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Develop Meaningful Trade Show Objectives & Plan How to Achieve Them

Understand Why You are Going to a Show One thing we have noticed in pretty much all the industries we’ve played in is that CEO’s, CFO’s and much of senior management has a hard time justifying the costs of trade shows, as they should. Many of them ask, what is the value of the shows and what is the ROI …

Exhibitor Don'ts

Exhibitors: Never Do These 5 Things

Booth Etiquette 101 Companies spend a fortune attending trade events each year, so getting the most out of them is just smart. We believe that the way to truly to get the most out of a show is by leaving a positive, memorable impression on the attendees, press, partners, investors and vendors because the alternative can seriously sully a brands …

Natural Products Expo West

New Exhibitor at Natural Products Expo West?

MARCH 8- 10 | 2018 Our team at Kind Marketing has been involved with trade events for quite some time. After producing more than 100 shows world wide, we’ve gained a lot of insights that can really make a difference in your show experience. Over the next month, we are going to share some of our top tips for new …

Brand Swag Trash

Brand Swag: When is it not a waste?

For those of us that have been to our fair share of trade events, we’ve seen so much money wasted on merchandised junk. In fact, most attendees will end up leaving show merch in their hotel rooms and seasoned attendees won’t even take the offer. It makes us wonder why companies are still wasting the money and littering the landfills… …

Greenwashing

Greenwashing: What’s up with that?

Greenwashing; disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image. We’ve all seen the giant wave of companies claiming to be “green” in the past decade or so, and it’s great that the public opinion of “green” and “sustainable” and “organic” products and companies has evolved so much. From the elusive, exclusive, expensive, hippy stereotype …