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Attending a Trade Show Virginia

In order to make the most of the trade shows you attend, you must have very specific plans and goals before the show begins.

Local Companies

FITA Association
(703) 620-1588
11654 Plaza America Dr., Ste. 120
Reston, VA

Exhibits Inc
757-363-3035
5770 Thurston Ave
Chesapeake, VA

Business Incuabtion Center at CBP
703-768-1440
7001 Loisdale Rd
Springfield, VA

Design Tech Exhibits & Displays
804-755-4309
2211 Dickens Rd.
Richmond, VA

Events Management Group
757-417-7771
1072 Laskin Rd
Virginia Beach, VA

Signs By Tomorrow
703-524-0019
3000 10th St N
Arlington, VA

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703-243-4900
2300 Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, VA

Imn Solutions
703-908-0707
1110 N Glebe Rd
Arlington, VA

Special Events Entertainment
757-337-3511
1248 N George Washington Hwy
Chesapeake, VA

Media East
757-468-8640
800 Seahawk Circle Suite 132
Virginia Beach, VA

In order to make the most of the trade shows you attend, you must have very specific plans and goals before the show begins. If you do not know what you are trying to achieve, you would be better off not attending the convention or expo at all. You can put together a plan by looking at any pre-show mailers you receive (you may need to sign up on a list to receive these mailers), and dividing up the companies into categories such as "need to visit" and "want to visit". This will help to ensure that you do not waste time when the show begins.

You should also plan on bringing a number of business cards along to distribute at the show. This will save you a lot of time and energy, because companies will often have you fill out interest forms that take time.

The biggest thing you can do to make your visiting experience more profitable is to avoid drawn out conversations with exhibitors you are not interested in. You need to be able to quickly assess the value of the representative you are speaking with, and ensure that you do not spend too much time on an exhibitor that is not relevant to the products and/or services your company is looking for.

After the show, you need to be prepared to make and receive follow up calls and e-mails in order to gather further information. You need to be ready to ask pertinent questions to find out what your company can gain from the services of each exhibitor.

For more information, go to Conventions.net.

Featured Local Company

FITA Association

(703) 620-1588
11654 Plaza America Dr., Ste. 120
Reston, VA

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