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November 6, 2007

Trade Show Exhibition & Prospective Clients

Whether it is called an exhibition, fair, expo or just good old fashioned trade show.  These events  can bring you extraordinary results when it comes to forming relationships with prospective clients.  With the never ending coast to coast conference calls, webinars, emails and the growing use of internet based meetings, tradeshows can be a place where you get back in the ring of personal contact and customer service.

The necessity of exhibiting at trade shows and actually reaching out to shake the hand of clients can add high credibility to your companies products and services.  Giving the prospective client a comfort zone of who they will be dealing with on the other end of the phone, will help them form their opinions early and get them one step closer to their decision making process.

If you are launching a new product or service, consider exhibiting at a trade show.  Research and planning will be a key to making the trade show a success.  When decision makers are able to touch and feel your products, they will remember it better than if they saw it online or via a web conference.

3 Comments »

  1. Guess what? Your blog is amazing! I can’t remember when was the last time i’ve overcome such a good blog that almost all articles/posts were interesting and wouldn’t regret spending my time reading it. I hope you will keep up the great work you are doing here and i can enjoy my everyday read at your blog.

    Comment by Daily Facts — November 9, 2007 @ 7:06 pm

  2. I think bringing the personal touch back is a great point. We rely too often nowadays on the internet, emails and web technology.

    Your point about the people who make the decisions being able to touch and feel the product is very valid. They can see it up close and for themselves.

    The team at Advent in Nashville do a wide variety of trade show displays, so no matter what you’re selling, the people who make the decisions can spend as long as they like looking over the product on offer.

    Comment by John Rhodes — November 9, 2007 @ 11:50 pm

  3. Thank you both for your compliments, I belive the personal touch has been lost with the internet age. I think everyone wants to have that human interaction and trade shows are a great way to go about it.

    Comment by marshallyard — November 10, 2007 @ 12:37 am

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