How to Increase Your Trade Show Exhibiting ROI, Traffic, & Appearance


Trade Show Exhibiting ROI, Traffic, & Appearance

Trade Show Exhibiting is a very competitive industry. Companies need to find a way to STAND OUT at a trade show or conference. APG Exhibits team has attended over 1000 trade shows and gathered some extremely valuable statistics and have provided useful information and steps for increasing your trade show exhibiting ROI, Traffic, & Appearance.

Over the past 10 years APG Exhibits team members have attended trade shows and looked at each companies booth to see what draws in their attention to visit that booth. Here is a list of the common elements and features found in booths that have drawn our team in for a closer look.

Custom Trade Show Flooring

APG Exhibits found that over 70% of all exhibitors at the shows we attended do NOT have any custom flooring in their booth. They simply set-up their pop up display with a table and (maybe) a table cover and use the shows old carpeting they have laid out or even worse just concrete floor. Talk about tired feet at the end of working your trade show booth!

Take a look at the photos below of booths with and without any type of custom flooring, whether carpet, vinyl, or wood.

Without flooringWith custom flooring

The first photo here shows a fantastic looking display, but the flooring is reminiscent of a hotel lobby. That carpeting ties the whole room together, which in the trade show business is terrible – you want to stand out! Improve your trade show exhibiting roi by adding custom carpeting. You will thus be able to control every detail of your booth, and will never have to worry about setting up on ugly carpet or concrete.

Choose flooring that matches your branding

You can design your flooring to compliment the design of your company. You can therefore add splashes of color from your logo, or even put your logo itself on the flooring. Or, choose a stylistic “wood floor” themed piece of flooring. This can help add a touch of class or create an upscale feel to your booth.

Lighting & Backlit Displays

Obviously it is important to be seen at a trade show. That is the end-game, overall reason for attending an event. But what if your display is dimly lit – or even unlit completely? Think of how dark some trade show events get, especially in the evening hours after the sun has gone down. If you see an unlit booth from across the convention, you may think they have packed up and headed home already. You can really stand out by adding some simple and cost-efficient light kits to your display.

Without lightingWith lighting

Thinking of a backlit display?

Why stop at adding a couple lights to the top of your display wall? What if your display wall itself lit up? Backlit trade show walls have become increasingly popular over the past couple years. And APG has introduced several new lines of innovative backlit products such as the Wavelight series. Not only are these displays eye-catching, they are also a fantastic trade show exhibiting roi because THEY WORK! Clients have shared with us an overall increase in activity surrounding their trade show displays after upgrading to backlit displays.

Backlit Displays

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APG Exhibits has the backlit display for you! These backlit displays are a fantastic way to drive traffic to your exhibit. Choose from our wide selection of backlit displays or contact us about fabricating your custom order.

Lighting for your displays is one of the easiest components to overlook when preparing for your trade show. But some simple lights can go a long way in increasing your trade show exhibiting roi.

Upbeat Sales Employees

Making a great first impression isn’t all about how great your display looks. In fact, even more important than that is how well your employees communicate your brand’s messaging. It is no secret that having upbeat, smiling employees working your trade show booth is a great way to draw in potential clients. But there is of course a fine line between helpful attendant and pushy salesperson. The important thing to note in regards to your employees is communication. You’ll want to be clear in communicating the goals of your trade show experience so that they can effectively communicate to clients. Investing the time and money into hiring the right employees is critical and can yield fantastic roi results.


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