Those who have researched and purchased trade show displays know that making your brand look its best and present professionally can be a lofty investment. For most this is an understandable “cost of doing business” and is allocated naturally into a company’s marketing budget. What isn’t as easy to overlook is unfortunate mishaps where your exhibit is damaged due to impatience, negligence or simply not being maintained well over the years. We recommend checking out the great tips for Maintaining Your Trade Show Display to Protect Your Investment so your exhibit stands the test of time.
On that note, this week’s featured article by Marlys Arnold discusses many crucial tips for both exhibit maintenance and other considerations you may want to update between convention events.
As the weather warms and flowers begin to bloom, there’s often an urge to do spring cleaning around the house: garage, closets, front yard, you name it.
But what about your exhibit marketing program … have you thought about giving it a thorough spring cleaning as well?
You may still be in the middle of show season, but as things begin to wind down for the summer months (for many exhibitors, anyway), examine the following aspects of your exhibit display and determine:
- What elements need to be cleaned, fixed or even replaced?
- Is it time to add new graphic elements or lighting to refresh the look?
- Are there scratches and dings that need a touch-up?
- Could the colors or finishes be brought more up to date?
- How could you rearrange or repurpose the elements you already have? (Known in the fashion world as “shopping your closet.”)
But it’s not just the display that you should be considering during your spring cleaning activities. Also consider the following aspects of your exhibit strategy:
- Review your list of shows where you exhibit and determine which ones should continue to make the cut vs. which ones could be scaled back or skipped altogether.
- Evaluate which promotional tools should remain in your toolbox. Assume nothing! What worked in the past doesn’t necessarily still work now.
- Investigate what new technology is available (there are no shortage of options) and which ones make sense for your exhibit program.
- Scale back the items you take to hand out at shows – giveaways, collateral materials, etc.
- Spruce up your follow-up strategy.
By spending some time to refresh and renew, you can make a tired old exhibit look new again.
Have questions on what areas of your trade show booth you should concentrate on updating? We have created and repaired thousands of trade show exhibits, give the ExhibitDEAL team a call to discuss some cost effective solutions that will help you to look fantastic on your exhibition day.
ExhibitDEAL can be reached at Sales@ExhibitDeal.com or call 866-577-DEAL, we’d love to put our experience to work for you.
