46 EXHIBITION OBJECTIVES -
successful exhibitors have anywhere from 7 - 12 exhibition objectivesGenerating sales leads
Direct sales
Building contact database
Educating customers
Building relationships with current clients
Cross-selling customers
Regaining lapsed customers
Marketing new product
Researching brand awareness
Test marketing campaign/offer
Building brand awareness
Customer promotions
Developing new markets
Finding distributors/agents
Supporting sales channel
Building press relations
Business-to-business sales
Find new suppliers
Promote company message
Amend company perceptions
Sell slow moving stock
Recruit new staff
Update client database
Relationship marketing
Integrated marketing campaign
Reinforce market position
Demonstrate new usage of products
Solve customer problems
Diffuse customer complaints
Introduce new techniques
Network with industry professionals
Promote for exports
Gather competitive intelligence
Develop strategic relationships
Find new business opportunities
Reduce sales cost
Entertain special customers
Build sales force morale
Research customer/prospect attitudes
Community awareness initiatives
Demonstrate non-portable equipment
Overcome unfavourable publicity
Publicize company associations
Shorten the buying cycle
Enhance word-of-mouth marketing
Relate to the competition
If we don’t exhibit everyone will think we’ve gone bankrupt?
More really useful help and advice is offered in our workshops and exhibitor coaching sessions