The 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 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 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 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 […]
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 readingHow To Organize Setting Up Your Exhibit (Part 2)
In the previous article, we addressed many of the things you can do to make set-up day at your next show go much more smoothly, by getting a jump on it a day in advance. There are a couple more things I want to suggest you do the day before your set-up crew arrives. Then […]
Continue readingHow To Organize Setting Up Your Exhibit (Part 1)
Imagine that you’re part of the set-up crew at a trade show, and you’re assigned to install a booth that should take a few hours, at most. But instead of a half day of work, you’re tied up for two entire days. Why? The trade show manager for this exhibit forgot to have lines for […]
Continue readingHow do the Seahawks, the 12th man, and your next trade show shipment relate to each other?!
The Seahawks played a mediocre game last Sunday against the Cowboys; not horrible, but not very good either. Similarly, our first week of October started out the same; not bad, just ho-hum. The Seahawks need to refocus so they deliver their running game, and get “Beast Mode” to re-emerge next week. We need to do […]
Continue readingGetting Your Trade Show Equipment To The Show Intact
Chances are, you’ve already noticed that freight charges are creeping up in your operations, but have you considered their impact on your trade show appearances? Shipping has gotten a lot more expensive lately. Global manufacturing is putting a strain on shipper’s available space, drivers are becoming harder to find, and oil keeps getting more expensive. […]
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