The Power Of Free Events For Market Expansion is the ultimate playbook for photo booth companies who want to generate leads or launch a new product. If you’re tired of relying solely on social media and online advertising to attract new customers, or don’t even know where to start with marketing, then this course is for you.

What you’ll get:
How to discover your target market and how to find them
Creating Your Offer
Email Templates
How To follow up
Maximizing Your Event Exposure
Getting Paid Business From Your Free Event

Do you love doing the weddings and events more than you love selling them? You’re not alone. The events industry is filled with creative people who love providing amazing results for your couples, clients and customers. The problem is that the skills needs to do events are not the same as the ones needed to sell them. Come to this session and hear:

Why you need to stop selling and start helping the buy
Why you should be assuming the sale, right from the inquiry
How to ask better questions which will help you sell more.

Steve says, “I used to think Photo Booth companies operated somewhere between being an “entertainment” business and/.or a “creative/marketing” agency. Now I more fully believe we are all in the “Problem solving” business. Let’s have a look at some real world examples of what we “really: do.”

Being in the top three positions of Google organic search should be a target for all photo booth companies to generate leads for events in their local area.

Google uses over 200+ factors in their algorithm including social signals, user-interaction and trust.The reality is you will never be able to hit all 200 right away. I don’t use everything. Why? Because it’s nearly impossible. I’ve figured out a handful of tactics that move the needle and I will be sharing these techniques with you, so you can implement on your photo booth website.

In today’s cutthroat economy, the stakes have never been higher. Your company’s name is your most valuable asset and it’s under constant threat from competitors, cyber-squatters, and even companies in other markets. Don’t get dragged down. Join us for a seminar that will change the way you protect your business and reputation while standing out as the authoritative leader in your market.

Presenter Scott Kartsounes manages a portfolio of over a hundred trademarks for his businesses. In this lightning-speed educational seminar, Scott will unveil the secrets to securing your trademark, unleashing its full potential, and catapulting your brand to the top of the ladder.

Learn how to assess whether your company name qualifies to be trademarked, the exact steps to register your trademark in the U.S., the typical fees and timeline, and how to prepare for potential obstacles that could arise.

In any business, the most important rule is reaching potential customers and retaining your current ones. In 2024 social media is one of the biggest keys for success. With so many platforms where do you even start? Join the leading industry experts Mike Márquez and Jordan St. Jacques for the answers you need. First, content king Mike Márquez from New York City refreshes on the basics as they are in today’s world and what you need to take home and use alongside your day-to-day workflow. From there, Jordan St. Jacques from Canada takes over with a power session on elevating your potential clients, and finishes up with some discussion on Social Media and how to use AI. In an hour, have the tools to take you to the next level in your hometown.

This is the 14th year for the DJ Takeover Party produced by Shani Barnett and Bill Jakub. What started as a small get together at pub at Mobile Beat Las Vegas for Djs to chill and support each other, has now blossomed into a full production party with great Sponsors at a Club to dance and vibe at the MEX/PBX Conference. Every DJ picked submitted a video a followed the guidelines from the DJ Takeover Committee to be picked to spin at this party. This year we have 2 MC’s to keep the Party rockin’- MC Rundat & MC Washburn.
The Party is Monday from 8PM-1AM. See you at the Opening Party of the Show!
Open for all key pass holders.

Breakfast With The Game Master - BYOB (Bring your own breakfast)

Want to turn a $500 photo booth into a $5000 photo marketing job?

Join Ursula McKinley to learn how to get noticed and booked by corporate clients this February. Capturing the attention of corporate clients can be a challenging task, but with the right approach, it can be achieved. In this session we will explore:
* How and where to position your brand for corporate clients
* Building a professional network and relationships
* Tools that sell to corporate clients.

Photo Booth Expo Hall Of Fame Member Bill Vahrenkamp returns to PBX 2024 with more great tips and tricks for Photo Booth professionals. With his many of years of experience, there is not a Photo Booth issue that is foreign to Bill so this is your opportunity to get answers and solutions to anything you are running into.

As a customer, it’s easy to see where companies make it hard for us to do business with them. Can you see where you’re making it difficult for your clients, couples and customers? Do you know how you may be chasing away good prospects because of extra steps or friction? Come to this session and see how your customer experience may be hurting you, rather than helping.

What you’ll hear:

5 ways you’re creating friction in your sales process
3 ways you’re creating friction on your website
Friction reduction tips everyone can use

Take a look at the exciting side of corporations and LLCs. Revisit some of the basics while exploring advanced, secret strategies for getting the most out of your corporation/LLC.

Discover the real difference between an C corp, S corp, and LLC.
Learn how you can build $250k plus in business credit not attached to your personal SSN.
Explore advanced never-heard-of-before tax saving and asset protection strategies that relate specifically to the photobooth/event business.

Join Chris as we explore the 5 ways of business that are guaranteed to double your revenue next year. It’s very easy as a small business owner to get dragged into the day to day of the business, trying to manage and run every little thing by yourself. Using this tried and tested 5 step method, we can help you delegate, eliminate and automate your systems & processes so you can work ON your business instead of IN it. We’ll explore over 250 ways you can focus on the key 5 pillars to double or even triple your business next year. Free up your time to focus your efforts on growing your business, and start planning what your life will look like when you cross the finish line.

In the dynamic world of owning a photo booth company, technical glitches can occur unexpectedly, threatening to derail even the most meticulously organized affairs. In this insightful speech, we’ll dive into the essential elements of a foolproof backup plan for your photo booth events. From hardware malfunctions to software hiccups, workflows and checklists, we’ll explore the strategies and tools you need to ensure a seamless experience for both your organizers and attendees. Learn how to anticipate potential issues, equip yourself with reliable backup solutions, and emerge from any event crisis with confidence.

In this session, Check Cherry co-founder Judd Lillestrand will share tactics and strategies for maximizing your business revenue opportunity.

Learn the in and out’s about the Photo Booth Business. From beginners to long time Photo Booth owners. How to start and run, and make money from this growing industry.Having Photo Booths for over 12 years, Chuck will teach about the fun and exciting way to make full or part time money.

With over 100 exhibitors, the PBX/MEX show floor is the largest gathering of DJ, Photo Booth and Event Entertainment suppliers anyway. It's where you 'll find everything you need to grow your business!

It's latin Night in the Showroom for all MEX and PBX Key Pass Holders - Featuring Fernando Gonzalez from The Vegas Vibe 99.7

With over 100 exhibitors, the PBX/MEX show floor is the largest gathering of DJ, Photo Booth and Event Entertainment suppliers anyway. It's where you 'll find everything you need to grow your business!

The Master Classes will be in the Conference center across the hall from the PBX seminar room on the 2nd floor -- --

Event Intelligence is the industry’s original and most trusted event booking, planning, and management platform, trusted by thousands of DJs and photo booth operators in over two dozen countries since 2002. Give your clients a best-in-class experience. Event Intelligence transforms your existing website into a full-service portal, allowing prospective clients to check your availability, request a quote, generate a contract, make a payment, and log into a secure event portal to fill out planning forms, timelines, request lists, surveys, and more. Clients can plan their entire event from their smartphone. Event Intelligence will digitally store all your event information in one secure location, accessible 24/7 by you and your staff. Event Intelligence will organize your schedule of events and sync with your calendar or smartphone. Event Intelligence seamlessly integrates with popular apps and devices like Spotify, Promo Only, Mailchimp, iPhone, Android, PayPal, and more. Live demo, no sales pitch. Seating is limited.

The Master Classes will be in the Conference Center across the hall from the PBX seminar room on the 2nd floor --

Hear insightful information from the original conceptualist/Inventor of 360 – Including the Pros and Cons of each, Software or “Bare”, Why “Ring lights” and “Tube lights” are generally NOT 360 friendly, as well as Why the “copycat Knockoffs” push them).

The Master Classes will be in the Conference center across the hall from the PBX seminar room on the 2nd floor ----

Join CEO McLain Harvey and Lead Engineer, Trent Canales as they cover all things Glambot™. Learn about implementation, best practices, capabilities and more, with deep dive into these four key areas:

• Setup and Opertation
• Capture Capbilities
• Basic Troubleshooting
• Integrating Glambot™ into your business

The Master Classes will be in the Conference center across the hall from the PBX seminar room on the 2nd floor ----

There is so much you do with Darkroom Booth, and nobody better than Wally Carnes to walk you through it. Darkroom Booth includes everything you need to create and operate a photo entertainment experience that attendees, staff and you will love, and because of its popularity, Wally’s seminars are typically standing room only.

There is so much you do with Darkroom Booth, and nobody better than Wally Carnes to walk you through it. Darkroom Booth includes everything you need to create and operate a photo entertainment experience that attendees, staff and you will love, and because of its popularity, Wally’s seminars are typically standing room only.

Register: https://pbxpoker.com/

With over 100 players, last year’s PBX/MEX poker tournament was a huge success! Because it was, they are again giving us our own dedicated poker room (next to the main poker room). It is again going to be on Wednesday night and almost everything will be the same—except the winners (and maybe some will repeat)
A big shout out to Andy Starr of NAME who has been organizing these tournaments from year #1.
To register just go to www.pbxpoker.com which also has a bunch of pictures of last year’s tournament. You pay nothing to enter now. All payments are to the casino on the night of the tournament.

The All Star Party- Closing Party is always the biggest Party of the MEX/PBX Show. Shani Barnett hand picks the djs (who DJ as a favor to her) that will make you Sing, Dance, and Have Fun all Night Long to end the Conference on a High Note! Shani has brought back MC Jordan Marshall to hype up the party once again.
We’ve seen people dancing on tables (NOT recommended) Body Surfing, and other things that only happen in Vegas on the dance floor of the All Star Party. There is even a Moment where the entire Club does a Toast with all the Djs on Stage during a Set which is a Cool Photo/Video Moment. You don’t’ want to miss this party before you head home from the Conference. See you on the Dance Floor Wednesday from 8pm- 1am!
Open for all key pass holders.

The Show Floor is open for one last time before the 2024 PBX/MEX wraps up. Don't miss this opportunity to scoop up some amazing deals!

Simply put, the Prom industry does not enjoy the same clarity for marketing channels that the Wedding industry enjoys, which is a problem for Prom-centric marketers everywhere. National Proms was formed as a company to change that dynamic.

In this seminar, we’ll present:
An introduction to the all-new Prom Planner tech platform that helps both Prom Committees and the Student attendees organize their Prom events, which creates opportunity for Vendors.
An overview of our Prom Marketing eco-system and all the complementary programs that surround Prom Planner, both digital and real-life.

A special note on two series of expo-style shows targeted specifically for the Prom industry.
Prom Committee Expo, a more organic seminar-style show to match Prom Committee decision-makers with B2B Vendor exhibitors.
Prom Show, a larger more traditional show to match Prom-going Students with B2C Vendor exhibitors.
A brief overview of current marketing opportunities available to Las Vegas Prom-centric vendors.
If time permits, a Q&A session.

Our mission statement is threefold.
To help Prom Committees keep better organized in their arduous tasks.
To assist Students make better choices when making Prom purchases.
To offer Prom-centric Vendors superior methods in which to drive increased results from the Prom sector.
Please strongly consider attending our one-hour seminar on Thurs Feb 22nd. Hear about our next-level offerings and meet some of the team in person. We hope to see you there.

The Master Classes will be in the Conference center across the hall from the PBX seminar room on the 2nd floor --

Leverage learnings from the SpotMyPhotos user community to make every engagement a WOW experience that builds relationships for future business. Whether you are using SpotMyPhotos or other cutting-edge technologies in your workflow you'll be able to use this session's insights to help accelerate the pace of growth for your business. This session will be relevant to Photo Booth, Photo Service and Mobile Entertainment providers.

Discover the remarkable capabilities of Snappic at our LIVE Master Class with Ryan Salinas! Take your events to the next level by learning how to leverage Snappic’s latest advancements, including local sharing stations, automated event initiation, age-restriction controls, and AI-driven experiences. Dive into the future with Microsite 2.0, offering new ways to display media to your guests.

Brace yourself for a whirlwind of tips on saving big on all your travel dreams. But wait, there’s more! We’re not just sharing knowledge; we’re handing out 2-night stays to thrilling destinations, and guess
what? It’s not a time share, and absolutely no purchase is required! Get ready for an adventure-packed session where your passport to savings unlocks the chance to win a trip to the enchanting landscapes of Hawaii. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to turn your wanderlust into reality!