Tips, thoughts and topics on marketing for small to medium-sized businesses in Michigan and
throughout the world. Contributions by Chris Slocumb, Casey Frushour, as well as other members of the Clarity Quest team.
What's in Your Tradeshow Box?In the course of helping many startups plan their first
tradeshow event exhibit, we've put together a list of extremely useful list of items you should bring to a trade show (in addition to your booth graphics and business cards, of course):
- Scotch tape
- Packaging tape
- FedEx forms
- Breath mints/gum
- 2 electrical power strips
- 2 pair scissors
- Pens
- Roll of Velcro
- Bandaids
- Roll of bubble wrap
- Large envelopes
- Sharpie pens - black
- 2 literature stands (wrapped in bubble wrap)
- 4 business card holders (wrapped in bubble wrap)
- Extra light bulbs for overhead lights in booth
- Case of bottled water
- Return shipping labels
- Stapler
- Notepads
- Heavy duty extension cord
- Aspirin/Tylenol
- Roll of paper towels
- Spray cleanser or wipes for computer screens
- Antibacterial gel (Purell)
If you have additional items you have found useful at past tradeshows, we'd love to hear from you.
Labels: Michigan marketing events, tradeshow event management