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Preparing for a Trade Show Presented by: Teri Jones & Jaci Elliott Steps for a Successful Trade Show What it looks like How to prepare What is a Trade Show? YBS Video https://vimeo.com/278058972 Define Leadership Roles One

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Preparing for a Trade Show

Presented by: Teri Jones & Jaci Elliott

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Steps for a Successful Trade Show

  • What it looks like
  • How to prepare
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What is a Trade Show?

YBS Video https://vimeo.com/278058972

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Define Leadership Roles

  • One person should be in charge of event: Not CEO
  • Other leadership roles may include:
  • Booth
  • Sales
  • Competitions
  • Traveling
  • Hotels, food, transportation, activities, fundraising, security,

scheduling

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Jaci’s Pre event schedule

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Register for the Trade Show

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Determine Competitions for the Firm

  • Pre-Event Competitions have submission

deadlines 1 month prior to event

  • Determine who will submit the documents
  • Use Company email!
  • Live Competitions: Sign up and confirm times
  • Leader for each competition
  • Information in competition book
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To Upload for Submission-Based

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The Booth

  • STUDENTS READ the rules
  • Every event has different restrictions on food,

balloons, music, height, etc.

  • Know the booth size

Event information packet on the VE Hub

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Every Event Differs: READ the event packet!

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The Packing List

ØGet Lots of Tubs (or boxes that paper comes in) ØONLY ONE PERSON IN CHARGE OF PACKING ØCreate a master checklist of everything you need ØLabel everything

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Acquisition of Supplies

  • School Supplies
  • Donations (local printer gave us our booth banner)
  • Fundraising
  • Through a club – chocolate bars, Chipotle, car wash,

holiday catalogs, chocolate catalogs, raffles, pie in teacher face, salsa

  • Donorschoose.org (photo booth equipment, prize wheel)
  • Local Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Businesses
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The Schedule

Shifts For New York Show

Each shift is 80 minutes Shift 1: 9:30-10:50 Shift 2: 10:50-12:10 Isaac Angad Carlos Arash Rigo Cody Gabby Alex Ana Matt Allie Josh Shift 3: 12:10-1:30 Ronald Paige Kaley Vincent Alexis Non-Sales times are active to shop, canvas for sales and promote the company. You may also have a short lunch.

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Sales Training

  • Everyone SELLS!
  • Rubric
  • Products
  • Specials
  • How to record
  • How to take payment

(credit, debit, invoice for later)

  • POS
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Jaci’s PPT on Google Doc

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POS, Credit Cards & Student Debit #s

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Prepare for Live Competitions

  • Review Rubrics
  • SIGN-UP!
  • Practice

This is both a learning experience – trust me they will learn – and a fun day Make $$$ but have a good time

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Follow up on Business to Business Sales Opportunities

  • Your students should have made many new contacts
  • Reach out for some business to business contracts
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Questions?

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Thank you