Bobbie Jo Seyler Earns EXHIBITOR’s Diamond Level CTSM Award

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Feb. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- Exhibitor Media Group (http://www.exhibitoronline.com), the award-winning leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, announced today that Bobbie Jo Seyler, trade show, event and marketing communications specialist at Supelco (http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/analytical-chromatography/supelco-analytical/about-supelco.html), a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group in Bellefonte, PA, has achieved Certified Trade Show Marketer (CTSM) diamond level certification.

The CTSM (http://www.exhibitoronline.com/ctsm/) designation is awarded by EXHIBITOR (http://www.exhibitoronline.com/exhibitorshow/2014/index.asp) in affiliation with Northern Illinois University Outreach and reflects adherence to the highest educational standards of trade show and event marketing. CTSM graduates can continue on to earn bronze, silver, gold and diamond level certifications.

“I am very proud to award Bobbie Jo with CTSM diamond level credentials,” commented Jan Nelson, CTSM gold level, executive director, Exhibitor Media Group’s CTSM program.  “She has been a very positive influencer of the CTSM program both internally and externally, and her hard work and dedication extends to those in the program whom she has advised and befriended. I am pleased that she is now part of the esteemed group of CTSM diamond level recipients.”

“I am very thankful that what started as a professional journey has become a personal and gratifying collection of exceptional memories and friends from across the country and many industries,” said Seyler.  “Accomplishing CTSM diamond level certification has been a goal of mine since the level was added to the program. I have worked diligently the past two years to accomplish this goal. EXHIBITORLIVE is a great place to network with professionals, colleagues, and peers in the industry, and the CTSM program is like one big family. They offer guidance and I am glad to be part of such an organization. Walt Disney says it best, ‘All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. If you can dream it, you can do it.’”

“Bobbie Jo has always been a well-organized, highly-motivated individual with great attention to detail,” stated Jo Ann Williams, director, product marketing, Sigma-Aldrich. “These attributes have served her well while managing the logistics and themes of the numerous technical conferences where our analytical business initiative has been represented. With the notable achievement of her diamond level CTSM certification, Bobbie Jo now possesses the skills and confidence to scale even greater levels of performance in the planning and execution of trade shows, symposia, and company events. Her CTSM work has helped create a vast network of useful contacts, providing her with a forum for exchanging ideas and insights that has proven to be extremely valuable to her and Sigma-Aldrich.”

Seyler will be publicly recognized at the CTSM Graduate Dinner and Awards Ceremony on March 1st at EXHIBITORLIVE (http://www.Exhibitorlive.com) in Las Vegas. EXHIBITORLIVE, the smart ideas conference for exhibit and event marketers, will be held March 1-5, 2015 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Full registration for its top-rated EXHIBITORLIVE (http://www.exhibitorlive.com)  conference and exhibition is available at www.exhibitorlive.com.

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