First Trade Show

[qualityLandL]

so our first trade show entry begins this Saturday! We are pumped and looking forward to not only just the experience but of course in getting our name a little more "out there." Specifically we are trying to market "custom landscape edging" (aka decorative curbing!) Any tips or advice from the seasoned pro's out there???

[Bulldog26]

I'm with you here. Our fist show is the March 6-8. We have put together a full color tri-fold, purchased magnets and an 8' banner. We trying to push full main. contracts or Fert.

Good Luck.

bt

[qualityLandL]

hey thanks, and you too! we have nice tri-folds as well and the 4foot banner. our booth is only 10x10 but it should be sweet!! of course we will have the bowl of candy/chocolate as well....

[Bulldog26]

Thanks for the reminder. I will have to grab the kids old Holloween candy that my wife wouldn't let them eat.

[MASTERMOWER]

Give away some korny prize so you can collect the phone number and address of people. I dunno, something like free lawn fertilizations (if you do that) for 2008 should excite them. Award a prize. Then immediately after the show is over, mail a piece to those people informing them they didn't win, but offer something with a "special" discount. Call them a week later to follow up. Just an idea...just don't sit at your booth as fish bait, turn the crowd into bait.

I haven't done the trade show deal yet, I worry I'd get swamped with business and the whole deal would be retroactive. I keep saying 'maybe next year.'

[Scoot]

How do I go about finding out about these trade shows in an area? Never been to one, well Dixie Deer classics but I know thats different. Just tryin to gain information/knowledge any way I can.

[Scaper-S2k]

Call your local Chamber of Commerce, they will know the answer, or they will know exactly who you need to call to find out.

[hardboiled]

Click here Scoot-NC trade shows

[froglawn]

Give away some korny prize so you can collect the phone number and address of people. I dunno, something like free lawn fertilizations (if you do that) for 2008 should excite them. Award a prize. Then immediately after the show is over, mail a piece to those people informing them they didn't win, but offer something with a "special" discount. Call them a week later to follow up. Just an idea...just don't sit at your booth as fish bait, turn the crowd into bait.

I haven't done the trade show deal yet, I worry I'd get swamped with business and the whole deal would be retroactive. I keep saying 'maybe next year.'

some very good ideas there