Trade Show Exhibit Traffic Flow

Posted: Oct 04, 2009 |Comments: 0 |

An important factor in your trade show exhibit is planning and managing your traffic flow. In other words, working out well ahead of time the best way to encourage visitors into your booth, deciding the path you want them to take, and how to achieve these goals.

To start off, you need to attract traffic, so the location of your stand is important. See if you can obtain a display near the entrance, or close to a common needs area. This way, you should be assured of good passing traffic to tempt into your area.

As well as choosing a good location, you’ll need an appealing, professional exhibit to entice visitors. Your stall won’t necessarily be the biggest and best at the trade show. But make sure it’s eye-catching yet simple enough not to detract from the products you’re displaying. Ensure that lighting is good and consider using elements that provide a welcoming touch.

So, now you’ve assured your traffic, how do you organize your actual trade show exhibit traffic flow? Here are five basic tips.

Trade Show Exhibit Traffic Flow Tips

First of all, you want visitors to be encouraged to enter into your booth and feel comfortable about doing so. Don’t place tables, furniture or other equipment in the entrance that could be seen by potential customers as an obstruction they need to overcome. Instead, use these items to guide visitors along the path you wish them to take. In short, place all elements in your booth in a constructive rather than obstructive manner and in the best possible way to achieve your goals. Make your entrance open and obstruction-free if you wish all visitors to enter your area, view your products and learn about your company.

It could be, however, that you don’t want all and sundry wandering around your display area, and would prefer to attract targeted traffic only. If this is the case, you need to plan accordingly. An enclosed booth is one possibility. Another is to use items and equipment as a barrier to pre-qualify targeted groups. Don’t forget, though, that your display will still need to be inviting and appealing.

However you plan the entrance to your booth, make sure you don’t end up with a bottle-neck of visitors, with people at the back unable to see what you’re offering and what your company is about. A display that appears to be popular will attract even further traffic, but if you end up with traffic jams, this will put people off and tempt them to move on to the next exhibit.

Once you’ve planned your entrance to attract either all visitors or just pre-qualified customers, the next thing you’ll need to consider is exactly where you want these people to go. Maybe you have a certain area set aside for demonstrations and wish to guide your visitors there. Whatever your goals, you need to design your trade exhibit accordingly.

You’ll also need to consider whether you’d like potential customers to explore for themselves or whether you prefer to guide them yourself, so that you can explain about your products and your business.

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