So…you want to know why you should exhibit?

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had a Revive+Thrive stand at two of our sister B2B business expos shows – one in Portsmouth and one in Winchester.

I used 2 of our standard Revive+Thrive show roller banners as a backdrop but the table itself included:

• 2 leaflet holders (borrowed!) with leaflets for all of our 2026 shows

• a plant (from my office!)

• a tablecloth and runner (which I had ‘borrowed’ from my hypnotherapy business)

• a wellbeing hamper which I made myself and cost about £30 to put together

• a photo frame with a QR code to enter the hamper competition

• a small bowl to collect business cards

My goal was to simply get some exposure for the shows at each venue and to encourage people to come and visit. A bonus would be to speak to some potential exhibitors, although this was last on my list and not really a priority.

Each show was 4hrs long…and I spent the majority of that speaking to visitors about the shows, although I did also manage to get round and speak to the other exhibitors. I met some potential exhibitors who I am following up with (people forget the following up part!) …and I even got some sneaky green chocolate triangles given to me😉 I came away with a total of 55 business cards and 30 online entries…that’s 85 people to follow up with as vistors and potential exhibitors, as well as a sore throat from so much talking!

As you can see, I did this on a shoestring budget but still managed to get lots of potential clients, and at both venues, lots of people commented that their city needed an event like this. From the exhibitor bookings so far, we have already made the money back we spent on the shows.

So don’t put barriers in your way when it comes to exhibiting…people buy people, and it doesn’t have to break the bank!