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		<title>Trade Show Entertainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reaching your target audience during trade shows is the foundation of exhibiting. When it comes to trade show marketing strategy, each venue and trade show are different. There are no across the board solutions that can cover each and every event. By enhancing your trade show display presence with Motivational Speakers and Trade Show Entertainment, ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reaching your target audience during trade shows is the foundation of exhibiting.  When it comes to <a title="Trade Show Marketing" href="http://www.ttskyline.com/newsletters/08Newsletters/April08/Successful_Exhibiting_Strategies_in_Uncertain_Times.pdf" target="_blank">trade show marketing</a> strategy, each venue and trade show are different.  There are no across the board solutions that can cover each and every event. By enhancing your trade show display presence with Motivational Speakers and Trade Show Entertainment, you can add value.</p>
<p>Strategically planning your <a title="Trade Show Display" href="http://www.ttskyline.com/design" target="_blank">trade show display</a> around your Trade Show Entertainment can have an added benefit, increasing traffic and improving qualified leads.  The look and feel of your trade show display should be inviting, organized and your message clearly stated.  If you plan on hiring <a title="Trade Show Entertainment" href="http://www.mbd2.com/" target="_blank">trade show entertainment</a>, their job is just that, your focus as an exhibitor is to create that come back contact within your exhibit space.</p>
<p>Creating a memorable exhibiting experience takes preparation time and strategic planning.   Trade Show Entertainment &amp; Motivation Speakers are an added bonus for trade show attendee’s and should not be the sole source of drawing people into your trade show display.  Creating a message that creates solutions for your trade show audience will get them asking questions.  Verifying your standing in the market place by having a well laid out, easily navigated exhibit can draw people into the area’s that they are looking for solutions for.</p>
<p>A well built, flexible and customizable exhibit, coupled with a knowledgeable and area focused booth staff, will allow you to streamline your trade show display to encompass solutions for each and every attendee.</p>
<p>Researching your target markets for concerns of attendees can give you a focus on what type of trade show entertainment would best fit your trade show display.  With the variety of venue’s and market’s reaching your target audience’s concerns will constantly change.</p>
<p>The headliner of your trade show display is your companies’ products, services &amp; solutions, backing those up with a trade show entertainer or speaker that understands your goals and messages can be a benefit.  Educating your trade show entertainment on the outcome you are hoping to achieve will help them develop a strategy that will incorporate and enhance your objectives.</p>
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		<title>Trade Show Service &amp; Event Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many exhibitors are unsure of exactly the best way to handle trade show services and event management.  Managing your trade show services &#38; exhibit programs can be a very complex task, and many exhibitors overlook important details of their entire exhibiting experience. There are several factors that need to be addressed to make for a ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many exhibitors are unsure of exactly the best way to handle <a title="Trade Show Service" href="http://www.ttskyline.com/service" target="_blank"><strong>trade show services and event management</strong></a>.  <span>Managing your trade show services &amp; exhibit programs can be a very complex task, and many exhibitors overlook important details of their entire exhibiting experience. </span></p>
<p><span>There are several factors that need to be addressed to make for a flawless and streamlined exhibiting experience: </span></p>
<p><span>Trade Show Labor<br />
 </span><span>Furnishing &amp; Carpeting<br />
 </span><span>Material Handling<br />
 Graphics &amp; Exhibit Design<br />
 Exhibit &amp; Event Rigging<br />
 Cleaning Services<br />
 Transportation &amp; Freight<br />
 Show Books<br />
 Exhibit Fabrication &amp; Management</span></p>
<p><span>Trade Show Services can be baffling to new and experienced exhibitors alike, with many hours going into a project only to find out one or more of the small details of your trade show services were overlooked. </span><span>A Professional <a title="Trade Show Service" href="http://www.ttskyline.com/exhibitforce/" target="_blank">Trade Show Service </a>Team that works with exhibit halls, shipping firms, and designers on a daily basis, can offer your company a support system that will work together to solve any issues before, during and after your trade shows. Giving to you innovative solutions that will create valuable results to your bottom line. </span></p>
<p><span> The exhibit design, fabrication and logistics is an investment that requires proper planning. Often times exhibitors can loose focus on the details of trade show services, investing time &amp; money in chasing down details and/or issues, trying to find the right person that can help them with an answer. With an <strong><a title="Trade Show Service Management" href="http://www.trademanagementonline.com" target="_blank">online trade show service management</a></strong> program you get quick access to: </span></p>
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<p class="StyleJustified" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Organize trade show schedules, graphics, properties, and records in real-time</span></span></p>
<p class="StyleJustified" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Meet a multitude of deadlines</span></span></p>
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<p class="StyleJustified" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Manage the total cost of an event through Budgets and Expenses</span></span></p>
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<p><span> Many exhibitors are attending more shows annually, and need to have their exhibit properties sent from show to show, tracking efforts can add hours onto an exhibitors day. With trained project managers, an online event management program can eliminate any confusion and will allow your team daily reports of exhibiting schedules and asset management reports. </span></p>
<p><span>Your approach to trade show services can be identified easily with a trained trade show service manager, our approach begins with identifying what it will take for clients to successfully meet their trade show goals. </span></p>
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<p><span>A Service Team with trade show knowledge should come from years of experience from designing, manufacturing and managing exhibits. With marketing &amp; technical expertise on the trade show floor, making sure the process runs smoothly from the beginning of the trade show, right down to the inspection of your exhibit properties when they come back to the storage facility. Keeping track of items that need to be restored or re-furbished for your next trade show. </span></p>
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<p><span>Whether your exhibiting in a  10’ x 20&#8242; trade show display, 20’ x 20&#8242; trade show display rental or even  a 40’ x 40&#8242; trade show exhibit, you will see the creativity and innovative solutions that a full trade show service team can bring to your experience on the trade show floor. </span></p>
<p><span>As you begin the process of exhibiting at trade shows and find yourself  looking for advice on your trade show program, contact a dedicated service team. It all begins and ends with the &#8220;statement &amp; impact&#8221; that you would like to make when the doors open at the convention center.</span></p>
<p><span>Whether your trade show is in <strong>Chicago,  Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, or even an International Trade Show</strong> venue &#8211; a dedicated trade show service team is invaluable at creating the results with ease.</span></p>
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		<title>Trade Show Promotions That Drive Better Booth Staffing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Promotions That Drive Better Trade Show Booth Staffing Perhaps you have been justifying your trade show pre-show promotions because they help bring in more people to your booth. They do that, and more. A good pre-show promotion, when tied to an in-booth giveaway, can also improve the performance of your booth staffers. Here’s how: ...]]></description>
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<p class="normal"><strong>Promotions That Drive Better Trade Show Booth Staffing </strong></p>
<p class="normal">Perhaps you have been justifying your trade show pre-show promotions because they help bring in more people to your booth. They do that, and more. A good pre-show promotion, when tied to an in-booth giveaway, can also improve the performance of your booth staffers. Here’s how:</p>
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<li class="normal">Your staffers will have an easier time developing rapport and qualifying attendees, by building on the good feelings the attendee has after receiving a nice gift for coming to your booth.<span id="more-29"></span></li>
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<li class="normal">If you’ve picked a giveaway that ties in well with your company’s marketing message, your staffers will have an easier time remembering to promote your competitive advantage. For example, if your message is focused on flexibility, and you offer to visitors Swiss Army knives, your staffers will have a visual reminder to promote your versatility message. (Note: since 9/11, Swiss Army knives don’t make good giveaways – not everyone will pack them in checked baggage.)</li>
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<li class="normal">Your staffers get a great engaging line: “Did you receive our pre-show promotion?” People who remember receiving it will slow down, and be more approachable on the show floor. (I’ve had people actually reach inside their show bag and pull it out!). For the people who did not remember receiving it, your staffers can then show the invitation (nicely clipped to their lead card clip board) and repeat the same offer verbally for the at-show giveaway.</li>
<p>And perhaps most of all, your staffers don’t have to go outside their comfort zone as much in pulling in people out of the aisle. They will have a portion of the audience come in on their own, asking for the at-show giveaway. That relieves them of some of the stress of talking to strangers all day, and can add some fun, too. And, they’ll be more likely to volunteer for trade show booth duty next time!</p>
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		<title>Unhappy is as Unhappy Does &#8211; Dealing With the Unhappy Client</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a salesperson, you have most likely encountered this &#8211; the phone call that comes in from an unhappy customer. Not only does it create extra work for you, but it cuts into your selling time. You can and should see this as a tremendous sales opportunity and a chance for you to ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #4b4b4b"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">If you are a salesperson, you have most likely encountered this &#8211; the phone call that comes in from an unhappy customer. Not only does it create extra work for you, but it cuts into your selling time. You can and should see this as a tremendous sales opportunity and a chance for you to become a hero.  What if they corner you at the next trade show and confront you in front of other the rest of your team, or worse &#8211; another perspective client.</font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #4b4b4b"></span><span style="color: #4b4b4b"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">Though it may be difficult to not butt-in, just listen and let your customer vent. Listening allows you to determine what they are really angry about. Determine what the customer is really asking for. If upper management needs to be addressed, this gives you an opportunity to set up a meeting and establish a relationship.</font></font></span><span id="more-25"></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #4b4b4b"></span><span style="color: #4b4b4b"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">Escalate the issue within your company and make sure it gets into the right hands within your organization – who dropped the ball?<span>  </span>And remember, making enemies out of your own team is never smart.<span>  </span>Pointing the finger and placing blame on someone else is not only immature, but does not resolve anything for your client. Explain the urgency of the situation and request that the parties involved give you updates along the way. Schedule meeting times or conference calls throughout the day to give them specific deadlines and keep things moving. Be sure to update your customer on the progress at every step of the way.</font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #4b4b4b"></span><span style="color: #4b4b4b"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">Set up a meeting with your client and his boss. Bring in your management team and use this opportunity to show everyone involved how you are going to take action. Create a plan for resolution &#8211; then be sure to follow up and meet your promises.</font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #4b4b4b"></span><span style="color: #4b4b4b"><font size="2"><font face="Verdana">Unfortunately many clients have low expectations of sales people. But you can make this work to your advantage by exceeding their expectations, providing excellent customer service and showing them that you follow through on your commitments. It’s the best way to build trust and lasting relationship and before you know it, your most disgruntled customer could become your best source of income.</font></font></span></p>
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