All You Need to Know About Tradeshow Planning and Traveling
This is a guest article by Lee Becknell of Pinnacle Promotions. Trade shows provide companies and marketing professionals with excellent opportunities to grow their brand…
TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, September 9, 2019: Control
What is control? Lack of control? What about being a control freak? Turns out we all have some relationship to control, whether it’s our own or someone else’s. On this week’s…
Essential Tools & Tips for Your First Tradeshow Event
This is a guest article by Halle Summers of Fastenation. If you are planning on attending or setting up a booth at a tradeshow for the first time, you probably already know how…
It’s September: Do You Know Where Your New March 2020 Tradeshow Exhibit is?
Let’s say your company is looking ahead about six months to a show in March and you’re considering a new custom exhibit for the show. If the show is in the early part of March,…
TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, September 2, 2019: Holly Paige
It seems like almost every tradeshow exhibit has a big video screen these days. But what about the content? How do you create content that is actually seen and delivers a message…
Keeping Your Exhibit in Tip Top Shape
You have a new tradeshow exhibit. It looked great at the first show. Congratulations! Now what? Are you going to assume that it’s going to look the exact same for show 2, 3, 4,…
Mindmapping Your Tradeshow Appearance
Sometimes it makes sense to visualize everything you are planning to do in your next tradeshow appearance. I thought it might fun to put the mindmapping to video and see how it…
TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, August 26, 2019: Connecting the Dots
No doubt there are moments in your life where something happened that lead to something else quite unexpected. Taking a look back can you see how you might now be able to connect…
Small Biz 101: Budgeting for Trade Shows
This is a guest article by Lee Becknell of Pinnacle Promotions. Trade shows take a great deal of forethought and planning, but your business will reap substantial rewards from…
3 Cool Things You’ll Find on Exhibit Design Search (Video)
There are a few not-so-obvious things when you browse Exhibit Design Search from TradeshowGuy Exhibits. Let’s show off a few:…
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.