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Top Tips for exhibiting

Surface Design Show 2024

Welcome to all our exhibitors! Below you'll find all the best top tips and tricks to make the most out of exhibiting with us this year.

Top tips and downloadable assets from FIT Show

Our Top Tips for Exhibiting

Download our handy pdf to find all the top tips to help you make the most out of exhibiting this year, from planning your sales strategy to highlighting the most important dates for your diary.

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Social Media Assets

Don't forget to shout about your involvement at this years FIT Show, download your social media assets below and get posting across all your channels! @fitshow

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Exhibitor Enhancement Morning

Is it your first time exhibiting? Or simply want to spruce up your exhibiting game? In this session, we will take you through all the essential information you need to know to have a successful exhibition at FIT Show 2023. Plus, we’ll provide you with some valuable insights and tips to help you maximise your presence pre-event, during-event, and post-event.

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Handy guides from our partner, The Food Marketing Experts

Show Planning Guide

The Food Marketing Experts have shared their show planning guide, the ultimate guide to attending a food show. Find out what you need to pack and how to maximise your show opportunities.

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Social Media Calendar

The Food Marketing Experts have shared their incredible Social Media Calendar with us, to help you get ahead when planning your promotion for our event.

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Watch this useful panel discussion from our partner, Yumbles

Wise words from Speciality & Fine Food Fair's event manager, Nicola Woods

Listen to Speciality & Fine Food Fair's event manager, Nicola Woods, in this panel session led by Yumbles all about how to rock trade shows, they discuss:

  • Key preparation steps to take before a trade show including what you should take with you
  • Tips for dressing your stand
  • Best practice when manning your stand effectively
  • Tips on following up with leads post the show

For more information, find the seller handbook here

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  • “We have exhibited at Surface Design Show for several years and 2024 was the best so far. It has been a great show for us, we have seen some incredible designers and architects and have doubled our leads from last year’s show.”
    Megan Fehily
    UK Sales Manager, Phillip Jeffries
  • “The 2024 Surface Design Show was a fantastic event for us, it was an ideal opportunity to connect with 1000s of leading interior designers and architects and showcase the beauty, sustainability and versatility of natural stone.”
    Matt Robb
    Digital Media Executive, Stone Federation Great Britain
  • “The team and I found the Surface Design Show hugely interesting; it gets better every year. With a focus on sustainable materials, new emerging processes and young entrepreneurs and artisans, we were able to make some great connections and build on our network. Stand out exhibitors were Stylib, Smile Plastics and CDUK.”
    Dominic Coleman
    Director, Kibre Studio
  • “Surface Design Show was amazing, it felt buoyant. Everybody had a sustainability story this year, and I’ve not seen that before, it feels like things have moved on. It’s the centre of the innovation as well as the marketing process.”
    Mark Shaylor
    Owner, Ape
  • “I visit every year and have long been an advocate and fan of the show. There is always new and interesting material use. It is ahead of a lot of the industry events when it comes to sustainable design practice and it is also a good place to visit and catch up with A&D.”
    Mick Jordan
    Editor, Works Magazine
  • “The diversity is unbelievable, the internationality of it is amazing. There is product variety, from bio-materials, textiles woven out of leaves, textiles made from recycled plastics, almost all of them have an element of sustainability, well-being or happiness attached to them.”
    Jennifer Castoldi
    Founder and CEO, Trendease International
  • “It's our 5th year at Surface Design Show, and it has always been good for us. It gets bigger and better every year. We get to meet the right clientele, and its an enjoyable 2 and a half days.”
    Anthony Millington
    Creative Director, Amron Architectural

 

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