Date: 03/27/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web

I'm going to be having a booth at a Chamber B2B expo later this week and it's important that I make a good impression. Here's what I already have:

* have booth space already, a 42" plasma TV with Flash presentation that will run to catch the eye as people walk by

* have tumblers and pens and t-shirts and bags

* have a banner 3' x 5' with company name and colorful (yet muted) background

What I need to figure out is how to make things a little more interactive and cause a buzz. Having a large screen with a presentation will get the eye-catching factor but what will get them to come closer and stay?

I have 25 travel tumblers and 50 t-shirts and don't want to just hand them out. Thoughts on how to do some sort of game to get them to play to "earn" their prize while getting their contact info?

The main concern is that I moved here 5 months ago but have had business for 3 years and have been designing web sites since 1994. There's 2 major web design companies here that everyone knows of, but I want to be thought of being on their level and make people realize that there is a choice in town. Unlike the other companies, I just stick to web design, development and marketing. The others also dabble in video production, audio production, cd roms, etc.

Any ideas or suggestions on things to do would be appreciated!

Thanks,
Chris

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