Having a lot of people stop by your trade show booth helps improve your brand’s visibility and identity. Ideally, though, you want to convert those visitors into customers. The following strategies could boost your sales by making people want to buy from your business. [Read more…]
What Trade Show Exhibitors Can Learn From Game of Thrones
As a lover of all things pop culture and a lover of trade shows, I always get very excited when I notice the two cross over. This Sunday, Game of Thrones returns to HBO and it got me thinking. It turns out that a bunch of companies battling for power on the trade show floor isn’t all that different from the battle to rule the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
always expect a red wedding
Everything seemed to be going well. Debts had been settled and everyone was celebrating a surprisingly successful arranged marriage. Then the doors shut and everything turned deadly. [Read more…]
Why Day Three Deserves Your Effort
Today we welcome back guest blogger Ken Newman of the Hey Newman blog for an entertaining look at why you can’t lose exhibiting momentum on day three.
I wanted to share with you some actual comments I heard on the morning of a final day of a trade show (see image below): [Read more…]
Trade Show Technology: Ending Death by Powerpoint
We welcome back our favorite guest blogger Ken Newman of the Hey Newman trade show blog for his thoughts on how best to incorporate technology into trade show presentations while avoiding the dreaded “death by powerpoint.”
Part 1: Death by…
When I was in 7th grade, my science teacher, Mr. Kalinga,* would write the day’s lesson on the blackboard. In actuality, he would copy his lesson from a green Marble Composition notebook that he held in his other hand. Copy it verbatim – word for word – right there on the blackboard.
Our job, of course, was to [Read more…]
How Exhibiting at a Trade Show is Like Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse
With Halloween just around the corner we decided to take a spooky approach in our latest post. I was browsing for ideas when I realized all the rules I’ve been seeing for surviving a zombie apocalypse, could also be applied to surviving a trade show. Read on to learn how exhibiting at a trade show is like surviving a zombie apocalypse. [Read more…]