by Tim Patterson | Mar 12, 2026 | Branding, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Uncategorized
by Emma Grace Brown Trade show marketers are often expected to do it all — strategy, booth design, lead capture, follow-up campaigns, and brand storytelling. If you don’t have a large in-house team, you are the marketing department. The good news? Marketing isn’t...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 12, 2025 | Booth Design, Branding, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Mobile Marketing
Guest article by Emma Grace Brown Trade shows are noisy. Not just audibly, but mentally. Everyone’s trying to get seen, heard, scanned, followed, and remembered — often in under 30 seconds. And in that blur of color-coded lanyards and badge beeps, the exhibitors who...
by Tim Patterson | Nov 24, 2023 | Branding, Mobile Marketing, Social Media
Ah, trade shows! That bustling hub where business cards fly faster than time and coffee is the unsung hero. But here’s the twist in the tale: digital marketing, the silent juggernaut, has muscled its way into this arena, transforming how these events are...
by Tim Patterson | May 11, 2023 | Branding, Contests, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Mobile Marketing
All right, all right, AI is coming! It’s going to swoop in and change the world. Strike that, it has ALREADY swooped in and changed the world. I’ve been curious about it, and as time marches on, I’ve spent more and more time learning how it can be...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 10, 2023 | Booth Design, Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Graphics, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Video
This is a guest post by Emma Grace Brown Are you interested in using video to enhance your trade show booth and attract more attendees? If so, you’re not alone. Increasingly, businesses are recognizing the power of video to engage trade show visitors and drive...
by Tim Patterson | Jun 11, 2021 | Booth Design, Branding, Budgeting, Client Relations, Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Mobile Marketing
Tradeshows are a great place to bring in more sales. But to bring in sales and grow your company, tradeshows are also a perfect place for setting secondary and tertiary goals. Here are some you might want to...
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.