by Tim Patterson | May 30, 2019 | Post-Show Follow Up, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing
Calculating your tradeshow ROI is pretty straightforward. Know how much you spent to do the show. Know how much you made off the show. Do the math. There are any number of ways to increase the ROI, but it mainly comes down to controlling the main two numbers as much...
by Tim Patterson | May 23, 2019 | Booth Design, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing
Are you faced with authors call “writer’s block” when it comes to coming up with ideas for your next tradeshow promotion? Or need to come up with a unique exhibit design or presentation that perfectly fits your company brand? I wish I had an answer. You know, like the...
by Tim Patterson | May 16, 2019 | Branding, Custom exhibit, lead generation, Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow staff training, Tradeshow visitors
If you do a Google search for “showing up,” you get all sorts of links and suggestions as to what it means. Showing up for a performance, showing up for important events in your life for your friends and family, showing up at work by giving it your attention and...
by Tim Patterson | May 13, 2019 | Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Podcast, Record Keeping, Tradeshow Exhibit, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Here’s a novel idea: using the 3D Virtual Tour technology that is often used on real estate to allow potential buyers to virtually steer their way through the home, and use that tech to allow people to visit your tradeshow booth long after the show has ended....
by Tim Patterson | Apr 16, 2019 | Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Video, YouTube
Big video is, well, BIG. It seems like ‘the bigger, the better.’ Admittedly, the quality of big video walls has improved noticeably the past few years. I can’t speak to the price – if the increased competition and quality has driven costs down,...
by Tim Patterson | Apr 11, 2019 | Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Event Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
Having never attended the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas, I did not have a full grasp of the scope and size of the show. And once I was walking the floor earlier this week, it still took a few hours to fully comprehend how freaking big it is....
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.