Round up a crowd in your booth with the Crown Gazebo from Great Gazebo Inc. The PVC-and-vinyl structure sets up in about 10 minutes and features a 38-inch counter top around the perimeter of the gazebo. It stands 8 feet tall, and at 8.5 feet wide, it fits easily inside a 10-by-10 exhibit space. The counters can be used to hold literature, demonstrate products, or serve refreshments. The roomy interior can accommodate up to three staffers, and the overhead canopy and the lower wall offer branding opportunities.
Contact: Great Gazebo Inc.,
Morrice, MI, 800-962-2767, www.greatgazebo.com
 Lighten up your exhibit with Lite — an adaptable exhibit system from ThatLiteThing that can be configured into a back wall, a tower, or a shelving unit. The Lite uses two lightweight, recyclable components — a panel and a fastening node — to create dozens of different exhibit-structure designs that can be assembled without tools. Accessories such as lights, door panels, desktops, light boxes, and graphic overlays can be added to change the look and function of your exhibit. The company can even mold a panel into the shape of your company’s logo.
Contact: ThatLiteThing,
Wellsley, MA, 617-335-5303,
www.thatlitething.com
 If you’re going for a rustic look in your trade show booth, a faux-stone or -brick wall can deliver that feel. But how do you display products on this uneven surface? Replications Unlimited LLC’s Urestone Slat-tex offers texture and practicality in one package. Available in various finishes, the walls accept hooks for product placement, creating plenty of display space in your booth. Urestone Slat-tex comes in 4-by-8-foot panels, and can be cut, routed, screwed, fastened, and drilled.
Contact: Replications Unlimited LLC, St. Louis, 314-524-2040, www.replicationsunlimited.com
 If you plan to serve food in your booth, why not serve it on an environmentally friendly plate? Made of biodegradable palm leaves, the Palm Leaf Dinnerware line from MarxFoods.com features a variety of shapes and sizes, including serving dishes, plates, bowls, and cutlery. Because each of the pieces are made from naturally dropped palm leaves, no harm comes to the trees; plus, the compostable dinnerware is manufactured without the use of harmful chemicals.
Contact:
MarxFoods.com, Seattle, 866-588-6279, www.marxfoods.com
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 One whiff of coconut can transport you to a tropical beach while the smell of freshly baked apple pie can trigger your appetite and a good mood. So use a memorable scent to build traffic and set the mood in your booth with the two-phase EnhanScent system from Ardent Impressions Inc. The first phase is the EnhanScent machine, a small, easily concealed unit that emits your chosen scent continually or at pre-selected intervals. The second phase, branded packages of candies in flavors to match your scent that can be used as giveaways, underscores your olfactory message. The company offers a nose-tickling scent selection, from yummy cinnamon buns and mochaccino to refreshing pink lemonade and savory buttered popcorn. You can even have a custom scent created just for you.
Contact: Ardent Impressions Inc., Burlingame, CA, 800-483-8687, www.ardentimpressions.com
Want some sky-high exposure? Then float your exhibit messages across the skies outside the convention center with Flogos, lighter-than-air clouds formed into specific shapes and launched into the air. The clouds, made of soap-based foam and gases such as helium, can be manufactured to last just a few minutes or as long as an hour, and will not harm the environment. The white, fluffy Flogos come in 24- and 36-inch styles, with a 48-inch version as well as colored clouds in development.
Contact: SnowMasters, Lexington, AL, 256-229-5551, www.snowmasters.com
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