How to maximize your Brand presence at Exhibitions

It takes a lot of marketing efforts to sell-out innovative products/services to key decision makers in most sectors.

Event hosts will propose a value driven partnership that will offer your organisation different opportunities, but you must also know what you want to achieve with your marketing objectives.

Here is a checklist to help you maximize your brand presence at exhibitions, trade shows and seminars and generate .

  1. Branding of Seminar Room: With sponsorship, your organisation has the opportunity to brand any of the seminar rooms making your brand visible to thousands of participants and other exhibitors at the event.
  2. Official Bag Branding: Your organisation’s logo on official bags to be given to all participants. The below-the-line advertising keeps your brand name in the minds of the audience.
  3. 3m by 3m Well-located Stand: Your organization should be allocated a 3 meters by 3 meters exhibition stand in a unique position that is open to the traffic of visitors and prospective clients.
  4. Presentation Opportunity: In-event speaking engagement to boost your brand equity. It is best practice to get a time slot to make a sales pitch to thousands of participants at the event.
  5. Press Conference Right: A special mention and participation at the exhibition’s press briefing will further put your brand out there to the prying eyes of the media.
  6. Ushers Branding Right: Your Company’s logo at the back of the T-Shirt of all Ushers will give your brand 360 degree awareness at the event.
  7. Pre and Post Event Advisory Service: Get pre/post event advisory services on how to better chart your path in the Education sector for greater customer conversion.
  8. Pre and Post Event Brand Publicity: Pre-event offline and online promotional campaign for brand presence at the event will drive footfall to your exhibition stand. This will create some form of familiarity between your brand and prospective clients.

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The list is not exhaustible but your organization can use this checklist to negotiate for the best deals that will maximize your brand presence at exhibitions which will ultimately convert to quality leads for your business.

Furthermore, organizations also need to recognize the value of leads acquired to put that information into use after events. You can read more about this here.

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Finland Speakers for TOSSE 2022

Education Finland to hold sessions with School owners and Consultants at TOSSE 2022

Education Finland to hold sessions with School owners and Consultants at TOSSE 2022.

Mr Peter Pertula, Director, International Partnership, TAKK Finland

The 14th edition of the Total School support seminar/exhibition (TOSSE) will host leading firms from Finland between 1st and 2nd September.

According to the programs director, Mr Ibrahim Oguntoyinbo, TOSSE is set to welcome some top companies providing innovative products and services from Finland.

Finland is reputed to have one of the best educational systems in the world and the education community in Nigeria will certainly derive a lot of benefit from the partnership.

Mr Oguntoyinbo stated that Finland representatives will be speaking during the School Business Clinic. They will also run a session by 2pm on the first day of the exhibition.

Some of the speakers expected to speak from Finland are:
Mr Peter Pertula, Director, International Partnership, TAKK Finland

Mr Alex Sointu, Business Partnership lead, Finnpartnership

Mr Patrik Bredbacka, Grants and Impact Manager, Finnpartnership.

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The 15th Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition Holds August 31 2023

On August 31, the Africa’s Biggest Education Tradeshow and Conference will play a host to over 3000 educators in Nigeria and attendees from other part of the world. The event will hold at the 10 Degree Event Centre, Billings Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos.

 Benefits of Attending TOSSE2023

The 15th edition of the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition is themed Transforming Education Across Borders. The event is a day’s intensive workshop packed with topics carefully designed to meet the need of every educator looking to upskill and level-up with Global best practices.

The TOSSE platform attracts the most dynamic leaders in the education sector and accommodates close to a hundred exhibitors manufacturing and supplying educational materials like; school kits, apparel, footwear, school furniture, books, educational toys and many others. TOSSE also welcome education consultants and service providers like the financial institutions, EdTech, fintech, etc.

Opportunities for Brands Exhibiting at TOSSE2023

As a specialised event, organisations with innovative products or services can explore TOSSE platform to connect to key decision-makers and other stakeholders within the education community. TOSSE is a large market for existing brands and startups to demonstrate and showcase their innovative products and services within the Education community.

Educators and parents wishing to attend TOSSE 2023 seminars can register at https://tosse.ng/tosse2023/ or http://bit.ly/43PiUyf and individual or companies who want to showcase their products and services can register at https://tosse.ng/exhibit_at_tosse2023/

How to Harness the Power of Social Media at Trade Shows

We may continue to dispute the true power of social media as a professional marketing tool, but there is little doubt that it remains an incredibly effective way of driving your business forward. This applies to all aspects of business promotion, including offline marketing methods such as attending trade shows and exhibitions, as social media can help to drive consumers to your event and create a buzz around your entire brand.

With this in mind, how can you harness the full power of social media to create a memorable and productive trade show? Consider the following: –

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Prepare Thoroughly and Access Social Media Prior to the Event

Preparation is crucial if you are to successfully utilise social media at a trade show, primarily because it enables you to promote your event and create interest around your brand. By sharing updates and information through an integrated online profile including sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, you can alert your audience well advance of the exhibition in question. When using Twitter, you should also remember to include your official brand name a unique hashtag for the event in every communication.

Focus on the Quality rather than Quantity of your Posts

During the show, it is often tempting to subject your followers to a barrage of updates and tweets. This can easily disorientate the customer, however, while also increasing the risk of issuing bland content that is poorly structured or grammatically incorrect. To avoid this, you should focus on creating quality updates rather than producing them in high volume, using creative and engaging content that seeks to drive traffic at specific times of the day.

Post Pictures and Videos While Embracing Multimedia Resources

If you have invested heavily in creative banners and colourful display panels for your trade show, it is crucial to utilise these through audio-visual media and images. These eye-catching design elements can be extremely effective in enticing potential customers, especially if they are shared in real-time through a number of visual social media sites. By sharing this media across high traffic sites such as Pinterest and YouTube, it is possible to narrate a theme throughout the day and enable your customers to share in an interactive trade show experience.

With this in mind, the content of your videos and imagery is also important, so be sure to capture different elements of the day to convey a genuine experience to customers.

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