Trade Show Supply Adds Talent for Growth in 2009

Orlando, FL- Trade Show Supply, a leading exhibit solutions provider with a strong emphasis on increasing client tradeshow ROI through strategic budgeting, functional exhibit designs and turnkey exhibit marketing programs, has announced the addition of six new employees to its sales and marketing team for 2009.

Chad Anderson has joined TSS as a National Account Manager. His recent efforts and leadership have helped the company realized double digit growth in 2008. He is part of a diverse and talented team of individuals tthat continue to help us grow in the tradeshow sector of the business. The market going into 2009 has clearly been asking for custom exhibit rental solutions, with tradeshow ROI being monitored more so than ever, said Anderson. Trade Show Supply is strategically positioned to provide these display solutions in fresh and innovative ways. Ironically, this is a trend which our company ramped up for several years ago, and we are now poised to capture an unprecedented market share in the coming months.

Mark Schanback, National Account Manager, comes to Trade Show Supply as a former Brand Manager/National Sales Mgr for VITA BATH. Schanback�s experience also includes working as a Strategic Account Manager for EDX. Mark �cut his teeth� in the tradeshow exhibit industry as an independent marketing consultant within the Decorative Products segment of the Kitchen & Bath sector. He then moved on to Fortune 500 company SEARS, as a Regional Account Manager in their commercial division. His array of industry experience has allowed him to develop empathy for any type of customer today that participates in the tradeshow and exhibition industry.

Sean Colvin, National Account Manager, is originally from Syracuse New York. The knowledge and experience that Sean brings to Trade Show Supply is unique. His professional background includes successful stints in sales & marketing, customer service, and business management. As an entrepreneur, Colvin has owned several successful businesses. �Sean�s distinctive experience as a small business entrepreneur give him that rare motivation to define clear objectives, challenge every cost, and measure results for accuracy. That is exactly what our tradeshow marketing clients are needing when they come to us for common sense exhibit solutions�, states TSS company President, Chris Griffin. �Sean Colvin is a great addition to the Trade Show Supply team�.

Joshua Paul, National Account Manager, is a native Floridian that eagerly jumped at the chance to join the Trade Show Supply team. Coming from the financial services industry, Paul is no stranger to managing client accounts during challenging economic times. He brings with him a strong sales and marketing background, where he graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University, having completing a double major in Marketing and Economics. �Josh�s passion for the convention and exhibition industry is contagious�, says Anderson. �He is truly inspired by learning about exhibitors� needs, and then finding the right recommendations and display solutions for his clients. It�s a delight to have him as part of the Trade Show Supply staff�.

Jose Delgado, an Event Manager with Trade Show Supply in recent years, has returned to the company in the new role of Business Development Manager. Jose brings 5 years of experience in the tradeshow and exhibition industry back to TSS, having served the company previously as both an I&D Lead Man, and a National Account Manager. Delgado has recently been contracting out as freelance Production Manager to ad agencies for commercial photo shoots, but returns to the tradeshow industry with a renewed vigor and commitment. "We are so pleased to have Jose Delgado back at Trade Show Supply", says Griffin. "Jose's energy and excitement for the exhibit design, and creating cost-effect exhibit solutions is infectious. His tradeshow floor and production experience will only serve to help our clients, as we work to make each and every one of their exhibition events a success".

Debra Brown, has also joined Trade Show Supply as a Bookkeeper / Accounting Manager. Debra comes to TSS with extensive experience as an Office Manager, Payroll Coordinator, and Bookkeeping Consultant. Her responsibilities will include overseeing staff and functions related to all payroll processing, A/R and A/P duties, and job-costing functions for the company. "Debra is a true professional," says Griffin. "We're fortunate to have her as part of our finance and systems team here at Trade Show Supply".

" It's exciting to have been able to find such a strong and talented group of professionals that share our company's "serve you" mindset, vs. the 'sell you' mindset that exists at so many companies out there today", explains Griffin. "In these uncertain economic times, we are committed more than ever before, to making sure we continue to provide the right products, the right services, and now the right PEOPLE to assist and direct our clients' face-to-face marketing expenditures in ways that deliver real and meaningful returns to them."