Our colleague, Peggy Keene at Korry Electronics/Esterline, was at Eurosatory 2010 in Paris this past month. Here is her report from the show site. Defense trade shows pose a unique challenge to exhibitors, as witnessed at this year’s Eurosatory exhibition, held every other June at Parc des Expositions, north of Paris. How do you tastefully […]
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There are a number of networking events to take part in this week in the Dallas area. If I’ve missed anything, let me know, but here’s a good group to consider among many others (can’t cover them all, but hope to hit the high spots): Wednesday, 6/16, you could be kept busy morning and night.
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Recently I attended a law school commencement and heard one of the better commencement speeches in recent memory. Coming from an attorney and professor, I found it refreshing and enlightening all the same. The speaker outlined how, going forward from this milestone in life, the graduates should seek to retain their humanity. He brought up
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In today’s obituary for early television pioneer, Art Linkletter, he is quoted as saying he credited his conservative older adoptive parents with teaching him to be able to talk with anyone. That’s a talent or skill we could all use. Mr. Linkletter used it to his professional advantage in being able to talk with children
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In a conversation with a physician friend the other evening, he introduced me to a concept I hadn’t heard of before. The three “A”s: Affability Availability Ability Unfortunately, in the example he used, it was a bit of a negative connotation. In the mill that our healthcare industry has become, in some healthcare systems, this
OK, the show is over, and all of the freight has been packed and the bills turned in. Now what? Well, the stuff (freight, goods, graphics, exhibits, demo equipment) is going back somewhere (or multiple somewheres). What are you going to do with it when it gets there? And what if things are damaged? Make
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This must be a sign of the times or that I am not moving fast enough for them. Today I got a call from a connection who asked me a question. Once I answered the question, before I could react, the line was dead. I guess I fulfilled their requirement. Whatever happened to “goodbye”? Common
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The 10th annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) ended its three-day conference earlier this month in Geneva, Switzerland. Our colleague, Gary Donatell of Freeman Exhibits, was there with Aviall. He filed this report for our blog. The exhibition was sold out and 11,174 attended the event.There was a general air of optimism that
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Referrals are a powerful tool. Whether you are the giver or the receiver, referring someone is both a gift and a great tool. As we discussed in a recent Networking Skills Workshop in Dallas, referrals are a basic function of your network. We’ve all worked hard to build a network, to be an influential or
We finally made it to the NACStech show. The concept is now reality. The idea of taking truss and enveloping it in fabric is an idea that really has merit. While it still has its challenges, it is a way to revitalize standard-looking properties and turn them into something customized for the client.By including zippers,
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