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What does your Shop Trade Show Display Look Like?
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MikePro
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I'd vender over my booth.
Gino
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We haven't done this in years.
When we did, we just set up a table, a few banners and had just about every type of letter, substrate and style imaginable on display with business cards and brochures all over the place.
We had a big brightly colored box for placing business cards into and someone would win a nice prize.
We also had a fancy balloon flying which stated a 20% discount on all orders placed at the show. I'm a big fan of peripheral vision with things moving.
When we did, we just set up a table, a few banners and had just about every type of letter, substrate and style imaginable on display with business cards and brochures all over the place.
We had a big brightly colored box for placing business cards into and someone would win a nice prize.
We also had a fancy balloon flying which stated a 20% discount on all orders placed at the show. I'm a big fan of peripheral vision with things moving.
Not bad. I actually have a couple coming up here soon. I plan to do a retractable banner backwall and a table cloth for the visual part... with some business cards and give away a prize for leaving your business card.
Its got me thinking though spend $300 on 3 retractable banners and lights... or spend $100 on three x frame banners for the backwall, but part of my business is trade show graphics... so guess I shouldnt skimp on that part.
xxaxx
New Member
To be honest, 3 retractable bannerstands is skimping ... a nice 10' popup backwall and 1 retractable bannerstand upfront by the table is a much better display of tradeshow graphics.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
We made our own backdrop out of gatorboard and trade show material and stuck our own stuff on it. We had an interlocking set up and the whole thing folded down from an 8' x 12' to a 4' x 8' and was so lightweight it wasn't funny. We also had a 1/2 height one for smaller shows.... 4' x 12'
If you're worrying about spending $300 or $500 dollars on this or that..... you probably shouldn't be doing it, yet.
The booth costs a few thousand and your props another $2,000 or $3,000. We usually gave away a nice sized television and all the runners up were entitled to a 15% discount if used within like 90 days. You're trying to attract large clients and show off your capabilities and wares. If you go in looking cheap, you're only gonna attract cheap............. customers.
If you're worrying about spending $300 or $500 dollars on this or that..... you probably shouldn't be doing it, yet.
The booth costs a few thousand and your props another $2,000 or $3,000. We usually gave away a nice sized television and all the runners up were entitled to a 15% discount if used within like 90 days. You're trying to attract large clients and show off your capabilities and wares. If you go in looking cheap, you're only gonna attract cheap............. customers.
True that... I could easily do a full pop up backdrop, and a retractable banner up front... then maybe a small counter or something with giveaways on it.
I agree with the "Go Big or Go Home" saying... which is how I have modeled by business for the last year and it has shown.
I agree with the "Go Big or Go Home" saying... which is how I have modeled by business for the last year and it has shown.
royster13
New Member
I understand doing a trade show when you reach people you can not other wise reach, it may pay off....But if those are attending are local, it should be much more cost effective to reach out to them at their locations......So many folks here seem afraid to make sales calls.....But they work....
HDvinyl
Trump 2020
Vendor over where?
Graphic Destruction
New Member
We have a 10' pop up with our graphics, header and lights on it. A small double sided light box, a 4' wrapped counter and a wrapped monitor pedestal with 42" monitor looping a video portfolio. We're actually setting it up tomorrow for a show, so I should have pictures shortly.
did you ever get pictures?
For what I am setting up, i think the three retractable stands with lights will work fine... it will be much nicer than my local competition's stands and would only be shown at local "small business" shows.
klingsdesigns
New Member
klingsdesigns
New Member
It printed darker then i liked.. But that pic is with not all the lights on so it looks better in person.