Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Tips on Renting A Trade Show Display For Your Next Convention

By Amy Nutt

One of the most difficult parts of preparing for a convention is renting and setting up the trade show display for your company. There are dozens of companies offering dozens of different products for rental to display items for the trade show and having the right equipment and advertising can make your trade show experience even more effective. So what should you be looking for when renting a trade show display for your next convention? There are a couple of things that you should keep in mind.

One of the most important things that you should keep in mind when renting a trade show display for your next convention is how much space you will need for the display. As the size of the display gets larger, the price of renting the display increases, so you will want to get the smallest size that will still be adequate for the amount of information that you will want to display. You will need to be careful not to choose a display that is too small because a small display will have all of the information crowded together in a cluttered and unattractive fashion. People tend to ignore things that they cannot easily see or read, so a small crowded display may be worse than having no display at all.

Another thing you should look for when you need to rent a trade show display is an attractive price for the display. Different vendors will have different prices for their products, so you may be able to find a great deal on a rental display or purchasing used trade show displays by shopping around for the best price. Be careful of deals that seem too good to be true or prices that are significantly lower than those from other vendors in the area because there may be a problem with renting from that vendor, such as a very low quality display or a scam that steals money from the company. Ask several different vendors for their prices and base your decision on the price and the reputation of the vendor.

The reputation of the vendor that you are thinking about renting the trade show display from is another important element that should be taken into consideration. Trade show display vendors that care about their company know that a good reputation is very important in the business community. The old saying goes "nothing travels faster than bad news" and that is especially true for a vendor that has repeatedly given bad service to those in the business world. If the majority of the information that you hear about a vendor, either by talking to business associates or reading reviews on the internet, is negative then you will want to find another vendor to rent your trade show display from.

In some cases, the price of renting the trade show display includes the cost of a professional assembly at the location of the trade show but in other cases, the renter will be responsible for assembling the display on their own. If this is the case, then the person renting the display will want to make sure that the display is one that will be easy for them to assemble. Even though more complicated types of displays may be more attractive, not being able to assemble the display in a reasonable amount of time and the frustration that is causes is not worth the appearance of a complicated display. - 15485

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