Hi ,

 

The dogs are barking. Neighbors are using leaf blowers. Other neighbors are mowing lawns. Today's garbage day, so the garbage truck, recycling truck and yard debris trucks all make their noisy passes down the street.

 

Welcome to the working week!

 

This week's podcast features an interview with Danny Orleans, Chief Magic Office and tradeshow magician and presenter. Lots of fun!

 

Also, a peek inside the analytics of TradeshowGuy Blog: a countdown of the Top Ten most-viewed blog posts of the entire ten-plus years of the blog's existence. And finally, a post on creating tension in your tradeshow marketing.

 

Soundtrack for this week's issue: Black Sabbath's Master of Reality. Back when heavy rock and roll wasn't really called heavy metal. But Black Sabbath had figured something out with their first four albums. This was their third, released in July of 1971. I can't listen to this without cranking it up!

 

6 Cool Custom Designs up for Grabs. Lots of designs never get built. But the design is still there and may fit someone else!

 

7 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Tradeshow Exhibit. Most are very economical, but can make a big change in the way your exhibit looks and functions.