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I am a startup – should I participate in trade shows?

Startups at trade shows
November 21, 2016January 5, 2017
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Tips

As a startup, your major challenge is to build credibility – other people might not yet have heard of you and it is difficult for them to trust you with their business and money. Credibility build-up over time, but it

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Meet the Experts – Trade Show Marketing with Rauno Ramo

Meet the Experts - The Exhibitor
October 31, 2016
julien
Meet the Experts

Hello Rauno, welcome to The Exhibitor! Tell us a little about you and your professional journey. All in all, I have been in this industry for almost 25 years. I have been working in several exhibition center related, trade show

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Meet the Experts – Trade Show Staff with Åsa Dahlqvist

Meet the Experts - The Exhibitor
May 23, 2016July 1, 2016
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Meet the Experts

Hello Åsa welcome to The Exhibitor! Tell us a little about you and your professional journey! I started working in the trade show business in 1999, when I got the job as Secretary General at the Scandinavian Trade Fair Council.

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Meet the Experts – Social Media with Manon Pleiter

Meet the Experts - The Exhibitor
May 9, 2016July 1, 2016
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Meet the Experts

Hello Manon, welcome to The Exhibitor! Tell us a little about your journey. After completing two literature studies at the University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) I started working as a web editor for a semi government organization in the physical activity

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Meet the Experts – Trade Show Booths with Charles Beshears

Meet the Experts - The Exhibitor
April 25, 2016July 1, 2016
julien
Meet the Experts

Hello Charles, welcome to The Exhibitor! Tell us a bit about yourself. I began my career in sales for a variety of different companies. While doing sales, I would attend trade shows and conferences and it was my favorite aspect of

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The power of fairs & trade shows

myfairtool Infographic
April 18, 2016July 1, 2016
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Marketing

(based on the UFI, Global Association of the Exhibitions Industry) In 2015, almost 40% of B2B companies marketing budget fell into fairs & trade shows participation. It is still the best way for this segment to collect leads, meet people, organize

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Trade Show Chronicles – Let’s talk statistics (chapter 8)

Trade Show Chronicles – Let's talk statistics (chapter 8)
March 7, 2016April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Trade Show Chronicles – All the small details (chapter 7)

Trade Show Chronicles – All the small details (chapter 7)
February 23, 2016April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Trade Show Chronicles – My first floor plan (chapter 6)

Andrew - Sales on an exhibition booth
February 8, 2016April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Trade Show Chronicles – Preparing my leads collection (chapter 5)

Andrew - collecting data on trade show
January 25, 2016April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Trade Show Chronicles – Preparing the basics (chapter 4)

Andrew at a fair - thinking
January 4, 2016April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Are trade shows marketing or sales events?

The Exhibitor - Trade Show marketing sales event
December 28, 2015July 1, 2016
julien
Marketing, Tips

It is difficult to categorize business events such as trade shows and exhibitions. Are these marketing or sales events? The question might seem futile but actually matters: who should organize your event? Which budget should it impact? Who should handle

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Trade Show Chronicles – My Exhibition checklist (chapter 3)

Andrew - prepare the exhibition checklist
December 15, 2015April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Trade Show Chronicles – Finding the right Goal (chapter 2)

Andrew - find the exhibition goal
November 30, 2015April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Trade Show Chronicles – My first Exhibition (chapter 1)

Andrew - my first exhibition
November 16, 2015April 21, 2017
julien
Trade Show Chronicles

This article belongs to the “Trade Show Chronicles” series. It tells the story of Andrew, young sales executive newly employed by a Hong Kong company that will attend his first trade show in a few months time. From understanding what

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Why should I join the HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair?

Toys & Games Exhibition
November 9, 2015July 1, 2016
julien
Exhibition

Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair is one of the largest fairs in Hong Kong and among the most visited Toys Fair in the world. Should you be there? One of the largest toys fairs worldwide (72% from Asia, 13%

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How to pick the perfect trade show booth location?

How to choose the right booth location on exhibitions?
October 26, 2015January 5, 2017
julien
Tips

One of your major objectives on fairs is to drive traffic to your booth. Driving traffic increases the chances of collecting leads and acquiring new customers. In order to drive traffic to your booth, you have a few things you can

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How to define whether I should exhibit at a trade show?

Exhibition trade show floor
September 14, 2015January 2, 2017
julien
Tips

Exhibitions are often considered by Business Owners as the sinews of war. Trade shows are a great place to build or grow a business. On the other hand, such events often have prohibitive pricing. How to define the real opportunity

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