by Tim Patterson | Mar 23, 2011 | Blog, Event Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow visitors, Twitter
Are you using social media to drive traffic to your tradeshow booth? That’s great – it be an effective tool for creating buzz at the show. Even though social media activity is effective at communicating with your community, using social media is often not...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 16, 2011 | Event Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
At the Natural Products Expo West show earlier this month in Anaheim, I had the opportunity to scan several QR Codes that were displayed in booths, posters and banners. Some were prominently displayed in large form – maybe a foot square – and others as...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 14, 2011 | Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, Twitter
No matter what your goals are at a tradeshow, whether you’re walking the floor or exhibiting, you probably won’t get far unless you have a plan (obviously that’s a given) – and are flexible enough to let the plan adapt and evolve as necessary....
by Tim Patterson | Mar 7, 2011 | Event Marketing, Podcast, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
What is SCVNGR? How does it compare to Foursquare, or does it compare? After a blog post on how SCVNGR was used at a recent event, the name has popped up more and more. We hooked up with John Valentine, the conferences and team lead of SCVNGR to find out...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 4, 2011 | Event Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
If you’re attending the Natural Products Expo West 2011 at the Anaheim Convention Center March 10 – 13, try and catch up with me! I’ll be roaming the aisles, meeting exhibitors, looking for Tweetups and monitoring my Twitter feed, Facebook and blog...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 18, 2011 | Event Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
I keep hearing how SCVNGR is being used to engage tradeshow attendees with pics, check-ins and other game activities. So let’s take a look at how it’s being done in a tradeshow or event setting. First, what the heck is SCVNGR? SCVNGR is a game. Playing is...
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.