Trade Show
and Marketing Services
Exhibiting
at, or even just attending, a U.S. tradeshow may be the single most efficient
way to initially reach the huge U.S. marketplace. Many companies new to the
U.S. market end up squandering the opportunity by not recognizing the importance
of pre-show activities. It takes more than just setting up the booth!
With
more than 20 years of expertise in the U.S. and international business development,
esi Techtrans provides companies exhibiting at tradeshows with a unique opportunity
to maximize their presence and fully leverage the investment in booth space
and time.
Basic: Set
Up Tradeshow Meetings
The
Basic Package will generate meetings for you at the tradeshow and take care
of your pre-show marketing. Components included are:
- Target
Identification: Identify prospective customers/partners (including contact
person and telephone number) in the U.S., after assisting you in defining
your target group.
- Sales
Letter Design: Write a winning sales letter that will grab the reader's
attention to be used in the direct mailing.
- Direct
Mailing: Create a direct mailing to carefully selected prospects.
- Telemarketing:
Follow up on the mailing and contact the prospects to pre-schedule meetings
with identified customers/partners for you at the tradeshow.
- Tradeshow
preparation meetings will be arranged via telephone conference one month
before the tradeshow.
- Tradeshow
preparation will be done one or two days immediately before tradeshow
begins to review and prepare for scheduled meetings discussed via telephone
conference.
Advanced:
Qualify leads + Follow-up
This package includes all the services in the Basic Package, plus additional
during and after show activities to make sure you get the full value out of
your presence at the tradeshow.
- Participate
in Key Meetings: Our experts are available to participate with you in
key customer meetings during the show.
- Classifying
Leads: We will classify leads with you during and after the show.
- Immediate
After-show Written Follow-up:
We will contact prospects made at the show to solidify the results of your
tradeshow presence.
- Qualify
Leads Further: We will continue to qualify leads, via telephone follow-up
during the weeks after the tradeshow.
Extra: Booth
Staffing
Inadequate
training and staffing of booth personnel remains among the most common mistakes
shared by trade show exhibitors. We offer a professional show personnel option
that can help with the following:
- Man the
booth so you and your experts can participate in meetings, as well as
walking the floor.
- Keep the
booth organized and running smoothly.
- Schedule
meetings with walk-ins.
- Coordinate
your meeting schedule.
Media: PR
Packages
PR
is as important an activity in the U.S. to increase your sales as any activity.
It is through PR that people will read about your product indicating that
it was interesting enough to write about. The following is a preliminary breakdown
and description of potential public relations services for companies that
are exhibiting at tradeshows. Actual activities will vary slightly, be added
or deleted as research, plans and implementation of services adjust to meet
actual needs, conditions and opportunities. The PR program may be customized
to fit your needs and budget.
Tradeshow
Publicity Planning & Activities
- Research,
analyze and develop tactical planning for publicity opportunities such as
show award ceremonies, tradeshow daily newspaper, partner publicity opportunities,
demonstrations, interviews, and other activities at the tradeshow (beginning
six months prior to actual tradeshow).
- Research
tradeshow registered analysts, editors and media.
- Contact
media representatives attending the tradeshow for product demonstrations,
interviews and briefings, starting one month before show.
- Develop
key messages for press materials.
- Write and
produce COMPANY/PRODUCT press releases.
- and produce
corporate and marketing backgrounder for press kits.
- Prepare
press materials for distribution in tradeshow media center.
- Develop
media/analyst PowerPoint presentation.
- Attend the
tradeshow, participate in press meetings, provide on-site PR support.
(attend media interviews, demonstrations - not including travel time)
- Followup
with media and analysts.
- Provide
company with detailed contact, status and follow-up report.
- Develop
competitive corporate and product positioning.
- Develop
strategic & customized U.S. market/media introduction of company and products.
- Arrange
Individual tradeshow preparation meetings either in person or via video
conferencing.
The PR program
can be customized to fit your needs and budget.
Presentation: Sales &
Marketing Materials
Having sales
and marketing materials such as brochures, pamphlets, posters, PowerPoint
presentations, etc. that conform to the U.S. practices is important. The wording
can be quite different when using U.S. English. Texts, when translated, often
need to be changed completely to result in the same impact and meaning as
the original.
esi Techtrans
can assist your company with creating your sales and marketing material.
- Edit and
adapt documents to be used at the tradeshow
- Re-write
brochures and pamphlets
- Adapt
posters to be used in your booth
- Adapt
PowerPoint presentations
Additional Information
View an
example of what esi Techtrans can do for you when exhibiting at a tradeshow.
esi
Techtrans' clients wins at Comdex Fall 2001.
TiFiC's
letter of recommendation
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