The other day I actually applied for a contract job managing social media and marketing for an exhibit supplier. It's been a rough couple of years for the coffeehouse and we could really use an influx of outside cash to pay the mortgage and whatnot.
I'm still waiting for a response. Which probably means I'm not being considered.
In Googling the company and looking at them vs. their competitors, I came across a bunch of exhibit producers who were involved in social media. A bunch of it was junk, but there was one that looked pretty good.
"The Tradeshowguy Blog" had a lot of good info on tools and trends. Practicable advice that could be grasped and put to use by pretty much any layperson (non-techie).
So if you still miss TSMR and you haven't checked out Tradeshow Guy, add him to your feed. No, it's not as edgy or opinionated as this blog used to be, but that's probably a good thing for his being sustainable. It was always difficult for me to attract interest from potential advertisers because of the occasional Howard Beale leanings over here.
Meantime, if you know of a company who could use someone with my background in traditional and social media, do a brother a favor and put in a good word. Cheers!
I can't agree with you more about "The Tradeshowguy Blog". I interviewed Tim Patterson for my blog and he is well versed in both strategies and tactics in social media and how to relate that to your trade show marketing.
Be sure to check out his blog and you can watch the interview I did with him here: http://tradeshowinfotainer.com/interview-with-trade-show-social-media-expert-tim-patterson/
Posted by: Anders | January 28, 2013 at 06:40 PM
I saw that 'the tradeshowguys' blog post too. It was a good piece. I hope you got that job, if not that one, then something else in social media. From my personal experience, those are the most sought after jobs nowadays. Best of luck.
Posted by: Bill C. | January 16, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Interesting information got from you! And thanks for advising me "The Tradeshowguy Blog" - will totally read it!
Posted by: yakudzenok | October 24, 2011 at 12:00 AM
I have also came across "The Tradeshowguy Blog" and found it to be pretty funny, yet informative. It was definitely a very interesting read.
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Posted by: Smash Hit Displays | September 11, 2011 at 12:47 AM
Will do bro... :)
Posted by: Jeremy | March 23, 2011 at 08:17 AM