Coco Bongo is like part Vegas Show and part dance club, it’s very entertaining, lots of tourists(us included) in a warehouse like setting. They have fully choregraphed “acts” based on classic movies, singers, and the like. You can see the stage in the background here…
It’s loud and fast paced, before you realize it the time is 3 am….about a 5 minute walk from our hotel, so of course we cabbed it.
After 16 hours on the road Sunday, we finally arrive here in Cancun just after Midnight. A 4 hour layover in Philly, hanging out with all the Eagle fans wasn’t to bad. The 15 cocktails probably wasn’t the best idea to date. On numerous occassions I left my headphone battery, laptop cord, and cell phone unattended….the casualty, the laptop cord. The updates are running 3 days behind, fortuantely our friend FOY from Maryland decided to come out with his wife and brought me an extra powercord.
This photo is at baggage claim, suprisingly Chris looks awake….
Our goal was to be at the Clubhouse by 1:00 pm CDST today picking out our Clubs and meeting our caddy. Turns out US Air had a completely different plan. Circa 8 pm CDST on Chistmas night we were informed that US Air did not have a crew for our Charlotte to Cancun leg, therefore canceling our flight. We were able to enjoy the Winter storm today at the Oak Brook Mall, lunch at the Clubhouse and visiting with our friend Rahul.
Little does US Air know, but they have really broken some hearts tonite, many of the bunnies are going to have to wait yet another day for the real fun to begin. Stay tuned, I promise lots of bunny photos and plenty of tasteful nudity on the frontier…wait ’til they get a load of me.
The Captain
Caloganelo and I are off to check out the hot sun and warm bunnies, more to follow….
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Coffee Breaks have been a staple in our lives for quite a long time – in which during the day employees are permitted to unwind from the daily pressures, and they can freshly carry out the details of their jobs.
Online event management software, can be your coffee break, freeing up your trade show event management team so that they are able to focus on streamlining your exhibiting strategies for the best trade show return on investment or ROI.
Trade Show Coordinators and Event Managers can become overwhelmed with the amount of detail and fine tuning that an entire trade show program encompasses, and can overlook small details of exhibit management. With a comprehensive planning and strategy tool available online, with access anywhere in the world, your trade show program management team can become a well oiled marketing machine.
Being able to define which trade shows have performed best in the past, will allow your team to budget, plan & enhance your overall trade show goals. Your trade show management team and coordinators will be able to oversee and monitor all trade shows and events in a centralized location, no longer having to scavenge through stacks of paper work looking for trade show accessories, promotional items, literature, trade show graphics or worry that the wrong exhibit properties will show up on the trade show floor.
To-Do lists for trade show management can grow rapidly and those post-it note’s may just not have the staying power, with a virtual file folder that can focus on specific trade shows, each member of your trade show marketing team as well as your booth staff can have access to updated information and changes for upcoming events and trade shows, from carpeting, furniture to pre-show sales meetings, no details will get lost in the shuffle.
With a mission to help trade show exhibitors refine the process, your local Chicago Trade Show Displays Dealer – Tradetec Skyline Chicago, Illinois - will pour you that cup of coffee and show you the value and benefits that can be added to your trade show marketing plan with a demonstration of our Online Trade Show & Event Management System by ExhibitForce.
I have experienced first hand some of the questions that exhibitors ask when they are contemplating their strategy and design of their Trade Show Display and Marketing goals.
Keeping your marketing strategy simple and straight forward will help draw attendee’s into your trade show booth. Teaming up with a local Chicago Trade Show Display
Dealer that will be able to design trade show graphics, enhance your booth layouts for the best functionality and flexibility in exhibit design. Along with a dedicated Trade show service Team, you will be getting a team with experience in the Chicago market that knows the in’s and out’s of Chicago Events and area convention centers.
Be open to creative and new ways of presenting your services. Trade Show attendees see hundreds of exhibits in the course of one day. You need to be unique and engaging for your display to be memorable.
Be realistic. Trade shows are long events. You’re on the floor for anywhere from ten to twelve hours at a go, often several days in a row. This is a lot for any one person to do on their own, and most Nichepreneuers are solo operations. Ask for help. Recruit friends to work the show with you. If nothing else, they can spell you while you grab a quick bite to eat.
This is a biggie - Follow Up! The most important part of any trade show takes place after you leave the building. You see that big pile of leads you’ve gathered? Send them all thank you notes for coming to see you — and follow up with them the most promising prospects quickly. You’ll be glad you did.
Make Your Show Leads Matter
Here are some tips for managing the leads that you and your staff work so hard to collect. First, we hear from a reader who has a suggestion for capturing more complete information on the visitors to your exhibit.
Have your staff fill out the lead generation card rather than the prospect or customer. This way you are sure to get all of the pertinent information as well as make a personal connection with that lead. It also gives the staff member a better opportunity to find out the exact needs of the prospect.
- Denise Stabler, Future Industries
90% of all sales literature distributed at an event is often thrown out at the trade show, either by sales people or attendees themselves. We bring limited quantities and only use sales literature as conversational visual aides. [You may want to load the literature into a ring binder so that it’s apparent that it is not for deposit into the show tote bag.] Always take the customers name and information and send literature after the show. Only hand out literature as a last resort when customers indicate they prefer to take it at the show.
- Kelly Steinkirchner, Product Mgr, Buffalo Filter
Prompt follow-up can pay big dividends.
Be quick and effective with the leads, not only when you come back from the show, but also when the show is still running!! Don’t wait too long; your prospect can forget you. Be the first who come back to him with all the answers, quotes, literature, that they requested! Make sure they will remember your company …so before the prospects leave the booth, ask them for the best time to call back. Let them know what you will talk about.
- Name withheld by request
Read more about Trade Show Leads and Making them Count
Listening to your clients is a key to your success, this is an interesting piece on keeping your clients as your number one priority.
If you are a salesperson, you have most likely encountered this – the phone call that comes in from an unhappy customer. Not only does it create extra work for you, but it cuts into your selling time. You can and should see this as a tremendous sales opportunity and a chance for you to become a hero. What if they corner you at the next trade show and confront you in front of other the rest of your team, or worse – another perspective client.
Though it may be difficult to not butt-in, just listen and let your customer vent. Listening allows you to determine what they are really angry about. Determine what the customer is really asking for. If upper management needs to be addressed, this gives you an opportunity to set up a meeting and establish a relationship. Read More
Trade Show Help posted the following in regards to Trade Show Trends
With more high end A/V Equipment for product demonstrations, customized for the particular industry as well as interactive software that will grab the attention of trade show attendee’s and present a variety of solutions to them. Buyers like to be able to see products in action, touching and feeling the equipment to see how it is handled, with table top displays and portable solutions that can be changed from trade show to trade show, you are able to capture your audience with a show specific message.
Designing your trade show booth to focus on your complete process and not just a single piece of equipment can help your booth visitors see an entire process that will best fit their needs.
Some of the features that we have seen incorporated into trade show booths are:
Lead Capture Technology
Cutting Edge Signs & Graphic Displays
Bright Lighting that will spotlight Products/Services
Flat Panel Video Screens
Video Presentations
Wireless Technology
FREE EXHIBIT BOOTH – One time offer with limited quantities available, reserve your rental exhibit now for your upcoming trade shows.
Tradetec Skyline in Chicago, realizes there is a great potential to reach high quality attendees at trade shows, increasing your lead generation by exhibiting is one of the major reasons that companies should continue exhibiting.
Tradetec Skyline would like to help you get the exposure on the trade show floor, by helping minimizing some of the cost that goes into your trade show marketing. With dedication to customers and quality exhibit solutions Tradetec Skyline is willing to help minimize the cost and concerns when you are trying to make the decision and answer the question – Should I Exhibit at Trade Shows?
Offer valid upon signing up for Tradetec’s Blue Ribbon Service
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With the concern of fuel prices and economic uncertainty, your trade show marketing strategies may be in flux, any exhibit house can build you an exhibit booth, but what kind of Trade Show Services do they offer? Tradetec Skyline will never let SERVICE get lost in the sales process.
Tradetec Skyline is excited to offer their NEW Blue Ribbon Services. Designed to take the tedious work of show books, booth inventory and exhibit shipping off your hands, leaving you time for more important trade show planning, marketing and event preparation.
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