Trade shows are becoming more glitzy and have a show business element to them anymore. Trade show exhibitors are finding that celebrities or their look a likes, athletes, comics and scantily clad females are great attention grabbers. Things like this can draw people into your exhibit.

You can do the obvious and hire show stoppers. However, if your budget doesn’t allow for that you can do other things to get your trade show exhibit noticed. Having a well trained, fun and energetic staff can attract visitor traffic to your exhibit. Your staff should be out going and showing a sense of humor is always a good ice breaker.

You can make your exhibit exciting by incorporating color, action, lights and movement into your displays. There are many new technologies today that will help bring drama to your exhibit. Another way to make your trade show exhibit stand out is to give away exciting and fun prizes.

Have an attractive big prize drawing or contest to get people to sign up to win a fabulous prize. You can then you this information at a later date to use as potential leads. Everyone likes to win something, so the prizes can be large or small as long as they leave a lasting impression.

You can use the Internet in your trade show exhibit to showcase your products and services. A real attention getter is to make your exhibit interactive. You want to get your visitors involved by using sight, sound and touch. If they are involved in the process they will remember your company name long after the trade show is finished.

There are many things that you can do to bring the show biz element into your exhibit. You just have to think creatively and find ways to get your exhibit noticed.