Grab your passes and get ready to experience the World's largest trade show for Photo Booth owners, operators, and suppliers of hardware, software and support items.

You know you have what it takes to grow your business — so what’s holding you back? There’s a certain level of comfort in running a small “Mom and Pop” Photobooth rental company. To go beyond that level means leaving that comfort zone and taking some serious risks. One of the biggest is when you start hiring and training people to work for you. In a perfect world. everyone you hire will be honest, reliable and hard-working, but everyone who has employees knows that’s pure fantasy.

So, how do build the kind of team that adds value to your operation, so that one day you can enjoy the fruits of your labor? Start by attending Brandon Wong’s seminar “How to Hire and Inspire… So You Can (eventually) Retire at Photo Booth 2020 in Las Vegas. Register now at PhotoBoothExpo.com

Corporate bookings are often the Holy Grail of the Photo Booth business. A few solid “Corporates” can really help your bottom line. Where many business owners fail in getting these lucrative bookings is simply the lack of knowledge of how to structure a proposal. Catalina is a pro at this and will be sharing her knowledge and experience at the 2020 Photo Booth Expo.

In this presentation, Catalina will teach you exactly how to close on corporate clients and corporate event planners. We will go over these 3 main points and I will even include a sample proposal that you can download to start sending to your clients. You’ll learn:
• What Corporations and Corporate Event Planners are looking for
• How to structure your message to them
• How to deliver a stellar proposal that will help you close more large events

Are you hoping to use BoothBook to its full potential, or wondering how an automated booking system can benefit your business? Let us teach you how BoothBook will make you more profitable and save you hundreds of working hours, allowing you to push your business to the next level.

Fellow Boother and creator of BoothBook, Chris Collins, will be focusing on the key features which help streamline your processes from the moment a lead lands on your site, to that 5* automated follow up.

Multi-Ops is where the money is, and in this presentation at #PBX2020, Ross Aklselrad explains the basics of running a multi-op photo booth business, covering many different issues such as staffing, training, having backup equipment, scheduling, and how to make your business scalable as you start adding more booths.

One of 2019’s most well received presenters, Vanessa Joy, will be returning to #PBX2020 to speak on one of her favorite topics, “Social Addiction.”

As she explains, “A good social media presence helps start a sales conversation, build authority, and get your brand to stand out. In any industry, consistent social media branding and posting can mean the difference between a modest income and winning financial independence.”

Among the take-aways from Vanessa’s talk, you learn clever ways to infuse humor and personality into your brand’s voice, How to use addictive, behind the scenes content from other wedding pros and get proven posting tips that make your visuals more engaging.

Learn how Booth 3 for Windows can maximize your business with advanced features

Operations Manager and Support Guru from Darkroom Software, Wally is a 35+ year veteran of the photography industry. He has managed a professional studio, shot countless weddings and events and owns and operates Photo Booths. Wally blends patience and expertise to provide the best support in the business.

$5 per person

Give your brain a break and have a bit of fun participating in this demonstration of DigiGames with noted entertainer Rob Johnson.

As a respected technologist, futurist, public speaker and entertainer, Dr. Drax brings 30+ years experience to the #PBX2020 Conference. Through his involvment with ADJA and PBA, he’s helped thousands of mobile entertainers and photo booth owners to build better and more successful businesses. He has a wealth of practical experience to share. One of the most common issues he encounters is company owners who lack a working business plan. If this sounds like you, be sure to catch his presentation, “What’s Your Plan?: A discussion about the fundamentals of building a business plan.”

Come and learn about Darkroom’s new iPad app and see how it can increase your business.

Operations Manager and Support Guru from Darkroom Software, Wally is a 35+ year veteran of the photography industry. He has managed a professional studio, shot countless weddings and events and owns and operates Photo Booths. Wally blends patience and expertise to provide the best support in the business.

$5 per person

While the opportunities to succeed in running a Photo Booth rental business are very real, many first-time business owners are finding it hard to establish their initial customer base. One of the most popular methods for building a business is networking at bridal shows and trade fairs. Known in the industry as The Exhibit Expert, Susan Ratlif has a unique insight into how to generate leads and maximize profits from exhibiting at these events.

“Exhibit marketing is a lucrative, cost-effective option for capturing leads,” She teaches, “Your decision to exhibit in a Bridal Fair, Expo or trade show should be followed by a commitment to get results.”

Even at the local level, exhibiting at bridal fairs and similar events can be expensive. You need to get maximum results every time out – and that’s what you’ll learn from Susan’s #PBX2020 presentation Exhibitor Success Strategies: Guaranteed to Make You More Money at Expos, Bridal Fairs and Trade Shows.

In this session, you will learn:

Eight goals to maximize a return on time and investment
Three ways to increase the value of your leads
A five-step formula for developing the perfect sales strategy
Ten tips that will give your display the “Wow Factor”
Eight powerful promotions to increase traffic to your booth
Six follow-up tools that will turn leads into sales

There’s a unique camaraderie between boothers in the US and Australia and most of the credit for establishing this bond goes to Justin Jowett. As a serial entrepreneur, Justin shares his experience in a practical “this works, this doesn’t” way that resonates with the professionals who attend Photo Booth Expo. Highly knowledgeable and entertaining, Justin returns to the PBX stage for the 3rd time in 2020. His talk for #PBX2020 is entitled, “Create A Wave That Others Will Follow: A Guide to Being Successful Through Leadership.” Sit in on the seminar and learn 1) How to shift your mindset about what you do, 2) How to be a leader and gain the respect of your peers, and 3) How to identify new business opportunities.

When you struggle to make sales, and you feel the callers are only concerned about price, it might be time to change everything! In this seminar, Bill Hermann will take you through some thought changing revelations, which will help you change the narrative and conversation when you are presenting your business to prospects. You will move from selling the same old way and only competing on price, to connecting in ways where it won’t be only about the money.

Dave Stephenson is the owner of Ismile Pod Photo Booths and the creator of the first FB group for Photo Booth owners with 13,000+ members from around the world. Dave has also been a part of developing PBPI, a group of professional Photo Booth owners helping others to take the next step in business. He as also been published in several trade magazines and has spoken at many national events.

Mike Fernino spins a mix from the '70, '80s & '90s in the Brunswick Room - Open to all Full/Key Pass attendees. Cash Bar. A great opportunity to catch up with friends and make new connections right at the end of the first day of the show.

Breakfast with Scott.

Last year, Bill’s PBX presentation “Troubleshooting On The Fly,” was among the most received talks of the conference. This year, he takes it a step further, with an extended time period to answer your questions. You don’t need the headaches of lost revenue, or a Bridezilla screaming at you while you try to diagnosis why your booth is down. Come to this seminar, bring your questions, and leave with a better knowledge of just how PBs work!

Caroline is the co-founder and creative force behind Giggle and Riot Funbooths. Along with her co-founder, Josh, she is always happy to support and educate fellow Photo Boothers on how to take their business to the next level, whatever that may be.

Caroline says, “The gift of storytelling doesn’t just happen. A good visual storyteller is intentional about crafting their messages and infusing their photo booth with this message. Booth owners everywhere are learning to become better storytellers. Use customized props and backdrops to attract new customers, build brand loyalty, and upsell.”

From her talk, you will learn how to:
* Craft a theme from scratch
* Build themes and concepts
* Sell themes and concepts to your clients

You’re familiar with the saying “A rising tide raises all ships.” In this session, Lexine Menard, owner of Lexibooth, and Catalina Bloch, of MDRN Photobooth, will talk about the benefits of building a community with your competition. Lexine and Catalina both operate separate companies in Ottawa, Quebec, and, in just a few short years, they have managed to find success by strategically targeting specific customers and refining their product to best serve their target audiences.

As Catalina explains, “Lexine and I live in the same small city, we own the same equipment and yet we both have thriving businesses. We communicate regularly with each other. It is important to teach others in the business how to work with their “competition” rather than seeing them as the enemy. We will relate this the importance of creating your brand and targeting your niche clients.”

How can you be number 1 in your market for your own niche? Attend this seminar and learn how creating relationships with your colleagues can help you all succeed.

Mike Fernino is the owner of In Motion Photo Booth from Seymour, CT. He is also founder of Photo Booth Idea sharing and DJ Idea Sharing – A movement started in 2001. Mike brings his interactive, open-forum discussion and idea exchange to the Photo Booth Expo. Take notes or take the mic and contribute.

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Photo booth owners know exposure and brand awareness go hand in hand with successful social media content. Video is rated the #1 form of content consumers prefer from brands on social. Join Jason as he shares key insights for social media success, and actionable tips to help your brand stand out. Learn what you need to create videos that drive real-world results without breaking the bank. You’ll walk away with a playbook full of inspiration for video marketing on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

SEO isn’t hard—it’s about being consistent and persistent! You’re going to walk away knowing how to put a content plan together and how to create great quality blogs that google will love and reward you for with improved rankings. Also covered will be some of the technical SEO aspects you need to make sure you get right so google sees everything it’s meant to see which so many boothers get wrong without realizing it.

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Referrals can be the cornerstone of your business and provide a healthy baseline of deal flow each month. If you’re interested in learning what you can do to develop and foster simple yet effective referral systems. You’ll find there’s a lot more to getting maximum customer referrals than sending out an email after each successful event.

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Darkroom Software now has solutions for both Windows and iPad for all types of photo events.

Operations Manager and Support Guru from Darkroom Software, Wally is a 35+ year veteran of the photography industry. He has managed a professional studio, shot countless weddings and events and owns and operates Photo Booths. Wally blends patience and expertise to provide the best support in the business.

Allowing people to book your services online is a powerful sales technique. It has become the preferred method of buying for most people. With Check Cherry, you can leverage the power of self-service booking. In this presentation, you will learn how to structure your packages to maximize your time and increase revenue. We'll also explain why no-pressure upselling is the best way to get more money with each booking—while developing positive client relationships.

$5 per person

In this presentation, Randy speaks on how to take your overlays to the next level using Photoshop and Adobe stock images, without being a graphic designer, and how to save money and establish a strategic advantage over your competitors.

Rex Huang is an independent photo booth operator, designer, and consultant. As a photo booth designer, he is credited with the creation of the mailbox slot mount for convertible computers. As a veteran operator, he runs a successful multi-op out of Los Angeles. He studied design at the Pasadena Art Center and has a BS from Cal Poly Pomona. During his down time, he enjoys rolling on the mats as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt. He has 3 children in total, which include a set of fraternal twins. He is an absolute entrepreneur and a fan of Shark Tank.

Key Pass Holders get early access to the show floor to be among the first to check out the latest and greatest offering from exhibitors.

All attendees can access the show floor and check out the latest and greatest from our amazing lineup of exhibitors.

Breakfast with Scott.

Who better than a technician who works for the only 24/7 emergency support for photo booth owners to talk about back up plans. Leo has seen and heard it all, and he’s here to help. His company currently provided support for Social Booth, Darkroom, Breeze and more. In this presentation, you’ll learn what you need to diagnose issues on-site at an event, how to be prepared in case of an unexpected technical issue and why you should always have a “plan b” (and c).

Photo Booth Expo is extremely pleased to announce that joining the fabulous list of presenters for #PBX2020 is Lexine Menard from Embrun, Ontario, Canada. In her presentation. Lexine will go over the key elements to creating an incomparable client-experience through every single event, ensuring stellar reviews and an unbreakable, loyal relationship between your business and your customers.

Photo Booth Expo is proud to announce that Drew Wash, CEO of Moving sites, has been added to the presenters roster for #PBX2020 (February 24-27 at South Point) – Drew describes himself as a “slightly awkward small town guy” who has found solutions to many of the problems that keep businesses owners up at night. As an internet marketing expert, he takes premium domains, like PhotoBooths.com, and uses them to generate business for companies. His websites help thousands of small business get more exposure to millions of customers.

His life’s mission is to help other businesses “Win The Internet.” At #PBX2020, he’ll share some of the strategies he’s used during the past two decades of launching and operating different businesses. In this presentation Drew gives you four tips that will show you, step-by-step, how to start to get business from the internet.

In this class, we’ll cover off everything you need to get a basic event up and running with the Event Editor, and then synced to the iPad app using Dropbox. The finished event will include the option to take photos, make a GIF, apply digital props as well as the option to send them via email and SMS, direct from the iPad.

$59 per person

The show floor is open.

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This class is for users who are already comfortable cresting events and syncing them to the iPad. From here we’ll work through some of the more advanced features, such as white labeling the iPad App, animated screens and countdown, setting up Event Codes (for easy deployment across multiple booths), using Breeze Hub, Information screens and menus, creative uses of surveys and sending HTML emails.

$99 per person

In this class, we’ll cover off the basics of getting up and running with Breeze Booth for Windows. We’ll do a complete walkthrough of the using the Setup Wizard, adding print layouts, making some basic interface tweaks through to sending images and GIFs via email and SMS.

$59 per person

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This is a class for users who already have the basics down and are looking to take advantage of some of the more advanced features. We’ll look at how to structure your setup for fast and efficient handling of multiple events, the best way to deploy events across multiple photo booths, profiles, advanced interface tips and tricks and how to use Breeze Hub for a better way to send emails.
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Show your poker playing skills against vendors, exhibitors, and other attendees at the 6th Annual Photo Booth Expo Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament. Sponsored by: DiscJockeys.com and ThePhotoBoothDirectory.com . Last year the cash prize pool plus exhibitor give-a-ways (raffle) topped over $10,000. This year, we expect these numbers to grow with more great prizes! Sign up and play in the tournament and you will receive a raffle ticket for your chance to win a variety of prizes during the tournament. Get to the final table and win cash! Sign up today to reserve your seat in the tournament at PBXpoker.com

Cards in the Air: 7:30 pm (Arrive by 7 pm to sign in)
Location: South Point Casino (Poker room).
Entrance Fee: $75 (Paid to the poker room casino on the night of the tournament)
Maximum seats: 100

While The Expo technically ain't over 'til the exhibit hall closes on Thursday—Wednesday Night has traditionally been the night of the big event! Join Host: "Big Daddy" Sean McKee with DJS: Jordan Marshall, Nick Spinelli, Shani Barnett, Michael Joseph, and Nate Nelson in South Point's fabulous showroom. More details forthcoming.

Annual Meeting of the Photo Booth Association

This is your last chance to walk the show floor and connect with vendors. The final hours of the show provide for some of the best opportunities to get deals on props, photo booths, and other equipment vendors don't want to transport back home. Bringing CASH will provide you with the most flexibility in locking up the deals.