by Tim Patterson | Feb 7, 2011 | lead generation, Marketing, Public Relations, Tradeshow marketing, Video, YouTube
Like millions I watched the Super Bowl over the weekend, not only to root for the Packers (!), but to gawk at the ads. Lots of clever ads put together which were damn entertaining. According to the Portland Business Journal, some of the most popular were produced by...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 31, 2011 | Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Tradeshow marketing
Even though QR Codes have been in existence since the mid-90s, they’re only now become hip. Fashionable. Tres chic. (whatever that means)… And if you put your mind to it, you can come up with all sorts of ways you can use QR Codes. First, review the blog...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 21, 2011 | Branding, Podcast, Tradeshow marketing
Tim Patterson interviews Marie-Claire Andrews of ShowGizmo, a cool tradeshow service that utilizes QR Codes and more. Great interview if you want to get a lot of good ideas on how to use QR codes at tradeshows. ShowGizmo’s website ShowGizmo on...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 19, 2011 | Podcast, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow presenting
A few weeks ago Darren Hart reached out to me and offered to submit a blog post that he’d written. It was a good post and I took him up on it. After checking a little deeper on who Darren is, I decided he might be a fun interview. After all, Darren has what I...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 17, 2011 | Social Media, Tradeshow marketing, Twitter
In the marketing game, staying ahead of your competition is a key to being top of mind to your market. With social media adding yet another facet to your marketing mix, it gets harder and harder to keep track of all of the moving parts. That’s where being on top...
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.