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Exhibiting can be a rather tough task especially for first time exhibitors. Provided below are some tips and pitfalls to avoid while exhibiting.

Proper Display
The proper display is dependent on a couple of variables. Such as booth space, budget, and the type of show you are attending. There is variety of trade show displays within the convention market. However, the trick is choosing the one the boost suits your company’s needs and budget. Show type and regulations sometimes dedicate the trade show booth you can use. A lot of the smaller or hotel shows exhibitors primarily use table top displays or pop up trade show displays. The bigger shows have variety ranging from table top to full custom exhibits. The best thing to do is call the association and gather information on booth types used at the show. Other then that the booth type should be dependent on fitting company needs and style preferences.

Trade Show Marketing
General marketing should not be used within the trade show industry. Exhibiting at shows can require a large investment and a return is paramount on knowing and understanding the shows audience. You should educate yourself on perspective attendees, and be prepared to show case and pitch your company towards any booth visitors.

Keep Your Pitch Short And Sweet
When exhibiting you want your message or sales pitch to be short and sweet. The goal is inform the show attendees of your products and services. Too much information will be overkill and probably forgotten. Not to mention most booth visitors will start to loose interest if they cannot easily find the answers they are looking for.

Trade Shows Are Not Vacations
One of the biggest mistakes that I see in the exhibit industry is exhibitors will treat trade show marketing as a vacation opportunity. Bottom line is exhibiting is not a vacation in fact you attend shows to help drum up future business and meet with perspective clientele. Nothing can be worse then visiting a trade show booth that managed by unprepared workers.

Portable displays are great marketing tools and offer the flexibility of being portable but have ample space to market your products and or services. More then likely a portable booth is not going to wow show visitors but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be used. These displays offer a building block to create your booth space from. In addition there are changes or different variations of the booth that can be utilized to customize the trade show display. This will help ensure that the portable trade show display stands out amongst the crowd.

Not only are these booths great building blocks, but also allow for exhibitors to market through trade shows without breaking the bank. I feel that portable booths have gotten somewhat of bad rap over the years, but newer improved versions of the pop up displays are taking hold of the market. These displays are constructed with better materials and many come with a lifetime warranty on the frame. So when in the market buy a booth make sure to do your homework. No need to over spend, I recommend doing cost comparisons but make sure your comparing apples to apples not apples to oranges.