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After a full day of sessions at the Exhibitor’s Show in Vegas, I kept running into some numbers repeatedly. From Candy Adams’ Show Operations session, I heard these numerals repeating:

30–the percentage discrepancy in audience numbers between audited trade shows and unaudited events. Or the percentage revenue is down in the industry overall. Read More...

The Trade Show Guy is on site at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for the latest edition of the Exhibitor’s Show.

Networking, education and all things exhibits and events takes place this week. Today starts the formal classes (many started yesterday with some introductory classes) and events. Read More...

If you are attending the 2010 Exhibitor’s Show in Las Vegas later on this month (March 14-18), drop me a line or give me a call. Maybe we can connect.

I’ll be reporting from the classes and events via this blog and it’s brother (The Relentless Networker). Let’s compare notes and maybe share project ideas. Read More...

A unique way for a company to be top of mind is to choose giveaways and premium items that get used and cause them to be remembered. While many of us rely on the usual branded sticky notes, pens with logos and stress balls in the shape of our products, every once and a while something a bit different surfaces in the premium arena.

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OK, so we’re all agreed that social media networking is here to stay and in control of our attention right now.

Does that mean we abandon trade shows? Quite the contrary. Read More...

Bringing the show to the customer is one thing, but bringing the customer to the show is another.

Many companies supplement or replace their trade show programs with internal marketing centers or demo rooms. Recently, I had the opportunity to tour the Hewlett-Packard (formerly EDS) marketing center in Plano, Texas. My host was Susie Tobin. Read More...

Today I am presenting to AAF-Abilene on the 1-2-3 of trade shows. It’s a Q&A session to discuss the value of face-to-face marketing.

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As a follow up to my earlier post about shows fleeing cities: here is a list from a recent LinkedIn discussion by trade show professionals on the 5 best and worst cities to work in:

From and exhibitor or exhibit house point of view list the TOP 5 MOST DIFFICULT cities to work in: Read More...

In this morning’s Dallas Morning News, columnist Steve Blow makes a good case for a city coming together to earn and keep trade show and convention business.

With the northern and largest metro areas of the country either pricing or “ruding” themselves out of the business, Dallas gets a big chance this weekend to win over some of this moving business with the annual Professional Convention Management Association event. Read More...