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Exhibitor Show 2009
January 5th, 2009
This will be an exciting year at the Exhibitor 2009 Show this March in Las Vegas. Ignition Exhibits has attended the show the last few years and our staff has found it to be a very exciting and educational experience. Here are a few things to look forward to at this years show:
- More than 6,000+ exhibit and event marketing professionals.
- Global attendees from 29 countries and 50 states.
- The Worlds largest educational curriculum: 200+ sessions
- North America’s largest exhibition of exhibit/event marketing products.
- The industrys only professional certification program with university affiliation: CTSM
- Education that Focuses on practical techniques for profitable face-to-face marketing.
Sign up early at http://www.exhibitoronline.com/exhibitorshow/2009/index.asp
Full Service Trade Show Graphics
December 14th, 2008
Rainmaker Exhibits has the ability to be your full service trade show graphics supplier. Our manufacturers have invested heavily in the latest technology allowing us to offer some of the highest quality graphics at the lowest competitive prices. Our printing capabilities include grand format banners and murals, dye sub fabric graphics and direct to substrate panels. We also offer hi-resolution inkjet graphics and in-house designer services at $75 an hour. Whatever your trade show graphic needs are we can serve them. For more information please contact us at 1-888-317-9797 or send us your graphic request at http://www.ignitionexhibits.com/index.php?main_page=request_quote
Requesting a Quote For 10×20, 20×20 Displays
December 11th, 2008
Requesting Trade Show Display Quotes
You should include the following:
Detailed contact information. Your name, company name, address, phone number, e-mail address, website address, and fax number are all important.
Information regarding what size booth you are registered for. There is an enormous price difference between tabletop displays and massive 20×20 island displays, so be sure to let the company know where you fit into the sliding scale.
Let them know some idea of your budget. Many customers are uncomfortable with making their budget public knowledge, but this is one of the best things you can do for the sake of receiving a good price. The trade show display industry is so competitive that you will always receive the most for your money if you put in a bit of effort.
The address where the booth will be shipped. This is crucial in estimating your shipping cost.
Will you need graphic design? If so, be sure to let the company know up front.
When is your show? Some trade show display companies include outrageous rush charges, which may cost you thousands of dollars if you need your exhibit booth to be turned around quickly.
If possible, include examples of displays you like (especially if you have found them on the website of the display company).
In general, you should be as specific as possible when requesting a trade show display quote. This is even more important if your trade show display is a 10×20, 10×30, 20×20, or even larger. Most display companies are not out to swindle you. At Ignition Exhibits, we provide an accurate quote for whatever your trade show needs are.
Online Networking: Virtual Meet and Greet
November 15th, 2008
 At almost every industry event lately, there’s at least a mention of show managers utilizing Web 2.0 tools to grow the show.
Among those most frequently mentioned by name are the social media Web sites – with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube getting the lion’s share of the attention. It’s no surprise. Many industry events have sessions on how to attract millennials – that younger generation just now joining the workforce – to face-to-face events and to work in the tradeshow industry; it’s members of that younger generation who are the early adopters and majority of users cruising the Internet as a social outlet and a way to network.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Margaret Core, director of sales and marketing, and Susan Cato, director of online communications, recently gave a presentation about social media tools at an Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events luncheon. One of the points they made was that traditional communication only happens in one way – show manager to attendee – while social media is more inclusive: It allows people to engage in the conversation and brings together that sense of community that has become so important in the industry to take the show beyond just the show dates and have year-long impact.
TSW Senior Assistant Editor Stephanie Corbin has compiled a glossary of social media tools to help show managers identify what might work for them.
LinkedInGenerally viewed as a networking tool, LinkedIn allows people to connect with current and former colleagues and classmates, network to find new job opportunities and ask advice of their network.
But perhaps the best tool LinkedIn provides event organizers is the new events beta, launching in the fourth quarter this year. It allows people to add events to LinkedIn, and people can see who’s going and important event information. It doesn’t have to be the show organizer who adds the event, but there is an option for that person to manage the event details. To add events, go to events.linkedin.com.
FacebookIf you haven’t heard of Facebook, you’ve probably been living under a rock.
Facebook started off as a social networking site for college students and has expanded to include everyone. People can share photos, Web site links, videos and more, plus create groups to link with like-minded Facebook users.
IAEE and the Professional Convention Management Assn. already have started groups to link their members on Facebook.
TwitterTwitter is a real-time short messaging service – under 140 characters – that answers the question, “What are you doing?â€
For organizations and shows, it provides an interactive way to keep their communities informed with small breaking news items, about the same amount of information that fits in a text message. Plus, those receiving the news can reply, engaging all the Twitter-ers.
In addition, Twitter sends the updates to mobile phones using text messages.
YouTubeYouTube allows users to upload and share videos, as well as to post comments and response videos, building a visual community.
IAEE utilizes YouTube with a six-minute video about having a career in the industry, but other YouTube users have posted videos of IAEE events, including the panel discussions at the Southwest IAEE Chapter’s Day at the Races in February this year.
ASAE & The Center for Assn. Leadership has a YouTube page with videos from its annual meeting, on Web 2.0 tools and social responsibility.
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