Where will your exhibit need to be next?
Was it all intact at the end of the show?
Are your light bulbs burned out?

By teaming up with an outsource partner for trade show management, you have a virtual safety net, where all the detailed tasks are collected and can be customized to best refine your companies trade show marketing campaigns.Outsourcing trade show event management to an educated and knowledgeable firm adds extra benefit to your entire trade show program.  Managers may be reluctant to turn over this responsibility, in fear they may be replaceable, this is not the case.  Using a trade show management software and having a reliable source and partner that is familiar with the exhibiting industry, will allow you to eliminate the details and the headaches of research and information gathering and free up valuable time that can be better spent on refining your overall marketing strategies.

Putting in place a service team that will care for your properties like they were theirs, you’ll no longer have the wrong graphics, late shipments, broken components or lost schedules. Chicago is home of McCormick Place and The Donald E. Stephenson Convention Center, Manage My Trade Shows can assist with show books and trade show services, no matter where your next show is.
Trade Show Managers carry the weight of the entire event, streamlining this process and being able to report budget vs. actual and refining your strategy can be accomplished easily with the support of online event management tool.

Being able to show upper management the return on investment for their trade shows will only help in future decision making. Having access to your trade show program from any where in the world, there is no down time when it comes to scheduling, itineraries, inventory & shipping and tracking your exhibit properties.

Showing the value your marketing strategies is getting tougher with budgets being crunched, jobs being re-defined and strategies changing.

Trends change over night, and keeping an eye on your trade show strategy can be beneficial. Determine which elements of your trade show marketing have worked best for you and focus on building around those elements of your trade show marketing.  If your trade show display has many visitors, but you feel your leads are not as significant as you had hoped, you may need to concentrate on your booth staffing and your presentation.

Being able to measure the results of your trade show management and marketing is essential in moving forward with a good strategy. It’s essential to have a plan in place for reporting and viewing good results as well as bad results, this way you can pin point the best direction to take for future trade shows. With an online trade show event management program you can have information & reports at your finger tips.

By reviewing your trade show management & marketing frequently you are able to make adjustments accordingly and alter your game plan. Looking ahead at your budget for the next year, you can use up to date data and this will give you a strong foundation for your upcoming trade show season.

There are several factors that need to be addressed to make for a flawless and streamlined exhibiting experience:

Trade Show Labor
Furnishing & Carpeting
Material Handling
Graphics & Exhibit Design
Exhibit & Event Rigging
Cleaning Services
Transportation & Freight
Show Books
Exhibit Fabrication & Management

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. A Professional Trade Show Service 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.

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 & money in chasing down details and/or issues, trying to find the right person that can help them with an answer. With an online trade show service management program you get quick access to:

· Save time by quickly tapping into all event-related information

· Access and share marketing objectives and goals

· Organize trade show schedules, graphics, properties, and records in real-time

· Meet a multitude of deadlines

· Collaborate with team members 24/7 from the show floor, office, or on the road

· Access historical information on events including layout, costs, and show details

· Jump-start new employees by providing work flow based event information

· Manage the total cost of an event through Budgets and Expenses

· Create and access surveys for pre-show and post-show reports

· Access staff profiles and itineraries

· Determine ROI and maintain leads

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.

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.

A Service Team with trade show knowledge should come from years of experience from designing, manufacturing and managing exhibits. With marketing & 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.

Whether your exhibiting in a 10’ x 20′ trade show display, 20’ x 20′ trade show display rental or even a 40’ x 40′ 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.

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 “statement & impact” that you would like to make when the doors open at the convention center.

Whether your trade show is in Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, or even an International Trade Show venue – a dedicated trade show service team is invaluable at creating the results with ease.