Get ideas from award winning trade show exhibits Keep informed of changing ideas and trends in trade show exhibits so that your booth can really shine. Be open to inspiration as it can come in a variety of forms.

I recommend:  Explore exhibit trends and ideas in design, presentation and branding from Exhibitor magazine. You'll need to pay a fee for each article download. The Trade Show Exhibitors Association offers monthly webinars to help keep you up-to-date on a variety of trade show issues.

Hire a professional trade show graphics designer A number of professional graphic design firms can help come up with a design concept for your trade show booth. When choosing a designer, make sure it's someone you feel comfortable with in expressing your ideas and company objectives.

I recommend:  Joseph Merritt & Co. specializes in trade show graphics. The Noteworthy Group provides photo murals and detachable graphics. The best part is that this company is up front about its trade show graphics pricing with listings right on the same page. They also inform you on how to care for your graphics so they last all year.

Choose a quality service to print graphics for trade show displays You can have the best graphics but if they aren't printed as a sharp, distinctive presentation all that work will be for naught. Make sure you choose a reputable printer and ask for references or to inspect samples of their work before entering into a binding contract.

I recommend:  Vengra Design Group uses large inkjet printers for a variety of graphic design needs. The business also performs file creation where you can dictate what you want it to look like, upload your elements and they layout the design. Or request a sample from UPrinting Network. Work includes printing poster size on a variety of media.