Comments on: Corporate Special Events: Trade Show Tip of the Week http://www.exhibitresources.com/blog/2009/12/corporate-special-events-trade-show-tip-of-the-week/ A Blog About Exhibiting at Trade Shows and Events Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Page Ballenger http://www.exhibitresources.com/blog/2009/12/corporate-special-events-trade-show-tip-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 Page Ballenger Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:59:35 +0000 http://www.exhibitresources.com/blog/?p=753#comment-3477 Justin, Special events for clients or employees don't have to be extravagant, and with today's technologies such as dye sub printing and tension fabric, plus the flexibility of rental properties, event design firms such as Exhibit Resources can help produce events for a fraction of what it would have cost with older fabrication techniques. A careful management of promotion of special events is also wise. Event design firm professionals can also advise companies or their PR firms in how to promote their event so that it strikes the right balance. Justin,

Special events for clients or employees don’t have to be extravagant, and with today’s technologies such as dye sub printing and tension fabric, plus the flexibility of rental properties, event design firms such as Exhibit Resources can help produce events for a fraction of what it would have cost with older fabrication techniques. A careful management of promotion of special events is also wise. Event design firm professionals can also advise companies or their PR firms in how to promote their event so that it strikes the right balance.

]]> By: Justin http://www.exhibitresources.com/blog/2009/12/corporate-special-events-trade-show-tip-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-3476 Justin Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:44:56 +0000 http://www.exhibitresources.com/blog/?p=753#comment-3476 Just wondering if you feel it's time to start doing things like this again for some companies? You see so much bad press these days when companies have extravagant parties when their bottom line is suffering. I think you've hit on some great ideas for events such as grand openings, open houses, new product launches, dealer meetings and awards ceremonies but wonder if you have any recommendations on how to handle this from a political standpoint? Just wondering if you feel it’s time to start doing things like this again for some companies? You see so much bad press these days when companies have extravagant parties when their bottom line is suffering.

I think you’ve hit on some great ideas for events such as grand openings, open houses, new product launches, dealer meetings and awards ceremonies but wonder if you have any recommendations on how to handle this from a political standpoint?

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