Some call it a preview or a viewing. They can be formal or not so formal. The bottom line is that looking at your exhibit before it is packed to be shipped is a good idea. It will save you pain at a later (read that: on the show floor) time. Setting up your booth […]
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The exhibit industry is trying many things to transform itself and, in many ways, survive. The latest example I’ve seen is the 2012 FMI Show. While this show has been around a good many years, it has undergone a number of changes: change of venue, co-marketing and branding with other shows, an apparent focus to
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It is both the simplest and most complex thing you can do all at the same time. Picking the date the truck leaves and arrives at a trade show. On the surface, this seems like a simple thing. However, you must know several things first: Are you going to the advanced freight warehouse? Are you
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On my way out the door this morning, I paused at the mirror in the hallway and asked by significant other “Do I look okay?” “If you are going to a client meeting, no.” She was right: the shirt and pants didn’t reflect how I should present myself to my client and to the audience
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No matter the size of your exhibit, the number and type of trade shows you go to or the industry you work in, the ingredients for a successful exhibit and show are the same. Recently I was asked to speak to a local chamber of commerce in advance of their annual business expo. As with
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If you want to see the core of exhibitry at work, come to a show like the Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA) which just concluded its run today at Fort Worth’s Omni Hotel. It is a place where you will see the small exhibit shine. The TRWA is the meeting place for the people who
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The most unbelievable thing about this year’s Singapore Air Show was that there wasn’t a lot of flying going on. “The air demonstrations were limited to one hour each day,” Kimberly Williamson told us. “Being at the main airport and with the sound and flight limitations imposed, flight demonstrations were limited to 12 to 1pm
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The Dallas Convention Center was the site of this year’s version of the rotary-wing exposition. Most of the newness was at last year’s show with the debut of the new Eurocopter exhibit in Houston. This year’s HeliExpo saw the product rollout of Bell‘s Relentless model (hey, that’s my name!). Seriously, the Relentless rollout took over
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We all think and remember things in threes and fives. I was reminded today of five tips to get the most out of a trade show. This is from our colleague, Malcolm Gilvar, at The Trade Group here in Dallas. Mr. Gilvar is EVP of Sales at the Carrollton-based exhibit company. His five tips: Train
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From the phone app that changes how you find information on the show floor to the ideas exhibited, the theme of this year’s National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show of “Retail’s New Rules” was more true that any previous theme. Technology, if it hadn’t taken over the selling floor already, certainly has now. From the
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