Ideas for exhibition stand

[jamoor]

Hi all!

I am going to be exhibiting some medical instruments in the near future and I was after some ideas to make the stand a little more exciting, I have a stand all setup and ready to roll, I just need some gimmicks really to make it more exciting, anyone here got ideas on what to do?

 

[garysumpter]

Naughty Nurses

Gary

 

[jamoor]

Naughty Nurses

Gary

That would work, but the visitors are mainly women, mostly nurses

 

[An Oasis]

There are a number of good threads already, so no new blinding insights to add from me as you already have your stand sorted. If you are looking for a radical alternative for your next stand give me a call, we do some very different stands, which really get attention.

 

[MH1]

the visitors are mainly women, mostly nurses

Naughty Doctors perhaps?

 

[2happy days]

Flat screen tv on the wall behind you displaying rolling pictures of your products

 

[themagicwand]

Hmm. Let me think. I know! Have a professional tarot card and/or palm reader working on your stand. It really brings in the crowds, and is particularly popular with females. I also find that a more scientific/medical crowd tend to be fascinated by the "esoteric arts" in a "is it true or is it fake" kind of way. Either way it's cracking entertainment and a great way to get footfall onto your stand.

I'll PM you this info as well just in case.

 

[Cookielady]

Well a bowl of sweets or lollipops is usually good also do you have any info or specs on the products you are showing that is usually helpful and causes a bit of interest. You could have an email list that they could join if they are interested in hearing about further medical instruments or other offers you may have on equipment.

Depends on the equipment really to be honest if its quite serious stuff then u cant really glam it up alot but if it is stuff like stethascopes and the like then yeah Id be impressed at some scantily clad hunks as doctors asking if he can pretend to take my blood pressure or listen to my heart HAHAHAHA I mean if you are a bit of a hunk u can do it yourself for less cost

Sharon

 

[apeebles]

We designed some pieces for a medical stand which included large die cut blades and saws (surgical instruments) and they looked really good. Simply printed and cut on a large format machines.

 

[neildigital]

Cartoonist - drawing people all in the medical outfits and crazy faces.

I have seen a lot of stands using Ninedo Wiis to draw the crowds to them.

Neil

 

[simonr]

operation.

If you've got the time/budget/inclination, build it bigger, to be seen from a distance away. Mind you, the buzzing could annoy the other stands nearby....

S

 

[mannakin]

Mannequins are ideal for this situation! You can create any kind of situation with those! Some of our collection have been doctors in the past. They really do turn heads as well.

 

[Artisan]

Hi all!

I am going to be exhibiting some medical instruments in the near future and I was after some ideas to make the stand a little more exciting, I have a stand all setup and ready to roll, I just need some gimmicks really to make it more exciting, anyone here got ideas on what to do?

Make sure you have a backdrop that has an interesting picture / display that says a bit about what you do. Went to the Invicta Chamber of Commerce B2B this week and the companies that had no backdrop were almost invisible.

Other tactics I noted were:
Business card lucky draw (get people to put their card in)
Sweets, stickers, keyrings, notepads, mirrors, pens - take a look at companies that do branded merchandise for something unusual.

Best one was a stand that had a magician in to do tricks for people. I had no need for their services but I still remember their stand very well!

 

[serendipitybusiness]

Although it can look slightly tacky the eye is naturally drawn to the colour yellow. Hence why all the leading supermarkets use yellow to advertise their special deals. If you can find a way to use the colour well you will certainly stand out.

 

[Stephen Berry]

one exhibition we did - we ordered no stand - just the space and the electricity.
We brought in a carpenter and built a pirate ship - complete with rigging etc. We all then dressed up as Peter Pan characters (I was Peter Pan - complete with green tights) and served rum to punters - we were officialy the busiest stand at olympia that year.

For you - throw out all the conventional stuff - seats, lollipops, giveaways etc etc etc - yawn - all done so many times. Create a hospital ward - beds - patients in them, doctors and nurses (sensible uniforms!) with clipboards, machines which go 'beep' and give free blood pressure checks. Free liposuction would probably be a step too far - but what could you do in that context which hasn't been done before?

 

[serendipitybusiness]

Ha ha that is brilliant! Yep that would certainly do it!