Trade Show News by Tradetec Skyline Chicago

Archive for November, 2008

Coffee Fest Chicago 2009 will be held at Navy Pier on February 20-22nd 2009

Coffee Breaks have been a staple in our lives for quite a long time - in which during the day employees are permitted to unwind from the daily pressures, and they can freshly carry out the details of their jobs.

Online event management software, can be your coffee break, freeing up your trade show event management team so that they are able to focus on streamlining your exhibiting strategies for the best trade show return on investment or ROI.

Trade Show Coordinators and Event Managers can become overwhelmed with the amount of detail and fine tuning that an entire trade show program encompasses, and can overlook small details of exhibit management.  With a comprehensive planning and strategy tool available online, with access anywhere in the world, your trade show program management team can become a well oiled marketing machine.

Being able to define which trade shows have performed best in the past, will allow your team to budget, plan & enhance your overall trade show goals.  Your trade show management team and coordinators will be able to oversee and monitor all trade shows and events in a centralized location, no longer having to scavenge through stacks of paper work looking for trade show accessories, promotional items, literature, trade show graphics or worry that the wrong exhibit properties will show up on the trade show floor.

To-Do lists for trade show management can grow rapidly and those post-it note’s may just not have the staying power, with a virtual file folder that can focus on specific trade shows, each member of your trade show marketing team as well as your booth staff can have access to updated information and changes for upcoming events and trade shows, from carpeting, furniture to pre-show sales meetings, no details will get lost in the shuffle.

With a mission to help trade show exhibitors refine the process,  your local Chicago Trade Show Displays Dealer - Tradetec Skyline Chicago, Illinois -  will pour you that cup of coffee and show you the value and benefits that can be added to your trade show marketing plan with a demonstration of our Online Trade Show & Event Management System by ExhibitForce.

If you are unsure of where to begin, start by teaming up with a Skyline Exhibits partner that is well versed in all the facets of trade show planning and preparation and success will follow.  Online exhibit management programs can track events, track results and can supply you with 24/7 access to your entire trade show program.

Leaving you with more time to focus on your face-to-face marketing strategies while at the tradeshow.  Contact your local Chicago Trade Show Displays dealer to find out more information on how a customized exhibit management program can help alleviate your biggest trade show obstacles.

LAS VEGAS – Planning a trip to the airport just got a little more convenient for trade show attendees at the Las Vegas Convention Center with the addition of a real-time flight information display system.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) teamed with McCarran International Airport to provide the displays at the convention center, which provide identical information to flight information screens at the airport. This allows conventioneers to attend to business needs on the show floor because they have the most up-to-date information to plan their arrival time at the airport.

The convention center also features SpeedCheck Advance kiosks for checking in and printing boarding passes and Airport SpeedCheck Advance, which allows travelers to check their luggage for a fee.

“We are continually striving to improve the customer experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the flight information displays are a natural addition to the facility,” said Hugh Sinnock, director of customer experience for the LVCVA. “Delegates now have the ability to check in and print their boarding pass, check their luggage and monitor the status of their flight all at the convention center.”

The Las Vegas Convention Center is currently the only off-airport facility to feature the flight information displays. Six 40-inch displays were purchased by the LVCVA for $14,000 and feature departing flights for the next four to five hours during peak times and further out during slower times.

Nov. 7, closing day of the SEMA convention, was the first time the boards were operational for a large convention.

The Chicago Auto Show comes to Chicago each February and this
year is no exception. People from around the Chicago land area
come to McCormick Place to see, touch and feel the new and
exciting cars tha will be released to the public. 

The Chicago Auto Show & Pepsi have created a unique marketing
campaign for the upcoming event. This could be called tangible
marketing, getting people involved is a way to keep them
interested.  Companies use Trade Show Displays in this manner
all the time, creating an inviting experience for attendee's,
creating a layout where equipment, product and services can
be tested and seen. 

CHICAGO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In a consumer promotion gear heads will
love, the Chicago Auto Show has teamed up with Pepsi to give a $5 discount for
weekday tickets to the nation's biggest automotive exposition. More than 20
million cans of Pepsi will be stocked into greater Chicagoland, and selected
Indiana and Wisconsin retailers bearing a promotional "coupon" entitling the
bearer to enter the show on weekdays only with a $5 discount off the full
admission price.

"This is huge for auto show fans," said Chicago Auto Show Chairman Mark
Scarpelli. "Not only will they get a nice discount ticket for the show, but
they'll also get to enjoy a Pepsi -- and you've got to love that!"

The promotion is quite simple, according to the show's general manager,
Jerry Cizek of the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, producer of the show.

"Just bring a Pepsi can with the Chicago Auto Show 'promotion coupon'
printed on it to McCormick Place and head for the ticket redemption booth,"
said Cizek. "Each marked can is good for one discount ticket on our weekdays.
Our ticket takers will exchange the can -- which will be recycled -- and give
the bearer a ticket for half off the regular $10 admission price."

The specially marked cans of Pepsi are valid for discounted show admission
Feb. 13 and Feb. 16-20 only. Customers can find them in Pepsi retailers in the
Upper Midwest Division of PepsiAmericas, that includes Chicagoland, plus
Aurora, Elk Grove and Kankakee, Ill.; Munster, Ind.; and Milwaukee, Beloit,
Oshkosh, Kenosha and Beaver Dam, Wisc.

The 2009 Chicago Auto Show will open to the public Feb. 13-22, 2009 daily
at McCormick Place. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 13-21; and 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. on Feb. 22.  More than 1,000 new production, concept and specialty
vehicles will be on display.

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McCormick Place has been the center of Chicago Trade Shows for 48 years,  with conventions and trade shows dating back to 1960, this convention center brings in roughly 3 million visitors to the heart of Chicago each year.

Housing the popular events such as the National Restaurant Show - NRA, The Chicago Auto Show, RSNA, Car Quest World of Wheels, AHR Expo, AORN & many more Chicago Trade Shows & Events, the facility can accommodate any size trade show display in one of their 4 buildings, with a tremendous ballroom and seemingly endless exhibit space.

Planning your trade show exhibit & marketing strategies can be easily accomplished by teaming up with your local Chicago Trade Show Display Dealer.  Guiding you through the exhibiting process with a team of trade show graphic designers, an award winning online event management solution, and a growing exhibit portfolio of trade show displays & exhibits that are unique and versatile.

Tradetec Skyline offers custom modular trade show displays that give you flexibility for all your Chicago Trade Shows & Events, with a variety of components and accessories, your trade show display can define your companies brand in unique ways.

With over 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space in McCormick place, teaming up with a local Chicago Trade Show Display Dealer you have the advantage of working with a local Exhibit House that has a team of professionals that are well versed and knowledgeable about the local Chicago Convention Centers & Venue’s.