TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee

It's been awhile, but we've had a lot of fun during the hiatus. Back for a great interview this week with Dave Brown of Tive.com, a company that tracks shipments across the country, and how that is now working to track tradeshow-specific shipments. http://tive.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

A week after ExhibitorLive in Las Vegas, I caught up with Ken Newman of Magnet Productions to get his take on the show. It was his first time at the show, so he may have seen things in a different way than people who'd been there several times before. https://tradeshowpresenter.net TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

Ed Vining of Event-Capture.com joins TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson to talk about lead capture, one of the most important aspects of trade show marketing. http://event-capture.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Kevin Carty of Classic Exhibits discusses the state of the tradeshow world, the cExhibitorLive, challenges of supply chains and staffing and more. http://classicexhibits.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

Speaker and author Shep Hyken joins Tim Patterson on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee to talk about his new book, "I'll Be Back: How to Get Customers to Come Back Again and Again." http://illbebackbook.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

Jan McInnis is a comedian, keynote speaker, author and so much more, which made for a lively conversation about her career and the state of the event industry. http://theworklady.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, I talked to Russo and Steele CEO Drew Alcazar about the car auction business: how it works for the buyer and seller, how they compete for customers, how they managed through the pandemic and much more. http://russoandsteele.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

Professional speaker, coach and shark Dr. Stevie Dawn joins TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee to talk about the challenges in the tradeshow industry and how to face them. https://drsteviedawn.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

Jim Wurm, Executive Director of the EACA (Exhibitor Appointed Contractors Association) joins TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson to talk about the state of the industry and the challenges exhibitors and supporting contractors are facing. http://eaca.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Andy Saks of Spark Presentations joins me to talk about World of Concrete, which took place last month in Las Vegas. It was the biggest show in Vegas to date after the pandemic, and Andy walked the floor and talked to attendees and exhibitors to gauge the them on how they felt the industry was doing. He talked and took photos and shares what he learned. http://sparkpresentations.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, a chat with Crowd Pass Marketing Director Quinn Zsido to discuss how their programs and apps are helping show organizers keep attendees safe. https://crowdsynctechnology.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

For this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Kenji Haroutunian, Show Director at the Big Gear Show, joins me to talk about the state of the exhibit industry, what's happening in the outdoor world and much more. https://www.thebiggearshow.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​

Speaker, author, customer service expert and all around good-guy Shep Hyken is releasing a new book, "I'll Be Back," this fall. We catch up with him to chat about that, along with how he and his team have fared in the pandemic. http://illbebackbook.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​... http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​... https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​... - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​... Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee we reconnect with author, speaker, and business consultant Dan Paulson to talk about his new podcast, an upcoming book and much more. https://www.gofargofast.com/​ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​...​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​...​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​...​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​​

TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee is both a personal and business diary of Tim Patterson, owner of TradeshowGuy Exhibits in Salem, Oregon. On this week's episode, a chat about how time crunch and other things are whittling away at the show. Some modest changes are afoot! TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​...​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​...​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​...​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​​ Connect with me online! https://twitter.com/tradeshowguy​​​ https://www.instagram.com/tradeshowgu...​ https://www.pinterest.com/tradeshowguy​​​ https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothypa...​ https://www.facebook.com/Tradeshowguy​...

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Jeff Quade, EVP of Exhibitions at GES, based in Las Vegas, joins Tim Patterson to talk about the state of the tradeshow industry, what GES does, how exhibitors can plan ahead to save money, and much more. https://www.ges.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​...​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​...​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​...​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​​ Connect with me online! https://twitter.com/tradeshowguy​​ https://www.instagram.com/tradeshowguy/​​ https://www.pinterest.com/tradeshowguy​​ https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothypa...​ https://www.facebook.com/Tradeshowguy...

Being a heart or brain surgeon is very specialized knowledge. Digging ditches, well, that's pretty general. In between lies your career (most likely). A small meditation-slash-rant on specialized knowledge vs. general knowledge on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee with Tim Patterson TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​​​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​​​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​​​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

We had Rama Beerfas from Lev Promotions on the show last April, just a few weeks after the pandemic had hit. Nearly a year later, I wanted to reconnect with her to see how her world had changed and adapted. One thing I was curious about was the shipping issue that she had brought up in the first interview about the difficulty many vendors were having getting things into the country from China. Yes, she chimed in on that and many other issues on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. http://levpromotions.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

How many choices do you make in a single day? The number will surprise you! In this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Tim Patterson discusses choices: the insignificant ones and the serious ones, and how it's possible to make better choices. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, I catch up with Classic Exhibits creative director Katina Rigall Zipay to talk about Women in Exhibition, a group that has been around for nearly twenty years. What is it? How does it work? And so on. http://classicexhibits.com​​ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​...​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Tim Patterson chats with Harold Mintz and Tom Beard of Classic Exhibits about the company's once-a-month virtual gatherings with distributors. http://classicexhibits.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​​​​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Do people give you advice? Is it any good? Do you follow advice you're given? On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Tim Patterson shares some of the advice he's been given over his life. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​​​​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO​

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, I sit down with Jamie Young of Uptown Screen Printing to talk about how to set goals for your next tradeshow appearance, how to choose the right promotional product and more. http://uptownscreenprinting.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Author and speaker Orvel Ray Wilson sits down with Tim Patterson on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee to talk about guerrilla tradeshow marketing, public speaking in the days of a pandemic, and business consulting. https://guerrillagroup.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net​ Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com​ https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com​ http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com​ https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com​ - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com​ Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

What is FLOW? How does it work and how do you get in a state of flow? In this week's episode of TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, I take a look at the concept of flow. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, I catch up with marketer and author Michael F. Schein of Micro Fame Media about social media marketing and his new book, The Hype Handbook. http://microfamemedia.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Hype-Handbook-Indispensable-Propagandists-Self-Promoters/dp/126047013X TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Without a guest this week, I pawed through my library and came up with a half dozen very useful books in the world of business. Maybe you've read a few of these? Maybe not? Getting Things Done: David Allen https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0143126563 2001 Guerrilla Tradeshow Selling: Jay Conrad Levinson, Mark S A Smith, Orvel Ray Wilson https://www.amazon.com/Guerrilla-Trade-Show-Selling-Unconventional/dp/0471165689 1997 The New Rules of PR and Marketing: David Meerman Scott https://www.amazon.com/New-Rules-Marketing-PR-6th/dp/8126572590 2007 Can We Do That?: Peter Shankman https://www.amazon.com/Outrageous-Stunts-Work-Company-Needs/dp/047004392X 2007 Thinkertoys: Michael Michalko http://www.thinkertoys.biz/en/tt/into_tt.php 1991, 2006 TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

On this episode, as TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee enters its fifth year, we debut a new musical theme (big deal, right?!), and feature a great interview with Sandy Hammer, co-founder of AllSeated, a virtual event software that you'll no doubt be hearing a lot more about. http://allseated.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Public speaker, Emmy-award winner, TV producer and all-around good guy joins me to talk about what companies can do in 2021, what innovation looks like and much more. http://billstainton.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Keynote speaker, author and consultant Peter Shankman joins me to talk about business in 2021, what he's doing, what he's advising his clients, and of course, it wouldn't be a Shankman interview without a little rant. He's passionate about what he believes and it shows...and yes, the language gets a little salty here and there. http://petershankman.com http://shankminds.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Taking a page from the old SF Chronicle columnist Herb Caen, who's Three Dot Lounge ellipses approach to putting a column together on occasion helped shoehorn several topics into a short space, this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee covers history, an Exhibitor Magazine Survey and more. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Give a listen, leave a comment about which new potential theme you like the most! Here are the four: #1: Staircase (begins at 2:52) #2: Subway (begins at 6:58) #3: Punkadelic (begins at 7:50) #4: Harlem at Night (begins at 8:52) What do you think? Thanks for your input! TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

What are you thankful for? It's Thanksgiving week here in the US, and a good time to pause and reflect on what you are thankful for. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Want to know the state of international tradeshows in the midst of a worldwide pandemic? I did, and checked with Stephanie Selesnick of International Trade Information. What countries are doing shows? What countries are still shut down? What are the biggest hurdles when exhibiting overseas? And many more... https://internationaltradeinformation.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

CEO and co-founder of Anura, Rich Kahn, joins me on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee to talk about ad fraud. It's one of the conversations where you keep learning stuff you didn't previously know - which made it really worthwhile. I hope you find it the same way. http://anura.io TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

This week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee is a bit of a retrospective. I picked a half dozen shows from the last several months and pulled some pertinent snippets to re-cap: April 27: Ken Newman – Magnet Productions/ and Robert Middleton – Action Plan Marketing May 18: Jay Gilbert – Label Logic June 1: Jonathan Tavss - Kaleidoko June 22: Brad Kleiner – Grounded by Cedar Root July 6: Marlys Arnold - ImageSpecialist Sept 21: Kevin Carty – Classic Exhibits TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Does LinkedIn work for you? What do you even use it for? Job searches, lead generation, networking or something else. On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson does a little rant on his 14 and a half year experience with LinkedIn, good, bad, indifferent. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Anders Boulanger of Engagify - the Infotainers - talks about how they're working their way through the pandemic, and creating business when tradeshows are nearly gone. https://tradeshowinfotainer.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Natasha Miller, CEO of Entire Productions, joins TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson to discuss how they pivoted to virtual shows of all kinds for their clients with a few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. http://entireproductions.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

A little diversion from business as usual (whatever that is these days) to talk about civics and voting and so on and so forth. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Okay, not a real rant, just a point by point concern over where we are, compared to where we started with social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc. Tim Patterson presents this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Tim Patterson sits down with EVP Kevin Carty of Classic Exhibits to talk about virtual exhibits: how they made the move into designing and offering virtual exhibits; what exhibitors should understand about the investment and much more. http://classicexhibits.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

On this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee, Tim Patterson talks with former client, Jason Graham-Nye, CEO of gDiapers. The discussion goes far and wide, covering the pandemic, supply-chain disruption, even a COVID-related scandal in Australia! http://gdiapers.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

How do you get perspective on your life? How do you step back and look at the scope of time that exist in and determine how to live your life? TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson ponders that question on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

In these days of almost no events, how does a staffing agency keep its workers busy? I spoke with Jane Gentry of Fusion, an Atlanta-based nationwide staff agency that provides experienced personnel for retail, tradeshows and other events. Jane also shared three critical points about how to keep making sales during the pandemic. https://www.experiencefusion.live/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

It's been several months since we caught up with John Pugh and Marcus Vahle of Share Experience, a company they launched less than a year ago. With the pandemic affecting the events industry, every company in the space is looking for ways to offer value to their clients. Share Experience has moved into virtual production and making sets for virtual presentations - and much more, as you'll learn on this wide-ranging discussion with Tim Patterson on this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. https://www.shareexperience.co/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Sales trainer and leadership coach Jeff Bajorek and I first spoke almost two years ago. We decided to catch up and talk about how he's working with clients during a pandemic, and what advice he gives them during tough times like what we're going through. After all, nothing happens until a sale is made. https://www.jeffbajorek.com/ TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Kevin Carty of Classic Exhibits updates on how the Together Again Expo unfolded in Orlando, Florida on July 24th. The one day tradeshow-industry event was put on to show how the industry can navigate the new coronavirus world. Kevin gives his insight and describes in detail the logistical work that was done to pull it off. http://classicexhibits.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

What challenges do companies face in the digital world when it comes to face-to-face meetings? Zoom fatigue, anyone? Lisa Apolinski, CEO of Three Dog Write, Inc., talks with TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson about letting go of your fear of trying to have the perfect Zoom call or webinar and embrace the imperfection. Don't worry about getting it perfect; focus on being personal. http://3dogwrite.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Kevin Carty, Executive VP of Classic Exhibits, a tradeshow exhibit manufacturer in Portland, Oregon, discusses how they're shifting to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee is hosted weekly by TradeshowGuy Exhibits owner Tim Patterson http://classicexhibits.com TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO

Being creative doesn't mean waiting for the muse or inspiration to hit. It means plowing through moments of uninspired writing, or music playing, or whatever it is you do to create. It means being disciplined about how you approach creativity. TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson riffs on Creativity and Discipline in this week's TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee. TradeshowGuy's main online hub: https://tradeshowguy.net Check out TradeshowGuy Blog at https://tradeshowguyblog.com https://tradeshowguyexhibits.com http://tradeshowexhibitbuyerskit.com https://tradeshowsuccessbook.com - get your free copy of my book! New book: https://tradeshowsuperheroes.com Tim's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CHQ99XO