The Original Tradeshow Blues was started by producer/publisher Jeffrey D Brown way back in 2002. After many reinventions, TSB was taken offline for 
several years and replaced with Tradeshow Life, a slightly updated, modestly watered-down version of the original (with all good intentions, of course).
Tradeshow Life had a good life, but with the onset of the great recession of 2008-2009 (and now 2011), we realized it was time to bring Tradeshow Blues back to town, seven years later, with all new sheet metal, much less chrome and a lot less weight.
TSB also came back with a highly controversial program designed to recognize the great positive attitude and general enthusiasm of the tradeshow industry. The Certified Tradeshow Enthusiast (CTE) program was met with…uh… great enthusiasm by many. And, many of those many signed up, qualified and received their authentic CTE designation and beautiful semi-framed Certificate.
And then there was the controversy. One semi-prominent person in the industry (who always remains anonymous in our ledger but who has at least 57 letters after her name) objected with an outburst of verbal violence directed at a variety of industry leaders including TSB founder and publisher, Jeffrey D Brown.
Not wanting to upset the apple cart (which was pretty low on apples already), many of our friends (and a few others) felt uncomfortable supporting the program. Finally, we decided to put the CTE on the shelf for the time being. But who knows, we may see those certificates bringing high bids on eBay soon.
During the great recession we allowed TSB to float on the Internet Sea in search of the Great Island of Opportunity. After long 18-month journey of realization to many lands… we are happy to welcome back in all of it’s relevant glory… Tradeshow Blues 2011.
Oh… and we’re also excited to announce the launch of a brand new platform called… (oops, sorry… we can’t tell you before August 4, 2011).
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