Exhibition costs etc

[NikGrey]

Hi Folks,
Maybe this coming one wouldnt be any good for us as its a trade show but this gives an idea of the costs involved with such exhibitions!
Maybe we could do a co-op when the right event comes up?

At least we now have a contact in the tradeshow world.

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I have attached some information on the ICEi 2007 Exhibition, also here is a link to the website www.icei-exhibition.com

The show is in Earls Court 2, London on 23rd, 24th and 25th January. When I last spoke to the organizers they had a few 3m x 2m spaces left (stand nos: 5314 & 5316) on the ICEi close up floor plan.

Cost of the space is £288/sqm, therefore 6sqm would be £1728 + VAT (there is a possibility that I could book the space under our Company and as we are VAT registered we could claim it back). This cost is for the 3 days therefore daily cost is £576, we would have to book the whole 3 days but I’m just showing you that maybe the cost could be split with others affiliates to make it affordable. There would probably be a few extra charges on top of this such as electrics (approx £70/single socket, internet connection if needed £250-300 for the 3 days).

Cost of shell scheme is £333/sqm, shell scheme gives you the same space, but they provide walls, carpet, lights and a name board.

Gerran (my husband) has said that if we went for the space only option he would build us any walls needed, put some carpet down, do the lights and put up any graphics we have.

The organizers have advised that this is a trade show and not a consumer show so any visitors would probably have some kind of connection or interest in the industry – whether or not this make any difference to us I’ll let you decide as you have more experience than me. Take a look at the website and attached info and see if you think the show is right for our market.


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Debbie

[David1]

I went to a show last year that was aimed at people looking to start up their own businesses.

That was at the docklands in London.

[froggy_girl128]

Sounds good - i was keen on it when i heard about it on Sunday and am still keen on it!

[dazza]

My upline arranged a stand at the motor show, promoting the merc on e-lottbidder. This cost just over £3000 with other things added (T-shirts and leaflets) The event was split into day shifts along the team and it was great fun and boost me to start speaking to people and i now speak to at least 10 people per day now about e-lotto and aim to return home with hardily any drop cards or biz cards left. These are quite expensive, but if you have the right approach it will do well. If a team gets together, it can be done and of course work out cheaper for everyone.