by Tim Patterson | Aug 30, 2017 | Booth Design, Branding, Custom exhibit, Custom tradeshow booth, Tradeshow marketing, Tradeshow Photos, Tradeshow presenting, Tradeshow staff training, Tradeshow visitors
Yes, I have a Pinterest account. No, I don’t spend a lot of time there. Something about not having enough bandwidth and so on. However, when I do get over there, I find a lot of things to like. Such as these boards on tradeshow marketing which are standouts!...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 29, 2017 | lead generation, Networking, Tradeshow visitors
This is a guest post by Charles Dugan of American Image Displays There is no such thing as a closing a sale by luck at a trade show. The process of generating and closing leads is defined even before the event begins. Believe it or not, although most exhibitors...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 25, 2017 | lead generation, Networking, Post-Show Follow Up, Tradeshow marketing
Tradeshow post-show follow-up is one of the critical keys to your tradeshow marketing success. In recent conversations with exhibitors, there often seems to be some hedging around the concept of complete follow-up. In other words, there are some missing pieces and the...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 23, 2017 | Branding, Event Marketing, Fun
it’s not a tradeshow, but it’s an event of tremendous proportions. It’s historic week on the Monterey Peninsula, and I’ve been attending for over a quarter of a century. Since I first attended in 1989, it has grown to include multiple related...
by Tim Patterson | Aug 15, 2017 | Fun, Tradeshow marketing
While it’s great to know all of the things you should do at a tradeshow, it’s also enlightening to flip the coin and figure out ways to sabotage your tradeshow appearance. Y’know, to hopefully avoid doing so. Take any person from the office who’s willing to come. So...
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.