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My Favorite Las Vegas Website — Cheapo Vegas!

My Favorite Las Vegas Website — Cheapo Vegas!

With EXHIBITOR2010 just around the corner, I thought I’d pass along my favorite Las Vegas website. Let me rephrase that . . . my favorite family friendly Las Vegas website.

Be warned. It’s addictive. I would strongly advise you to not start reading this site while you’re at work, unless you’re the boss. Next thing you know, you missed lunch and it’s getting awfully close to dinner.

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Online Trade Shows — a.k.a. Being Left Out in the Virtual Cold!

Online Trade Shows — a.k.a. Being Left Out in the Virtual Cold!

Today my landlord walked into my office and handed me a brochure and asked if I’d ever seen anything like this before? As I looked at the brochure which described a virtual trade show called Expo 3.0 “The Receivables Trade Show,” sponsored by InsideARM.com. I’d heard about virtual trade shows and the general concept, but have never been curious enough to really research it to see what the lure was for such an edgy concept.

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15 Notable Exhibit Projects in 2009

15 Notable Exhibit Projects in 2009

We may be jumping the gun a bit, since it’s still early December, but we thought we’d review the Top 15 Notable Exhibit Projects in 2009. How do we define “notable?” To be honest, it’s a little arbitrary (actually it’s probably a lot arbitrary). After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However, we relied on the following criteria to guide us as we made our selection:

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10 Notable Exhibit Rental Projects in 2009

10 Notable Exhibit Rental Projects in 2009

We have chosen ten rental exhibits to highlight for 2009. From a variety of exhibit sizes and configurations used in Canaccord’s corporate meeting in Las Vegas, to a 30’ x 40’ double deck for Griffin at Macworld, here’s a nice variety of rental projects offered by our Classic Exhibits distributor rental program this year.

The following, although listed numerically, are in no particular ranking.

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Word on the Street — January 11th thru January 15th

Word on the Street — December 14th thru December 18th

Cautiously Optimistic

Those of you who know me well know that I am often overly optimistic. My glass is rarely half full. Rather, I am the one whose glass is often overflowing from trying to get a gallon of 2% milk into a tumbler.

Every year at this time, we all get either a huge rush of speculative business, or we find ourselves calling the phone company “just to make sure” our lines are still working because the phones are not ringing.

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