If you rent or own pipe and drape, you know how complicating it can become when it is time to move the pipe. It’s not really heavy, but its shape-round and long-can make for some real moving headaches. The trick is to “bundle” the pipe. This keeps all the pies together in a way that […]
As people who normally deal with the technical side of trade show production, we have a very specific focus on the things in our emergency kit. Bizbash, an event planning news and resource web site, interviewed some prominent event producers who put a very different spin on what they made sure was available for emergencies. […]
A lot of the expenses in building a trade show display and getting it installed can’t be avoided. Others can, but only if you understand the terms that designers, builders and installers use. If your conversations with those who you partner with (some by choice, some with no choice on your part) include accurate terms […]
It’s pretty much impossible to complete a trade show booth installation without gaffers tape. Gaffers tape is the only product approved by most convention centers for temporarily securing cables to the floor, and you will find it in all sorts of uses on the trade show floor. GFR Tape, a new utility grade gaffers tape, […]
If getting your exhibit and trade show materials to the expo site involves working with a trucking company, these tips might help prevent your materials from being missing in action. Carry hard copies of all documents related to shipping, as well as uploading scanned copies to your phone. Keep a record of all tracking and […]
In an innovative new use for shipping containers, a convention center in Montreal used precariously stacked shipping containers for signage to promote a show. Positioned on a busy street corner, the brightly painted containers virtually screamed “look at me” to passers by.
One of the primary reason lots of people go to trade shows is to collect promotional items commonly known in the industry as “swag”. There are lots of theories as to the derivation of the term and no one is quite sure where it came from. Our favorite is that it is a derivation of […]