You’ve gone through your check-list a dozen times over. Your staff has been thoroughly trained, your brochures and giveaways are neatly arrayed before you, and you are ready for show time! Yet no matter how prepared you are for your exhibit, there will always be unanticipated circumstances. Here are some items you should keep in your booth just in case.

Office/Promotional Items

• Extra giveaway items-in case demand is higher than anticipated.
• Additional promotional literature and marketing materials.
• Business cards
• Sharpies-at least a dozen-they tend to disappear.
• Pens, pencils, and highlighters
• Stapler with extra staples/paper clips
• Notepads and post-it notes
• Calculators-one per staffer
• Staffer schedule/ contact info/ list of back-up staff members

Tools/Maintenance Items

• Duct tape-just ask MacGyver-anything can be fixed with duct tape!
• Backup light bulbs
• Glass cleaner w/ rags and paper towels.
• Clorox wipes
• Box-cutters/Utility knife
• Tape-measure
• Hammer/screwdriver-phillips head and regularNotepads and post-it notes

Staff/Personal Effects

• Tissues
• Anti-bacterial hand gel-you will be shaking a whole lotta hands.
• First-aid kit-pain releivers, band-aids, disinfectant, cotton pads, burn cream.
• Bottled water-not to be consumed in-booth.
• Throat lozenges
• Breath mints-to be consumed in-booth.
• Hand lotion-use in moderation, think hand shakes!

Mel White
Classic Exhibits Inc.
503.652.2100