A Guide to Budgeting for Trade Shows
One of the most asked questions in the live event space is how much will it cost to attend shows. While this can vary from show to show and location to location, there are some general guidelines to keep in mind when planning your budget. Booth Space Fees (30%) This is the cost for actual […]
Nationwide Displays & Bill Griffith – An American Success Story
You know the scene by heart because it’s imprinted onto our collective retinas: ghost images of Hopper’s Nighthawks, Coppola’s The Godfather, O’Neil’s Brighton Beach Memoirs… It’s Brooklyn long before the waves of the yupster invasion. It’s a Bed-Stuy corner of Atlantic Avenue. It’s 1961, three in the morning. Kennedy has just been inaugurated. The cold […]
Navigating the Current Supply Chain Impact on Trade Shows
Are you surprised by the cost of executing your tradeshow now that in-person events have returned? We understand. The industry is experiencing unprecedented challenges in labor and material shortages. Exhibit companies are adjusting to operate knowing common items may not be as readily available as they were pre-pandemic. With that in mind, here are some […]
The Positive Return of In-Person Events
The fall trade show calendar is full again this year, and the team at Nationwide 360 couldn’t be happier to be back on the expo floor celebrating the positive return of in-person events. With six decades of experience under our belt, we wanted to share our thoughts and observations from recent shows and our outlook […]
Is a Hybrid Exhibit Show Strategy Right for You?
The pandemic has taught us the importance of prioritizing trade show strategy flexibility. A new way to do this is to think beyond traditional face-to-face meetings. What does it look like when we merge in-person events with online virtual platforms? As people return to the show floor, we see the potential of employing a hybrid […]
Virtual Exhibits and Virtual Events – What Does My Company Need?
By now, you have certainly heard the buzz about Virtual Events. One of the biggest questions we have received since stepping into this new product line is, What is the difference between a Virtual Event and Virtual Exhibit and how do either help my business? With over 60 years experience in designing and building cutting […]
Transforming Our Business in a COVID World
It is hard to believe that Nationwide 360 has been a proud partner to businesses for their trade show needs for over 60 years. Over that time, we have seen our share of challenges, unexpected environments and situations that have required us to think outside the box. However, nothing, absolutely nothing has challenged our business, […]
Oaks and Diamonds – Dealing with Professional Pressure
Whenever I get the opportunity to make a contribution to the Nationwide 360 blog series, I usually start by looking for a quote to set the tone of the piece. These sometimes clever quips are usually light and airy, but the first kernel of wisdom that popped up in a search while preparing for the […]
The Annual Toy Fair and the Importance of Play
By Steve Griffith I like to think of the trade show industry as a close cousin to show business. Some aspects of what we do on a daily basis make the analogy fairly obvious. There’s the hustle-bustle, mad dash of the production itself, of course. That is, all the behind-the-scenes efforts of a large crew […]
The Winter Fancy Food Show Wrap-Up
The year is still new, and we’ve already wrapped up one of our biggest and most exciting shows of the year – the 2018 Winter Fancy Food Show where we were once again one of the leading exhibit and services providers on the show floor. It was a thrilling experience to see months of hard […]