What types of sales prospecting work in what industries? What are some good ideas to generate more sales for your funnel? Author and sales trainer Jeff Bajorek and I tackled these questions and more in this week’s TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee: Find Jeff...
When you think about it, there are several reasons why tradeshows work to reach new markets. And many reasons as to why they wouldn’t work for you. Let’s start with why tradeshows work. Tradeshows are organized for one very good reason: to bring buyers and sellers...
This is a guest post by Marla Bracco. Preparing for a tradeshow takes time and effort, which you may already know if you’ve participated in a tradeshow in the past. That being said, it helps to have a checklist on hand to make sure you get everything just right before...
Publicity Expert Joan Stewart – known as the Publicity Hound – joins TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson to talk about how to get publicity at a tradeshow: before, during and after. Keep a notepad handy – there are a lot of great ideas that you can put to...
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the main goal of all tradeshow marketing is to grow your business, right? Yes, you’re right. But that’s a general and somewhat vague-sounding goal, so it’s worth breaking it down a bit more. The main goals for exhibiting typically...
This is a guest post by Samuel J. Smith Many exhibitors crave ideas on how to attract more visitors to their tradeshow booth. They want an attraction that makes their booth irresistible for attendees walking down the aisle. Do you want to drive booth traffic, too?...
Chris Reimer is an author and entrepreneur which means we had a lot to chat about on this week’s edition of the TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. Our main two points of conversation include his book Happywork and the new device charger he’s just released...
This is a guest post by Joe Robinson. What’s the most memorable trade show exhibit you’ve ever seen? I can recall two recent ones at a marketing conference that really stand out. The first was a full on lounge with free coffee and breakfast, ample seating, and...
It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, no doubt you’d like to have great clients. Wouldn’t we all? Which isn’t to say that any of my clients are not good clients – they are. In fact, most are great clients. So what does it take to be a great client? Before I...
What do you get out of volunteerism? What is important to you, important enough that you would donate your time, energy and skill to an endeavor? This week’s TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee muses on volunteerism. This week’s ONE GOOD THING: West...
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.
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.