tape tips

Put Down That Phone!

Put Down That Phone!

This post has nothing to do with tape. Still, we deal with trade show tips here, and sometimes you just need to get something off your chest. I am talking about trade show reps that sit in their booths, eyes glued to their phones. Total waste of manpower and all the expense involved in displaying […]

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Make A New Friend.  You Just Need A Little Tape

Make A New Friend. You Just Need A Little Tape

If you’ve displayed at least one trade show, you have, no doubt, watched a fellow exhibitor struggle with last minute “fixes” to their display. It happens to everybody, not just “newbies”. Nothing will make you a new friend quicker than a willingness to step in and lend a hand. A little tape helps too. Since […]

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Is Your Booth A Trip Hazard?  You Don’t Want To Find Out

Is Your Booth A Trip Hazard? You Don’t Want To Find Out

Most trade show floors are sealed concrete. They need to be able to stand up to forklift abuse and to thousands upon thousands of footsteps. The carpet you will probably be standing on is temporary and is taped to the concrete with double faced tape. There are lots of seams, since the carpet must be […]

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Exhibit In A State of Flux?  Cable Path Tape Can Make Your Job Easier

Exhibit In A State of Flux? Cable Path Tape Can Make Your Job Easier

Most trade show exhibits today make use of multiple electronic devices. Display monitors, computers, interactive exhibits and other electronic devices need cables. Cable Path Tape is designed to allow you to add or remove cables without untaping those already in place. Siimply slide another power, data or audio cable thru the non-adhesive path in the […]

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Colored Gaffers Tape-Paint On A Roll!

Colored Gaffers Tape-Paint On A Roll!

Touch ups up trade show booths with spray paint can’t be done onsite, since the use of aerosol sprays isn’t allowed on most show floors. Booths and displays in high traffic areas are subject to dings and bumps and it can be a challenge to keep things looking fresh, particularly when a show runs for […]

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Look Out For The Tape Police

Look Out For The Tape Police

More and more trade show venues are developing “approved tape” lists, and some are even trying to force you to purchase from an approved vendor. If you’re the customer, then it might be time to push back. We understand that no facility wants their paint damaged or residue left on their floors, but takeing away […]

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Show Almost Over? That’s When The Good Stuff Happens

Show Almost Over? That’s When The Good Stuff Happens

The last day of a trade show is the time when the clock watchers rule. Every exhibitor is counting the minutes until they can get out of the hall. Savvy presenters know that this is when some of the best deals get made. Serious attendees know that they can get more time, one on one, […]

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GFR Gaffers Tape Could Cut Your Trade Show Costs

GFR Gaffers Tape Could Cut Your Trade Show Costs

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, […]

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Trade Show Bound-Don’t Forget The Colored Gaffers Tape

Trade Show Bound-Don’t Forget The Colored Gaffers Tape

It is all but inevitable that through transit, set up and use over several days that your trade show exhibit will suffer some dings and bangs. You know that keeping it looking fresh and sharp is important for maintaining your image. You also know that you spend a lot of money on it and it […]

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Tape Tracks Hold The History Of Your Building

Tape Tracks Hold The History Of Your Building

Using duct tape on a trade show floor and not completely cleaning up the adhesive residue when you are finished can start the process of a very strange sort of archaeology. Every event, every footstep, every pass of a hand truck wheel, will leave a little something behind. Before long, a sticky stripe running across […]

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