The New Product Showcase at EXHIBITOR2007 spotlights some of the trade show industry’s newest and most innovative products.
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 Don’t Fence Me In
Don’t get walled in by tedious back-wall options. The Pronto Slatwall from Globotech Displays USA LLC can be combined with thousands of compatible accessories — from lights and monitor stands to display shelves, product-display hooks, and signage posts — to make your wall unique. The Slatwall is an ideal way to display many products within the exhibit space.
Contact: Globotech Displays USA LLC, San Diego, 858-682-7088, www.globotechdisplays.com.
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Big Exhibit Feel In a Portable Booth
Get all the features of a custom booth in a portable property with the AIR portable exhibit from Exponents Inc. AIR supports computer and video monitors, has a lockable storage area, and features canopies with integrated halogen lights. Easy to ship, AIR can be assembled without tools, and can be expanded from 10-by-10 to 10-by-20-foot sizes. The booth can be customized with mural graphics and frosted panels.
Contact: Exponents Inc., San Diego, 619-298-6473, www.exponents.com.
Booth 731
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Fast Follow Up
Turn leads into contacts quickly with the 48 Fill lead-management system from 48 Fill Inc. The lead system captures, processes, and distributes lead information within 48 hours of acquisition, letting sales personnel contact leads while the booth experience is still fresh in attendees’ minds. Leads can be captured via badge scans, business cards, kiosks, or wireless PDAs. Contact: 48-Fill Inc., Richmond, VA, 804-282-3794, www.48fill.com. Booth 1358 |
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Light on the Spot
Shine dramatic lighting on any exhibit with the Light Column from Procédés Chénel International. Made with lightweight materials and no metal frame, the durable columns can be illuminated with any color fluorescent tube, and arranged in a variety of configurations to achieve a unique look. The columns’ thin-strip design can be rolled up for easy transport.
Contact: Procédés Chénel International, Vanves, France, 33-(0)-1-41-08-76-76, www.chenel.com. Booth 1568 |
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 You’re the (Table) Tops
Grab attention with your tabletop graphics display with the ExpoSpaceSaver tabletop signage system from ExpoDisplays. Available in one of five unique configurations, the contemporary aluminum support system can be assembled quickly to show off your custom graphic display. The display units, which fit standard 6- and 8-foot tables, can easily slip into one wheeled case that ships via United Parcel Service or FedEx.
Contact: ExpoDisplays,
Birmingham, AL, 800-367-3976, www.expodisplays.com. Booth 1461 |
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Show ‘Em What You Got
Part of the versatile Pronto modular system, the Pronto Showcase from Globotech Displays USA LLC provides a secure setting for exhibiting your products. The display tower is flanked by tabletop spaces ideal for sales discussions or closer product inspection. All surfaces can be branded to aid memorability.
Contact: Globotech
Displays USA
LLC, San Diego,
858-682-7088,
www.globotechdisplays.com. Booth 415 |
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 Mi Contact es Su Contact
Nothing beats a hard-working team, and that’s what you get with the CardScan Team from CardScan Inc. A full-featured contact manager plus a business-card scanner that captures contact information and allows you to share it across a network, CardScan Team includes software for two users which can be expanded for multiple users, and a desktop business-card scanner. The easy-to-use software offers sorting, address mapping, and label printing.
Contact: CardScan Inc., Cambridge, MA, 617-492-4200, www.cardscan.com. Booth 1556 |
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 Leads On a Stick
Follow your
leads from
beginning
to end with
RPM lead-management software from CompuSystems Inc. With RPM you can create pre-show e-mail marketing campaigns, develop custom in-booth surveys, read badges and record leads from virtually any badge type, and measure ROI in real time on the show floor. After the show, RPM posts leads electronically — ending the paper trail — and helps you follow up with a personalized e-mail in plain text or html. A plug-and-play solution using a USB memory stick for each show, RPM requires no software installation and is pass-word protected for security.
Contact: CompuSystems Inc., Broadview, IL, 708-344-9070, www.rpm4leads.com. Booth 555 |
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 Wish Upon a Starmap
It’s like a kiosk on steroids. The Starmap display system from Blue Telescope allows attendees to interact with one another as they explore a virtual map, product demo, game, or other interactive technology. Able to handle multiple users, the traffic-building tool can prompt conversation between staff and attendees.
Contact: Blue Telescope, New York, 212-675-7702, www.blue-telescope.com. Booth 1471 |
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 Making Light of Heavy Construction
Build from the ground up — and up — with the Futura modular exhibit design and building system from Evo Design LLC. Made of aluminum and steel materials, Futura uses modular components and a unique frame system that allows you to build an exhibit with raised flooring and even a second floor using one tool. Components make for easy integration of walls, shelves, stairs, and light fixtures.
Contact: Evo Design LLC, Istanbul, Turkey, 90-216-5270360, www.evo.com.tr. Booth 1880 |
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Building Blocks
Building your exhibit out of stone isn’t wise, but you can recreate the look and feel of masonry with Hand Cut Block panels from Texture Plus Inc. Made of molded polymer panels in an interlocking design, Hand Cut Block is easy to install, harder than mahogany, and can cost less than $5 per square foot. The Hand Cut Block panels come in a variety of colors, offering an old-world look.
Contact: Texture Plus Inc., Bohemia, NY, www.textureplus.com. Booth 1873 |
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And Now, The Spleen!
Looking inside the human body is easy with the Anatomical Video Sculpture from PeopleVisionFX — and no one will need stitches. Using a 3-D video-projection system, PeopleVisionFX creates a virtual human torso that opens to show various internal organs. The Anatomical Video Sculpture, a sure-fire traffic builder for health-care exhibits, can be custom designed to meet any exhibit’s anatomical needs.
Contact: PeopleVisionFX, Roselle, NJ, 973-509-2056, www.peoplevisionfx.com. Booth 266 |
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 No More
Crows Feet
Pull together great-looking graphics with the Delta Fabric System from Laarhoven Design Inc. A new component to the Delta System, Delta Fabrics use a unique sewn-in rubber-gasket system that allows the fabric graphics to stretch taut when used in conjunction with the Delta Extrusion’s channeled frames. The result: wrinkle-free, grand-format, dye-sublimated graphics that can be printed in single- and double-sided designs in limitless lengths and widths up to 100 inches.
Contact: Laarhoven Design Inc., Norcross, GA, 800-825-2223, www.laarhovendesign.com. Booth 445 |
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 Video To Go
Move your flat-screen monitor into just the right place and position with the Rotolift mobile monitor cabinet from Jelco Inc. The sturdy cabinet rolls on four locking casters and has room for electronic accessories and even a mini-computer. Available in sizes to fit up to 50-inch diagonal screens, the Rotolift uses the EZ-Lift system, which enables one person to position the monitor in five landscape heights or in portrait configuration in minutes.
Contact: Jelco Inc., Wheeling, IL, 847-459-5207, www.jelcoinc.com. Booth 1951 |
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Customized on the Fly
Give your attendees exactly what they want the moment they walk into your exhibit with Immersive Media Applications from Fish Software Inc. Using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, you can customize each attendee’s experience with his or her favorite music or favorite color in lighting displays. Booth personnel can address attendees with personalized greetings, and attendees’ preferences can be tracked via the software’s ongoing information acquisition. Fish can also analyze your booth-traffic patterns to help you identify which displays netted the most interest.
Contact: Fish Software Inc., Carrollton, TX, 866-287-7019, www.fishsoftware.com. Booth 153 |
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Tag, You’re It
Track information on site with the nTag System Version 2, a new data-management system from nTag Interaction Corp. that uses the nTag Wave — a badge device that allows users to track contacts and schedules at an event. The nTag System provides real-time session interactivity, such as instant polling and results reporting, and real-time schedule and event management. A real-time messaging system helps attendees and exhibitors with similar interests connect on site, and allows event organizers to keep attendees informed of updates on the fly. After the show, nTag helps sort information and analyze data for show reports.
Contact: nTag Interactive Corp., Boston, 617-451-7768, www.ntag.com. Booth 1669 |
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 Get the Message
Ensure your message gets read with the D3 Display system from Dimensions Displays Ltd. D3 Display combines ultra-thin light screens using recessed LEDs in clear acrylic panels to display graphics, and can combine with leaflet dispensers, poster holders, and product-display shelves. The design hides wiring and can be assembled with no tools. The D3 Display system is perfect for trade show booths, reception areas, and retail outlets.
Contact: Dimensions Displays Ltd., Markham, ON, Canada, 905-307-2202, www.d4displays.com. Booth 222 |
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 Take a Bite Out of Branding
Put your logo or any image on a tasty giveaway treat thanks to Creative Chocolate Printing Co.'s new Photo Tradeshow
Chocolates. A patented Chocolagraphy printing technique creates Photo Tradeshow Chocolates in any color, size, or shape,
including 2-inch coins, business cards, hearts, lollipops, and 5-by-7-inch portraits.
Contact: Creative Chocolate Printing Co., West Simsbury, CT, 860-558-5423,
www.chocolateprintingcompany.com Booth 1760 |
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The Aromatic Exhibit
Get a whiff of this. Outwater Plastics Industries Inc. brings the sense of smell to any exhibit with its Extrude-A-Scent mouldings and profiles. The “green” accent materials — made of wood pulp and enhanced with virtually any aroma — bring the power of smell using precise concentrations of scent to keep attendees sniffing around your booth. Extrude-A-Scent is available in a variety of colors and designs.
Contact: Outwater Plastics Industries Inc., Bogota, NJ, 800-631-8375, www.outwater.com. Booth 116 |
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Portable Card Tricks
Take your card scanner with you thanks to the CardScan Personal from CardScan Inc. Like other CardScan scanners, the Personal scans in seven languages and is compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Palm, Windows mobile, and smart phones. The portable Personal scans one-color cards in about five seconds, while weighing less than 8 ounces and taking up less than 5 square inches.
Contact: CardScan Inc., Cambridge, MA, 617-492-4200, www.cardscan.com. Booth 1556 |
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 Hello: My Name Is “Green”
Function meets environmental awareness in the World
Badge from PC/Nametag Inc. Made of partially
recycled materials, the World Badge comes in a
clamshell 4-by-3-inch design that holds several
business cards or a hotel-room key in addition to a
name tag. In testing, the recyclable World Badge
can be assembled in 23 percent less time than
traditional name-tag holders, meaning the World
Badge is not just environmentally friendly, it’s bottom-line friendly. Contact: PC/Nametag Inc., Verona, WI,
800-233-9767, www.pcnametag.com. Booth 1261 |
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 Display’s the Thing
Don’t worry about shipping the Solo DisplayCase from Globotech Displays USA LLC. Its unique design allows the curved DisplayCase to be packed flat for stress-free transport. Upon arrival at your trade show or event, the acrylic DisplayCase can be assembled quickly and easily, with no tools needed. Available in three models — MiniGlass, GlassCounter, and GlassTotem — the DisplayCase series integrates with other units from the Solo System.
Contact: Globotech Displays USA LLC, San Diego, 858-682-7088, www.globotechdisplays.com.
Booth 415 |
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Totally Tubular, Man
Build your display the light and easy way with Tube Ultra system from Skyline Exhibits. Tube Ultra is a simple extrusion solution for kiosks, island exhibits, and inline displays. Stronger and lighter than similar systems, it can be arranged to fit any needs, and connects with other Skyline systems to give users a customized look. Tube Ultra uses invisible wire management to hide electronics wiring.
Contact: Skyline Exhibits, St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com. Booths 745 and 753 |
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Card Conversion
Don’t let all of those business cards you collected go to waste. Convert them into leads with the CardScan Executive from CardScan Inc. The desktop business-card scanner combines with full-featured contact-management software, which easily syncs with Microsoft Outlook, PDA smart phones, Lotus Notes, GoldMine, and other contact software. The Executive scans color documents in about three seconds; you can also drag and drop contact information from e-mail signatures, Web pages, and other electronic media, giving you sortable, manageable information.
Contact: CardScan Inc., Cambridge, MA, 617-492-4200, www.cardscan.com. Booth 1556 |
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 Papa’s Got a Brand-New Bag
Need a little enlightenment? Then try a new giveaway bag, the Enlightened Bag from Fiberoptic Lighting Inc. Using fiber-optic strands connected to color LED lights that can turn off and on in a set pattern, the Enlightened Bag offers a brilliant improvement over typical static bags by increasing the visibility of your brand or logo, attracting attendees to your booth, and putting a little power behind your giveaway.
Contact: Fiberoptic Lighting Inc., Grants Pass, OR, 800-543-2533, www.flisign.com. Booth 420 |
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 Set the Table
If you’re looking for tables with quick setup, the E-Z Up Instant Table System from E-Z Up International Inc. offers a lightweight, durable
solution. Available in 2-by-2-foot and 2-by-4-foot versions, E-Z Up Instant Tables require no tools, can support hundreds of pounds, and can be configured using their modular design to meet a multitude of size needs.
Contact: E-Z Up International Inc., Riverside, CA, 951-781-0843, www.ezup.com. Booth 1957 |
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 Personalized Training Pace
Booth-staff training is often a harried last-minute sprint, rather than a slow-and-steady stroll toward competency. Slow down the pace with You Can Make a Difference, an intranet-based staff-training program from Marketech Inc. A self-pacing solution for the time-crunched or geographically dispersed staff, the software resides on a company’s intranet, where it’s available 24 hours a day. You Can Make a Difference can be customized for products, messages, or company logos, or simply used in its generic format. A reporting module and final quiz let you know if your staff is up to speed.
Contact: Marketech Inc., Westboro, MA, 508-836-2633, www.stafftraining.com. Booth 858 |
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 Banner Up!
Put your sign where everyone can read it with the Banner Hanging System from In-House Production Inc. Available in sections from 1 to 10 feet, the Banner Hanging System allows you to build custom banner structures to fit your needs. Available in aluminum or black, 1/8-inch clamps can hold banners up to 70 pounds and the 1/6-inch clamps can hold up to 40 pounds, yet both are designed to gently and securely hold your valuable banners or fabric graphics without damaging delicate materials.
Contact: In-House Production Inc., Las Vegas, 702-631-4748, www.in-houseproduction.com. Booth 1652 |
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