November is here. Yikes! Once Halloween hits you in the painted face, we have officially entered the HOLIDAY ZONE.

Yup...the Holiday Zone: first comes Halloween. Next comes Thanksgiving, then Christmas, followed by New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and then the big one on January 8: Elvis's birthday! Once that's done, we can resume our normal lives...

It was a busy week, so I managed to put together just a single post, but I think it's a good one, especially if you're planning on a new exhibit in the next year or so.

How Much Should a Tradeshow Exhibit Cost? Determining a budget for a new exhibit project isn't exactly rocket science, but it does have some interesting areas to navigate. Check out this blog post for a deeper dive.

Oh, one week from today - November 8th (is something else happening that day here in the USA? Lemme think...) - we'll hold a webinar on the use of Virtual Reality in a tradeshow booth, featuring Dave Beck of Foundry45. Should be fun! Sign up at TradeshowGuyWebinars.com.

A few years back I noticed that a number of exhibitors at a big, successful show had failed to return. I wondered why. Here's the article I put together after wondering about it.

Guest articles are great. Got one you want to submit? Here's one from Margaret Colebeck of Vantage Advertising LLC on the 10 Skills Every Tradeshow Staffer Should Have.