by Tim Patterson | Feb 21, 2012 | Blog, Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
Still on the track of what the heck Classic Exhibits is up to for Exhibitor 2012 (March 4-8, 2012 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas), I made another quick visit to their manufacturing facility this week. The result? A disagreement among the bigwigs, a rescue by a new...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 16, 2012 | Custom exhibit, Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, Video, YouTube
I’ve had the pleasure of representing Classic Exhibits, based in Portland, Oregon, for several years. They produce great products and work diligently with customers and end users to give excellent value. They’ve exhibited at Exhibitor in Las Vegas for years, showing...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 10, 2012 | Event Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the release of my tradeshow industry colleague’s book “Build a Better Trade Show Image.” Marlys Arnold is marking the anniversary of her book with a promotion that not only should raise the awareness level of...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 1, 2012 | Event Marketing, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
Social media is great for drawing people to your event, whether you’re tweeting from your booth with a contest, posting to your Facebook page or blogging. But using social media to help people connect while at the event is easy, too. It just takes a little thought and...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 12, 2011 | Event Marketing, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
It makes sense to drum up as much interest before an event as possible, even prior to any official promotion launch. In fact, social media is ideally suited for just this task. By putting a blog post or video together, for instance, on what is coming at the event...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 5, 2011 | Blog, Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, Virtual Tradeshow
Setting up a virtual tradeshow website for your tradeshow appearance is as easy as setting up a new website. Mainly because that’s exactly what it is. While I’ve seen a number of ways to do it, having a blog platform for your virtual tradeshow gives you the most...
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.