Get Booked This Summer!

Summer is the busiest season for the promotional modeling industry. There are tons of festivals, parades, street team events, special events, trade shows and product launches happening. This is the time models can work all day everyday and make lots of money. What are the best ways to find work? I have a few tips that I have learned through the years and I'm going to share them with you.

1. Send your promotional modeling resume and pictures to as many agencies as possible. There are tons of companies out there, the more you are signed up with the more work you will hear about. Make sure you sign up with companies that are in different cities, most staffing agencies staff events nationwide.


2. Use social networking sites. Facebook is an easy way to find out about events. Make sure you like us, and all of your other favorite agencies on FB to get daily updates about events in your area.


3. Use Craigslist, Model Mayhem, Marketing Rockstar or EventSpeak to find work. These are great sites to find events in your area. Be careful when using Craigslist, it is a free site and anyone can post. Try to respond to adds that have the companies name in the post, lots of details and adds that ask for a resume and head shot. Avoid the ones that ask for as many bikini pictures as possible, that's usually a red flag.


4. Ask other promotional models what companies they work for, or what programs they are working on. Other models are an awesome source, they can tell you about their experiences with other agencies and promotions.

These 4 tips have helped me in this industry. Take advantage of Summer, it's the time to work fun events and make a lot of money. See you around!

Team Pink Avenue

Street Team - Boston & Chicago

We did a week long event in April for a popular airline and we're doing it again in July! We will have our Boston team starting on July 5th and our Chicago team will be hitting the streets starting July 19th. Our promotional models are hired to create brand awareness and promote the perks of the airline. The team is sent to the busy areas to target the right demographic. Their outfits grab tons of attention and have people talking. We did this event in Chicago and it went extremely well, the models had the whole city talking about the airline. We are so excited to be working on this event again and really excited to work with our Boston and Chicago teams. Stay tuned through the month of July, we will post tons of updates and pictures.

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NACS 2011

NACS is back in Chicago! This show will be taking over McCormick Place October 2-4. This year will be the 50th anniversary for this show and has been voted the number 1 trade show for buying power, and 2nd overall for buying plans. This show is perfect for anyone that works in the convenience and fuel retailing industry. There will be tons of workshops, sessions and events that will cover all aspects of this billion dollar industry. This is one of my favorite trade shows to work and one of the least conservative shows out there. We are excited to staff models for this event! Anyone that is attending this show should bring a big bag because you are guaranteed to come home with tons of snacks.

If you are thinking about hiring trade show models for your booth please contact us at 312.993.7991 or by email at info@pinkavenuemodels.com for more information.

Team Pink Avenue

Fabtech 2011

Today is the first day of Summer and we are already casting models for trade shows in November. Fabtech is a huge trade show coming to McCormick Place November 14-17. This is the largest metal forming, fabricating, finishing, and welding expo in North America. There will be over 30,000 visitors and over 1,200 exhibitors taking up 450,000 square feet of the convention center. The goal of this show is to improve consumers productivity, increase profits, and survive in today's market. We have staffed promotional models for this show in the past and are excited to do it again.

If you are thinking about hiring trade show models for your booth please contact us at 312.993.7991 or by email at info@pinkavenuemodels.com for more information.

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Beauty & Brains

We found this great article about 6 top models that are now huge entrepreneurs. These models walked the cat walk, modeled some of the biggest designer pieces, were the face of many, many magazines and were role models for many young girls. Here is a list of 6 famous supermodels that have made a name for themselves.

Kate Moss: She teamed up with TopShop in 2007 to produce a total of 14 collections. The collection includes dresses that sold out in only 1 hour!

Elle Macpherson: She has her own line of lingerie that is sold pretty much anywhere.

Iman: She has a collection of everything! This includes cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, handbags and fashion accessories.

Lauren Hutton: This 67 year old model owns her own make up line geared towards older women.

Twiggy: She has her own line of linens and clothes but has endorsed many other brands in the past.

Elizabeth Hurley: She started a line of beachwear that is sold in Europe.

This is just proof that beauty and brains does exist!

Team Pink Avenue

NeoCon - Success!

NeoCon is such a big show in Chicago and the team at Pink Avenue Models is so excited that we got to be a part of it this year. Thanks to all of our models that worked this show, we really appreciate your hard work. Here are a few pictures from the event.




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Thanks To Our Amazing Models!

Pink Avenue Models had a busy weekend in Chicago, and we have a busy week ahead! I just wanted to thank all of our models that worked their scheduled events over the weekend.

Thanks to Chernise and Kasia for working at the Health Freedom Expo in Schaumburg.

Thanks to Melissa and Valerie for working the XBIZ Summit in Chicago.

Thanks to April, Matt, Beata, Kaylee, Brittany, Han, Tina, Lucia, Nicole, Angela, and Tambra for working NeoCon today.

Thanks to Stephanie for working KeHe at McCormick Place.

Thanks to Susan and Tiffany for working Forex in New York.

We appreciate all of your hard work and couldn't do it with out all of you, thanks again!

Team Pink Avenue

KeHE Holiday Show 2011

The team at Pink Avenue Models loves the KeHE holiday show and we have been booking models for it for years. It's back and better than ever! The KeHE Holiday Show will be taking place at McCormick Place June 12-14, 2011. This trade show is here to get us all in the holiday spirit, in the middle of June. KeHe has new items, season focused promotions, and classic favorites. Congrats to the models that booked this event, it's a fun one!

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Health Freedom Expo

Pink Avenue Models is teaming up with a new client for the Health Freedom Expo taking place in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Health Freedom Expo is a 3 day annual event that was created to inform people of natural and alternative health care information. The goal is to bring the best natural health info, products and services to the public. There is no other health expo like this one, the goal is to educate the public not just sell. Tickets are $20 or $45 for the whole weekend, and parking is free. The expo will take place June 10-12 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center. This is a great expo for anyone to attend to learn about your health care options. We are excited to be part of this event and to staff models for this expo.

Team Pink Avenue

Las Vegas Trade Shows - July

Las Vegas is an amazing place for a fun vacation and I am positive that people enjoy going there for business and trade shows as well. The Vegas strip is known for having amazing shows, great hotels, awesome nightlife, tons of places to gamble and is like no other place in the country. This probably explains why it hosts more conventions than any other city in the country. Here is a look at what Las Vegas has planned next month.

Las Vegas Trade Shows

Communications Workers of America. July 11-14.

2011 ICAST Show. July 13-15.

Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers Fair. July 20-23.

World Shoe Association 2011 Fall. July 27-29.

ASD Las Vegas. July 31 - August 3.

Cosmoprof North America. July 31- August 2.

If you are looking to hire trade show models for your upcoming events please contact us at 312.993.7991 or by email at info@pinkavenuemodels.com for more information.

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California Trade Shows - July

We finally have California temperatures here in Chicago and we love it! California is one of our favorite places to book models and is one of our busiest cities for events. Here is a list of trade shows that will be coming to some of California's best convention centers.

Los Angeles Convention Center

Anime Expo 2011. July 1-4.

NAACP Annual Convention. July 21-28.

Adultcon. July 29-31.

BrideWorld Expo. July 30-31.

San Diego Convention Center

ESRI. July 11-15.

San Diego Comic Con. July 21-24.

Bridal Bazarr. July 31.

Moscone Center

Semicon West 2011. July 12-14.

2011 Subway Franchise Convention. July 30-31.

Anaheim Convention Center

AM 2. July 1-3.

Moose International 2011 Annual Convention. July 1-5.

Kush Expo. July 8-10.

CCA Global Summer Convention. July 23-30.

Please contact us if you are interested in hiring models for these trade shows or any other event. We can be reached at 312.993.7991 or by email at info@pinkavenuemodels.com .

Team Pink Avenue

New York Trade Shows - July

New York is one of our busiest cities for staffing events, it's a city that never sleeps. This Summer we have tons of street teams and outdoor events planned, and always a few trade shows. Here is a look at what's coming to the Javits Center next month.

Javits Center

Vanguard. July 17-19.

MRket NYC. July 17-19.

International Apparel Sourcing Show. July 19-21.

Home Textiles Sourcing Expo. July 19-21.

TexWorld USA. July 19-21.

If you still need trade show models for these or any other trade shows please contact us at 312.993.7991 or by email at info@pinkavenuemodels.com for more information.

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