Tradeshow planning that starts with a list of ideas or a brainstorming session eventually must take on a more structured approach. To help create a list that will position you for tradeshow success, the president of Bartizan, Lew Hoff, suggests that you ask five common questions in his article, The Who, What, When, Where and Why of Trade Show Planning. Who? Is a two-part question. Besides knowing your target audience, you should also find out...

Bright lights, people everywhere, fantastic booths – a tradeshow is a visual experience, and what better way to leverage your tradeshow marketing than by using the most visual of all social media channels: Instagram. In 7 Ways to use Instagram to your Advantage at a Trade Show, Charles Beshears tells us how to effectively use Instagram to engage with attendees and a general audience. The first tip is to tell a story. Don’t just take a...

Trade Show News Network tells the story of two public safety officers, Zabrina Patterson and Max Pitpan, who quickly responded to urgent calls for help that came through on their hand-held radios. It happened last October 2014 at the Pasadena Convention Center, when a co-worker unexpectedly experienced a serious medical emergency. Luckily, the Pasadena Center Operating Company (PCOC) had provided Patterson and Piitpan with the skills and...

Getting people to click through from Twitter to your event’s site or microsite can be a challenge, even if you have an established Twitter following. To generate the highest possible click-through rate (CTR), there are specific things you should do, according to social-media scientist Dan Zarrella of HubSpot, Inc. Zarella recently analyzed more than 200,000 tweets to come up with some tips for what works and what doesn’t in terms of...

This article is packed with practical and effective ideas for saving money on exhibit lighting. Written by Jeff Rudner, president of Exhibit Lighting Group Inc. in West Hills, California, the strategies are included in a response to an EXHIBITOR Q &A question about how to control costs on exhibit lighting design. Rudner distills his advice down to five budget-wise exhibit-lighting strategies: Bring your lighting-design partner into the...