TradeshowGuy Monday Morning Coffee

From TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson, a quick look at Labor Day. Also a rundown of tradeshow marketing best practices. And what's this week's One Good Thing?

This morning's podcast and cup of coffee included a fun and exceeding useful interview with productivity expert Ellen Goodwin. We talked about procrastination and accountability and Ellen shared some great tips on productivity.

…in which I interview Public Relations pro Diane Weiss Jones of DJ Public Relations. We take on public relations, marketing, community relations, social media and more. Is there anything such as bad publicity?

Today's podcast/vlog includes a pleasant conversation with Lynn Maria Thompson, ghost-writer, business advisor, business owner and shall we admit it - a former tradeshow coordinator for a big corporation. Well, she was at least heavily involved in tradeshows, back in the day. Now she is finishing up her new book, The Feline CEO: How Following a Cat's Lead Can Make You a Better Business Leader.

TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson examines the various ways to create flowcharts and mindmaps for pinning down the aspects of a process, whether it's complicated or not. Also, on this week's tradeshow tip, the 7 signs you may be ready for tradeshow marketing.

TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson interview Gwen Hill of Exhibit Force in a fun conversation that touched on a lot of problems that exhibitors and exhibit managers face: namely, dealing with the heavy-duty record-keeping, communication and collaboration requirements of an exhibit program. It's a great look at the various ways that Exhibit Force is positioned to help thousands of exhibitors in their management programs.

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Jay Tokosch of Core-Apps joined me for this week's vlog/podcast to discuss exhibit management software and apps for event organizers and exhibitors, focusing on Showcase XD.

TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson on his weekly podcast, looks at how to get out of a creative slump, whether it's writer's block or some other creative endeavor, using brainstorming and other techniques to come up with new ideas.

TradeshowGuy Tim Patterson's weekly vlog/podcast. This week a look at time management and time blocking for better results. Also, the specifics on following up from your tradeshow leads.

A review and commentary on IFT 2017, the International Food Technologists show in Las Vegas in late June. Also, what to do and what NOT to do in a tradeshow booth, as seen at IFT! And, one good thing!