Frank snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote:-
Has anyone exhibited at a home and garden show/ home improvemen show? We sell pond supplies over the net. There is a local home show i March
that would give us expousred in a 50 mile radius. the registian i $250
plus joining the local chamber of commerce for $225. With product samples, catalogs, bussiness cards etc. I'm looking at around $750- $1000. I'd need to get around $1500 - $2000 in sales over the nex
30-
60 days after the show. Has anyone had good or bad luck with these shows?
Richdeer3 Pond Supplies Direct email snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com-
No experience but sounds like a lot of bucks to do something tha could be much cheaper to do with local newspaper ads. You are also not accounting for the time you will have to sit at a booth at the show plus the effort it will take in getting exhibits together. My son' ex had a craft business where she did a lot of shows and business ha only slight return on investment. Better to concentrate on areas where return is better.
Frank
i agree with the others it would make more sense to put a really goo display on your web site (if u have one) as well as spend the money o advertising. such as putting flyers in some really good newspapers that have broadbase of customers inside and outside of your area. also try putting you advertising on local and area radios that might help to generate better sales. goo luck, sockiescat:
-- sockiescat