by Tim Patterson | Mar 24, 2020 | Booth Design, Client Profile, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow marketing, Video, YouTube
When Natural Products Expo West was cancelled on March 2, just a couple of days before the doors were to have opened to 80,000+ attendees and 3500+ exhibitors, there was a sense of “what did we miss by not being able to exhibit, by not being able to...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 23, 2020 | Podcast, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
We’re all dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Work, play, daily activities and more are all curtailed or affected. It seemed like last week put us on the precipice of something that we’re not quite ready for. In this week’s...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 9, 2020 | Event Marketing, Logistics, Marketing, Podcast, Shipping, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow visitors, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Natural Products Expo West was postponed and/or cancelled a couple of days before floor doors were to open. I happened to be sitting on the airplane headed to LA for the show when I got the news. This week’s TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee podcast/vlog is...
by Tim Patterson | Mar 2, 2020 | Booth Design, Branding, Client Relations, Custom exhibit, Logistics, Marketing, Podcast, Tradeshow Exhibit, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Share Experience is a new company formed late last year by Marcus Vahle and John Pugh, both with long experience in the event and tradeshow world. Given what looks to be a unique approach to carving out their niche in the event world, I thought it might be fun to...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 24, 2020 | Event Marketing, lead generation, Podcast, Tradeshow Exhibit, Tradeshow visitors, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
Hiett Ives is a four-decade veteran of the tradeshow industry. He publishes a weekly newsletter on language that is short and fun to read. Hiett also helps companies gather more leads at tradeshows with his company Show Dynamics. Check out our conversation on this...
by Tim Patterson | Feb 3, 2020 | Logistics, Podcast, Tradeshow marketing, TSGMMCPodcast, Video, Vlog, YouTube
The first time I walked “backstage” at a tradeshow, I realized how nuts it really was. A thousand different things going ten thousand different ways. Thousand of exhibitors, laborers, electricians, forklift operators, scissor lift operators, and so much...
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.