Podcast: Interview with LinkedIn Expert JD Gershbein
While LinkedIn is a powerful research and business connectivity tool, lots of folks are still grasping for ways to use LinkedIn to benefit their tradeshow, event and conference…
Ways You Can Use QR Codes
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…
Losing Your Smartphone – What Next?
When you carry a smartphone, it’s sometimes easy to forget that you’re carrying a lot of information that thieves would love to get their hands on: phone records, contacts, email…
Podcast: Interview with Marie-Claire Andrews of ShowGizmo
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…
Podcast Interview: Darren Hart, Tradeshow Magician and Presenter
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…
7 Social Media Things to do That Your Competition is Probably Forgetting
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…
101 Rules of Tradeshow Marketing
https://www.tradeshowguyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/101_Rules_of_Tradeshow_Marketing_REV_2014.pdfOkay, it’s an oldie but goodie…and it’s been downloaded about 2,000 times since it came out about 20 months ago. But it’s still a good read. And it’s still free. Grab your copy…
Using QR Codes at a Tradeshow
One of the most effective methods to get involved in mobile marketing is to create a QR Code and display it openly at a tradeshow. It’s a somewhat familiar-looking graphic widget…
The Power of Attraction
guest post by Darren Hart of TrafficHappens.com Before we get any further, let me warn you that this not about imagining your way to a shiny red bicycle. This is about using an…
Tradeshow Collaboration Marketing
How can you work with a partner at a tradeshow? What can collaboration do to cut your tradeshow marketing costs and help spread your company’s name around a bit more? While there…
About Tim Patterson
I’m the founder of TradeshowGuy Exhibits and have been helping companies navigate the trade show world since 2002. I write about exhibit design, marketing, logistics, lead generation, and the occasional unexpected lesson from the show floor.
Books by Tim Patterson
Two books of practical trade show advice.
What Clients Say
“Thank you for all the incredible work that went into designing the Wedderspoon Expo West stand and getting it installed so seamlessly. It was a defining moment for the brand on the biggest stage of the year. I received a lot of commentary from competitors and other exhibitors about how it was one of the top stands and brand expressions.”
Let’s Talk About Your Next Exhibit
Planning a new exhibit, updating your current booth, or just have a trade show question? I offer a free, no-obligation consultation to talk through your project.
Trade Show Survival Guide
EXHIBITOR Magazine interviewed me about what exhibitors are doing right, what they’re missing, and how better planning can improve trade show results.