by Tim Patterson | May 17, 2017 | Promotional Products, Tradeshow marketing
Frankly, I don’t know that much about tradeshow giveaways. I tend to leave that to the people I know who have been doing it for years. Maybe it’s easy to pick something out of a catalog and submit an order. Choosing the right giveaway that resonates with your audience...
by Tim Patterson | May 10, 2017 | Event Marketing, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow presenting, Tradeshow staff training, Tradeshow visitors
If you’re standing at the edge of your tradeshow booth ready to engage with a visitor, remember that as try you qualify him or her, you’re really trying to find the prospect’s real issue. Once you do that, you can determine if you can be of assistance, or if you...
by Tim Patterson | May 8, 2017 | Custom exhibit, Marketing, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
As I sat down to write today’s TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, I realized that much of the business we’ve done this year at TradeshowGuy Exhibits has been repeat business: new business from current clients. Of course, it’s good to have new...
by Tim Patterson | May 5, 2017 | Branding, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow visitors, Video
Video monitors are ubiquitous at tradeshows as exhibitors by the thousands display video in their exhibiting space. But is any of it making an impact? Video crafted for in-booth display is different than other uses. It’s easy to just grab content you already have...
by Tim Patterson | Apr 25, 2017 | Event Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
Planning on putting more focus on using Instagram at your next tradeshow or event? Congratulations. After all, it’s one of the most popular social media platforms out there with more than 400 million daily active users. But before you get started, do a little planning...
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.