by Tim Patterson | Jul 11, 2019 | Fun
I recall the moment I learned how a bicycle works, and how I learned to ride a bicycle. I must have been 6 or 7 when I first tried. It was about the same time I first got on skis, but that’s a different story. I was reminded of that feeling when I saw a young bicycler...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 20, 2019 | Booth Design, Contests, Custom tradeshow booth, Fun, lead generation, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow staff training, Tradeshow visitors
Wear colorful branded clothing. Whether it’s a staff of two or three, or twenty, having colorful branded clothing will immediately let visitors know who’s working the booth and who’s a guest. Bright colors attract, so put your logo on the front and an enticing message...
by Tim Patterson | Apr 4, 2019 | Fun
I’ve had a lot of bosses over the years and have learned things from them. Sometimes because they were good bosses, sometimes because they were bad. But bosses are good people to learn lessons from, one way or the other. The first boss I had was in a little radio...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 12, 2019 | Fun, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow staff training
To most people I work with in the tradeshow industry, teamwork is the key to success. But many tradeshow marketing managers are saddled with the idea that if it’s going to get done, there’s only one person that can do it. The tradeshow manager. Therefore, it becomes...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 17, 2018 | Fun, Podcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
No guest on this week’s TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. Instead, I muse a bit about unintended consequences, starting with Brexit. No, I don’t really get political – just trying to use that situation as an example of unintended consequences. Be...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 14, 2018 | Fun, Guest Post, Lists, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
When I started looking through the analytics to determine the top ten 2018 TradeshowGuy blog posts, I faced somewhat of a dilemma. Many of the “most-viewed” posts of the year are not from 2018. Do I include those or not? Perhaps the best approach is to create two...
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.