Five Ways to Increase Your Success Before The NATSO Show 2013

Five ways to market your participation in The NATSO Show.
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Perhaps the most important fact about exhibiting at trade shows is that successful trade show experiences require targeted, effective pre-show marketing and promotions. Exhibitors and sponsors cannot just show up and expect attendees to run to their booth. Below are five ways to market your participation in The NATSO Show.

Visit the Exhibitor Marketing Guide on The NATSO Show website to read about more ways NATSO can support your marketing efforts.

1- Official NATSO Show Logo: The NATSO Show 2013 logo is a great way to showcase your participation at The NATSO Show to your customers. Use the logo often throughout your promotional and general company materials. For example, you can include the logo on your pre-show mailers with your booth number or add the logo to your advertisements, letterhead and email signatures.

Or add the logo to your website with a link to www.natsoshow.org. VisitThe NATSO Show Website here to choose one of three logo options.

2- Advertising in the Official Show Guide: Advertising is available in the Official Show Guide for The NATSO Show, which is produced in the back half of the January/February issue of Stop Watch magazine.

Stop Watch magazine is the official NATSO member magazine distributed bimonthly to truckstop and travel plaza owners and operators. Stop Watch is the only magazine written directly for truckstop and travel plaza owners and operators. Boasting bold and enticing graphics that complement the substance of the articles, the magazine is not only a must-read for members, it’s a fun read for them.

Advertising space can be reserved in the Official Show Guide until December 20, 2012. Learn more about advertising in Stop Watch here.

3- Show Specials and New Products: If you are looking for a good way to maximize exposure for your products and generate new sales leads — this is it! The Show Specials and New Products listings provide an additional opportunity for exhibitors to gain more exposure for their products. Submit the Show Specials and New Products form byDecember 5 for inclusion in the Official Show Guide. To submit your listing, email Susan Taylor at staylor@natso.com.

4- Electronic Marketing: Your organization’s website, email contact information and email distribution tools can be highly effective means of promoting your booth and products. Display The NATSO Show logo on the home page of your website and link to a press release or statement about your booth, products, and/or exciting news about your organization. By doing so, you will entice prospective customers to visit your booth.

Encourage advance registration — you can increase traffic to your booth by simply helping customers register for The NATSO Show. We’ve created a graphicavailable here, to assist with your messaging. Be sure to link it to www.natsoshow.org.

5-Press Releases: A highly effective way to gain valuable pre-show publicity is to issue press releases to trade publications. Industry trade publications are always looking for new product and service information. Your press releases can alert thousands of potential buyers about your company’s exhibits, location at the show, product lines, and new products in the pipeline. To increase likelihood that your release will be “picked up” by a trade publication, write and prepare your release as a reporter would write a story, namely by including the item of interest and why it is interesting, as well as predicted impact and a contact person.

Not signed up to exhibit yet? Limited space is still available at The NATSO Show. At no other show can you reach as many travel plaza owners and operators, on and off the show floor. Act today to reserve your booth and gain direct access to key truckstop and travel plaza decision makers. To make a booth selection appointment, contact Susan Taylor at (703) 739-8572 or staylor@natso.com.

{HBMHighway Business Matters is a brief semi-monthly newsletter created exclusively for companies that provide products or services to the truckstop and travel plaza industry. Highway Business Matters will keep you informed on trends, tactics, and tips to help you connect to the $65 billion truckstop and travel plaza industry. 

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