Articles by John Banker
April 5th, 2021
Poking and Jabbing for our Shot at Recovery
Lingering questions clutter recovery road ahead How soon until we untangle COVID-19 from our supply chain? Will the unbalanced vaccine roll out outpace the mutant strains & third wave? Extend lockdowns or gradually ramp up? How…
March 15th, 2021
The Apparel Textile Sourcing 2021 Product Category Championship Bracket
March Madness Means Brackets. First, for those unfamiliar with how tournament brackets work – brackets are designed for sports tournaments, giving a rank, order and process that creates a pathway to determine one ultimate winner, typically via a series of…
February 3rd, 2021
Movie Posters are Super Cool. Let’s Copy them.
The Trade Show Guy Report I used to work at a movie theatre back in high school. I did everything from selling popcorn to being the projectionist. I became a big fan of movie posters, which are called one-sheets in…
January 27th, 2021
Yesterday’s Smoking Ads, Today’s Road Construction & Tomorrow’s Mask-less Hugs
The Trade Show Guy Report Anyone old enough to remember black and white ads, movies or tv shows where the main characters would be smoking and promoting brands of cigarettes? Nowadays that seems so awkward-looking, right?! Speaking of looking awkward,…
January 19th, 2021
Textiles and Trade Shows, Swords, Socks, and Sourcing
The Trade Show Guy Report I once placed the booths of two medieval sword manufacturers, both from the same Middle Eastern town, directly across the aisle from each other at a Las Vegas trade show. Trust me, You never want…
