Lights! Events! Action!

The concept of light is one that has always fascinated human beings. Since we discovered the ability to create and harness fire, to the perfect lighting on a movie set, light is not only crucial to our survival, but it has different meanings depending on many factors. Light can become a source of security on a lonely street at night, it can help you find things in the dark, it can show your best side to highlight your best features, it can make you lose sleep at night and it can become a beacon of hope when coming from a rescue chopper. We talk about the light at the end of the tunnel, about seeing the light, enlightening a situation and use many metaphors or jokes about light because it is part of the duality of the Universe and represents the opposition to darkness. It is no wonder it has become a profession even, with lighting experts creating concepts to light works at a museum or creating the perfect ambiance for a scene in a TV show. So, if an expert needs to be hired to create a lighting concept, why shouldn’t we do that with lighting our company’s image?

Backlit displays are the go-to when you want to stand out. They always give a sense of grandeur, elegance, magnificence. More importantly they show you truly invest in your business and your customers or customers-to-be. Even better, backlit displays are not really a lot more expensive that regular displays, and a little extra effort goes a long way in terms of showing a better face to the world. If you are worried about the energy they consume or how long they last, fret no more, for backlit displays are done with energy-saving LED lighting that lasts up to ten years! They have a great shelf-life so your investment goes a long way.

Backlit displays come in all shapes and sizes, and it is up to you to decide whether you want your whole booth to stand out or to just highlight something special. For example, if you are launching a new product, how amazing would it look to place it in front of a small tabletop-type backlit display so that it shines above all else in the booth? It also depends on your budget. However great kits and great prices you can find, your budget will also determine how big of an investment you can make. It boils down to where you want to focus your efforts. If it is a matter of brand placement, you will probably want to have a big, backlit backwall to draw attention from afar and be a focal point at your industry event. If it’s selling the entirety of the company and its value proposition, these backwalls can be as big as your booth.

You might already know the benefits of tension fabric displays with their amazing dye-sub graphics. Now you can illuminate those amazing graphics so you can have a double wow factor working for you. The lighting is visible and outstanding, but not uncomfortable or “in your face”.

Another option is the Vburst, with a patent-pending design that allows for fluorescent lights to illuminate the popular accordion-style pop-up frames. It’s built to hide the hub shadows on the center of the graphic face which makes the lighting flawless and attractive. And speaking of easy to set up, the fabric is velcroed onto the frame, and so are the light fixtures, to avoid any broken pieces while allowing for wonderful lighting effect on great graphics.

The Fabric Light Boxes for backlit displays are also great options. They come in many sizes, are lightweight, durable and have sturdy aluminum extrusion frames so those graphics your marketing and sales team so thoroughly thought out, are smoothly displayed. This is also a solution with an easy setup with “push fit” graphics that are printed directly onto the back-lit specialty fabric. The fabric adheres to the LED edge lighting behind the display, so you make sure all the perfect lighting is evenly distributed and used to highlight your brand. Some of these options have single or double-sided graphics as well, so you get to decide who can see you depending on the general setup of the whole booth.

Thinking about lighting is something you might have not paid much attention to in the past, and now that it is so easy to take advantage of great lighting solutions, you still don’t have to give it much thought. Just choose the solution that adapts best to your needs and that of the particular event that is coming up. Take into account that you can change the graphics as many times as you wish, making the investment last for several events to come. You can bring the spotlight to your company and be the guiding light for those leads walking around and looking for exactly what you have to offer.

Great Solutions for Point of Purchase Displays

There are many similarities between Point of Purchase (P.O.P.), sometimes called Point of Sale (P.O.S.) retail focused selling and trade show sales. In both cases, the mentality of your visitors is goal oriented, often arriving with items they want to buy or at least browse in person to help narrow down their options. The fact is that this focus is important to your bottom line and contributes quite a bit to overall sales. Some studies show a boost in sales of as much as 2,000%. Check out some of the new products with a Point of Purchase focus in mind.

Get Your Message Out Front

Ensuring your brand has success in the retail point of purchase market requires getting your message in front of the right people, with maximum exposure. An excellent, cost effective way to be mindful of increasing exposure is to use advertising that can be seen from many angles of approach so your message is not missed.

Tri-Tower 360° Banner Stand KitCheck out the 3-sided “Tri-Tower” 360 Banner Stand with its signature linked banner rail that easily clips onto the graphic. This is wonderful since it allows you to use one hardware frame with pivoting connector joints that attach the 3 banner graphics into one frame. Now your great offers can be seen by all sides someone is going to walk passed so you have more chances to make them aware and convert a sale.

Tri-Tower 360 Banner Stand

Benefits

  • Snap rails at the top and bottom for easy installation
  • Hinged connectors can be used to easily change the configurations
  • Adjustable height 2-piece telescoping flip level poles
  • Includes a reinforced soft case for protection
  • 1 year warranty


Kit Includes

  • (1) Hardware
  • (3) Graphics
  • (1) Carry case

Next up, we have a banner stand solution that is available single or double sided so you can decide which graphics are needed depending on where the stand will be set up for maximum exposure. The Everyday use Banner Stand  works great for many functions and everyday use. This banner stand is popular thanks to its easy snap rail that grasps the banner stand graphic for easy messaging updates in seconds. The banner stand is available in your choice of a 24″ and 30″ banner options. The height is also adjustable thanks to a telescoping pole.

24" Everyday Snap Rail Banner Stand

Everyday-use Snap Rail Banner Stand

Benefits

  • Easily adjust telescoping pole with thumb screw
  • Top and bottom snap rail allows quick and easy banner changes
  • No pole pockets in banner finishing
  • Can be used single-sided or purchase additional banner for double-sided use
  • 1 year warranty on hardware


Kit Includes

  • (1) Hardware
  • (1) Graphics


Suggested Uses:

  • Trade Shows
  • Promotions
  • Entryways
  • Coffee Shops

Lastly we have introduced a flat wall standalone kiosk with excellent engagement potential. Since static displays are more and more becoming neutral white noise to the consumer, a solution like this can give the boost your POP marketing needs. The 35″ Vector Frame Monitor Kiosk combines the modern, professional style of the Vector frame’s popular Silicone Edge Graphic (SEG) for a sleek frame-less appearance using tension fabric graphics. The monitor and graphics are available in your choice of single or double sided so you can turn this display into a truly independent visitor information booth to offer exciting new ways for your brand to engage directly with your buyers.35" Vector Frame Monitor Kiosk

35″ Vector Frame Monitor Kiosk

Benefits

  • “Push-fit” fabric Silicone Edge Graphics (SEG) for seamless appearance
  • and easy-to assemble 100mm extrusion frames
  • Choose from single or double-sided SEG dye sublimated fabric graphics
  • Kiosk supports 26-40″ monitor (monitor not included)
  • Maximum monitor weight: 25lbs
  • Comes packaged in one OCH wheeled molded case for transport or storage
  • Lifetime hardware warranty against manufacturer defects

Kit Includes

  • Frame
  • SEG graphic
  • (2) Feet
  • (1) Monitor Mount with 25 lbs support (monitor not included)
  • (1) OCH case

Suggested Uses

  • Trade Shows
  • Hospitality
  • Malls

Add Something Unique

We all know what a banner stand or kiosk looks like, and despite our best efforts and clever messaging with flashy graphics, there is still a chance these traditional billboards will sink into the background. The more unique the more chance you have to get noticed – so we recommend something like the 1ft x 1ft Cube Display. This solution allows you to get your message out there in a way that prompts a second look. The greatest appeal of the Cubes is that they work well as standalone solutions, but best in a series. You can combine multiple cubes together in a tower style stack, L-shape or larger cube. Each cube can feature its own branded graphic or be printed to create a larger image as you combine the cubes into one.

1ft Fabric Cube Display

1ft Fabric Cube Display

Benefits

  • Grabs attention as people pass by your business
  • Extremely lightweight
  • Space saving flexibility for amazing portability
  • Very fast set up and take down

Kit Includes

  • (1) 1ft Small Cube Display
  • (1) Fabric Graphic

Suggested Uses

  • Point of Purchase Offers
  • Storefront Awareness
  • School Events
  • Craft Fairs

Backlit displays like the 33″ Eclipse Tower offer a cool, streamline shape with large surface area for your product offers. This kit includes the tower, semi-transparent graphics and lighting to create the eye-catching luminous effect. The backlit appearance benefits both sides with double graphics included in the kit. The frame is available in silver or black aluminum and comes with a hard OCP case to protect your investment. 

33″ Eclipse Backlit Tower

Benefits

  • Double sided free-standing tower
  • 24” or 33” wide x 72” tall “bubble” panels for maximum visibility
  • Choice of silver or black aluminum edge extrusions
  • Black thermoformed laminate top & bottom plates
  • Requires simple assembly
  • Optional lighting kit adds an attractive element to tower and is simple to assemble
  • New two part uprights disassemble, allowing unit to collapse into popular wheeled OCP case for easy transport
  • Easy, quick graphic changes
  • Quick shipping


Kit Includes

  • (1) 33″ Tower frame
  • (1) Lighting kit
  • (2) Translucent graphics
  • (1) OCP case

Brand Everything

In trade shows and retail marketing, any potential spaces for branding are assets that shouldn’t be overlooked. Table covers remain a fundamental part of your marketing that can often be overlooked. During a product demonstration or POP display setup, your professional presentation is completed by including a nicely printed table throw. Whether this is a folding table full spread or a smaller, round cocktail table like the 42.5″ Fitted Round Table Throw you have bountiful options for branding your accessories.42.5" Fitted Round Table Throw   42.5″ Fitted Round Table Throw

Benefits

  • Sleek fitted look
  • A perfect fit with our Round Tables
  • Flame retardant, premium polyester poplin fabric
  • Machine washable and wrinkle resistant
  • Do not dry clean and do not iron

Includes

  • (1) 42.5″ Round Table Throw

Suggested Uses

  • Social Gatherings
  • Weddings
  • Trade Shows
  • Galas

We hope you’ve enjoyed this in-depth look at the latest point of purchase displays that are available on the our store and how they can be used to give your company an advantage on convention day. Have questions on which accessories will help create the most engagement in your booth space? The ExhibitDEAL team can be reached at Sales@ExhibitDeal.com or call (866) 577-DEAL, we’d love to put our experience to work for you.

Why is Trade Show Display Halogen Lighting Being Replaced with LED Light Bulbs

There is a growing trend towards upgrading older, halogen lighting with LED lighting for trade show display stands. Lighting is a key component of any trade show exhibit design for creating ambiance and enhancing visibility, but it is a frequently misused and misunderstood trade show accessory. That said, why is an LED lighting upgrade being done with halogen lighting being discarded?

The first advantage LED lighting has is life span – a typical LED bulb will be rated to last for longer than 50,000 hours, whereas a comparable halogen bulb will last for only a tenth of that time (around five to six thousand hours). This more than makes up for the price discrepancy between the two types of lighting, with LED light bulbs costing considerably more.

Another major trade show advantage of LED lighting over halogen bulbs is that they do not generate a lot of heat. Heat generation can be a major issue in many trade show venues, so minimizing heat given off from lighting is crucial. A halogen bulb converts 90% of the energy it consumes in the form of heat, but an LED light converts the bulk of the electricity it consumes into light, generating much less heat. For this reason, LED lighting is also highly efficient when it comes to power consumption, and they are a greener form of lighting your display stand.

Both halogen and LED trade show lighting provide comparable light (measured in lumens). Halogen lighting does have one advantage over LED lighting in that they are more controllable when it comes to dimming the light. After dimming an LED light by 20% or more, the LED will start to flicker, which means they are more effectively used for display lighting in high visibility areas, such as back display highlighting.

Overall, LED lighting displays are more efficient, work out cheaper over the longer term and require less replacement and maintenance than their halogen equivalents. On balance, you ought to move to an LED lighting rig for your trade show display as soon as convenient.