Getting the Word Out
More than 2,100 electrical construction professionals have registered to attend NECA 2008 Chicago, so it’s great to see that our outreach efforts have been so successful! But beyond bringing lots of people to the NECA Show, we want to help our exhibitors connect with the right people – those decision-makers who determine the products and services their company will use.
Eighty percent of NECA Show attendees are the owners, presidents or partners of their own electrical contracting companies. Together, they spend more than seven hours on the Show floor, and most attend all three days of the NECA Show.
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Winner of Free Airfare Prize Announced!
Jedd Lake, Operations Manager, Dixie Electric, Alpharetta, GA, is the winner of NECA's Free Airfare prize for NECA 2008 Chicago. Lake attended the NECA Show frequently as a kid with his father, a NECA contractor, but this year will mark one of the first times he’s attended since he started working professionally with an electrical contracting company himself.
"What a great surprise!" Lake said when he was notified that he had won the prize. "This just made getting to the NECA Show easier.
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Media Lists and Take One Table
Exhibitors at NECA 2008 Chicago should have received information about preparing press kits and a copy of NECA's media distribution list
for the NECA Show. In case you missed it, we will once again have an exhibitor "Take One" area in the on-site Media Center for where exhibitors
can leave materials and press kits for reporters to pick up.
If you are interested in providing press kits for the "Take One" table in the Media Center, please prepare 15-20 kits and a cardstock table tent
with your company name and booth number. These items SHOULD NOT be shipped to NECA prior to the event, but shipped with your booth materials.
You can drop off your materials in the Media Center on Saturday, Oct. 4 between 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. or Sunday, Oct. 5 between 9 a.m.- noon.
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Last Minute Reminders: Make the Most of Your Time at the NECA Show!
Whether you're a veteran exhibitor or this will be your first time exhibiting at the NECA Show, we want your booth to have good traffic and
for you to make good connections with the attendees. Here are a few things you can do to help this happen.
1. Smile! People will approach your booth more readily if you look like you are inviting. But remember that hard sells very often do not go over well.
2. Offer a show discount to increase business after the show.
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