Tradeshowguy Monday Morning Coffee

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 you

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