by Tim Patterson | Dec 10, 2020 | Event Marketing, Marketing, Networking
In this week’s quick and short video, a look at a handful of traits that someone who is great at networking and connecting might...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 7, 2020 | Marketing, Podcast, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
A little of everything in this week’s quick vlog: a chance for you to vote on the three finalists for a musical theme; a glance at John Lennon and Roy Orbison; another glance at the Pearl Harbor attack. Jump in: tim-patterson · TradeshowGuy Monday Morning...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 25, 2020 | Branding, Budgeting, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
Sure, we’d all like to make big changes. Swoop in, push all the old stuff aside, and institute something NEW and DASHING and DAZZLING and TERRIFIC, something that impresses the hell out of customers, the media, and especially your boss. Because if your boss is...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 10, 2020 | Branding, Budgeting, Event Marketing, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
This past week I’ve reached out to a couple of dozen former clients and prospects that have all exhibited for years at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim. The show is usually in early March. You may recall that it was canceled on March 2nd this year, just a couple...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 4, 2020 | Event Marketing, lead generation, Logistics, Marketing, Post-Show Follow Up, Pre-show marketing, Tradeshow marketing
Every now and then I cruise through Twitter looking for a handful of marketing tips for tradeshow exhibitors. Let’s see if there’s anything there now! First up, TSNN gives us some planning tips to engage virtual attendees. Six Planning Tips to Engage Your Virtual...
by Tim Patterson | Oct 19, 2020 | Marketing, Podcast, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
There are hundreds of thousands of event, tradeshow, and conference-related jobs that have gone by the wayside, at least temporarily, while the pandemic sidelines all of those shows. But of all of those jobs, it would seem that if any type of job could find a way...
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.