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Thinking about a Trade Show

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Ive been a member of this forum for quite some time but work keeps me pretty busy ....I wanted to take a moment to share some of the knowledge I've obtained free on the internet. I created this website on a Saturday, bored and looking for something fun to do, so pardon the messiness of it.

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Posted : 03/03/2008 3:30 pm
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hey guys any suggestions regarding how to approach a trade show? I've been looking into participating in one, but I have no idea how to stand out.

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Topic starter Posted : 28/01/2010 5:47 pm
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Re: Thinking about a Trade Show

Hi JJs,

I've participated in many trade shows. They are a great way to develop new business by creating qualified leads. I strongly suggest investing in a professional booth. They range in cost from $1000 to more than $12,000. Whatever you choose, just make sure it is very professional appearing. The booths that look cheap and that only set out simple flyers never get any visits. Make sure your setup is engaging. Use spot lighting if you can afford it. And most importantly make your booth interactive. Also have your visitors fill out a contact form so you can follow up with them after the show.

Best of luck!

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Posted : 04/02/2010 3:59 am
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Re: Thinking about a Trade Show

Hi

1. High speed Internet costs. Nearly all convention centers have long-term, exclusive agreements in place with high speed Internet providers and the prices they are charging are ludicrous. $1,500 for three days of a slower, less-reliable connection than I get at home for $40 per month is asinine. Yet there is no incentive to provide faster, more reliable service at a reasonable price because they have the exclusive contract. You want Internet? You pay us what we ask. Without any competition, this will never change. I’ve had several exhibitors turn us down for booth space for this reason alone. It’s not that they can’t afford it. It’s just that they refuse to be willingly ripped off to participate – and I don’t blame them one bit.

Solution: This one is easy. Open up the service to outside vendors who can compete for the business – prices will drop at least 75% within a year, guaranteed.

2. Drayage. Drayage was a new term for me when I entered the show business. For the folks that may be reading this who don’t know what this is, it is simply the fee to have your booth shipment taken from the convention center dock at the back of the hall to your booth. Why is it that it will often – make that almost always – cost more to transport a large box 50 yards from the roll-up doors of the exhibit hall to the booth than it does to ship it from New York City to Las Vegas? Here’s why – because they can. If you want your stuff, you have to pay. I haven’t had a single person explain to me the economics of drayage and why it costs so much – believe me I’ve asked. Every tradeshow I’ve ever done there has been at least one company who refuses to return the following year because of the drayage bill they received. It occurs most often with first-time exhibitors at smaller companies – the very companies a growing industry needs to have support the show as they grow.

Thanks

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Posted : 25/06/2010 8:36 am
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