by Tim Patterson | Mar 21, 2019 | Booth Design, Branding, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow staff training
Naturally, your eyes will be on several different things when you are walking the tradeshow floor. And your agenda will be different as an attendee vs. an exhibitor. But if you keep your eyes open, you can spot a lot of cool and interesting things on the tradeshow...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 11, 2019 | Booth Design, Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
The exhibit halls at the Natural Products Expo West closed Saturday at 4 pm. By then, exhibitors were handing our their remaining samples, packing up things they could and getting ready to grab flights home. The last day of a big show like this one is always a bit...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 8, 2019 | Case Study, Event Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
I shouldn’t be surprised, but every year when the full exhibit floors are open, I am still a bit astonished at how many people are walking the floors. With over 80,000 attendees, Natural Products Expo West is a huge show. Not as big as the Consumer Electronics...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 4, 2019 | Podcast, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Natural Products Expo West kicks off this week in Anaheim, California. I’ve had the opportunity to experience this show for the past 16 years, so I think I can safely say I have a pretty good perspective on the show. What will the 17th consecutive year bring? We...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 21, 2019 | Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing
Renting furnishings at a tradeshow may or may not be a good fit for you. Let’s look at the pros and cons. Pros: Rental Furniture is new, and in top-notch conditionLots of choices – you’re not stuck with the same furniture show after showCost is less than purchasing it...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 19, 2019 | Booth Design, Branding, Event Marketing, Post-Show Follow Up, Pre-show marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow staff training
When it comes to tradeshow exhibiting, is it wrong thing to think, “Well, there’s always next time!”? Maybe your most recent tradeshow didn’t go as well as it could have. You didn’t meet all the people you had hoped to and didn’t bring home as many leads as you were...
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.