It's Time. #exhibitorlive

Louisville. Home of the Kentucky Derby.

This week it's home to the tradeshow industry. ExhibitorLive is happening. "The Tradeshow for Tradeshow People."

Exhibit Associates is part of this industry. So am I.

As an exhibit house we will see our vendors. Classic Exhibits, beMatrix. Aluvision, Taylor, On Location, and a dozen more we already use. I will also take this time to meet those vendors we don't current use and ask 'Why Not?"

We will talk about new products & new marketing. What you normally talk about at a tradeshow. But this year it will be different.

We all have been through hell. As an industry we were all impacted by the pandemic lockdowns. We all were hit hard. And now we have new challenges that presents a challenge.

The industry is back. And we are all thankful. Business is good! I did hear someone say we are at 90% as an industry but with 60% of the people. A lot of experience retired. A lot of experience found something else to do and have not come back to the industry.

The work loads are high, and as I say time and time again: "Tradeshows wait for no one!" So the stress is there.

So collectively we will discuss what was, and the challenge of what is going on and what is in front of us, but thankful, extremely thankful, for this new challenge of getting it done with less people and new people.

And this week we will do it as an industry.