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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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Preventing Booth Theft
Common-sense ways to protect your trade show properties.
Exhibit E. R.
Quick, on-site fixes to mend your exhibit emergencies.
10 Trade Show Disasters
How to recover when things go wrong on the trade show floor.
Risky Business
From espionage to rowdy guests to centerpieces that walk out the door under coats, security risks abound at corporate events.
When Good Graphics Go Bad
Do you have a back-up plan in case your exhibit graphics turn up missing, damaged, or misspelled at your next show? Here are some suggestions from exhibit managers who've been there.
Are You Covered?
How to make sure your exhibit is insured – before it gets lost or damaged.
Trade Show Safety and Security
Tips for keeping you, your staff, and your company's property safe and secure at your next trade show.
How to Find Lost Freight
Before you give up hope of ever seeing your exhibit again, try these 10 steps to find you missing trade show shipments.
THE DARK SIDE: True Tales of Misery, Bad Luck, Suffering, and Terror on the Trade Show Floor
Six exhibitors share their entertaining stories of hard knocks and the quick-witted solutions they created to overcome them.
Shipping Myths and Hidden Fees
How to make sure your shipping company doesn't take you for a ride.
Danger Zone
How to avoid the hazards of the trade show floor, and keep yourself, staffers, laborers, and attendees safe from harm.
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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