January 8, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Isn’t January the time when everyone plans on adopting new routines for the New Year? Such as actually using that planner or calendar, and adopting new ways to stay more organized? Planning ahead definitely has its benefits; one being saving you time later, when it’s most precious. Say, on the show floor. Every trade show […]
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January 2, 2014 | Krista Heilman | Just for fun
2013 was a great year for us at GraphiColor Exhibits. We saw our sales soar, welcomed more talent to the family and branched out to better connect within our community. Very exciting stuff, but you know what? 2014 is going to be even better. We’re celebrating 30 years this year, and that means revisiting old […]
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December 17, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Just for fun
We’ve put together 12 great gifts for the trade show enthusiast in your life. In our most recent newsletter we posted 3 Secret Santa Gifts for the Trade Show Enthusiast along with some other holiday time-saving tips and tricks. There was also a video re-cap, which we are pretty excited about. So! We would love […]
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December 10, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Social Media, Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Using social media before, during and after your trade show presents you with a unique opportunity to have targeted and specific conversations, real-time, with prospects and clients. Social media can have a big impact on your ROI. We definitely believe in using social media as part of your trade show marketing plan, and here’s a […]
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November 19, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
Like anything else, you need to have a plan set in motion, a strategy, before beginning. You wouldn’t wing a company event, would you? We hope not! Trade shows are no different, and they can cost thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars, to pull off – “winging” them is not an option. Now, or […]
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November 12, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting, Trade Show Tips
What the heck are “life hacks”? Well, simply put – they’re a low-budget and often “MacGyver-like” solution to time-management and efficiency. They take things and re-purpose them into something else or for use with something else. Don’t worry if you’re still drawing a blank, the pictures below will make it click for you. So these […]
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November 5, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Graphics
If you’ve ever painted your home or office, you know what a daunting task picking the right color(s) can be. Frankly, it’s not an easy chore with the endless color possibilities to pick from and worse, keeping in mind what your customers will think or more importantly, feel, when they see your color selection. Color […]
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October 22, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Successful Exhibiting
In general, we could populate an entire list with attributes associated to successful leaders. Consider your own qualities. Are you friendly, conversational, personable? When networking, do people flock to you? Do they shy away because you’re giving off the “back off” vibe, unknowingly of course? Have you ever stopped to think about what traits are […]
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October 15, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Trade Show Tips
If your company tends to exhibit in smaller booth spaces, your trade show display graphics are of the utmost importance. Booth graphics need to be both eye catching and effective, and get your message and brand across to the attendee in the 3-5 seconds it takes them to glance over your booth on the show […]
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October 15, 2013 | Krista Heilman | Portable Displays, Staff, Successful Exhibiting
It’s true! Last month was my first time exhibiting in a trade show. I’ve heard everything from, “what an exciting industry to join,” to, “get out while you still can,” haha. As the newest member to join the team of GraphiColor Exhibits, a proud Woman-Owned Trade show display and exhibit design company, I attended the […]
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