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Free Display Stands? Not Quite, But Nearly...Free Display Stands? Not Quite, But Nearly... I thought I would write a post about all that is free from the Show Store. Although I would love to give away free display stands, we would go broke, but we do offer lots for free. I know myself when surfing...

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Free Exhibiting E Course - 20 Ways to Save MoneyFree Exhibiting E Course - 20 Ways to Save Money If organising your exhibition or event is a worrying thought then we have the answer... Organising a show or event for your business can be both a tedious and costly task, I know I have been there myself...

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Exhibitors Success Guides - Free With Every Stand Order.Exhibitors Success Guides - Free With Every Stand Order. At the Show Store we understand that there is a lot more than just the equipment to make a great exhibition stand or event. We have spent years dealing with exhibitors from all walks of life and have used...

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Roll Up Banner Stand Design - Need Help?Roll Up Banner Stand Design - Need Help? There are literally hundreds of roll up banner stand designs on the markets so how on earth do choose the best one for you? At the showstore like most other online stores you have numerous roll up banner...

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Pop up Banner Stands a Great Exhibition Tool

Posted by Helen Mills | Posted in Banner Stands, Exhibition Tips, Success Tips | Posted on 24-08-2010

Tags: pop up banner stand, pop up banner stands, pop up exhibition stand, pop up exhibition stands, tension banner stand, tension banner stands

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The educated advertising and marketing executive knows the worth of pop up banner stands. Especially inside a competitive or intensive atmosphere, each and every item that you can bring for support is critical, and a good pop up banner stand is no exception.

At an exhibition, for example, you may need to entice shoppers into your exhibit. A pop up banner stand may be really helpful in doing this. In this age of computer produced graphics there is nothing simpler than to produce some stunningly successful and extremely expert graphics that will be certain to attract the attention of possible shoppers.

Of course you need to not only depend on your pop up banner stands to garner clients but promoting teams led by dedicated team leaders scattered across the arena who will truly engage consumers and possible customers, and subtly steer them in the direction of your exhibits. It will help to equip these guys with scaled down banner stands that may make their representations instantly obvious. Naturally you need to be equipped with a very good quantity promotional material, it is possible to have them give out small giveaways, although it is perhaps better for them to have smaller gifts and have the greater giveaway located on your main exhibition stand.

Not only are pop up banner stands quick to build and will reduce set up time and therefore manpower costs, they roll up to a compact size making it easier to transport and store. They also tend to be cheaper so you can have several made to increase your presence at the exhibition.

Obviously, you cannot only rely on a pop up banner stand to optimise your advertising and marketing, you will need to make sure that your main exhibit is just as outstanding, perhaps having a custom made exhibition stand. However the fact remains that properly designed and placed pop up banner stands will make certain that the optimum quantity of possible buyers visit your stand you have taken the time and money to create.

Deciding on the best Pop-Up Stand For You

Posted by Ben Chamberlain | Posted in Pop Up Stands | Posted on 05-08-2010

Tags: pop up display, pop up displays, pop up exhibition, pop up stand, Pop Up Stands

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So, ok you realize what a pop-up stand is, how on earth do you choose the best pop-up stand to match the needs you have?

Well the first thing you need to understand is how the sizes work on a Pop-Up stand. As opposed to everything else in life, which is calculated using either metric or imperial measurements, pop-up stands have their own unique measurement system!

Pop-Up stands are grouped and sized by the number of sections or ‘boxes’, which make up the shell of the Pop-Up stand.

Mostly pop-up stands tend to be three ‘boxes’ tall (that is the very first measurement) and usually come as normal in widths of one, 2, three, 4 & five ‘boxes’ wide. It is also worthy of noting that Pop-Up stands may come up to 5 ‘boxes’ tall and can be linked creating a virtually limitless length (as well as shapes!).

Next you should determine is whether or not you would like a curved or straight stand. The most popular choice is the curved unit(about 85% of sales) but that does not imply the straight version is not right for you. The best way to decide is to think about where your stand is going to be placed, if it’s in a corner then a curved is better, if it is along a wall structure and you have only a little space then the straight is most likely better suited.

Lastly, you should choose whether you would like a material or printed graphic option. The main difference between the 2 isn’t in the stand but the actual panels which are fixed to the face of it. Most people pick the printed graphic option because of the more professional look, which may be achieved with a huge personalised graphic. The material alternative is better suited for applications where the user would like the ability to regularly change their own graphics (usually by utilizing Velcro) for instance inside a foyer, college or even library.

Be very careful when you compare what seems like a like for like product, frequently they aren’t the same height or width! Several suppliers will pass off a mini or midi stand as the full size unit. So if for example, you are comparing 3×3 stands remember that the ‘boxes’ may be different dimensions among different products and brands. If in doubt always ask for the size of the stand in millimetres.

Only a few short years ago Pop-Up stands ended up quite infamous for being a nightmare to assemble, however nowadays as long as you recognize what you are searching for you can get some incredibly great stands which will ‘go up’ without a glitch in under two mins!

Right now there are a huge variety of Pop-Up stands on the market all of which fluctuate in quality of manufacture. Yes that is right possibly the best piece of information I can provide you with regarding Pop-Up Stands is that they aren’t all exactly the same! Numerous companies will wash over this particular simple fact since they’re attempting to sell you their cheapest possible stand so as to become more competitive or generate a better margin.

Think before you buy, ask plenty of questions and ensure you are getting a like for like quote for a proper comparison.

Fab Addition to the Bamboo Range – The Logik Literature Stand

Posted by Helen Mills | Posted in New Products, Product Reviews | Posted on 29-07-2010

Tags: bamboo literature holder, bamboo literature stand, floor standing literature holder, logik literature holder, logik literature stand

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The bamboo range is becoming ever more popular, as mentioned before in previous blogs it is extremely eye catching and eco friendly. So it was only time before someone introduced a literature holder into the range to compliment the existing banner stands. So I have decided to review the Logik Literature Stand for you.

It is obviously made of bamboo and is floor standing but for its size is extremely lightweight – coming in at 4.7kg. It like most of its metal alternatives fully collapses making it easy to store and transport.  The Logik Literature Holder comes with its own carry bag which keeps it protected and again easy to move around.

The stand has 4 pockets that are designed to hold A4 literature and stands at 227mm high. It has a nifty little cut away at the top which is useful when you want to move it when full of leaflets.

I have had a few orders for the stand and most have been bought to compliment the Bamboo Banner Stands available on our site but I am finding because of the uniqueness more people are ordering them to use them in reception areas and board rooms. When I was testing the stand out I had it up at home and a friend popped in and she said it would look good as a magazine rack, not sure about that, but I think she meant being wood it looks nicer and more “homely” if that makes sense?

I for one will be using my Logik Bamboo Literature Holder over and above the metals ones, it looks good, lightweight but most importantly eco friendly! For more information on the stand please click the link Logik Bamboo Literature Holder

ps. The Show Store is running an offer on the stand for two weeks so get in now and get it cheap!

Roll Up Banner Stands …….The Exhibitors Best Chum!

Posted by Ben Chamberlain | Posted in Banner Stands | Posted on 27-07-2010

Tags: roll up banner, roll up banner stand, roll up banner stands, roll up banners

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Every single month hundreds, possibly even millions, of business women as well as men travel by plane, road, train, metro, and coach to promote their wares or products and services at scores of exhibit halls, conventions and exhibitions all over the globe.

Whether or not it’s a one man operation creating presence inside a neighbourhood craft fair or even a consultant of a top 10 money making corporation putting together an exhibition booth at a mega show at the London Excel, they all have the exact same aim in mind – to produce a pro display that clearly and successfully markets their goods or their companies messages

Any person who has ever travelled in order to set up any sort of show or event stand is aware how hard it may be developing a portable, moderately priced and qualified unit. Not everybody has the funds to possess booths shipped or flown in as well as put together by expensive exhibition businesses. Some of us need to load our total stand in the van or plane or bus or even taxi, walk it to the actual exhibit hall, assemble it and still allow it to appear like an expert has created it. As a lot of of you know, this is no easy process.

We can concentrate on the one thing that is cheap light and can produce huge impact and best of all help to make you appear like a pro exhibitor, the Roll Up Banner Stand.

Roll Up Banners, also recognized as Pull Up Banners, Pop Up Banner Stands and Retractable Banner Displays, are a travelling exhibitors very greatest buddy. A Roll Up Banner Stand is made to ensure that a banner that’s usually about 800mm wide x 2100mm tall may be rolled away by rolling up within an aluminium housing that serves at the banner stand base. Roll Up Banner stand is lightweight, generally weighing in less than 5kg. Due to the fact they’re so streamlined and light, they are extremely transportable. Most Roll Up Banners have optional carrying cases with shoulder straps that make toting them around a piace of cake. The very best part of the Roll Up Banners is the amount of wow you get for your money. They are really extremely affordable. You can obtain an basic Roll Up Banner Stand including graphic and a fabric carry bag for about £99. For any equipment that is movable, long lasting, recycleable and actually quite big when fully expanded the Roll Up Banner stands are definitely worth the outlay.
Over the years the Roll Up Banner stand has turn out to be so widely used manufacturers have been working hard to model numerous different bases to alter the look and compliment your artwork. Most recently they have started to produce stands out of various other materials such as bamboo and pine. Also available are Pop Up banner Stands, tension banner stands and Pop Up Stands that will do a similar job.

Why use a Pop Up Banner Stand?

Posted by Helen Mills | Posted in Banner Stands | Posted on 20-07-2010

Tags: pop up banner stand, pop up banner stands, pop up display stand, pop up display stands

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The pop up banner stand can be an extremely cost efficient and easy to use display that enables you to very easily inter-change banner images because the graphics are external to the stand. Pop Up Banner Stands permit you to swiftly transform your marketing and advertising message with no need to return the whole stand for the supplier to fit new graphics. This is an essential element when comparing to some roll up banner stands where by the images aren’t interchangeable since the graphic is contained in the base.

L Banner or X banners are also lightweight when compared with most portable displays. Weighing just a few pounds, you’ll be able to move the banner to another area easily. These type of stands are very popular with people who have to travel abroad regularly to attend events or exhibitions.

Ease of assembly is an essential factor, you won’t have to waste time messing around trying to figure how it erects. Simply you use the adjustable or fixed height pole that the graphic very easily attaches to by clipping around the top and bottom rail. Most Pop Up Banner stands roll up into a lightweight tube or carry bag and comes with custom printed images. Usually for an additional charge metal more sturdy carry cases are available for use when maybe travelling and having to transport abroad.

The distinction between a X Banner and L Banner pop up stands is merely the frame. One includes a X Frame Shape and the other a L Frame, as simple as that! Pop Up Banners are perfect when you frequently change graphics around and don’t want to buy more hardware for each event.

Retractable Banners definitely have their admirers but if you’re looking at changing your graphics regularly then go for the Pop Up Banner, the are so cheap and easy to use.