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YOU'VE PROCURED THOUSANDS  of samples trained brand ambassadors and are ready to hit the ground running. But even the most interesting and well thought-out sampling campaign can fall flat if your brand is hit with hefty fines from local municipalities and ushered out of the city limits before the fun even begins.

Your trade show presence is a huge investment. You spend big bucks on the exhibit space. Then there’s airfare cabs meals. You need to increase sales and wow the competition. One way to do that is by capitalizing on the trade press for increased—and positive—coverage.

How can you achieve the kind of coverage you want? We checked with insiders at an automotive giant a hip apparel brand and a construction company for tips.

IN THE WORLD OF outdoor event setups tents may be the established superstar but domes are the up and coming indie starlet. What makes them so attractive? They’ve got range able to play a variety of roles in all kinds of programs. They offer a design aesthetic and a flexible layout that tents and mobile vehicles often can’t. And although set up can be a challenge—especially with larger domes that can weigh upwards of a ton—the benefits usually outweigh the downsides.

In the not so distant past women draped themselves on new cars like shiny hood ornaments and worked behind the scenes to help their bosses take credit for the perfect corporate event. But thanks to a few decades of cultural transformation the roles that were once the only choices for women in the event marketing industry have become relics of the past. From booth babes to the boardroom and from event planners to global event strategists—women today have become a formidable force in experiential marketing. Yes indeed they’ve come a long way baby.

IN A WORLD of cans and bottles the silvery Capri Sun pouch has stood the test of time. Playing on its California cool image the brand treated 12 cities this summer to a giant skate park and other action-packed activities during its Respect the Pouch Tour. The goal: to tell kids Capri Sun is cool and that it comes in a variety of flavors as well as educate moms that it contains 25 percent less sugar than other juice brands.