One Year Later…

One Year Later…

by | Mar 2, 2021 | Branding, Client Relations, Event Marketing, Fun

It was March 2, 2020, when things began to fall apart. When things really started to hit home. I was getting ready to head out to Portland to catch a flight to Southern California to assist a number of exhibiting clients at Natural Products Expo West. It was a Monday,...
Embrace the Space of the In-Between State

Embrace the Space of the In-Between State

by | Feb 18, 2021 | Fun

Can’t go forward. Don’t want to go backwards (heaven forbid!). Stuck in the in-between state. The pandemic is doing so much to the tradeshow industry that most of us in the world feel stuck in the in-between state. The space where we’re just waiting. The hardest thing...
Dealing with Head Trash

Dealing with Head Trash

by | Feb 9, 2021 | Fun, Public Relations, Sales

What is “head trash?” I’ve heard the term off and on for years, and it came up a lot in a sales class I spent a year in a few years back. The teacher, Brad Kleiner, often referred to the mental blocks we put in front of ourselves as “head trash.” I think it’s a good...
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, the Old Man is Snoring

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, the Old Man is Snoring

by | Dec 30, 2020 | Fun

The week between Christmas and New Year’s has, for me, been sort of a respite from the rest of the year’s calendar. Since the early aughts when I was VP of Sales and Marketing at Interpretive Exhibits here in Salem, the owner would generally close the business down....