TSNN Webinar: What Does It Take to be One of the Fastest-growing Trade Shows in North America?

September 18, 2015

Fifty shows will be celebrated for their success Nov. 6-8 at the TSNN Awards in Atlanta, but beforehand, TSNN will hold a complimentary webinar – “What Does It Take to be One of the Fastest-growing Trade Shows in North America?

The webinar will be held Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. ET and to register please go HERE.

Find out from the show organizers who have achieved the distinction of being named one of TSNN’s top fastest-growing shows as they speak frankly about their objectives, decisions, teams and challenges along the way.

Hear ideas to rethink the aspects of your show suffering stagnation and discover new methods for driving attendance, exhibit sales and overall engagement.

The webinar will be moderated and led by Dana Freker Doody, vice president of Corporate Communications for The Expo Group.

Doody oversees all communication materials for in-house and client-side programs plus takes an active role in the innovative processes resulting in the creation of strategic and personalized experiential solutions.

She is active in social media networks and has developed personalized solutions for several clients to take advantage of the impact of digital tools on events.

Doody is a 12-year veteran of the company and the industry, to which she brings a strong service background from her days at Disneyland and a communications background forged in the newspaper industry.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism and in history from Southern Methodist University and is often heard speaking at industry conferences and meetings.

Here are the Guest Panelists:

Mark Bogdansky, vice president, Exhibit Operations at National Retail Federation

Kristin Torres, executive director of Meetings & Events for National Cattlemen's Beef Association 

Tasha Ventimiglia, event director for Labelexpo

The webinar will be held Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. ET and to register please go HERE and for a full list of the 2015 TSNN Awards fastest-growing shows please go HERE.

The webinar generously is sponsored by SignatureBoston/MCCA, Experient and  Onstream Media. 

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