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Simple tips for winning trade shows

Partner Contributor by Partner Contributor
May 31, 2022
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If you are taking part in a trade show, make sure that you make the most of this opportunity.  Trade shows do not come around all of the time, especially competitive and nationwide trade shows that gather massive audiences. It is highly likely that you will need to pay for your presence at a trade show. It is imperative that you make the most of this opportunity.  The last thing you want is for your trade show opportunity to go to waste. How can you make sure that you win when you head to your next trade show? Read on to discover some great tips that can help you to stand out from the crowd.

Make sure everyone is prepared for the trade show

Make sure that you are prepared and that everyone on your team is prepared.  All of your employees should greet people with a smiley face and be friendly without being overbearing. One of the biggest problems trade shows today is that staff are there with no training or experience. In other words, they simply stand at the stall and do not know what to do.  This is why you need to make sure that everyone who is going to be attending the trade show is well briefed. You also need to put your best staff members forward when you are taking part in a trade show. 

Stand out with your presence

It is important to remember that you are competing with all of the other businesses in attendance. Therefore, you need to make sure that your trade show stands out from the crowd. The way that you do this is with bright and impactful marketing materials.  Whether you are purchasing L-flags or big banners, make sure that they stand out from the crowd while branding your business to full effect as well. All of your marketing material needs to be in your branded colors. It also needs to be consistent with everything from your website to your business cards.  However, one thing you cannot do is expect a bland and boring stall at a trade show. If this is the case, people are simply going to walk past you and will head to other businesses instead. This is the last thing that you want.
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Giving away freebies

One of the best things that you can do to make your business stand out from the crowd is offering free gifts to people. People love nothing more than walking around trade shows and collecting three items along the way.  Of course, you can expect that most of the businesses in attendance will be doing this as well so the key here is to make sure that what you offer is better than the rest.  There are a number of different approaches you can take. One simple yet highly effective option is to offer a branded tote bag. This means that people have a bag to carry around with them and they can put all of their other free gifts inside. While the other free gifts that they have collected will be stored inside of the bag, your bag will be on display for everyone to see, and, therefore, you will be building your brand and attracting more people to your stand.  This is just one example that works but it shows why you really do need to carefully consider what you are going to offer as a free gift to make sure that your business makes a big impression.

Winning at your next trade show

If you are attending a trade show for the first time or there is a lot that is going to be riding on your presence at the trade show in question, you may want to consider looking into the possibility of expert help. There are some great exhibition stand designers out there and some outstanding consultancy firms that can provide you with the advice and assistance that you need to get the most out of your trade show presence.  They will be able to strategize with you and put a plan together. You will find that having an objective point of view can be incredibly beneficial because sometimes when we are so close to our business it can be hard to see things from an objective viewpoint and this can often get in the way when planning any sort of event.
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