Tips & Tricks for your Trade Show Displays


 It's gift show season again, 
and for those of you who participate as exhibitors/vendors,
here's a re-run of a post I wrote a few years ago

In it, I offer up some tips, tricks, ideas and information
about how to maximize your presence at shows,
using some of the marketing opportunities offered by management.
And just exactly what those 'Exhibitor Display' areas are for!

Having created exhibitor/vendor displays & seminars at the 
Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland Gift Shows,
I've seen the good, the bad, and the ridiculous -
click the link above to read all about it.

Window Dressing

 Yep, I'm still Pinning images to my
Retail Display Inspiration board on Pinterest.
 And as I scroll through hundreds of shared images on the site,
I am thrilled to discover more retail resources. 

Sharing those resources with you is what my blog is all about, 
so without further ado, let me share one I find MOST interesting:
Please RUN - do not walk, RUN - over and check out the blog 
You'll find a plethora of fabulous photos there, taken of store window displays in the UK.

Author Kathryn, from Bath, Avon, United Kingdom, introduces herself this way:
My name is Kathryn, I am 22 and grew up in the Cotswolds. I have recently graduated from university where I studied a BA Hons Degree in Fashion Marketing and Communication. I hope to pursue a career in retail, my area of particular interest is visual merchandising. This blog is an opportunity for me to record and display examples of Visual Merchandising that inspire and excite me. In addition to my observations I try to identify Visual Merchandising trends within the fashion industry, to train my eye to look at things from a professional perspective as well as from a commercial and consumer one.
Delve into her archives for some real visual inspiration 
from the very talented 'window dressers' in England. Posh, for sure ;0)

white image shown above is linked from 'A Love of Visual Merchandising' blog.
Top red image is mine.

iPhone? nah....iPin

  Yeah, I've been hit by the Pinterest bug!

I've been busy this morning creating a new board, 
pinning my own images of displays I have designed & created 
along with some really fabulous images discovered on other pinboards.

I'll keep adding to it as I find more
('cause you KNOW how addictive Pinterest IS!)

You can find my board here:


And I'll suggest that you also check out Cathye Bordwell's here:


(some of the images I pinned were found on her board) 

and Patty from Sisters Antiques has one here:

Shop Displays 

Smart Retailer Magazine has one, too!

 Display Inspiration

Pinterest is a really great new resource for visual inspiration...
you just have to be rather determined NOT to waste hours of time there!

Do you know of other inspiring retail display boards on Pinterest?
Share links in a comment!