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Start with your audience: where are they likely to enter, gather, and move through the show? Exhibitor Source can help you review the floor plan and consider sightlines, neighboring booths, and how people will approach your exhibit before you commit to a space.

Start planning as soon as you know the show, your goals, and your likely booth size. A new custom build needs time for discovery, design, approvals, production, and shipping; Exhibitor Source can help map those steps against your show deadlines.

A useful starting point is to allocate roughly 70% of your exhibit budget to the exhibit itself and 30% to the services needed to get it on the show floor. Share your total budget with Exhibitor Source early so the team can help you adjust that split to fit your design goals and show requirements.

The starting allowance for services such as shipping, material handling, installation and dismantle, electrical service, and internet should be allocated from your budget. Review the show’s service rates and deadlines with Exhibitor Source before treating that split as final; booth space and staff travel may need separate budget lines.

Cost per square foot depends on the design, materials, technology, and whether you rent, buy, or update an exhibit. Exhibitor Source can help you work backward from your total budget, using the standard exhibit and services split as an initial planning guide, then develop a solution for the space and your goals.

That depends on how often you exhibit, whether your booth size changes, and what you already own. Exhibitor Source offers rental and custom solutions and can help you decide whether a rental, a new build, or an update makes the best use of your budget.

Look for a partner who asks about your audience and business goals before showing you a design. At Exhibitor Source, that conversation guides the creative work, and the team brings practical experience in production and exhibit management to the decisions that follow.

Rigging is the safe suspension of elements such as hanging signs, lighting, or displays above a booth. It can make your exhibit easier to spot and add impact to the design, but rules and structural limits vary by show and venue. Exhibitor Source can help you explore the design options and check the requirements before you commit to an overhead element.

Yes. Reusable components, lightweight materials, fabric signage, and LED lighting can help reduce shipping needs and energy use while keeping your exhibit visible. Exhibitor Source can also explore whether a ground-supported structure would give you the height you need without overhead rigging, based on your design goals and the show’s rules.

Make your featured product visible from the aisle, then arrange the space so visitors can move naturally around demos, displays, and any waiting areas. Exhibitor Source can help plan that flow and prepare your booth team to start useful conversations before asking to scan a badge.

The best activity gives the right visitor a reason to stop and your team a natural way to begin a conversation. Exhibitor Source can help shape demonstrations, product experiences, or other interactions around your message, your audience, and the space available.

Before the show, tell people where to find you and give them a specific reason to visit. Exhibitor Source’s event marketing support can help build anticipation before the doors open and connect booth activity to your broader marketing goals.

Start with the exhibitor manual (the show’s rules and deadlines), material handling or drayage (moving freight within the venue), and installation and dismantle (setting up and taking down the exhibit). If a term on a show form or estimate is unclear, ask your Exhibitor Source team to walk through it with you.