Home Sponsorship: A Key to Powerful Marketing 1 2007 Education Report 2008 Education Schedule 2008 Operating Council 3 Airlines Shut Down in One Week 3.15.06 Thoughts 3.15.06 TSEA Tips 5.1.07 News 4.15.08, Bits From Bob Become a Speaker at TS2 2008 – THE Industry Event for Exhibit & Event Professionals FREEMAN LAUNCHES CUSTOMER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PART-TIME SHOW SITE STAFF Krisam Group Announces Ecomomic Stimulus Plan for Meeting Planners TSEA MEMBERS ONLY Aaron Bludworth Joins GES as Vice President of Corporate Events After The Show: Self-Analysis, A Critical Component to Improve Performance April 1 Bits From Bob April 1 Industry News April 1 New Members April 1 Thoughts from the Corner Office April 1 TSEA Tips April 2: TSEA Open House Are You Throwing Money Away? Begin at The Beginning: Three Secrets for Tradeshow Success Best Booth at Expo! 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Help Wanted! Hey, You - Exhibitor Manners at a Trade Show Hortec 2008 Postponed; Food Tec Middle East and Food + Hospitality Middle East Rescheduled Hot Button Exhibiting How to Avoid Eating Your Words: 10 Essentials for Networking at Tradeshows and Events How to Avoid Eating Your Words: Ten Essentials for Networking at Tradeshows and Events How to Stand Out on the Job and in the Booth Hyatt Meetings Take Two Offer Ian Twentey Named Experient Eastern Region Senior Vice President iBAHN and IAEE Services, Inc. Launch World-Class Converged Network Industry Expert Harris Schanhaut is Available for Hire Industry News, August 15, 2007 Industry News, July 7, 2007 Industry News, June 15, 2007 Industry News, Mar. 3, 2007 It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Body Language at Tradeshows ITN International Scores Judy Fairbanks as Vice President of Marketing JetBlue Now Offering Refundable Fares Jones Joins 3D Exhibits as Sr. VP, Client Results Strategist Las Vegas Sands Completes Initial Funding for Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Learn More About Your TSEAConnect Mack Brooks Exhibitions Announces the Acquisition of the International Converting Exhibition (ICE) Series Meeting Planners Rate Toronto Top Canadian City Member-of-the-Month, Bob Dallmeyer National Capitol Area Chapter Launched New Washington D.C. Chapter to Hold First Meeting January 28 News, April 16, 2007 News, May 15, 2007 Nick’s Cove & Cottages Announces Events Space October's Webinar: Your Booth Staff and the Four Levels Of Proficiency Open Skies: Deal is Sealed Between United States and EU PCMA Names Mark Holmes New Chief Financial Officer Penton Media Reorganizes Reed Exhibitions in the News Remaining Relevant: Tracking Trends for More Effective Exhibiting Revenues Projected to Rise Sandra Pizzarusso Joins Impact Unlimited as Director of Meetings and Events Secrets to Increasing Off-Site Meeting Productivity Sheraton and Four Points by Sheraton Hotels Go Smoke-Free Strategic Acquisition in Fast-growing Dubai Market The Six "P"s of Marketing?! The A-Zs of Exhibiting Overseas The Nielsen Company Names Greg Farrar President of Nielsen Business Media The Power of Asking Questions: 7 Strategies to Discovering what Your Prospects Really Want The Tradeshow Curse The Virtual Trade Show: The Top Four Things You Need To Know The Wearing of the Green: Exhibiting for the Environmentally-Conscious Audience Thoughts From the Corner Office Thoughts from the Corner Office 5.1.07 Thoughts From the Corner Office, April 1, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, April 15, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, April 16, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Aug. 1, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, August 15, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, Dec. 3, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, December 18, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Feb. 1, 2008 Thoughts From the Corner Office, Feb. 20, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Jan. 16, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Jan. 4, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, July 16, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, June 1, 2006 Thoughts From the Corner Office, June 15, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Mar. 3, 2008 Thoughts From the Corner Office, May 1, 2008 Thoughts From the Corner Office, May 15, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, Nov. 1, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Nov. 16, 2007 Torch Passed to Next Generation at Hargrove, Inc. Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago Debuted January 30 TSEA at Expo! Expo! Dec. 10-12 TSEA Connect Book Club: Stimulating Conversation Underway! TSEA Members: New Discount Affiliation with FCm Travel Solutions TSEA New Members, Aug.1, 2007 TSEA Tips 5.1.07 TSEA Tips, April 16, 2007 TSEA Tips: The Scent of a Show TSEA to Exhibit at Exhibitor 2008 TSEA's Career Center TSEAConnect: the ONLY Online Community of Its Kind TSNN.com Reports Dramatic Increase in Event Interest in 2008's First Quarter Turn Your Team Around: Seven Strategies to Transform Trade Show Performance Valera Global Joins Chicago Climate Exchange, Commits to Offset 100 Percent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Windy City Chapter Events for 2008 Windy City Logo Contest Windy City News News, May 15, 2007 EXPOCAD and BDMetrics Form Strategic Alliance EXPOCAD and BDMetrics announced a strategic alliance that integrates their technologies to drive next generation ROI for their customers. The alliance formed as a result of the field-tested integration of both companies’ technology tools, which are delivering significant benefits to a growing number of mutual customers. The relationship integrates BDMetrics' leading ROI technology with EXPOCAD’s powerful database-driven exhibitor technology, which lowers event owner costs and delivers real-time ROI data to exhibitors and event sales teams. “This is fantastic news," remarked Chris Brown, EVP of Conventions for NAB. "BDMetrics and EXPOCAD are clearly market leaders, and the ability to link these two “best-of-breed” technologies creates numerous benefits to the event owner, and ultimately to our exhibitors. The immediate benefit is lower data transfer costs, but most importantly, it delivers measurable ROI for our exhibitors and powerful sales tools for our event teams.” Rick Geritz, CEO of BDMetrics commented, “Our customers are not interested in buying software, but in driving value and ROI to their customers. This integration does all the work so they don’t have to.” Freeman’s Boston Branch Assumes New Leadership Anthony Floreano has been named general manager for Freeman’s Boston office. He replaces George Slattery III, who has taken on a new senior sales role with the national exposition services sales group. Floreano joins Freeman with more than fifteen years of industry experience. His roots are in event and facility management, beginning in Rochester, NY. Since 1996, Floreano has been in the Boston area, where he served as both the assistant GM for the Hynes Convention Center and resident district manager, handing regional services for ARAMARK’s major event facilities. Most recently, Floreano served as the northeast general manager for GES Expo. With more than twenty years in sales and management roles with Freeman, Slattery III’s new role in the national sales area will enable him to focus on providing strategic resources to major long-term clients of Freeman. NY Official Says Smaller Javits Expansion Planned USAE reported: Patrick Foye, New York’s top economic development official, has announced the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion will be confined to 300,000 square feet at a cost of $1.8 billion. Foye made the announcement at a breakfast forum of 500 people sponsored by Crain’s New York Business. The expansion plan had been criticized by tradeshow executives and government officials as too expensive for not enough additional space. TSEA’s June 20 Webinar: Using Corporate Events to Increase Lead Generation and Development TSEA’s June 20 Webinar, Using Corporate Events to Increase Lead Generation and Development, taking place at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, is being presented by Lauren Cramer, Marketing Event Manager, Unica Corporation. Tradeshow and event managers are extending their responsibilities past planning conferences and trade shows to corporate events. Corporate events can be a successful way to generate new leads, continue lead development and touch base with existing customers. This session will highlight the advantages of corporate events and what one needs to consider when planning these events. You’ll learn the arts of: 1. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of corporate events versus tradeshows and conferences 2. Determining the focus of the corporate event and toward whom it is geared 3. Figuring what logistical planning is needed with corporate events 4. Setting goals for corporate events 5. Creating budgets for corporate events 6. Communicating objectives internally 7. Communicating the event externally 8. Measuring results from your corporate event For more information or to sign up, click here!