Trade Show Tips
May 13, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Graphics, Trade Show Tips
It might sound weird, but you should design your trade show booth display like you would a billboard and not like a brochure. Whether you’re exhibiting in a 10×10 booth space with a pop-up display, or a 30×30 with an elaborate MultiQuad display system, your display is your own personal Van Gogh. Your trade show […]
Tags: branding, color design, designing a trade show display, exhibit design, marketing message, trade show graphics
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April 29, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
We’re celebrating thirty years this year, and we want to share our knowledge of successful exhibiting practices with anyone who might need a boost in their trade show program. We try to do this already by curbing our content and focusing on successful exhibiting strategies. In order to make sure we’re still on topic and […]
Tags: booth design, celebrating thirty years, measuring ROI, qualifying trade show leads, trade show marketing, trade show program, training booth staff
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April 22, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Why is effective exhibit design so important, anyway? You only have 3-5 seconds to grab the attention of attendees as they cruise the trade show floor. This is not a big window of time! Your trade show display must demand attention, communicate your company’s message, showcase your products or services and entice the audience […]
Tags: designing a trade show display, designing a trade show exhibit, effective exhibit design, exhibit design, in-booth plan, marketing message, trade show planning
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March 20, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
The lack of creative time is a frequent topic of conversation amongst our friends who work at Detroit agencies, marketing firms, film production companies and graphic design firms. The process of design takes time. You’ve heard the expression, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Well, your trade show display can’t be either! A well-crafted booth […]
Tags: booth design, GraphiColor Exhibits, trade show, trade show display, trade show planning, trade show planning timeline
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February 11, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Trade Show Tips
We don’t usually write something to toot our own horn, but we’re excited to toot it for this trade show booth display: the MultiQuad display system! Okay, okay, let’s back up. You know, start at the beginning. We have a fabulous client, ND Industries, Inc, and they came to us with a problem. After nine […]
Tags: ExpoDisplays, modular displays, ND Industries, trade show booth display, trade show displays Michigan
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February 4, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
You’ve always been ready to start exhibiting at trade shows, you just didn’t know it. Trade shows provide a unique opportunity for businesses. Thanks to MarketingProfs and Act-On, in a survey of more than 19,000 North American marketers one of the top two marketing activities contributing to the sales pipeline is Tradeshows and Events at […]
Tags: successful exhibiting, trade show tips, trade shows, value of exhibiting, why you should do trade shows
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January 21, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
C.S. Lewis once said, “Failures are the finger posts on the road to achievement.” And while that’s true, we’re hoping we can save you a few hurdles so you’re off and running towards trade show success. There are no magic shortcuts to successful exhibiting; it’s a journey you have to dedicate yourself to. And while […]
Tags: successful exhibiting, trade show booth displays, trade show booth staff, trade show display company in Detroit, trade show leads, trade show marketing, trade show tips
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January 8, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Isn’t January the time when everyone plans on adopting new routines for the New Year? Such as actually using that planner or calendar, and adopting new ways to stay more organized? Planning ahead definitely has its benefits; one being saving you time later, when it’s most precious. Say, on the show floor. Every trade show […]
Tags: emergency kit, exhibing, trade show
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December 10, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Social Media, Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Using social media before, during and after your trade show presents you with a unique opportunity to have targeted and specific conversations, real-time, with prospects and clients. Social media can have a big impact on your ROI. We definitely believe in using social media as part of your trade show marketing plan, and here’s a […]
Tags: exhibit manager, how to, Pre-show marketing, social m, social media, trade show ROI, trade show success, trade show technology, trade show tips, trade show trends
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November 19, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Like anything else, you need to have a plan set in motion, a strategy, before beginning. You wouldn’t wing a company event, would you? We hope not! Trade shows are no different, and they can cost thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars, to pull off – “winging” them is not an option. Now, or […]
Tags: first time exhibitor, how to, trade show strategy, trade show success, trade show tips
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