Tips to Become a Better Salesperson at Your Tradeshow Booth

Submitted by rwimberly@tsnn.com on Sat, 10/18/2014 - 20:58

You’re a trade show exhibitor, but surely you have occasion to be a trade show visitor. As an attendee, you probably don’t care to be ignored by an exhibitor that has products in which you have an interest. At the other extreme, you don’t want an exhibitor to be all over you, particularly if his product line is of no interest to you.

Microsoft Ignite Will Bring 20,000 Attendees to Chicago in May 2015

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Choose Chicago President and CEO Don Welsh, members of Chicago-area organized labor and Microsoft general manager Julia White recently joined together to announce that Microsoft Ignite, a new technology conference, will take place May 4-8 in Chicago at McCormick Place.

Approximately 20,000 attendees are expected to attend the convention that could bring in more than $47 million in estimated spending.

TSNN Awards $5000 Student Scholarship Awarded to Univ. of Central Fla.’s Shauna H. Clark

Trade Show News Network is pleased to announce that the 2nd annual TSNN Awards $5,000 Student Scholarship awardee is Shauna H. Clark, a student pursuing event management at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality.

The scholarship is sponsored by the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority (Reno Tahoe USA), and Clark will receive the funds and be feted during the celebration gala dinner at the 5th Annual TSNN Awards Nov. 14-16 in Cleveland, Ohio.

IDG World Expo’s Macworld/iWorld Canceled for 2015

In what would have been the show’s 20th anniversary, IDG World Expo’s Macworld/iWorld will not take place in 2015, according to company officials.

“We are announcing today that Macworld/iWorld is going on hiatus and will not be taking place as planned in 2015,” company officials said in a statement.

Adding, “Our MacIT event, the world's premiere event for deploying Apple in the enterprise, will continue next year, with details to be announced in the coming weeks.”

This year’s Macworld/iWorld was held March 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

ASAE’s Great Ideas Conference Heads to Hong Kong in 2015

In 2015, the American Society of Association Executives is expanding its Great Ideas Conference into Asia with the first-ever international event scheduled March 22-24 in Hong Kong.

ASAE’s Great Ideas in Association Management Conference, Asia-Pacific will be sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).

The event is expected to draw attendees from the Asia-Pacific region along with participants from the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.

2015 International CES Will Feature Head of Mercedes-Benz Dr. Dieter Zetsche as Keynote

The Consumer Electronics Association has tapped Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, to deliver a 2015 International CES® keynote address focused on the latest advances in autonomous vehicle technology.

Owned and produced by CEA, International CES will run Jan. 6-9, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
Dr. Zetsche will discuss autonomous vehicle technology and its impact on society, mobility and environment, as well as raise ideas and questions for the future.

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