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Exhibit Marketing - Plan B (Disasters)
Lost shipments. Punctured graphics. Missing cadavers. Oh my. See how others have overcome trade show and corporate event disasters - and lived to tell about them.

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Are You Covered?
How to make sure your exhibit is insured – before it gets lost or damaged.
Danger Zone
How to avoid the hazards of the trade show floor, and keep yourself, staffers, laborers, and attendees safe from harm.
Exhibit E. R.
Quick, on-site fixes to mend your exhibit emergencies.
Forced Freight
Learn exactly what it is, why it happens, and how to avoid one of the biggest frustrations on the show floor.
Lost in Transportation
Ten steps to help you track down missing freight on the trade show floor.
Preventing Booth Theft
Common-sense ways to protect your trade show properties.
Shipping Myths and Hidden Fees
How to make sure your shipping company doesn't take you for a ride.
THE DARK SIDE True Tales of Misery, Bad Luck, Suffering, and Terror
Six exhibitors share stories and quick-witted solutions.
Trade Show Safety and Security
Keep your staff, and your company's property safe and secure at your next trade show.
When Good Graphics Go Bad
A back-up plan in case your exhibit graphics turn up missing, damaged, or misspelled.
This is a Test
Even the most experienced exhibit managers occasionally quail in the face of trade show catastrophes. Train your staff to handle your worst nightmares.
Better Safe Than Charry
From Halogen lights to a carelessly tossed cigarette on the shipping dock, fire hazards lurk around each and every convention-center corner.
Online Articles
Too Much of a Good Thing
Water, Water Everywhere
After Further Review
Under Lock and Key
Mistaken Identity
Boxed Launch
In-Patient Show Manager
Not-so-fresh Fruit
A Fishy Situation
Blooming Pallet
We Came, We Sawed, We Conquered . Plus: Last in Line
Caught on Tape
Once Upon a Tree
The Booth's in the Mail
French Connection
The Dark Side: True Tales of Misery, Bad Luck, Suffering, and Terror on the Trade Show Floor
Plasma Double Trouble
Hijacked. Plus: Planning for Picketers
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
Lavatory Lockdown. Plus: Living on the Edge and Sticky Situation
Trojan Horse. Plus: Geometry Problems
Twister. Plus: Column Crisis.
Screen Fever. Plus: Crate Crisis.
Mistaken Identity. Plus: High Maintenance
A Scrappy Solution. Plus: We're In!
Desert Fire Storm. Plus: Bi-Coastal Booth.
Sand in my “I”. Plus: Divine Intervention?
Hair Tie. Plus: Out From the Shadows.
Slick Thinking. Plus: Stuck on Band-Aids.
Thinking Backwards. Plus: Stand by Your Stand
Dorothy Comes Out of the Closet. Plus: Flowers for Alcon.
Act of God Plus: Late Booth.
The Sky Is Falling
We Came, We Sawed, We Conquered, Plus: Last in Line
Judgment Day
A Visit From the IRS
Presentation Dukeout
Blueprint Blunder Plus: Talent No-Show
Show-Floor Slaying
Un-Welcome Reception
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Stage Fright
Pest Control.
Where There's Smoke... There's One Heck of a Mess!
What is That Smell?
A Three-Hour Tour
54 Corvette, Where Are You?
Loose Caboose (and General Mayhem)
The AWOL Booth
The Case of the Missing Crate
Quick, Turn on CNN!
One Phone Call, Only
Penalty for Football Fumble
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