NEWS & UPDATES

September 7, 2007 In Archives By Advent

No Free Bread

Don’t you just love it when you go to a restau­rant and you get a tasty “free” bas­ket of bread brought to your table before your meal? 

Well, for those of you new to the trade show indus­try there is no free “bread” on the trade show floor.  Every­thing has a price and it’s usu­ally high!  Here are a few tips to remem­ber when you’re headed to a show.

1.  Sup­ply your own power strips and exten­sion cords–these can be very pricey to rent if you for­get them.

2.  Ship col­lat­eral and give-a-ways to your hotel–if you can carry them in you won’t be charged mate­r­ial handling.

3.  If you are using a local union crew to install/dismantle your booth, have some­one from your com­pany there to super­vise the labor—supervision fees are usu­ally 30% of your total labor bill.

4.  Most cities will allow you to carry/roll your booth into the hall if you can set it up in less than an hour and use no tools to set it up—BIG SAVINGS-no mate­r­ial han­dling, no labor costs!

5.  Be care­ful about send­ing pack­ages to the show site via FedEx and UPS–most shows will add a “spe­cial” mate­r­ial han­dling charge to your bill if these car­ri­ers drop of pack­ages on show site and these car­ri­ers will not pick up at the show site when the show is over, so you will have to find a FedEx or UPS store to drop the off at.

So to all you new­com­ers, sorry there’s no free bread, but if you use these tips you can get your “bread” cheaper!  Eat Up and Good Luck!

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