by Tim Patterson | Apr 22, 2026 | Booth Design, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Tradeshow Photos
There’s a certain kind of quiet satisfaction in photographing a busy trade show floor and making it look… still. Controlled. Intentional. That’s been the ongoing collaboration with Condit Exhibits over the past three years at Natural Products Expo West—capturing their...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 12, 2024 | Booth Design, Branding, Client Profile, Client Relations, Custom tradeshow booth, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
With a heavy heart and deep respect, I reflect on my 18-year journey with Bob’s Red Mill, a trailblazing healthy food producer based in Portland. The recent passing of its venerable founder, Bob Moore, at the age of 94 marks the end of an era. This piece is a...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 29, 2023 | Booth Design, Branding, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos
Have you ever sauntered past an exhibit at a trade show and felt an instant connection, as if the booth was speaking directly to you? Often, this magnetic pull is the result of meticulously captured photographs, a silent communicator of a brand’s essence. In the...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 17, 2022 | Booth Design, Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Marketing, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow Photos
The thing I was most curious about while walking the floors and halls of Natural Products Expo West 2022 earlier this month in March was this: how many exhibitors and attendees showed up? It was a question that kept coming up as I would turn the corner at the rear of...
by Tim Patterson | Jan 14, 2021 | Booth Design, Branding, Custom exhibit, lead generation, Marketing, Newsletter, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Video, YouTube
Tablets can be used in a large variety of ways in your tradeshow booth. Here are just a few. Maybe you can think of...
by Tim Patterson | Dec 17, 2020 | Event Marketing, lead generation, Marketing, Record Keeping, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Video
Once you return from a tradeshow, it’s easy to want to kick up your feet and relax. After all, you’ve been working hard for months to make the show the best it can be. But before you take a break, do these seven...
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.