In honor of the first full day of summer in the U.S., here’s a tongue-in-cheek look at a summer tradition — lemonade stands — and how it relates to exhibiting. Enjoy!
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10. Designs their lemonade stand for better traffic flow
9. Creates pre-show mailers with a special offer for lemonade purchasers
8. Sends out press kits and assigns a media liaison
7. Offers novelty straws as a promotional giveaway
6. Uses lead cards to compile a targeted list for next year’s lemonade stand
5. Trains the stand’s staff by role-playing and gives instructions on engaging people
4. Supervises the I&D of the lemonade stand
3. Incorporates interactive demonstrations (squeezing the lemons)
2. Uses large backlit graphic of a lemon wedge being squeezed into a glass
1. Is considering adding a mobile lemonade stand for next year
© 2002-2012 Marlys K. Arnold (from the July 2002 TradeShowTips Online. To receive tips like this in your inbox every month, please take a moment to fill out this request.)
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With experiences as both an exhibitor and a show organizer, Marlys Arnold has a unique perspective on trade show exhibiting. She travels the country consulting and training both exhibitors and show managers, and is the author of Build a Better Trade Show Image (2002), host of the Trade Show Insights blog-cast and creator of the ExhibitorEd training kit. To request access to her free video series, “7 Mistakes Exhibitors Make (and how to avoid them),” go to www.imagespecialist.com/7mistakes.
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