Evaluating your trade show budget to find ways to get creative with how your money is being spent is important to do from time to time. Exhibition booth design is constantly evolving. Sometimes all it takes it a little out-of-the-box thinking to save you some serious money! Your trade show budget can be cut down in many ways from managing travel, lodging, eating, and entertainment expenses to changing shipping strategies. The focus here is on making your trade show booth as high-impact as possible for less money.
Rent instead of purchasing
Does your company only attend one or two trade shows/year? Does your look change often? If so, renting an exhibit might make the most sense for you. We’ve written a number of articles on this topic! Renting can be a fantastic way to save money while maintaining your exhibition booth design flexibility.
Get a lighter booth to save on transportation costs
This only really makes sense if you’re in the market for a new booth anyway, but it’s worth mentioning. Newer booths are often built from lighter-weight, higher-strength materials. In addition to being less expensive to ship they often have a sleeper, more updated look to them as well. Reducing weight saves on both shipping and drayage (material handling) costs at the show.
Update your current exhibition booth design, but shop around for the best price!
If your company has already invested in a trade show booth but it’s not suiting your current needs, it might be time to look into a cost-effective replacement. Shop around to see what will be the best long-term fit while keeping renting in mind as a cost-saving option as well. Oftentimes the most cost-effective path is to add new components to your existing booth or update the graphics.
Make sure assembly is straight-forward
If you or someone from your company is installing your booth, insure your exhibition booth design is easy to assemble. An outside I & D company should be familiar with your display manufacturer to avoid costly set up delays. Unnecessary delays can rack up labor costs quickly!
