EXHIBITOR SUCCESS & ROI CENTER
5 Steps to Exhibitor Success
Follow this proven-effective 5-step exhibitor success process to plan for your success.
Global Pet Expo’s Exhibitor Success & ROI Center is you and your team’s FREE, on-demand, 24/7 exhibiting knowledge resource. You’ll find over $10,000 of proven-effective expert guidance and resources to help make sure every dollar and every hour your company invests in exhibiting supports your business objectives and delivers measurable, financial value beyond cost.
Step 1. GET CONTROL
Download FREE Planning, Cost Control and Measurement Tools
Step 2. PLAN TO WIN
Complete 5 Strategic Planning Exercises at Target Timeframes
- Define Your Outcomes – 14 weeks prior
- Identify & Attract Your Ideal Visitors – 13 weeks prior
- Manage Your Visitor’s Experience – 12 weeks prior
- Manage Your Leads – 8 weeks prior
- Measure Your Performance & ROI - 6 weeks prior and update after the show
Step 3. WATCH AND LEARN: Live & On-Demand Webinars
3 BIG Things Attendees Expect From YOUR Booth | December 4, 2025 2PM – 3PM ET
It’s your space, what you do with it matters! Global Pet Expo is a big show and pet retailers are selective about which booths they visit. To get your fair share of booth traffic, there are three expectations you must meet. Register now for this all-new exhibitor excellence webinar developed and presented by leading tradeshow productivity expert Jefferson Davis of Competitive Edge. In just 60 minutes, this high content, practical webinar will guide you through how to address these three critical success factors. He will also share step-by-step instructions along with photographs of Global Pet Expo exhibits in action to guide you to a more effective exhibit.
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NEW Exhibitor Web-Briefing: How to Have a Positive and Productive Global Pet Expo Exhibiting Experience | January 14, 2025 2PM – 3PM ET
As part of our new exhibitor on-boarding program, we encourage all new exhibiting companies to participate in a web-briefing to prepare for the show. In just 60 minutes, Global Pet Expo staff and America’s leading exhibiting productivity expert, Jefferson Davis of Competitive Edge, will share important information about the expo and overview the key elements of the new exhibitor on-boarding program. No matter how long you’ve exhibited at trade shows, we guarantee you will leave this web-briefing more informed, more focused, and better prepared with new knowledge and practical tools to exhibit more successfully at the Global Pet Expo.
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How to Increase Brand Awareness & Attract More Buyers to YOUR Booth
View by: 12-16 weeks before GPE
In a big show like Global Pet Expo, the battle for the minds and attention of pet product retailers is often won in the days and weeks leading up to show time. If you just rent space, show up and “hope” the right buyers finds you, you are leaving a lot to chance. View this important webinar that will walk you through how to create a compelling attendee value proposition and deliver it through multiple channels to help you get “in the mind” and “on the agenda” of enough of the right buyers before the show opens. This is a can’t miss webinar for every exhibiting company regardless of size who is trying to improve their booth traffic and exhibiting ROI.
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How to Make Your Booth Staff a Competitive Advantage
View by: 10 weeks before GPE
Your exhibit is about getting quality face-to-face contact with pet retail buyers. Only your booth staff can manage this critical part of your exhibiting program. Buyers use trade shows not only to evaluate products and services, but equally important, to evaluate the people behind the brands. If your staff is fully prepared and understands the expectations and needs of attendees and the unique dynamics of communicating in the challenging exhibiting environment, they will make a huge difference in the quality of your interactions, quality of your leads, your brand impression and ultimately your return on investment. Make sure your booth staff are fully prepared to put your best foot forward by viewing this exhibit staff training workshop developed by tradeshow productivity expert Jefferson Davis of Competitive Edge.
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How to Improve Lead Quality & Sales Conversion
View by: 8-10 weeks before GPE
Any sales orders you happen to write on the show floor are just the low hanging fruit. What you can get over time with a well-designed lead qualification, capture and follow-up process can blow your mind. Register for this important new webinar that will walk you through how to quickly and easily improve your lead qualification process and your capture device to help you get information rich high quality committed next action leads. You also pick up important tips, strategies, and ideas for improving your lead follow-up to increase your post show sales conversion. This is a can’t miss webinar for every exhibiting company regardless of size who wants to improve exhibiting ROI.
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DOWNLOAD WORKBOOK
Step 4. READ AND LEARN MORE: Topical Articles Provide additional insights and ideas
Plan for Success
How to Set and Achieve Realistic Trade Show Goals
Exhibiting by Objectives is the process of identifying your best reasons for exhibiting, converting those reasons to SMART goals, developin...
Two Outcomes Exhibits Should Deliver
According to CEIR research, companies “spend” 40.3% of their annual marketing budget on exhibit/event marketing. Unfortunately, for too man...
Improving Exhibitor Effectiveness
An incredibly important member resource that unfortunately too many new member exhibitors tend to overlook, is complimentary access to the ...
A Big Mistake Many New Exhibitors Make
An incredibly important member resource that unfortunately too many new member exhibitors tend to overlook, is complimentary access to the ...
Promote Your Participation
How to Set and Achieve Realistic Trade Show Goals
Exhibiting by Objectives is the process of identifying your best reasons for exhibiting, converting those reasons to SMART goals, developin...
Two Outcomes Exhibits Should Deliver
According to CEIR research, companies “spend” 40.3% of their annual marketing budget on exhibit/event marketing. Unfortunately, for too man...
Improving Exhibitor Effectiveness
An incredibly important member resource that unfortunately too many new member exhibitors tend to overlook, is complimentary access to the ...
A Big Mistake Many New Exhibitors Make
An incredibly important member resource that unfortunately too many new member exhibitors tend to overlook, is complimentary access to the ...
Create an Effective Exhibit
Why an Attendee Should Visit Your Booth
Give attendees a reason to visit your booth at Global Pet Expo!
Designing an Effective Exhibit
Here are seven key tips to help you design a more effective exhibit at Global Pet Expo!
9 Steps to Stand Out at Global Pet Expo
Differentiate your exhibit at Global Pet Expo from the competition, drive more traffic, and increase recall with these 9 steps!
Prepare Your Staff
Tradeshow Attendee Rules of Engagement
Find out ways to get your attendees engaged with your booth at Global Pet Expo
Critical Skills for Booth Staff
Get your booth staff prepared for Global Pet Expo.
Staffing for Success
Here are eight attributes of a highly effective exhibit staffer at a trade show.
Manage Your Leads
Closed-Loop Lead Management
Here are 7 steps that can help you create a “closed loop” lead management system so your company can follow-up and convert more leads to sa...
CEIR Industry Insight Report: How Exhibitors Can Improve Lead Quality & Sales Conversion
How exhibitors can improve lead quality & sales conversion at Global Pet Expo.
Lead Persistence
The key to tradeshow lead conversion at Global Pet Expo.
Step 5. ASK OUR TRADESHOW EXPERT: Email Q&A
APPA made special arrangements with tradeshow productivity expert Jefferson Davis to answer any exhibiting productivity questions you may have. Please take advantage of this FREE service to get quick expert answers to your most pressing exhibiting productivity questions. Submit your question now!
Jefferson Davis
President of Competitive Edge
Jefferson Davis is North America’s leading exhibiting productivity expert. Since 1991, his results-focused, process-based approach to addressing critical exhibiting success factors has helped clients generate over $800 million in combined exhibiting results. Jefferson provides highly intensive exhibit consulting and training services guaranteed to deliver results. For a no-obligation discovery meeting, schedule a 30-minute meeting here.