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Trade Shows Are Real Estate In Miniature-Location! Location! Location!

Trade Shows Are Real Estate In Miniature-Location! Location! Location!

It doesn’t matter what sort of swag you give away or how many pretty girls in tight tee shirts your booth features, if you don’t get the right location, your trade show efforts will fall short. Here are a few tips to make sure you get seen. 1. Plan ahead-way ahead! If you can’t get […]

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Trade Show Gang Box-We Never Heard Of It, But Like The Idea

Trade Show Gang Box-We Never Heard Of It, But Like The Idea

The Trade Show Institute has published a document called “What’s A Gang Box And Why Do I Need One“. It’s a list of things that every trade show exhibitor should take with them in order to make sure that their display goes together with minimal complication and gives maximum exposure. Click here to see their […]

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Planning A Trade Show Booth?  Take The Tape With You

Planning A Trade Show Booth? Take The Tape With You

The Trade Show Institute (tradeshowinstitute.com) has published a handy guide for what you should pack into your toolbox if you are displaying at a trade show. Their list includes: Duct Tape Scotch Tape Double Sided Tape Packing Tape Gaffers Tape Carton Sealing Tape You can see a list of all the other items they recommend […]

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Hurricane Sandy Plays Havoc On Trade Show Schedules

Hurricane Sandy Plays Havoc On Trade Show Schedules

Expos and trade shows all over the Northeast are being cancelled in the face of Hurricane Sandy. Events cancelled or re-scheduled include   ISC East                                                             […]

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Make Sure You Have A Piece Count Before You Ship Your Dispaly

Make Sure You Have A Piece Count Before You Ship Your Dispaly

Large convention and conference centers may receive thousands of items related to a single show and they have to keep them all separate and get them to the correct exhibit area. Before your exhibit ships, make sure that anyone with on-site responsibilities has a piece count of everything that is being shipped and a piece […]

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Need A Door Prize For Your Trade Show?  Give Away The Exhibit!

Need A Door Prize For Your Trade Show? Give Away The Exhibit!

In the past, the cost and complication of adding video displays to a trade show exhibit has made using it a major budget consideration. Development of flat screen high definition displays led to increased revenues for rental companies, but recent and dramatic price cuts on these displays can cut your costs and give you a […]

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Trade Show Trash Test

Trade Show Trash Test

Tradeshowgeek.com offers this test to see if your exhibit is the one that needs to be sent straight to the convention hall dumpster. We were with them until we got to question 3-totally unnecessary trashing of  duct tape!

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What’s A Trade Show Without “Swag”

What’s A Trade Show Without “Swag”

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 […]

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#1 Tip If Your Are Working A Trade Show Booth

#1 Tip If Your Are Working A Trade Show Booth

If you want to have success with your trade show presentation, here’s a tip that can’t be beat. It is much more important to be a good listener than to be a good talker. Attendees come to the show to solve their own problems, not to listen to yours.   Tradeshowtape.com is the place to […]

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