by Tim Patterson | Mar 21, 2022 | Logistics, Podcast, Shipping, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Coming off a busy and successful week in Anaheim for the Natural Products Expo West, it’s the perfect time to get back into the podcast/vlog game. Former TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee guest Dave Brown is now with Tive, a company that tracks shipments in...
by Tim Patterson | Oct 11, 2021 | Event Marketing, lead generation, Logistics, Podcast, Shipping, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Kevin Carty, EVP of Classic Exhibits in Portland, Oregon, shares thoughts on the upcoming ExhibitorLive, the tradeshow world, supply chains, price increases, staffing challenges, and more. This week’s ONE GOOD THING: The return of the National Basketball...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 29, 2021 | Logistics, Podcast, Shipping, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
One of the ongoing challenges I find with exhibitors is working with show services. There seems to be some sort of mystery about what they do and don’t do, how much they charge, how to save money on it, and much more. I caught up with Jeff Quade, EVP of...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 9, 2020 | Event Marketing, Logistics, Marketing, Podcast, Shipping, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow visitors, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Natural Products Expo West was postponed and/or cancelled a couple of days before floor doors were to open. I happened to be sitting on the airplane headed to LA for the show when I got the news. This week’s TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee podcast/vlog is...
by Tim Patterson | May 2, 2019 | lead generation, Marketing, Shipping
Once the tradeshow is over, it’s only natural to want to skedaddle the premises and hightail it home as fast as possible. But WAIT. Before you go, if you’re in charge of the exhibit properties, or at least delegating the jobs to various entities, go over your...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 7, 2019 | Custom tradeshow booth, Logistics, Shipping
I’ve been chatting and emailing with clients and shipping companies this week to schedule pickups and deliveries of crates for tradeshows. Perhaps it’s time to share some notes and thoughts that have come up in those conversations. Some of our newer clients have...
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.