Need an organization solution for the dozens of business cards stuffed in your pocket after a show, but don’t want the expense of an electronic lead-management system? The
Contact Keeper provides a low-tech, simple solution to this messy problem. The handy two-ring 7.5-by-5.75-inch notebook contains slotted pages designed to hold business cards. Each page also features plenty of room to write additional information and notes about the contact. The Contact Keeper holds up to 65 business cards along with a calendar and extra notebook pages, and secures with a snap closure.
Contact: Contact Keeper, LLC, Cleveland, 440-498-7200,
www.contactkeeper.net

Protect your expensive flat-panel TV from theft, vandalism, and the environment with the new line of Display Guard Enclosures for outdoor exhibits and events. Designed to hold your exhibit’s flat panels from 32 to 60 inches, the enclosure boxes can also hold digital-signage applications. The enclosures include a gas strut-assisted door, a keyed lock, and integrated security, and offer ceiling, wall, or post mounting. A filter-fan system helps keep electrical components dust free and cool.
Contact: Chief Manufacturing, Savage, MN, 800-582-6480, www.chiefmfg.com

Want bright illumination without a lot of weight? Check out CeeLite’s Light Emitting Capacitor panels that provide paper-thin, printable possibilities for booth signs and lighting options. The panels, which are flexible enough to wrap around curved forms, come in a variety of sizes up to
3-by-6 feet, with larger sizes under development. According to CeeLite, the Light Emitting Capacitor Panels use less electricity than incandescent, fluorescent, or neon lighting options.
Contact: CeeLite, Blue Bell, PA, 610-834-4190, www.ceelite.com

Put your name in the hands —
make that on the wrists — of your customers. Print your logo or message on a colorful, tough Valéron Wristbrand, and let your attendees make a fashion statement and create brand awareness for you at the same time. The Wristbrands are digitally printed in full color and can include security features such as micro text, UV inks, and bar codes, which can be used to track booth visitors throughout your space.
Contact: Valéron Strength Films, an Illinois Tool Works Inc. Company, Houston, 713-462-6111, www.valeronwristbrands.com

Give your booth a lift with the new boomerang wall sign from Vista System International. The curved, hanging sign can frame paper, engraving, vinyl, digital prints, and photo-polymer. The shape of the sign makes it easily visible from a distance. It comes in two hanging angles — 40 and 59 degrees relative to the wall. The eye-catching curve adds visual interest to your exhibit.
Contact: Vista System International, Sarasota, FL, 800-468-4782, www.vistasystem.com

Sticking to it just took on new meaning with Mactabs, an industrial-strength bonding adhesive that can be used on sign fabrication, banner seaming, and more. Developed by Mactac, the adhesive is made from a rubber-based, zero-volatile, organic compound that works on metals, plastic, nylon, and uneven, irregular surfaces. The permanent-bond adhesive helps you avoid drips, spills, and other messes while saving time and improving appearance.
Contact: Mactac, Stow, OH, 866-262-2822, www.mactac.com

Give your booth high definition with Fast-Fold Truss and Heavy Duty Fast-Fold Deluxe screens. The new screens from Da-Lite Screen Co. range in size from 90-by-60 inches to 180-by-318 inches, similar to HDTV screens currently on the market. The company offers matching drapery kits for all sizes. Each model is available with six screen surfaces, and screens up to 16 feet high are seamless.
Contact: Da-Lite Screen Co., Warsaw, IN, 574-267-8101,
www.da-lite.com

Need a fresh way to build exhibit traffic? Then try an aromatic display that will grab attendees by the nose and pull them into your booth. Marin’s USA’s Scent Strips can be built into the company’s patented, lightweight cardboard-and-rubber-band pop-up displays. The quick-and-easy setup process automatically activates the time-release Scent Strips, which can incorporate exhibitors’ product scents, such as perfumes or air fresheners, or use general crowd-pleasing smells such as cotton candy, coffee, or pizza.
Contact: Marin’s USA, Norwalk, CT, 203-866-0300, www.marinsusa.com