The annual Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. but has been postponed and might not occur after hundreds of exhibitors and the National Rifle Association (NRA) backed out due to a ban on the display and sales of assault rifles by show organizer Reed Exhibitions.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Boycott over ban on assault rifles postpones sports and outdoor show
Outdoor Display Marketing
Witnessing failure in your selling techniques? It’s time to explore the great adventure of outdoor marketing. A lot of companies focus their marketing efforts and budget around online marketing, direct mail, magazine or new publications but neglect or don’t see the value in outdoor display marketing.
I’m here to clear up some perceptions of outdoor display marketing. Just because I mention outdoor marketing it does not mean to purchase a billboard ad or pay for a plane to fly overhead with your message. You can does this if you like but I’m simply talking about using outdoor display products to market your business. People are constantly outside going from place to place, allowing for untapped opportunity for outdoor display selling.
There is variety of outdoor display products but I would like focus on some of the more affordable and successful outdoor marketing tools that include the likes of outdoor sidewalk signs and outdoor banner stands. These displays are great for outdoor advertising since they are mobile and allow you to place the signs in high traffic areas. Not to mention quality outdoor displays are built with the proper materials to withstand the harsh weather elements. The goal of these display are no different then other marketing tools their objective is to showcase your products or services. If designed properly these displays will catch the eye of passing traffic, pique interests, create action, increase sales, and instill long term branding within you customers minds. Remember marketing is a process and there is no growth without failure.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Source: http://trade-show-expo.blogspot.com/2011/05/taken-by-trade-show-expo-httpwww_12.html
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Force and Pressure Sensor Manufacturer, Tekscan, Inc. to Team Up with FujiFilm at Performance Racing Show - PRWeb Automotive
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Tekscan/FujiFilm/prweb3226734.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/Tekscan/FujiFilm/prweb3226734.htm
Infinitely Virtual Begins Phased, Strategic Move of Backup Data Center from San Diego to Boston
Source: http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=e94952f7227588defa88e5a6de4d52e3
Monday, January 28, 2013
Next edition of Index
Source: http://www.expodatabase.com/aussteller/news/next-edition-of-index-34434.html
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Raising a Child with Special Needs in the Late 1970s
The Road Before Current Developments, Programs and Awareness
(PRWeb January 27, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10325574.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10325574.htm
Veteran Hotel Exec Takes Over at L.A. Bureau
Ernest (Ernie) Wooden Jr. has been named president and CEO of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. He takes over the position previously held by Mark Liberman, who announced his retirement in May.
Source: http://www.expoweb.com/article/veteran-hotel-exec-takes-over-la-bureau
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Barbara Fentress, Designer of the Denver International Airport and Convention Center, Offers Her Private Mansion at Absolute Auction - PRWeb Architecture
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Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3229274.htm
Friday, January 25, 2013
Novus Connecting Production Challenges and Emerging Consumer Trends at IPPE 2013
Maquet and Aesculap Announce Sales Partnership in the Field of OR Integration
Today, Maquet Surgical Workplaces and Aesculap announced their sales partnership. The two companies will make use of their expertise to jointly offer comprehensive OR integration solutions for endoscopy.
In today's complex ORs, surgical...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Developing an Effective Trade Show Marketing Strategy
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
7 Best Practice Tips for Contact Center Vacation Planning
If “first-come-first-serve” is your contact center’s current method of vacation planning, now is the best time of year to consider adopting a new, more proactive approach.
Here are seven best-practice contact center vacation planning tips to help you get the ball rolling:
Tip #1: Establish an annual vacation bid
Conducting an annual vacation bid (typically administered in November of the prior year) is the perfect way to create some win-win structure in your contact center. It’s good for the contact center because it minimizes year-end carry-over (or pay-out) of vacation time that was not taken during the year it was actually accrued. It’s also good for the agents because it enables them to plan ahead, have something to look forward to and actually take the time granted to them. Be proactive, increase agent satisfaction and reduce carry-over by implementing an annual vacation bid.
Tip #2: Identify vacation groups by skill set
Just like you do when bidding for schedules, you need to group "like" skilled agents together for vacation selection. If you have agents dedicated to working overnights, you probably want to set up a special group for them since it’s not likely agents working day shifts will be able to “flex” into this group. By identifying vacation groups by skill set, you'll ensure you always have enough coverage to handle your various contact types.
Tip #3: Determine the number of vacation days that need to be accommodated for each person and vacation group
Before taking a look at your forecast to determine how many people you can “afford” to have off at various times throughout the year, start with figuring the number of days you need to minimally accommodate. Calculate how much time each person will be eligible to take in the coming year based upon his or her seniority date and add to that the number any carry-over days from the current year. Then combine that total for all the agents belonging to the same vacation group. This is the minimum number of vacation days (or “slots”) you’ll need to accommodate for each group in the coming year.
Tip #4: Determine daily vacation "slots" per vacation group
Here's the part of the process where your long-term forecast comes into play. When distributing vacation slots throughout the year, you’ll want to consider seasonality and volume distribution within the week just as you do when forecasting. One other recommendation to consider before determining daily distribution is to add a 10% buffer to the total vacation days calculated in Tip #3. By adding this buffer, you’ll give your agent’s a bit of “wiggle” room and more choice when making their selections.
Tip #5: Establish and communicate vacation bidding rules
Establishing and communicating your bidding rules is the most important part, and there's no single right way to do it. The various considerations related to bidding rules are significant and will be addressed in a future post. For now, here is a list of questions to give you some food for thought:
- What is your method for determining the “rank” order of your agents (Seniority? Performance? Combination of the two?)?
- Will agents be allowed to select all their time at once? Or will you break up the bidding in multiple rounds?
- Will carry-over days need to be taken by a certain time of the year? Is there a separate bidding round just for selecting carry-over days?
- Will you offer a waiting list? How will it be administered?
- What process will you use for agents to communicate their vacation bidding preferences?
As is the case with all WFM processes, make sure your agents understand both the rules and the thoughts behind why they were established.
Tip #6: Let the bidding begin!
Here comes the fun part- actually administering the bid. This can be accomplished a variety of ways depending upon your tools and the size of your contact center. However you choose to collect and process the bids, make sure you allot enough time (2-3 weeks is recommended for most centers) and establish a process for collecting bids from agents who may be out of the office. Remember: the process can be GREATLY simplified if you have an automated workforce management system with a vacation module.
Tip #7: Manage change throughout the year
When you establish a vacation planning process, you also have to establish a process for managing change, both throughout the year and on an intraday basis. This is also another topic that I’ll address in more detail in a subsequent post. For now, here are few things you’ll want to take into consideration when managing changes to vacations throughout the year:
- Will you allow agents to cancel their vacation time without re-booking to different dates?
- Will you allow agents to cancel vacation time once it’s already on a schedule?
- Will agents be allowed to trade vacation days with one another?
- How far in advance of the day will you close selections for remaining vacation slots and transition to intraday vacation approval only?
- Will agents be able to take their scheduled vacation slots with them if moving to a new vacation group?
- How will you administer the waiting list?
What best practices does your contact center use when administering the vacation planning process? Please share by commenting below.
Jon Lonon's eBook Cover Chosen and Share That Event Android App...
The New eBook, "Whoa! What Just Happened?!", Reveals The High Value of Events
(PRWeb January 23, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10344411.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10344411.htm
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Thanksgiving Event Serves 4,500 at Washington, D.C., Convention Center - Meetings.com - Association Meetings
Source: http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/Thanksgiving-Event-in-Washington-DC
Monday, January 21, 2013
East Boston Cultural Exchange Center Features Dr. Youxin Yang’s Solo Painting Exhibition December, “Leaf” Screening on Opening Reception December 5 - PRWeb Art & Entertainment
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3250644.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3250644.htm
South Africa Welcomes GDS International's Seventh Next Generation Oil and Gas Summit in February
On the 25th - 27th February 2013, the Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa, South Africa, will host GDS International's much-anticipated seventh annual Next Generation Oil and Gas Africa summit (NGO&G Africa 7).
The NG Oil...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Innovaacom Expands International Presence with Growing Office in...
More Doctors and Pharmacists to Have Access to Medical Communications Workshops
(PRWeb January 19, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10337408.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10337408.htm
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Gaspari Nutrition Takes Home Three 2012 Canadian Supplement Awards
Myofusion Probiotic Series and SuperPump Max collectively win three Popeye’s Supplements Canada awards, cashing in on what was a progressive year for Gaspari Nutrition.
(PRWeb January 18, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Myofusion/SuperPump/prweb10335385.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/Myofusion/SuperPump/prweb10335385.htm
Perth Software Development Company Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd...
Perth software development firm Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd announces it will be using Jenkins for Continuous Integration.
(PRWeb January 19, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/software/development/prweb10318731.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/software/development/prweb10318731.htm
Friday, January 18, 2013
Stars of CES Revealed from What HiFi? Sound and Vision
Source: http://feeds.cesweb.org/~r/CESrss/~3/i2iWtzJwn-Y/rssNews.asp
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Source: http://trade-show-expo.blogspot.com/2011/05/few-moments-with-rossi-rallenkotter.html
Bluebird, Butler... Jack Vettriano seeks a grand reunion - Scotsman.com News Scotland - Glasgow
Source: http://news.scotsman.com/glasgow/Bluebird-Butler-Jack-Vettriano-seeks.5858856.jp
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Trifecta Technologies Names Kendra Hollinger Vice President of Sales...
Ms. Hollinger’s promotion will position Trifecta Technologies as a leader in social, mobile, and cloud applications through effective partnerships and innovative project work on platforms like...
(PRWeb January 16, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10321108.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10321108.htm
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Outdoor Display Marketing
I’m here to clear up some perceptions of outdoor display [...]
Attract Trade Show Prospects with GloQube™
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tradeshowfeed/xisO/~3/LS5prGjGXMA/
Monday, January 14, 2013
LightHaus and Mu Sigma to Offer Customer Analytics and Business Intelligence Solutions for Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
Source: http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=4d682a0062d5b427ba916a8bd2aa0030
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Extech MO270 Wireless Pin & Pin-Less Moisture Meter Wins Gold...
Telescoping combo meter with graphing display earns prestigious honor.
(PRWeb January 12, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/extech-wireless/moisture-meter/prweb10316981.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/extech-wireless/moisture-meter/prweb10316981.htm
Different Uses of Trade Show Displays
Table top displays are an excellent thing to use when you are in a showroom and want to display your products and services. The table top displays don’t take [...]
Saturday, January 12, 2013
CTIA 2014: Super Mobility Week
Source: http://blog.ctia.org/2013/01/02/ctia-2014-super-mobility-week/
Friday, January 11, 2013
Hardware versus IT Clouds
Source: http://trade-show-expo.blogspot.com/2011/05/hardware-versus-it-clouds.html
Destination Maternity Corporation To Present At The ICR XChange Conference On January 17th
Thursday, January 10, 2013
7 Surefire Ways to Energize Social Media at Tradeshows – #2 – Don’t Publish Selfish Content
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Follow Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition on Twitter -- 3-day Event Opens Jan. 22 at the Nugget in Reno - PRWeb Sports: Hunting
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3220934.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3220934.htm
Innovative Zipbox™ Package Makes Successful Debut at Pack Expo - PRWeb Business: Markets
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3215184.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3215184.htm
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Pioneer Puts a New Spin on Its MIXTRAX Technology
Source: http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=f2dc46589abec07fe57197b964c85977
Monday, January 7, 2013
Revolutionary Technology from Earth Networks Shows 50% Improvement in Lead Times for Most Tornado Warnings
Source: http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=c20c0bfb386b25614e3d37092a809b1f
Conference accompanied by trade exhibition
Source: http://www.expodatabase.com/aussteller/news/conference-accompanied-by-trade-exhibition-34433.html
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Maritime trade fair in South Asia
Source: http://www.expodatabase.com/aussteller/news/maritime-trade-fair-in-south-asia-34435.html
Saturday, January 5, 2013
CTIA Statement on the FCC’s Adoption of a NPRM on Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band
Source: http://blog.ctia.org/2012/12/12/nprm-on-3550-3650-mhz-band/
Consumer Electronics Show 2013 Starts on Tuesday; NeeWee Relates...
The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show will kickstart on Tuesday. Technology website NeeWee.com related a number of the expected tech trends at the said exhibit.
(PRWeb January 04, 2013)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10293456.htm
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10293456.htm
Friday, January 4, 2013
This Week in Tradeshows | Dec. 24
UBM Asia furniture show expands 25 percent, HD Expo moves to Mandalay Bay CC, India's Auto Expo avoids Detroit Auto Show and more.
Source: http://www.expoweb.com/article/week-tradeshows-dec-24
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Tendence: Only four days
Source: http://www.expodatabase.com/aussteller/news/tendence-only-four-days-34392.html
Getting Attention
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
AIBTM Announces America Meetings Week Program - Meetings.com - Association Meetings
Source: http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/aibtm-incentive-travel-meetings-exhibition-1123
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
2012 International CES Reused and Recycled 75 Percent of Materials
Source: http://feeds.cesweb.org/~r/CESrss/~3/zzEmaJHdbY8/rssNews.asp
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Source: http://blog.ctia.org/2012/12/19/the-breast-cancer-research-foundation/