HIMSS 2010 Perspectives
The HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Conference is a major event for companies serving the Healthcare IT market. This is a rapidly growing market, but not one with complete immunity to economic ups and downs. It's always interesting to compare two different perspectives on the same show. In the two examples below, two exhibitors offer valuable insight into what is and isn't working for them at the show.
E-mail Marketing Campaign Ideas
Email marketing is tough. We all know the amount of email we get on an everyday basis so the idea of contributing to the clutter makes us all shiver. There’s also a good deal of doubt about whether or not it actually works. Unfortunately, advice and what works and what doesn’t is equally hard to find. [...]
Reaching Top Decision Makers at Trade Shows
Reaching top decision makers is usually a major priority for trade show exhibitors. Jeffrey Blackwell, president of the Rogers Company, recently contributed to 1-to-1 Media on the topic. His article, Reaching Mr. or Ms. Big outlines ten strategies for achieving this goal. Reaching Mr. or Ms. Big Blanket Branding is Great, But How Do You Reach the [...]
Sweeping Changes at McCormick Place
The following memo is from David R. Causton, General Manager, McCormick Place. The memo outlines some important changes to how work is done at McCormick. The question is, will it be enough… On behalf the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, I am proud to announce that a new day has dawned in the Chicago convention industry. [...]
5 Myths About Social Media and Trade Shows
We all know that social media is absolutely essential to your marketing, advertising, and overall communications. And we all know that it’s essential to trade show marketing, right? Maybe you’re not convinced. In fact, you shouldn’t be. Just because everyone is talking about social media, doesn’t mean that it’s particularly useful for trade show strategy. [...]
Free E-Book: Maximizing Trade Show ROI
The Rogers Company is offering a free E-Book on Maximizing Trade Show ROI. The document covers every gamut of Trade Show ROI from reducing costs to increasing the effectiveness of sales and marketing. Typically not measuring trade show ROI goes unnoticed when sales are robust and profits are good or if the overall economy is [...]
Sign The EIC Best Practices Petition
The Exhibit Industry Council (EIC) recently released its first Best Practice: Full Disclosure and Control of Exhibitor Costs. From the EIC press release: The purpose of this Best Practice, as stated in the recommendation, is to increase exhibitor value and improve the effectiveness of event marketing, to advocate for the full disclosure over [...]
AHIMA Strategies from Diskriter
Sukki Jahnke of the the Rogers Company spoke on the floor of AHIMA with Jon Gabster of Diskriter about the strategies he employs to get the most out of tradeshows. The audio’s a little faint on this one so turn up your volume to listen in. John talks about some creative tools like scavenger [...]
Drayage Debate: Chicago’s McCormick
10 February 2010
Investigation shows that an exhibitor can send a piece of equipment from China to LA for $4,000. Another $1,800 for truck to McCormick Place from LA. Cost to get it from the dock at McCormick Place to the exhibitor's booth space? Just $17,000!!!
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iPad: Good For Trade Shows?
05 February 2010
The world seems scratching its head about the iPad. Is it a giant iPhone with no real application, or is it so incredibly ahead of its time that we just haven’t figured out where it fits into our lives? We’ve talked quite a bit about touch screen applications at trade shows here on TSF, but [...]
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Trade Show ROI Part 1: Start With What You Know
02 February 2010
Instead of beginning with so many unknowns, start with something you do know. Ostensibly you know your customers --- they're a wealth of knowledge about your trade shows and events and your overall marketing program. They can tell you what's working and what's not.
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Case History: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
17 November 2009
The Rogers Company was given the difficult engineering task of executing this creative concept. “Our hazmat suits are brightly colored and the idea was to present these great looking products against a very stark, white curved background,” says Kirk. We also wanted the suits to appear to be floating in their own unique cylindrical towers.”
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