by Tim Patterson | Jun 13, 2011 | Social Media, Twitter
The news headlines seem to have daily cautionary tales on what NOT to do with Twitter. From Anthony Weiner’s ‘accidental’ tweeting of photos of privates to VodaphoneUK’s employee’s accidental posting to the company’s account a tweet...
by Tim Patterson | May 27, 2011 | Podcast, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
Jonathan Brewer of Meet-Meme discusses his cool social media playing cards and how they get more and more people to interact offline. Check out Meet-Meme’s website here.
by Tim Patterson | May 25, 2011 | Social Media, Twitter
Are you a valued Tweeter? Do you find and share things on your Twitter account that people like to read and then share with more people? If so, you’ve become a Valued Tweeter. If not, let’s explore the concept a bit further to see if there is some way to...
by Tim Patterson | May 19, 2011 | Event Marketing, SlideShare, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
Just wrapping up the three-day Event Marketing Summit at Chicago’s Hyatt Regency – and so how has it gone? First, the real reason I came was that I was invited to speak – and that I did. Beyond that I had a chance to attend learning sessions with some great presenters...
by Tim Patterson | May 11, 2011 | Social Media, Tradeshow marketing
As you’re sitting in your tradeshow booth waiting for people to arrive and buy something from you, it’s possible you might have a few spare moments to yourself (okay, I realize this is an unlikely scenario, but play along with me)… You log onto...
by Tim Patterson | May 9, 2011 | Social Media
What is Social Media? I’ve seen several answers to that question. Admittedly, it’s a broad, generic question. If MySpace is social media, and Facebook is social media and Twitter is social media, what about YouTube and Wikipedia? Those are just websites,...
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.