With experiences as both an exhibitor and a show organizer, Marlys Arnold has a unique perspective on trade show exhibiting. As an exhibit marketing strategist, she travels the country consulting and training on how to create experiential exhibits that produce significantly higher numbers of qualified leads. She’s led workshops for events ranging from local consumer expos to some of the largest trade shows in the U.S. She hosts the Trade Show Insights blog/podcast, and is the author of Build a Better Trade Show Image and Exhibit Design That Works (the first book in the YES: Your Exhibit Success series). She's also the creator of the Exhibitor Education Manifesto and the ExhibitorEd Success System and founder of the Exhibit Marketers Café, an online education community.
When I was a beginning exhibitor, I’ll never forget how I learned the importance of attendee promotions at one particular show. It was a local event which was open …
Occasionally I still have an exhibitor ask why they should make the effort to be more environmentally-friendly in their exhibiting. It always leaves me scratching my head … how …
This week I’ve been dealing with a mini-meltdown of this website. You may not have noticed because it was primarily behind the scenes, but it was incredibly frustrating … …
I’m a big fan of TED Talks, and you may have seen my previous post with some of my favorite videos for exhibit marketers. This time, I’ve narrowed it …
This week’s ExpoChat was all about creating and using attendee personas, and while we had a lively discussion (see transcript here), there was a very valid point raised at …