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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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Classic Exhibits Town Call Meeting — Q3 Recorded Video

Classic Exhibits Town Call Meeting — Q3 Recorded Video

Every quarter, Classic Exhibits conducts a Town Hall Meeting with the Classic Distributor Network via GoToWebinar. In this meeting, we review sales and and design trends, new products, rental program changes, and industry news. The video is approximately 60 minutes.

In this Town Call, we also share our 2013 predictions, as well as details about our new iPad Kiosks and changes to Exhibit Design Search.

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Amnesia or Arrogance: Word on the Street — Nov. 5th thru Nov. 9th

Amnesia or Arrogance: Word on the Street — Nov. 5th thru Nov. 9th

Has This Happened to You?

A person walks up to you at an event and says, “Hello, I am Robert. I am the VP of TooSee Displays.” All the while you are thinking, “We met six months ago. Does he not remember meeting me?”

I suppose it can happen to the best of us. But what if I told you this happened to me this week — for the 5th time with the same damn person! I kid you NOT.

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Trade Show Garbage. Eco-friendly Solutions.

Trade Show Garbage. Eco-friendly Solutions.

Our compliments to Smash Hit Displays for producing this graphic about waste from tradeshows and some smart solutions for reducing the overall volume. It can be as simple as recycling the waste, using recycled products, and making smarter decisions about your marketing materials. One additional “green option” is rental displays. Rental displays are ideal for exhibitors who are still deciding about how to optimize their trade show marketing or for those situations when a show requires a unique display solution.

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Amnesia or Arrogance: Word on the Street — Nov. 5th thru Nov. 9th

Back from the Randy Smith Golf Classic: Word on the Street — Oct. 22nd thru Oct. 26th

I just returned home from the Randy Smith Memorial Golf Classic in Atlanta, an event presented by EDPA and E2MA. As many of you know, Kevin has been attending this event for many years. This was my third trip, and this year I filled in for Kevin who couldn’t attend. I golfed with Reid Sherwood, Cindi Cody, and Bill Glasser, and we had a great time.

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Randy Smith, Jim Shelman, and Cindi Cody

Randy Smith, Jim Shelman, and Cindi Cody

A few weeks ago, Rich Johnson (one of the founders of the RSMGC) asked me if I would serve on the board of The Randy Smith. Obviously I accepted. I have been a loyal fan and supporter for 11 years. The Randy is a non-political group of industry folks who provide emotional and financial support to other industry people who have fallen on difficult times.

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