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Trade Show Tales is your comprehensive guide to informative articles about trade show marketing, exhibit industry news, promotions, and updates on Classic Exhibits. 

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A Different Take on Generational Marketing

A Different Take on Generational Marketing

by | Feb 14, 2023 |

Here's an opinion that generally gets me a lot of feedback. Ready? I don’t see that much difference between these named “generations.” I believe that people are basically people, and they’re not that different from one generation to the next in their basic behaviors. It’s the tools they have to manifest their behaviors that make things seem different. Rama Beerfas, Lev Productions Here are some...

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Are We Asking Exhibitors the Wrong Questions?

Are We Asking Exhibitors the Wrong Questions?

by | Jan 26, 2023 |

Goals? Objectives? Or Something Else. Recently I attended a charity event with a social mixer. Several introductions later, I was conversing with a CEO about trade shows. He grumbled about drayage, shipping, and labor. I sympathized. Then he shifted to ROI. His company’s trade show ROI was terrible. Not surprisingly, his company didn’t have clear trade show objectives or a pre-show or post-show...

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Industry Veteran Gina Porcaro Joins Classic Exhibits

Industry Veteran Gina Porcaro Joins Classic Exhibits

by | Jan 24, 2023 | ,

Kevin Carty with Gina Porcaro NEW Regional Sales Manager Gina Porcaro Classic Exhibits is proud to announce that respected industry veteran Gina Porcaro has joined the company. Gina will serve as the Regional Sales Manager responsible for Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New England, and Eastern Canada. Gina started in the print industry in 1995 where she worked as a production artist for...

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The History and Benefits of Trade Show Fabric Graphics

The History and Benefits of Trade Show Fabric Graphics

by | Jan 20, 2023 |

If you’ve attended trade shows for more than 10 years, you’ve seen trade show graphics change dramatically. Not so long ago, laminates and direct print graphics were the default choice. Not now. Large print fabric graphics, either dye-sublimated or direct print on fabric, represent 80-90% of all graphics on the show floor.  It makes sense. The color vibrancy and clarity have improved...

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What Bigfoot Can Teach Us about Trade Shows

What Bigfoot Can Teach Us about Trade Shows

by | Jan 18, 2023 | , ,

Advice about Trade Shows from the Big Guy Trade Show Tips from Sasquatch Sasquatch is no seven-foot dummy. He (she) has a brain to match that brawn. Bigfoot understands marketing, knows PR like a Madison Avenue insider, and can out Kardashian the Kardashians without taking a step outside the Pacific Northwest. Here's what our ancestral brother from another mother can teach us about trade show...

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The Three Rules of Trade Show Marketing

The Three Rules of Trade Show Marketing

by | Jan 16, 2023 | ,

Trade Show Marketing isn’t complicated. It can be reduced to three simple rules. Everything else is a business decision. Here’s the difference: Buying a 10 ft. portable vs. 20 ft. custom island — that’s a business decision. Staying at the Hilton vs. the Quality Inn — that’s a business decision. Getting a professional presenter for the booth — that’s a marketing decision. Confused? Here’s ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about trade show marketing to be successful.

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