Tips and Ideas from the Hargrove Team
Request for Proposal development is a complex part of any trade show manager’s job. Surprisingly, RFPs typically vary widely from client to client and often do not include essential information. Hargrove offers the top 10 things we recommend to include in your RFP.
Commonly used terms help meetings and trade show industry professionals communicate effectively, but can be confusing. Here are some of the top terms we find confuse clients the most.
The Hargrove team walks through the process of successful floor plan development.
Moving your show from a hotel to a convention center is one sign the show has grown, so congratulations. The move can be handled successfully with an expert understanding of what the move will entail and the right partners at the table.
If you’ve managed an exhibit program in the last few years, then you know the business world experienced a transformation as it responded to dramatically reduced budgets and an increased corporate focus on value for dollars spent. In response, the exhibits industry mobilized to find solutions.
Tips and Ideas from the Hargrove Team
Given the tight turn around associated with inaugural planning, it takes the right know how to ensure the celebration sets the right tone for the newly elected administration. Hargrove and it's partners discuss the many ins and outs of the process.
Given the many demands on planners, signage can often be the last planning area addressed, but the first thing attendees experience at the event. Our team runs through some tricks of the trade to ensure your signage is effective.
At Hargrove we understand you need to stretch your budget dollars now more than ever. Utilizing the basic elements of a stage for multiple events is one way to maximize your budget. Hargrove addresses the benefits and insights of this important approach.
Creating memorable events on the National Mall requires knowledge and experience. Hargrove has decades of experience and our team shares lessons learned in this how-to.
There is a lot to think through as you develop your event floor plan with your partners. This how-to covers the basics and can serve as a checklist during your planning process.
Federal and public buidlings present a powerful alernative to traditional venues but have an additional group of requirements. When Hargrove produces an event in one of these venues, we think through a list of requirements. This how-to highlights some of those requirements.
When media cover your event, there are important considerations to keep in mind from the event production side of the process. The Hargrove team lists top considerations when media are coming.
When high-ranking dignataries attend your event, it's a special moment for your organization. To ensure the process runs smoothly, we've compiled our thoughts on how to approach the planning portion of the process.
Tips and Ideas from the Hargrove Team
If you’ve managed an exhibit program in the last few years, then you know the business world
experienced a transformation as it responded to dramatically reduced budgets and an
increased corporate focus on value for dollars spent. In response, the exhibits industry
mobilized to find solutions.
Tips and Ideas from the Hargrove Team
At Hargrove we’ve got a team of talented experts who ensure our exhibit booth is always the talk of the show. We thought you might be interested in our methodology.
Exhibiting at a show as a new exhibitor involves a fairly steep learning curve. The good news is—we’ve all been there. Here are a few hints from the Hargrove team to help you get up and running for your first show.
Material Handling and Shipping represent a sizable portion of any exhibitor’s overall budget. Yet the services can prove to be confusing to exhibitors. Below is a handy frequently asked questions list to introduce the new exhibitor to the services or even provide the savvy exhibitor a refresher.
The reality is most companies are trying to do more with less money and staff. Ordering early can save you considerable budget dollars.
We recommend a tradeshow shipping specialist as opposed to a small package shipping company. Small package shipping companies have an entirely different set of procedures to get packages from point A to point B.
Here are some helpful hints for submitting artwork to the Hargrove team in the correct format.