Oprah Presents Southern Shows Inc. CEO Joan Zimmerman with Award

October 7 Southern Shows Inc. CEO Joan H Zimmerman was honored September 28, 2019 with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the...

Southern Shows Inc. announces sale of six shows

December 22 On Wednesday, Southern Shows Inc. announced that it has sold six of the eighteen shows it currently produces to...

In the Mood

October 18 The first glance at any exhibit immediately tells the show guest what the company is like.  Not who they...

And Don't Come Back

October 4 Mary Buffa does what I do - she writes about exhibiting as part of her job with Skyline Displays.  An article she...

Get In the Spirit

September 20 Get In the Spirit People attend events because they like what the event is about.  While that's pretty...

Make the Most of What You Have

September 6 This exhibit by Bedrosians got my attention. It's in a 10'x10' space, and manages to use every square inch...

One Piece at a Time

August 23 Here's a neat idea for a backdrop from the recent Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles. It's a interlocking...

Truckin'

August 9 Many companies invest in a display truck or trailer to take to shows and other events.  The theory is that while...

People Buy From People

July 26 Meet Lex.  She makes furniture.  Why should you buy her furniture?  Because, of course, she has a really...

Lessons Learned

April 12 My father Robert Zimmerman, who along with my mother Joan, founded Southern Shows Inc. in 1959, passed away in March at...