The ATS Exhibitor Success & ROI Center is your and your staff’s FREE, on-demand, 24/7 resource to expand your exhibiting know-how and improve your company’s exhibiting performance and ROI.
For starters, check out the Standout Exhibit Report from ATS 2022. The ATS provides exhibitors with the award winning E3-Exhibiting Effectiveness Evaluation so exhibitors learn, with regard to their booth, product presentation and staff, what they are doing well and what areas can be improved. Our evaluators compile the best ideas into the Standout Exhibit Report. Use this report and your company’s previous E3 reports for guidance, ideas and inspiration when planning for ATS 2023.
Next, take advantage of proven-effective tradeshow productivity resources by following this five-step process:
STEP 1: Download Planning, Cost Control & Measurement Tools:
- 16 Week Tradeshow Planning Tool
- Exhibit Budgeting & Cost Control Calculator
- Exhibiting & Financial Performance Metrics Tool (Excel Spreadsheet)
STEP 2: Download Strategic Planning Exercises: Gather your team and do these exercises around the recommended timeframes
- Define Your Outcomes – 16-20 weeks prior to the show
- Identify & Attract Your Ideal Visitors – 8-12 weeks prior to the show
- Manage Your Visitor Experience – 12-16 weeks prior to the show
- Lead Management – 6-8 weeks prior to the show
- Measure Your Performance & ROI – 4-6 weeks prior to the show
STEP 3: Watch, Learn & Succeed with Live and On-Demand Webinars:
“New” Exhibitor Web-Briefing: How to Have a Positive and Productive Exhibiting Experience
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
2 - 3 p.m. EST
ATS staff and exhibiting productivity expert, Jefferson Davis of Competitive Edge will share important show and attendee information, discuss the "ins and outs" of exhibiting at ATS 2023, and provide useful knowledge with exhibiting tools and resources critical to your company's exhibiting success.
How to Improve Exhibiting Productivity & ROI by Applying the Exhibit Marketing Process
Thursday, March 16, 2023
2 - 3 p.m. EST
Because there are so many factors that go into executing an exhibit program, it is easy to get caught in the logistics trap where the majority of your pre-show time is spent on logistics and operations. What if there were a step-by-step, easy to follow process that can help you make sure that you are addressing the factors most important to your success?
Now there is! Please register for this complimentary webinar as North America’s leading exhibiting productivity expert Jefferson Davis reveals his Exhibit Marketing Process™. Based on 30+ years of exhibiting experience and over $800 million of combined results he’s helped clients generate, this proven-effective process will help you quickly assess how well you are strategically executing your exhibit program and identify specific areas you can focus on to make ATS 2023, and for that matter every show you do, more productive and profitable.
Replay: THRIVE LIVE! How to Safely & Successfully Re-Enter Live Exhibiting
With the pandemic shutting down live exhibitions for almost two years, your exhibiting strategies may be a little rusty and could use a tune-up. Now is the perfect time for ALL exhibitors to look back and re-imagine and improve exhibiting strategies with safety and improved productivity as top priorities.
In this strategic exhibitor educational session, exhibiting productivity expert, Jefferson Davis of Competitive Edge, will introduce you to his proven-effective Exhibit Marketing Process™ and identify specific areas to focus on. The ATS team will also provide event updates and information about health and safety initiatives.
Replay: Inside YOUR Exhibiting Numbers: Budgeting, Managing Costs, Measuring & Reporting Exhibiting Performance, Value & ROI
View-by date: 18 weeks prior
Replay: How to Make Your ATS Exhibit Stand Out from the Crowd
View-by date: 16 weeks prior
Replay: Meeting Attendees Learning & Shopping Needs Through In-Booth Demonstrations and Presentations
View-by date: 14 weeks prior
Replay: Increasing Brand Visibility & Driving Qualified Booth Traffic: How to Effectively Use Integrated Marketing to Brand and Attract Enough of the Right Attendees to Your ATS Exhibit
View-by date: 12 weeks prior
Replay: If Exhibiting ROI is the Name of the Game… Lead Management is the Playbook
View-by date: 8 weeks prior
Replay: Secrets of the Aisles: How to Prepare Your Booth Staff for Peak Performance
View-by date: 6 weeks prior
STEP 4: Read How-to Exhibiting Articles for More Ideas
Planning/Cost Control
- How to Prepare to Re-Enter the Live Exhibiting Arena Better Than Ever Before
- What Role Should Show Location Play in Your Exhibiting Decision
- Exhibit Budgeting & Cost Control Calculator
- The Most Overlooked Key to Exhibiting Success
- Planning to Win: Exhibiting by Objectives
- Exhibiting Dollars and Sense
Your Exhibit
- Planning for Staff & Visitor Safety In Your Booth
- Booth Location Blues
- 2019 ATS Standout Exhibit Report
- So Why Should an Attendee Visit Your Booth
- A Worthy Destination-Designing an Effective Exhibit
- Exhibiting is a Contact Sport: How to Create Demonstrations & Presentations
- 9 Steps to Stand Out & Be Remembered at Your Next Show
- Improving Exhibiting Effectiveness E-book
Marketing Your Participation
- Why Promoting Your Exhibit is More Important Than Ever Before
- Discover and Deliver Your Attendee-Focused Value Proposition
- The Single Most Important Factor Impacting Exhibiting ROI
- How to Rewrite Your Exhibitor Listing to Drive Booth Traffic
- High-Impact Pre-Show Marketing
- How to Use Event Marketing Sponsorships to Support Business Objectives and Deliver Value
- How to Take the Guesswork Out of Tradeshow Direct Mail
- Integrating Social Media into Your Tradeshow Program
- 4 Steps to Tradeshow PR
Staffing
- Preparing Your Booth Staff For Interacting in a COVID Environment
- How Many Booth Staff Should You Have?
- How Sales Reps Can Better Use Shows to Achieve Sales Goals
- Rules of Booth Visitor Engagement
- Staffing for Success
- How to Conduct an Effective Pre-Show Staff Prep meeting
Lead Management & Measurement
- Lead Persistence – The Key to Tradeshow Lead Conversion
- Three Important Questions Your Boss Might Ask You About Your Tradeshow Program
- CEIR Insight Report: How Exhibitors Can Improve Lead Quality and Sales Conversion
- Exhibit & Financial Performance Metrics Tool
- Closed-Loop Lead Management
- Managing Leads Through Sales Cycle Milestones
- Exhibit Measurement Made Easy
STEP 5: Ask the Tradeshow Expert
ATS made special arrangements with Jefferson Davis, America’s leading expert on trade show success. You can submit questions exhibiting productivity questions and Mr. Davis will respond within 24-48 hours. Submit your question now!