by Tim Patterson | Nov 17, 2020 | Fun, Tradeshow marketing
It’s pouring as I write this in my home office in Salem, Oregon. A guy just rode by my window on a bicycle, bundled up against the rain and wind. I took the dog for a walk this morning in the thankfully much lighter rain. Ah, Oregon! I love it here! In 65 years, I...
by Tim Patterson | Jul 28, 2020 | Fun
Okay, that’s pretty broad. Too general. What do I mean, “what matters most.” In what? Business? Personal life? Reaching your goals, whatever they might be? Life in general? I’ve been thinking about what matters most. Lots of people say lots of different things. I’m...
by Tim Patterson | Jul 27, 2020 | Fun, Podcast, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Life In A Day is a film project that invited people worldwide to submit footage of what they did on July 25, 2020. I kept seeing the hashtag trending online leading up to Saturday, so just for fun, I shot a bunch of video of what I did and assembled it into a short...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 26, 2020 | Fun, Logistics, Marketing
I’ve been fortunate enough to work from home for almost nine years. It’s not always easy. Retaining focus and momentum through the day is one of the hardest things. Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years. You can’t do it all on your own. Even though you...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 28, 2020 | Custom exhibit, Event Marketing, Fun, lead generation, Lists, Tradeshow marketing
Cruising Twitter is always an entertaining proposition. Sometimes because you find some really interesting stuff. Other times because you end up wanting to pull your hair out. But it’s never boring! In search of some #tradeshow ideas, I entered that search term in the...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 20, 2020 | Event Marketing, Fun, Lists, Tradeshow marketing
Everyone is different, yet everyone is the same. We all attend or exhibit at tradeshows with things we need, and if we end up there without those things, we feel like part of us is missing. Here’s a short list of things that I always take on the road to tradeshows. I...
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.