5 Ways A Lead Card Can Boost Your Exhibit Success

A friend of ours tells a story of his early days in trade show exhibiting. As the tale goes, he and his partner were exhibiting at their first show. Their strategy was simple, just take along a few samples of their products, talk to the attendees and collect business cards in a fishbowl that placed on the table at the front of their booth.

The show drew a large crowd; the fishbowl was nearly filled with business cards. They went home feeling that they had completed their mission. They returned to work and contacted the people who had dropped off business cards. The problem became apparent immediately. There was no way from business cards alone to re-connect with the needs of the prospects without starting over at ‘square one” to create a lead card. This simple communication device will accomplish five goals that all point toward a much more successful trade show program. Devote serious time and attention to what goes on the card. The information must be complete, concise and easily understood by the people who receive the leads after the show is over.

Here are a few ways a well thought-out lead card can add strength to your trade show program:
1. The content can focus the information gathering on your current marketing goals.
2. Provide a clear and actionable description of the contact to those who must provide follow-up (even if it's you). You cannot accurately recall the dozens of contacts that come at you during the show.
3. Help to give a standardized structure to the booth staffers' communications with guests.
4. Generate immediate ROi measurement with daily results.
5. Assess booth staff performance with objective, quantified data.

Source: Skyline Exhibits

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