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

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.

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.”

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.

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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!

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Who better than a technician who works for the only 24/7 emergency support for photo booth owners to talk about back up plans. 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.

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Annual Meeting of the Photo Booth Association

Last chance to walk the show floor.