Execution!

That is what it is all about.  When it comes to tradeshows our clients expect their tradeshow booth to be set up and "ready for business" Day 1, Hour 1, Minute 1 of the tradeshow.   

Exhibit Associates has been doing "this" for 40 years.   We have seen it all!  And what we did yesterday might work tomorrow, but it doesn't stop us from trying to improve.  

Process Improvement is something every company should look at.   We here at Exhibit Associates have had turnover due to retirement in some key roles so we are in the middle of a Process Improvement Project called "4DX" or "The Four Disciplines of Execution."  That little diagram in the corner is the overview.   4 Parts.  That is it.  Sounds Simple.

But implementation and success is a process onto itself.   Currently we are having twice weekly meetings, everyone has a copy of the book and we are moving forward.  It is a team effort.

"How can we get better at execution?" is the main question.    Here is the Implementation Process.  ( A little more complex than "4 Parts." )

This is an investment in people.  This is worth it.  Why?   I was told a long time ago once you stop learning, you start losing.  

Our team wants to do great things.  Account Management has to know what is expected of Design, and Fabrication has to know what is coming from Design and Operations has to tie it all together.   But if all four teams are not working together - well that is like an engine with the timing out of whack:  It runs, but that is all you can say about it.

So stay tuned.   Great things to come here at Exhibit Associates! 

Why We All Work For Lily

To understand Lily you have to understand what makes up Exhibit Associates and the people of Exhibit Associates.   

The owners of Exhibit Associates use to have a dog named Franklin.   Franklin was a rescue dog and on the first weekend they had him they bought a toy mouse.  (They named the mouse Timmy.)   Franklin was never far away from Timmy - ever.   And if you ever came around the house Franklin would bark at you, then he would want to get petted by you, and they he would run and get you Timmy - a gift.  Considering it was the only thing he owned they believed it meant a lot for him.   Well most vacations both Franklin and Timmy were left behind.   Friends would dog sit.  They loved Franklin.    Well Franklin got up there in years and finally had to go to that great dog park in the sky.  

Well "The friends" decided to get a dog - and you guessed it, that dog is Lily.  And guess who gets to dog sit - that's right - the owners of Exhibit Associates.   And instead of leaving poor little Lily alone all day, they take her to work.    And then it started.   One or two pictures on Twitter.  Then Facebook, and everywhere.   And the response is amazing for a little brown dog.  And because we know we all work for our pets, we all work for Lily.  #weallworkforlily

So yes we are about tradeshow booths, corporate displays and museum exhibits.   But we are human as well and we like to have fun and enjoy our work.   Just a small insight to Exhibit Associates.

It's simple.

Exhibit Associates, www.exhibitassociates.com is a team.   And we have 4 teams that make up our team.

• Account Management
• Design
• Fabrication
• Services

That is what the new logo is about.   Those 4 hexagons represent our teams.