It is interesting to note that more people when searching for information on "Trade Show Displays," conduct a search for that particular phrase than almost any other relating to exhibits. Perhaps it's worth taking a moment to point out that this is now as generic a description for the many types of exhibits as the word Google is when trying to differential the many hundreds if not thousands of search engines.

Thirty some years ago, prior to the introduction of the first portable pop up display, there were only two phases used in the industry: "trade show displays" or "trade show exhibits." Now there are pop up displays, portable panel systems, truss exhibits, portable exhibits utilizing dye-sublimation printed fabric graphics and a wide variety of systems that fall into the category of custom exhibits.

With all this product on the market, where would be a good place to start for a business looking for a new exhibit? First, one can save a lot of time by making a list of the company's priorities. 1. Budget. The old adage "you get what you pay for" applies in the exhibit industry as well. Determine what you can afford for this will make your search much quicker in that you will be able to skip over the products that are above or below the budget. 2. Portability. How important is an exhibit that ships via UPS and that sets up in less than 1.5 hours is it to you. The more customized (and thus unique to your business) exhibits tend to pack into larger shipping containers and take longer for the installation. 3. Company image. Some companies wish to be seen as being modern; others look for a conservative look.

Among the exhibit examples on this page, you have one of the newest portable trade show exhibit designs, a modern truss kit design and one of the functional portable exhibit designs left over from the 1980's.