Congrats to our 2014 EXPO Booth Award Winners!

Congrats to all of our 2014 Nursery/Landscape EXPO Booth Award Winners!

Small Hardline Award:

d'barro Pottery

Small Greenline Award:

Seville Farms

Medium Hardline Award:

Fiore Stone Incorporated 

Medium Greenline Award:

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Large Hardline Award:

Living Earth

Large Greenline Award:

Color Spot Nurseries

Scan and Ditch the Card - Capturing Business Cards Using Smartphone Apps

Exchanging information and business cards is a great way of capturing leads and adding new people to your social network, however keeping up with piles of business cards can be daunting. Relieve your business card pile and scan them using your Smartphone at the moment you receive the business card or later.  

Five FREE Smartphone Apps that can be used to scan business cards:

 Card Munch - By LinkedIn, a few taps allows you to view or scan collected business cards, stored all in one central location. Once the card is saved it is uploaded to LinkedIn.

 Evernote Hello - By Evernote, weaves together LinkedIn, Business Card Scanning, location logging, calendar scheduling, email and contanct management to create the ultimate busienss relationship builder. The business card scanner lights, scans and interprets all of the contact information on the card into the address book attached to that meeting.

 Google Search - By Google, Inc., Bundles together a variety of Google Services, scanning and search feature for contact creation.

 Yolu Card Reader, allows you to scan and create a digital business card for personal use in addition to sharing information on LinkedIn. 

 CardShark - By FullContact Inc., integrates directly with the pipeline management platform, Salesforce. 

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF NETWORKING

TIPS TO SUCCESSFUL NETWORKING AT EXPO'S WELCOME PARTY

EXPO's Annual Welcome Party is an incredible event to attend and one of the best ways to make valuable connections with the Green Industry.

Here are some networking tips for this year's Welcome Party:

• Get there early if you want a table rest your feet and sit among old friends or share a seat at the table with new ones
• Be sure to bring some extra business cards, you never know who might run into
• Step away from the known and into the unknown by introducing yourself to a few new people
• When meeting someone new, try to repeat their name several times during the conversation so that it sticks when you see them again on the Tradeshow floor
• Try to spend more time listening than talking and leave the sales pitch behind

A special thanks to this year's Welcome Party Sponsor:

Welcome Party Entertainment Sponsored by: 

This year's LIVE MUSIC Featuring, Southern Drawl Band:

Discover Why You Should Attend Trade Shows

In Today’s Digital World, Why Attend Trade Shows?

Most sales today are made over the phone or on the computer, so why do we need to attend conferences or Trade Shows?

The Why:

• Consolidate purchases down from weeks into a single day
• Gain a clear idea of what you are looking for, compare a variety of products and meet suppliers in person – all in one place
• Trade Shows present an environment where vendors want to compete for your business and offer Show Discounts
• Gain knowledge on which suppliers provide the products you are looking for and make those connections for long-term use
• Discover product solutions firsthand and review their work ability 
• See how product specifications come together to confidently compare the performance and make your buying decision easier

The 2014 Nursery/Landscape EXPO provides more than 1,000 of the Green Industry’s leading exhibitors, get to know today’s vendors and shop for the year, in EXPO’s one-stop-shop. For more information visit www.NurseryLandscapeEXPO.org.

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EXPO's Play by Play Book

Find out the latest game hints and game winning strategies this year's EXPO has to offer! 

Get the inside information and more at this year's EXPO by clicking here.

Get Your Fish On at EXPO

Step Aboard Bam Bam Charters for an Offshore Fishing Trip

Bring your crew to EXPO and Enter to win a Snapper fishing trip for six in Port Mansfield, Texas at the TNLA Booth during Tradeshow Hours. For more information click here.

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How to Cover Seven Acres of EXPO's Tradeshow with ZEST

Hitting the Ground and Ruling the Tradeshow Floor at EXPO

EXPO is the perfect getaway and the chance to see the latest innovations the Green Industry has to offer. Making the decision on how to conduct your EXPO journey can be one of the most important steps to making the most of your time for EXPO success. Whether you are new to EXPO or seasoned, covering the entire show floor in three days can be a challenge. Here are some things to consider as you prep for your EXPO experience. GAME ON!

• Save time by researching Exhibitors online, or through EXPOs Mobile App
• Be sure to grab a Tradeshow program, look through it before each day to make sure you have not missed an opportunity to see something new and map out your course
• When meeting a new industry contact make a note on their business card referencing your conversation for further review later
• Plan to have some fun, be sure to visit with Exhibitors, ask them questions, make a note on what you are interested in for easier follow up post show
• Take the knowledge and tools you gather from EXPO and share them with those back at the office, it may inspire other ideas and strategies for thought

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