“There Can Be Only One.” (Great trade show booth location, that is!)
Every trade show manager dreams of walking into an exhibit hall and seeing their company’s trade show booth front and center, visible right through the open doors. But that doesn’t always happen. In fact, it almost never happens. (To steal someone else’s line, “There can be only one.”) More often than not, smaller exhibitors get sent off to the […]
Continue readingAre You Wasting Money on your Recurring Trade Show Costs?
Do you attend three or more larger trade shows every year? And perhaps a couple of smaller shows in-between? Do you closely control those pesky recurring trade show costs? Do you ship several cases, or maybe a crate to your shows, with your trade show booth and accessories in it? Many trade show exhibitors don’t give much […]
Continue readingThe Trade Show Road Warrior’s Restaurant Review: Las Vegas
It comes with the territory. Being on the road means we either get to — or have to — eat in restaurants. So why not make finding a meal a little more fun and rewarding? I’ve decided to try something a little different in this blog every so often and give you some personal recommendations […]
Continue readingThe Trade Show Road Warrior’s Restaurant Review: Chicago
If you’re a road warrior (and if you’re reading this, you probably are), you know that traveling from one trade show to another can be exhausting. But there can be perks, too. You can see new cities, try new foods, experience different local cultures and see sights you wouldn’t see anywhere else. Today’s post focuses […]
Continue readingTips on Trade Show Dining in San Francisco
We all share the blessing (or the curse) of eating in restaurants while we’re on the road. You can go the safe route and eat at the convention center or the convention hotel. Or you can be a bit more adventurous and take in the town like a local, wherever you happen to be. That’s […]
Continue readingTrade Show Set Up Secrets – Make it Easier!
Setting up your exhibit can be one of the most challenging aspects of working a trade show. There are myriad problems to deal with, people to corral, packages to wrangle and frustrations aplenty. I thought it would be a good idea to revisit some of the ways you can make this part of your job […]
Continue readingTrade Show Security
Security is currently a hot topic. Wherever large groups of people gather in public, lurking in the back of everyone’s mind is most likely the question of whether or not they are entering a “safe place”. However, despite current events causing many people to experience hyper-vigilance, don’t let that cause you to overlook the security […]
Continue readingTrade Show Booths Tune Up Procedures
The fall trade show season is upon us, and it’s time to tune up your trade show displays. What, you say? Well, you wouldn’t think of traveling thousands of miles in your car without doing a little preventative maintenance, would you? An oil change, tire rotation, proper inflation and a full tank of gas—all these […]
Continue readingTop Tricks for Avoiding Untrustworthy Trade Show Display Suppliers
You’ve probably noticed, but when you research products online, there are generally a lot of choices. The rise of the Internet as the new global marketplace has resurrected a lot of very old tricks, and added new tricks, used by unscrupulous retailers. It’s easier than ever to hide a supply chain with counterfeits, or to claim physical assets […]
Continue readingHow to Quickly Make Your Trade Show Set-Ups Easier
You’re a trade show manager, so you’ve done this a million times: walked into an empty exhibit hall, looking for a particular patch of concrete where your trade show exhibit will soon be set up. Maybe the space is marked with a name or number, or maybe it’s not identified at all yet. But for […]
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