Lists, we love them…. – trade show participation checklist

Lists, we love them!

Nothing like making lists at least, I speak for myself. Whether it’s due to aging, no doubt, but I enjoy not forgetting anything this way and creating order in my, sometimes overcrowded, head.

That’s why I can well imagine that if you want to participate in a trade fair, you don’t know where to start. Of course, if you already have experience, it will be a lot more manageable, but even then you will want to take the points of improvement from the previous edition with you. But if you are a newcomer to a trade show and want to raise your company’s profile, there is work to be done. A lot of work. And now let us have a very nice checklist of how best to go about your trade show preparations.

However, fair is fair, this list is extensive and includes as many as six A-4 sheets. The terror of anyone who has to start. Therefore, I think it is worthwhile to reduce this list for you to the ten most important things you should pay attention to if you are going to participate in a (trade) fair.

Here we go:

(I am assuming for the sake of convenience that the choice of scholarship and associated goals have already been made)

  1. Assemble a project team.
  2. Decide which service provider you will partner with, such as a full service booth builder.
  3. Reserve booth space with the fair organizers.
  4. Preparing project, discuss your brief with budget with the booth builder; they need time to design, visualize and produce.
  5. Regarding set-up and take-down: This is often a hodgepodge of rules but a full service booth builder takes all this out of your hands.
  6. Put together your trade show team, who will man the booth when.
  7. A week or two in advance, organize a kick-off meeting for the entire stand staff.
  8. In addition to the design of your booth, think about its furnishings; order flyers, samples, visitor attractions, etc. on time.
  9. Communicate to your target audiences that you are going to participate in this fair.
  10. Afterwards, evaluate with all parties involved.

Again, this is a very brief summary and of course, this handy list is bound to be incomplete. Or there are things on it that you would do or address differently. Do you have any tips of your own? Or could things be even easier? Additions? Let me know, I will definitely include them in the extensive trade show participation checklist you can find on our site: Trade show participation checklist

Because this is how we achieve our most important goal together: A satisfied customer!

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