Maximize Your Exhibit Experience
A Few Reminders on How to
- Engage Attendees
- Obtain Customers
- Establish Connections
- Generate Leads
DO
- Stand at your exhibit and greet attendees and other exhibitors warmly
- Engage attendees in friendly conversation to establish a connection
- Make visitors happy they stopped by your exhibit and thank them for stopping by
- Have a system for capturing, qualifying, and following up on leads
- Keep your exhibit space neat and clean
- Wear your official meeting badge while in the convention center
- Review the rules and regulations in advance of the meeting
- Always have staff in your exhibit space while exhibits are open
- Have sufficient staffing to allow for rest and breaks
- Dress in a professional manner
- Wear comfortable shoes and consider having an extra pair to change into
DO NOT
- Dismantle your display until the exhibits are officially closed
- Sit in your exhibit while attendees are in your exhibit space
- Check your email, text, or talk on your cell phone while in your exhibit space
- Eat, drink, read, or otherwise be distracted
- Stand with your arms crossed, folded, or behind your back
- Chew gum
- Engage in conversation with your fellow exhibit staff whenever attendees are nearby
- Pursue an attendee while outside your exhibit space
- Enter the exhibit space of other exhibitors