en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568.html?nid=4562 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use November 9, 2009 http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/510050451.html?nid=4562 I think discounts are good. I’ve mentioned this before. But I recently read a blog on the American Society of Assn. Execut... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1900049190.html?nid=4562 When I think of greening in the tradeshow industry, there are several individuals who immediately come to mind. Funny enough, of the nomin... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1740048974.html?nid=4562 The Intl. Association of Exhibitions and Events board of directors wants the mayor and city council of San Jose, Calif., to weigh in on t... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/630047863.html?nid=4562 If the meeting you're at is located where you live the next year, it starts conversations without fail. I've found myself in the middle of some ... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/160047816.html?nid=4562 Last week, LA Inc., the Los Angeles convention and visitors bureau, requested to meet with me while I'm here in Toronto at ASAE & The Center An... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/840047684.html?nid=4562 There’s a lot happening for me before I fly off to ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting & Exposition this weekend. Any w... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/780047278.html?nid=4562 Before addressing what I want to address in this blog, I need to make a disclaimer: I almost flunked economics in college. At 18, I think ... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/290045229.html?nid=4562 At convention centers across the country, officials almost always are calling for more space. Yesterday, I read a column Heywood Sanders w... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/770044277.html?nid=4562 Even if you’re not in danger of a layoff or a change in your economic status, a downturn leads to penny-pinching. I’m always looking... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/580044058.html?nid=4562 Necessity's the mother of invention. It's a phrase people use during tough times – and this recession is one of those. It causes companies... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1050043505.html?nid=4562 More than 4,300 people will receive the inaugural issue of Tradeshow Week’s newest e-newsletter, TSW Green Show Report, on Monday. I... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1190043319.html?nid=4562 Before I started writing for Tradeshow Week, I didn’t think much about tradeshows. Now, I sometimes feel that I was ignoring a really large p... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1720043172.html?nid=4562 How do you measure your show? If you’re like most show managers, you’re going to say the three standard numbers that are the same on... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/30042203.html?nid=4562 I resent recent comments that going to a meeting or tradeshow is a bid for an unscheduled vacation day. I don’t know about the rest of you, ... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/440040644.html?nid=4562 When times are tough, show managers are less apt to speak to us when we visit their shows. Or, show managers spin what could be considered bad news... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1900039790.html?nid=4562 I have to tell you: I’m sick of news about the economy. I’m sick of writing it, and I’m sick of hearing about it. I&rsqu... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1490039549.html?nid=4562 Some readers might have noticed that a story of mine that’s on our Web site is different than the one we ran in the print edition. W... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/300036430.html?nid=4562 This past weekend was the second time I’ve attended the annual Tradeshow Week Fastest 50, which is in its sixth year. Words can’t desc... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1300035730.html?nid=4562 Most of the time, sources I interview for stories are people someone at Tradeshow Week has met or knows of in some way. For an article I’m... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1740035374.html?nid=4562 I know that sustainability has become such a trend that every venue and show wants to find a way to say, “We’re green!” And th... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/170034617.html?nid=4562 If you were one of the lucky 5,000, you received the inaugural issue of the free TSW Association Show in your e-mail inbox this morning. If you we... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1640033364.html?nid=4562 Show managers, did you ever wish there was a way your attendees would know who else was going to make it to the show? Of course you did or... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1210032721.html?nid=4562 I don’t have a story, but I have heard rumors about the E³ Media & Business Summit that I want to share with Tradeshow Week readers.... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1230032323.html?nid=4562 Not that I’m equating myself to a biblical king, but reporting a story is full of choices. We at Tradeshow Week often get loads of g... http://www.tradeshowweek.com/blog/1680000568/post/1750029975.html?nid=4562 I’m not sure how many parallels can be drawn between movies and tradeshows, but a movie I’ve recently seen has me thinking a lot about ...