February 22, 2012

TRADE SHOW RESOURCES

Category: Articles — admin @ 2:06 pm

This contains a list of web sites that will be helpful to any person who is involved, considering or presently doing trade show on both a National and International basis. Like everything on the Internet web sites are a continuing work in process. I have tried to get the most stable trade show web site for reference. That is not to say that they will not change or some new, more effective web sties for trade show will not be available next month. I hope that these will help you to continue your trade show success.

 

Convention Bureaus.com Links to convention bureaus worldwide
http://www.ConventionBureaus.com/

 

ExpoWorld.netA directory of directories and search engine linking to over 500 of the most important websites serving the events and international trade community worldwide.
http://www.expoworld.net/

 

MADSearchDirectory of hotels and conference centers worldwide
http://www.madsearch.com/

 

Trade Show Exhibitors AssociationAssociation for marketing and management professionals who use exhibits to promote and sell their products. http://www.tsea.org/

 

Trade Show GlossaryGlossary of terms important in trade shows
http://www.exhibitornet.com/glossary/index.asp

 

Tradeshow WeekMagazine and extensive Web site about trade shows worldwide
http://www.tradeshowweek.com

 

February 10, 2012

Company name Tags should be unique!

Category: Articles — admin @ 9:55 pm

If you only use the badges supplied by the trade show producer, you are just another exhibitor at that trade show. But, if you develop a real company badge, preferable oversized, that reflects the Logo, colors and fonts used by the company, now you stand out in the crowd.


If you have a 10 ft booth, and three people to man the booth, you will always have 2 people in the booth and 1 walking the trade show floor.
Why? People read badges, and if they see your unique badge it just may be enough of an incentive to find out more about your company and stop at your booth.


February 2, 2012

The Qualification Form – FREE OUTLINE

Category: Articles — admin @ 10:36 pm

Ive spoke many times about the importance of a qualification form on this blog.


Your company Qualification form should be unique. It should reflect what questions need to be asked by the qualifier to confidently determine that he or she has asked all of the questions necessary to determine the following:


1. There is a requirement for your product or service.


2. That funding as been allocated for this particular requirement.


3. That you have the names of the other people involved with this decision.


4. That a firm delivery date has been discussed, and agreed upon.


5. If it is a special engineering requirement, then you know the name of the person within that organization that must be contacted by your engineering person.


6. If is needs software developed, then you know the name of the person within the organization to contact.


7. That you know all there is to know, and all of the ways to contact this person; i.e. business phone #, Direct line, Cell number, e-mail address, Title, years with the company.


8. If all this is done in a professional manner, it should take less than 5 minutes to accomplish. More than that you are leaving yourself open for questions that may not be relevant to the opportunity.

I’ve also put together a FREE qualification form for you to download to help get you on your way to tradeshow success!


Click here to download:

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