A mining trade show exhibit allows you to interact with hundreds of people from the mining industry in a few days. Simply setting up a few tables and scattering your products around will not bring in hundreds of people. For a mining trade show exhibit to be profitable the exhibit must look professional.

To create a professional mining trade show exhibit your company need four basic elements; displays, banners, lighting and promotional items. Displays allow you to separate yourself from other booths while informing buyers of your products at the same time. Banners can be set around your booth or hung from the ceiling to draw people towards your booth. The lighting in a trade show hall can be blocked by displays or be dimmer than you need. Adding focus lights and ambient lights to your exhibit will illuminate your companies key products or services. Promotional items are used to draw in new costumers and promote your company. To take the first steps in creating a professional mining trade show exhibit:

1. Locate mining trade show exhibit displays.

2. Design mining trade show exhibit banners.

3. Brighten your mining trade show exhibit.

4. Draw customers to your mining trade show exhibit.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Attract customers with a mining tradeshow display

Displays in a mining trade show exhibit, to organize the booth, display products and inform buyers. Displays are all the components that make up the booth such as backdrops, tables, podiums, shelving and display boards. Exhibitors hang information and pictures of mining products and service the company offers.

I recommend: Benchmaster carries mining portable trade show exhibit displays light enough to carry and strong enough to displays mining tools. Some display units are available with a mining trade show display case. Search for mining trade show rentals at Affordable Exhibit Displays. Purchase a custom printed or stock mining tradeshow display at Ace Exhibits. Show off your mining equipment that you can not fit in the booth with a video or slideshow at APCOAV.

Draw customers in with mining trade show design banners

Mining trade show design banners are custom printed to your businesses design. These banners are made of PVC or vinyl to ensure your company can use them in more than one trade show.

I recommend: Visit deSIGNerySigns.com and request a sample of their trade show banner work. FASTSIGNS has a full range of mining trade show services including. Browse mining trade show display banners and stands at Lets Go Banners.

Light up your mining trade show booth

Lighting changes the way a mining trade show exhibit is seen. The correct lighting to bring out colors on a mining trade show display board or banner. Trade show lights are portable easily set up.

I recommend: Visit TradeShowJoe.com To find free standing and clamp lights for a mining trade show booth. Siegel Display Lighting has a range of mining trade show services including trade show lights. Light up your booth with a portable LED screen from Impact Audio Visual.

Locate mining trade show exhibit promotional items

Mining trade show promotional items are small gifts that are passed out by exhibitors to costumers that visit their exhibit. These items are normally industry related and are printed with the company's contact information.

I recommend: ePromos has a variety of mining promotional items for trade show exhibitors. WaDaYaNeed has small trucks, hats, ceremonial shovels and lunch boxes for mining trade show exhibits. Buy mining hat key chains at OK China Industrial.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Test run your mining trade show setup. This test run will allow you to view your mining trade show exhibit and make any appropriate changes.