Skyline Metro Chicago Presents Trade Show Event Exhibiting Tips

Many companies these days are looking to get competitive bids on everything from Tradeshow Exhibit Purchases, to Installation and Dismantling and Online Asset Management. The way that most of them do it is through an RFI or Request for Information, or an RFP or Request for Proposal which is an overview of what the company is looking for based on past purchases and future needs.

These general requests often lead the company to secure a purchase or service, but most times do not have all the information they need in them. This can lead to purchases that do not accomplish goals that may be set for the future, or purchases that are focused only on the information provided, as incorrect as the information may be. Skyline Metro Chicago is promoting an initiative by the Trade Show Exhibitors Association and the Exhibit Producers and Designers Association, to help companies who are writing an RFI/RFP get to the bottom of what they are looking for, and take into consideration the whole program, and future investments.

This has culminated in a “Best Practices” document that walks you through the process of writing and RFI/RFP and also has a mock version done for a fictional company. This document is available here. The better requests you have to potential vendors the better the answers. Remember, its all about the details!

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