Trade Shows

At January’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, LEGO unveiled the LEGO Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), which is expected to bring the brand to life for thousands of online players all over the globe when it is launched later this year. The toy brand’s goal is to put the focus on building and creativity, this time by bringing the LEGO brick online.

To its legions of enthusiastic owners and owner wannabes Porsche is not just another car. The automaker wants its presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show to be viewed in the same light. That’s why for the last nine years Porsche has taken over a separate 20 000-square-foot hall adjacent to the Los Angeles Convention Center for a standalone exhibit apart from the dozens of other automakers.

Using materials that give your trade show exhibit an upscale polished appearance can be an easy way to communicate the sophistication of the brand. Now brands are tapping into the latest trend in upscale looks: architectural materials that would look at home in a permanent environment like a high-end office or retail space.
The materials are substantial enough to make attendees forget that they’re walking the trade-show floor but flexible enough to install and pack up easily for the next show on the circuit.

Bringing celebrities to trade show booths has become a popular way for brands to gain media exposure and boost attendance. Actors singers and athletes are nearly as likely to show up at trade events as buyers and the media—all in the name of posing for photos signing autographs and rubbing elbows with VIPs.

Aside from the obvious benefits exhibitors are finding that well-executed celeb appearances can help encourage attendees to return to their booths multiple times during an event.