attitude to the game. When you are done...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 11, 2018 | Booth Design, Custom exhibit, Event Marketing, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow visitors
Babies – lots of babies – along with young kids, the occasional dog, lots of mascots/costumes, and a few weirdly dressed people. Typical Expo West! Saturday night – Day Three of Expo West – was spent hanging out with Oregon Business folks at their annual soiree at...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 10, 2018 | Custom tradeshow booth, Event Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
Random thoughts, observations and photos from walking the floor, test-tasting the products, and chatting with people on day two of the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim: It’s a mental thing. But as much as I feel I should restrain myself from eating too...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 9, 2018 | Event Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing
More or less a quick diary of Natural Products Expo West 2018 Day One: After some twists and turns, we finished setting up the final client booth – Dave’s Killer Bread/Alpine Valley Bread – late morning. Thanks to Stacy and her crew at Eagle...
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.