5 Proven Tips To Design Booth To WOW Visitors

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Trade shows or expos are the most effective platforms for gifting companies, both B2B and B2C, to showcase their innovative gifting solutions in this competitive market. One of the most popular and in-demand marketing tools, gift trade shows are interactive events that allow companies to get good exposure to new and dynamic markets, collect information on the ongoing competition, network with other exhibitors, and even learn future gifting trends.

Obviously, designing a booth is an important part of it. But designing an expo booth that can WOW visitors and leave a lasting impression requires a mix of creativity, strategic planning and user-centric thinking. The kind that can turn out to be a crowd puller, encourage engagement and leave a lasting impression.

Our blog will share 5 proven tips to attract visitor attention and drive engagement:

Firstly, let us understand, at a crowded trade expo, the one differentiating factor that will pull attendees to visit your booth over others is your booth’s design. How lucrative, how engaging and how innovative are the three crucial parameters for it? So, if you’re hoping to create a booth that stands out for your next gifting expo, stay tuned to our blog for the next couple of minutes and keep the following trade expo booth design tips in mind:

#1 Brand Consistency

If you want people to remember your brand’s name, then it’s important that it should reflect in your brand values in your design too. How? A good idea is to use your brand’s colours and vision all over your gifting expo booth. Your logo should be easy to identify and right on top of your booth. Big and bold – it should be visible, even in the crowd. These are minor but impactful elements when added together, will help you improve your brand recall at the trade show.

#2 Set Clear Communication

In these social media-influenced times, depending on what you want from the gifting trade expo, such as brand awareness, target audience, etc., you can place an influencer at your booth. For instance, in this social media influence age, you can hire an influencer, who might ask questions to visitors. It’s important to know that visitors may not walk up to the influencer and start fidgeting with it to figure out what it’s for. To invite visitors to come in and experience your expo ideas, you have to give visitors clear instructions. It doesn’t mean you have to invest in hiring people to converse with everyone who enters your booth. Instead, you can use some graphics to write easy-to-read instructions for the visitors. Influencer has to develop a form of communication, read the visitor’s mind and make sure your brand caters to their gifting ideas and needs.

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#3 Stand Out From The Rest

One of the best ways to make your booth stand out is by using bold colours like Red, Green, Blue or Yellow. If your brand colours fall on the other side of the spectrum, you will have to find a way to differentiate yourself from the competitors. Secondly, interactive kiosks and live product or service demos are some of the ways you can get the audience to visit your booth. Keep an engaging session, games, or quizzes and let them win and showcase it on socials like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc., to create a buzz for your brand. Give a small gift to your visitors that will speak about your brand. Make it useful or cute enough that people should keep it for a longer time. Promotional giveaways help to draw a crowd, and you can use them effectively to bring at your booth.

#4 Know Your Space Well

Based on the expo booth size, you will plan on things that you wish to have or don’t want in your booth. Such as if there is a space crunch, think about creating a single visual column with an LED screen that will play presentations. Your desk should be used to keep information leaflets, product catalogues, hold meetings, and give visitors a chance to test your gifting products. If there is a bit more space, you can create a fun or quiz lounge area, self-point, experience-based games where visitors can relax, spend a moment, and engage with your gifting solutions. Ideally, space management is very important to keep your audience engaged, entertained and most importantly, valued to visit your booth. Try and include a photo-worthy backdrop, creative décor or quirky props. Add a sign with hashtags and handles, and encourage more and more visitors to post and tag your brand. All this will help you create a buzz about your brand in the market and give you the reach beyond the expo.

#5 Try Something Unexpected

Another interesting way to draw people’s attention to your gift expo booth is by coming up with something unexpected. You can incorporate elements that are out-of-the-box and innovative into your booth design. This will help people remember your booth easily and share it with others, which will be like spreading word of mouth for you, absolutely FREE of cost!

Let’s say your brand deals with gadgets; however, in past, you have used bus backs, taxis, and print ads to promote your affordable gadget gifts products. If you have the space, you can design a car, smartphone, or any other element showcasing your marketing techniques. This will be something visitors remember during the event and even after the expo.

Also, try and give an interactive experience to clients, such as using demo stations, mini workshops, live craft, this will keep people at your booth longer and make it more memorable.

On A Concluding Note:-

While your booth’s display is very important, it isn’t all about trade show booth design. For a truly popular and engaging booth, your execution of trade show booth design should go hand-in-hand with proper pre-show marketing, timelapse, and great hospitality all through the show. To make sure your trade show game is on point, you can hire an expert team, brainstorm and come up with some innovative ideas that will give gravity to your expo booth design.

Hope these tips and tricks will help you design your gift expo booth that creates brand awareness, engages the audience and leaves a lasting impression on the visitors.

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