Exhibit Inventory And Show Schedules

Online event and exhibit management creates a clean, organized clearinghouse of information about all your trade show exhibits in Chicago or elsewhere. File folders and sticky notes are replaced with an online system that tracks every detail of a company’s trade show exhibit inventory. Tradetec Skyline offers one of the most robust online management systems available. For clients who use Tradetec to store and ship their Chicago trade show displays and supporting materials, it’s an easy way to see where all of their displays, graphics, literature and promotional materials are at any given time.

The system lets users see when items will ship and where they are scheduled to go.  When a user schedules a new event, a few clicks allows the client to select what items need to be shipped and where. Some of our clients have even saved money on shipping because better coordination allows them to ship all items together. The site can also be used to order new items as needed.

Communication, Calculators And Reports Galore

Inventory management is not the only benefit of Tradetec Skyline’s online event management system. It offers helpful communication tools, such as notifying staff about upcoming trade shows and staffing schedules. Users can create and share calendars of events and even add potential events.

The site can also be used to create lead files and reports that are easily shared. There are budgeting and reporting tools that our clients love, including event calculators, cost per lead, and return on investment. There are even tools for planning travel, car rentals and hotels. The beauty of Tradetec Skyline’s system is that all of these useful applications are accessed in one place with an easy to use interface.

Outsourcing portions of a trade show program is nothing new. Our clients have trusted us for years to create and house the best trade show displays available. Our online event management system simply makes the process easier and faster.  It gives clients quick, simple access to events, trade show displays, exhibit inventory, return on investment budgeting tools and much more any time they need it.

We know that once you try online event management you will be hooked.  By seeing the results of your trade show program with detailed reporting  you can redefine your strategies accordingly.

By focusing your marketing strategies on long term results, our program will allow you to get through the economic downturn and come out stronger on the other side, with a continued market presence when the economy turns positive.

With over 5,000 shows managed, we can pass on our years of experience  and help you save money, while taking away the day to day stress and challenges of trade show event management.

Learning from the best in the business, we have locked down a system that allows you to truly outsource your trade show needs and help cut and reduce your trade show expenditures.

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• We meet advance trade show deadlines to get discounted rates

• We consolidate all trade show shipments including literature & promotional items to help reduce drayage costs

• We will ship to the advance warehouse rather than direct to show to eliminate extra shipping charges

• We actively manage I & D (Installation & Dismantle) teams to insure you have a successful event

• We audit the show general contractor’s invoices to eliminate billing errors

• We pre-stage your exhibit at our facility to minimize surprises on the trade show floor.  A live web cam, at our facility, allows you to view your exhibit before it ships and save on travel costs

We are so certain that you are going to love our services, we are offering a special promotion for one year of free storage.  In addition, we will transport your exhibit to our facility free of charge.

With the current economic situation facing us in 2009, many of you on the marketing side are going to be asked to find ways to cut costs, reduce spending and eliminate any extra unnecessary expenses.

We strongly believe that trade show marketing is the most cost effective way of getting your brand identity and products out to the marketplace. With this program we are confident that your trade show strategies will benefit with our Blue Ribbon Services.

You don’t have to exhibit more, you just have to exhibit smarter.

• Online Exhibit & Event Management – FREE
• Add items to storage through the calendar year – FREE
• Up to $100 in parts per In/Out – FREE
• 50% off initial exhibit and web setup – FREE
• One time local transportation of your existing exhibit properties from your current storage facility into our centrally located Chicagoland warehouse – FREE

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A FREE YEAR  and FREE  TRANSPORTATION – Which will instantly help your 2009 budget.

It’s a new year and we know you need to reduce expenses.  We’ve built the better mousetrap, tested it well over 5,000 times and now we’re making it next to impossible for you not to want to learn more about our Blue Ribbon Program.

* 2 show minimum – complete Blue Ribbon Services and 50% of $2,500 initial set up fee

How does this make your life easier?

Available to you 24/7, anywhere in the world.

Managing your exhibit program can be a challenge.  We can make it easier for you by taking the tedious work of exhibitor manuals, booth inventory & shipping off your hands, leaving you time for marketing, planning & event preparation.

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• Save time by having one place to look for anything related to your trade shows and events

• Communicate show schedules & information with sales teams

• Leads and budgets are linked to each event for at a glance analysis

• Trade show calendars for event planning & preparation

• See how past shows performed

• Get new employees ramped up easily in days, not weeks

• Deliver high-impression online marketing reports to all users

How prompt is your sales force when it comes to getting in front of your trade show prospects?

Trade Shows generally are a marketplace for getting new customers, why is it that so many leads are left untouched?

If you divide your leads into categories, and set goals for follow up, you will have a easy to follow plan.  With online event management that has an extensive cost per lead feature, you can precisely target leads and generate reports to see what trade shows are getting you in front of the best audience for your products and services.

The fallacies of why people don’t follow up on trade show leads:

• Attendees will be burned out after the show and won’t be willing to talk

• They won’t remember my company or conversation they saw so many

• I gave them brochures and they have my card

Those are just some of the reasons we have heard throughout the years.  With a lead retrieval systems, the ease of scanning trade show badges when you are with a booth visitor has gotten to be high tech.  There are no excuses for leaving those leads sitting in the bottom of a briefcase.   When your company decides to participate in a trade show, have your follow up plan included in the preparation.

Most companies go into trade shows with an objective,  either a new product or service, using that service or product model for the base of  follow up actions will alleviate some of the frustration.  Have a brain storming session with your marketing department and sales force before the trade show to plan your follow up strategy and structure your lead qualifying process.

If your boss asked you today to produce some reports and analysis for your trade show marketing, would you have the answer at your disposal?

When it comes to Trade Show Success, you have to figure out the best way to determine marketing ROI.  ManageMyTradeshows.com is here to help you make your trade shows cost effective.

Backed by years of industry experience and a dedicated team of experts we make sure that the small details are handled.  This will help reduce costs as well as eliminate aggravation on the trade show floor.

Saving Money-The Basics

By filling out your trade show forms correctly, you can save over 30%.

Are your trade show service forms filled out before the deadline?
Are you aware that your EAC (Exhibitor Appointed Contractor) Form and your Lead Retrieval form are due at different times than your Material Handling, Booth Cleaning, Carpeting, Floral and Electrical forms ?

Meeting these important deadlines will save money and time, allowing your trade show managers and coordinators the ability to turn their attention and time to all the other aspects of marketing.

Never miss a deadline again!

Freight – Consolidation

The keys to saving money on trade show freight are to ship to the advance warehouse and consolidating your shipments.

Do you know how many skids your trade show display, promotional items and literature fit on?

Did you know that if you have to ship a carton of  literature from your office, it can cost as much as shipping an entire skid? Why pay $200.00 or more for a few boxes of literature when it can be included with your exhibit properties.

By following these guidelines and paying close attention to scheduling, we avoid burning up your budget when it comes to shipments & freight.  No more overnight shipping charges.  We have checks and balances to make sure that everything you need for your trade show is included and consolidated to help with cost savings.

Lead Generation

This is money well spent, how many business cards do you have laying in the bottom of your briefcase?

Who will enter all those leads from the fish bowl into your database?

Over 80% of trade show attendee’s polled said they have never been contacted after the show ends?

Strike when the iron is hot.

These leads can be easily imported into our online event management software and followed up on while the lead is fresh.  Why let your leads go dead?  Isn’t this why you are exhibiting in the first place?

Calculating cost per lead you will see the effectiveness of online event management software.

Trade Show ROI

By budgeting all your items, in conjuntion with lead analysis, you will begin to develop and define strategies for the future.  You may be surprised at the results and draw different conclusions than you anticipated.

You will be able to see which shows are the most effective for your goals.  Whether it’s  national, regional or smaller trade shows, you will be able to judge by the results.

Results don’t lie.  Focusing on where your money is best spent will lead your marketing team and their strategies in the right direction.

If you are not utilizing tools that calculate marketing ROI, budgeting and lead generation, can you accurately rate the effectiveness of your trade show?  With online trade show event management software, you will no longer have to struggle with preparation of reports for analysis.

We can help make your trade show program just as successful.

Controlling your budget
Travel Itinerary
Task Management
Reporting your ROI
Reminders
Sales Staff

With our Trade Show Management Software, you will see results in real-time which will eliminate confusion when it comes to schedules & inventory.  With travel schedules and workloads increasing, having online access to your events has to be easy and user friendly.

By outsourcing your event management and using the comprehensive tools of our trade show program, you will be able to maintain all of your vital information in one place.