Trade Show Display Marketing Tips and Advice

If you've been to one corporate event, you've been to a million.  They are a great way to show gratitude for a great team of employees and practice team-building skills. But they tend to be so boring that many employees dread the thought of having to attend another monotonous corporate gathering. If you're getting ready to plan a new event, it's time to shake things up a bit.   Check out these 9 unique ideas that will make employees excited to attend your corporate event.

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Topics: creative rental booth, creative trade show exhibit designs, booth experience, trade show marketing at pharmaceutical shows, motivating at trade show events, trade show motivation

In the internet age, trade shows probably are not your sole source of leads. An ultra-targeted LinkedIn saved search, group of Google alerts, or smart CRM with built-in prospecting capabilities can deliver good fit opportunities to you on a regular basis -- without you ever having to step foot outside the office.  But most every industry has one event that is the event.  Everyone who's anyone attends, and that includes your customers, competitors, and a heaping helping of potential buyers. Your company simply must be represented on the vendor floor -- no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

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Topics: marketing effectively at trade shows, effective trade show marketing, trade show effectiveness,, motivating at trade show events, tips on how to sell at trade shows, trade show booth maketing

Trade shows have many excellent benefits for businesses, from raising brand awareness and building brand loyalty to attracting new leads and networking opportunities. All of these benefits are great for increasing revenue and scaling up your business.  As with many other aspects of the marketing sector, trade shows have changed rapidly in recent years and are only set to continue to evolve further in 2019.   Take a look at the top six trends set to revolutionize the trade show landscape in 2019 and change what you do in your trade show booth next year.

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In a world where retail eCommerce sales surpassed $2.3 billion this year, touting your products at fairs, trade shows, and festivals might seem like an outdated tactic to grow your business.  However, showcasing your product or service in real life still has high sales potential today. 82% of trade show attendees are directly involved in their teams’ purchasing decisions, so setting up shop at fairs, trade shows, and festivals is one of the best ways to connect with your target accounts’ key decision makers. Trade shows can also help you connect with other players in your industry, market your brand to a large audience, and gather feedback about your products. To help you get the most out of your next trade show, we’ve compiled five effective strategies for selling your products at your booth. And hopefully, they can help you instantly attract your visitors’ attention and convince them to buy on the spot.

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Topics: trade show effectiveness,, motivating at trade show events, marketing effectively at trade shows, trade show display design tips, attracting an audience, tips on how to sell at trade shows

When attempting to determine whether a question is aggressive or assertive, length is your first clue. In general, longer questions feel more aggressive than assertive ones. When the salesperson leads with intent or context, prospects can feel pressured to respond a certain way. Getting right to the point, on the other hand, makes prospects feel like they can answer however they’d like.

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Topics: trade show effectiveness,, motivating at trade show events, tips on how to sell at trade shows, selling in your trade show booth, tradeshow success

This article is specific to trade shows in the APPAREL market.  The way we do business in the apparel and textile industries is being altered at lightning speed. With that in mind, the trade shows that serve those industries also are taking major steps to keep up with that changing world. We caught up with trade-show organizers to find out what they are doing to better serve customers.  Here is what they had to say:

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Topics: trade show effectiveness,, motivating at trade show events, trade show motivation, marketing effectively at trade shows, trade show display design tips

Whether you’re a new event or an event with a 50-year (or longer!) legacy, you must break out of the standard education session/networking event/trade show floor model to create an experience to remember to compete in today’s market. Fortunately, event planners have more resources than ever to accomplish this challenge.

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Topics: trade show exhibit design tips, booth experience, Trade Show Experience, face-to-face marketing, trade show motivation, motivating at trade show events

We think TRADE SHOWS are the best way to touch a prospect.  But in between your shows you might want to look at these tips:  For years, there’s been a debate raging in the sales community: When reaching out to a prospect for the first time, should you call or email?  After all, first interactions with prospects are key -- you’re aiming to establish trust, provide value, gather key information, and perhaps even secure a follow-up meeting. If you don’t use the right medium, they’ll be less receptive to your message (and that’s assuming they engage at all).

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Topics: trade show effectiveness,, trade show follow-up, motivating at trade show events, attracting an audience, selling in your exhibit space, trade show selling, prospecting at trade shows

For all the powerful processing work the human mind can do, it's still prone to making bizarre assumptions and jumping to illogical conclusions. Unfortunately, we don't usually recognize these patterns as strange. Since they're unconscious, they seem normal. Like it or not, these biases are part of us, so those in the business of persuasion can benefit from learning how to spot and play to them.

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Topics: trade show effectiveness,, keeping customers, motivating at trade show events, marketing effectively at trade shows, effective trade show marketing, attracting an audience, trade show booth selling

I play this game every single time I go through the line at the grocery store, and while you might think it sounds crazy, hear me out: Since I started doing this two months ago, my ability to quickly build a rapport with a total stranger has improved dramatically.  This might be a great thing to practice and use in your trade show exhibit at your next trade show event.

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Topics: selling at medical events, chicago trade show events, motivating at trade show events, marketing effectively at trade shows, effective trade show marketing, drawing prospects into a booth, attracting an audience