Categories: Marketing Tips

What’s in Your Tradeshow Box?

In the course of helping many startups plan their first tradeshow event exhibit, we’ve put together a list of extremely useful list of items you should bring to a trade show (in addition to your booth graphics and business cards, of course):

Scotch tape
Packaging tape
FedEx forms
Breath mints/gum
2 electrical power strips
2 pair scissors
Pens
Roll of Velcro
Bandaids
Roll of bubble wrap
Large envelopes
Sharpie pens – black
2 literature stands (wrapped in bubble wrap)
4 business card holders (wrapped in bubble wrap)
Extra light bulbs for overhead lights in booth
Case of bottled water
Return shipping labels
Stapler
Notepads
Heavy duty extension cord
Aspirin/Tylenol
Roll of paper towels
Spray cleanser or wipes for computer screens
Antibacterial gel (Purell)

If you have additional items you have found useful at past tradeshows, we’d love to hear from you.

Brian Shilling

Brian is our Executive Vice President of Client Operations with experience leading diverse teams of marketers and designers in strategic marketing, content creation, and crafting comprehensive messaging and positioning platforms for our healthcare and tech clients. To learn more about Brian's experiences and qualifications, visit our leadership team page.