Comments on: The Ultimate Concise Trade Show Checklist

By: Susan Haning

Susan Haning — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:08:24 +0000

Actually per my Director of Communication I will list as reprinted by your name/Skyline with the link to the site. Thank you.

By: Susan Haning

Susan Haning — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:06:52 +0000

Thank you Mike.

By: Mike Thimmesch

Mike Thimmesch — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:23:06 +0000

Hello Susan,
Yes, you can certainly share Skyline Trade Show Tips with your exhibitors. If you like, you can link to the page itself from your website about your show, and all our latest news will be there to share. Thanks for the compliment!

By: Susan Haning

Susan Haning — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:47:17 +0000

Mike,
I like reading your tips and would like to share them with my exhibitors when I see ones that are beneficial. May I use them by giving Skyline credit with a link to your site? Currently I use ones from Matt Hill and Keith Ferazzi with their permission. Thank you.

By: Mike Thimmesch

Mike Thimmesch — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:30:07 +0000

Thanks for posting about my 16-point checklist on your blog. That 16-item list boils down to three letters: ROI. But as we trade show marketers know, without doing most, if not all those things right, ROI will be elusive to attain.

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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:43:58 +0000

[...] about making a list is getting crazy. I received a list of things in the trade show industry from Skyline Trade Show Tips and thought I would send you all over to help them form their list or just to have a look to see if [...]

By: Mike Thimmesch

Mike Thimmesch — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:19:44 +0000

Agreed! It’s too easy to come back from the heroic effort to set up and work the show, and then get distracted by the big pile of work and mail that’s on your desk. There’s a great saying, “The first day back from the show is the last day of the show,” meaning you’ve still got to complete your work from the show by getting those leads quickly into the right hands.

By: Dan Arce

Dan Arce — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:37:04 +0000

Have a plan, before hand, on how you are going to handle ALL leads. Step by Step what will be your follow-up on each and every one.

By: Mike Thimmesch

Mike Thimmesch — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:45:09 +0000

Thanks, Mary. Pre-show promotions can vastly increase the traffic to your booth. We have a lot more info on promotions at http://www.skyline.com/Trade-Show-Tips/promotions .

By: Mary Ann Konishesky

Mary Ann Konishesky — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:18:19 +0000

A unique invitation that is designed to capture the attention of your company’s key customers and prospects is key to driving traffic to your trade show booth.