If you’re going to a tradeshow as an attendee, or putting on an event of your own, here’s a shortlist of the various things you’ll want to consider as the base elements of our online promotion: Event website: should contain event information such as schedule, days,...
I know people who hold back from doing things because they feel that if they don’t do it perfectly, they would rather not do it. Excuse me, but you’re human. You will never be perfect. So don’t let your fear of not being ‘perfect’ out of the box on your social media...
On, no! Not another list post! But they’re so fun to write! Not only that, but putting thoughts into a numerical list makes it much easier to digest. Here are a few ways that you may be coming up short, er, uh, sucking…at your social media tradeshow...
Here’s a replay of last week’s webinar that was sponsored by Total Displays of Minneapolis. We had a great time, gave out some great information. Enjoy! Watch now:...
As a first time attendee at the World Domination Summit over the weekend in Portland, I had nothing to compare it to. Oh, sure, I’d read the blog post on Chris Guillibeau’s blog last year that attracted my attention and ultimately led me to grab a ticket in a very...
Sometimes you have to see the information graphically to really grok the substance of what you’re viewing. With that said, here’s a look at One Day on the Internet, thanks to MBAOnline.com. Created by: MBAOnline.com
Managing your social media reputation may be something that you’ve never even thought of. Or it may be something you obsess over! Either way, there are a few things you can do to control, or attempt to control, your social media reputation. First, you must spend time...
So the guy in accounting loves hanging out on Facebook, checking status updates and posting photos. Your sales manager loves Twitter. And the installer-guy checks in on Foursquare all day long. But you’re still trying to make the decision on whether or not your...
Here’s a ‘cheat sheet’ for a webinar I’m going to give in about a month. I’ll show you the ten ways I feel are key pieces to creating more buzz and driving traffic to your booth. Some of them are fairly easy and quick, others take time, energy and some investment,...
This podcast interview is a follow up of a previous interview we did with Derek Mehraban back in September, 2010. Back then, Derek had some great ideas on how to use social media to build buzz at a tradeshow through the use of a virtual tradeshow website. Lots of good...
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.