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Event Marketing On-Target at NTDA Convention

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When it comes to securing the attention of a crowd at an event, Gilson has been known to hit their mark. This year’s inaugural showing at the National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) Convention in Colorado Springs was no different.

Thanks to a few well-aimed direct mail pieces, targeted emails, and a handful of Nerf® darts, Gilson earned themselves a captive audience at the 2-hour ‘strolling lunch exhibition’ where they received accolades – and leads! – from neighboring exhibitors.

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Marketing Power Up! Gilson is a Game-Changer

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Reach a new level in marketing! If there’s an uninspired or unsuccessful marketing campaign lurking in your past, slay that beast for good with Gilson. Use a powerful mix of services to create, produce and deliver a targeted, effective campaign.

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Gilson’s Retail World Goes Retro at GlobalShop 2017

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At GlobalShop, Gilson dares to be different! This year’s GlobalShop display was no exception, we showed off a brand new retro gaming-themed booth that explores the various levels of “Retail World” – and how Gilson can help you reach the top of your game. If you’re looking for new ways to promote your business, look no further!

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Harris Steals the Show with Recyclable Booth

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If a company’s business is all about recycling, it makes perfect sense that its trade show booth would be completely recyclable. Harris Equipment, a waste and recycling equipment provider based in Georgia, wanted its trade show display to reflect the company’s services. But the structure Harris envisioned was more complicated than a simple cardboard display. Gilson had just what Harris needed to make this vision of a recyclable, reusable design a reality.  

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Textiles and Innovation: A Room in a Box

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Applied Textiles, a Gilson customer based in Byron Center, Michigan, recently introduced Alta, an award-winning textile technology for the commercial interiors market. To catch the attention of a leader in the hotel industry, you need a pretty unique product—and an innovative way to promote it. Alta is the first (and only) textile technology to deliver certified performance and fire code compliance to virtually every textile application, making it ideal for hospitality applications such as hotels and restaurants.

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Gilson Wins 2015 Best Practices Award

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Gilson was named the 2015 Best Practices Award Winner in the Self-Promotion category by PODi, the Digital Printing Initiative. The 2015 awards recognize outstanding examples of direct marketing campaigns and collateral management solutions featuring the power and versatility of digital print. Gilson accepted the award at the annual AppForum digital printing and direct marketing conference, May 11-13 at Harrah’s in Las Vegas.

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Selling the Sandwich: More Than You Think

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What do we mean by a “Sandwich?” For the fourth consecutive year, Gilson made the trek to GlobalShop, the world’s largest annual event for retail design and shopper marketing. Anyone who’s ever been involved in an annual event or campaign knows that repetition is the key to success. Moving forward with that in mind, our team knew this was potentially a BIG year for Gilson at GlobalShop.

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Pre-show Marketing: A Turn for the Tasty

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Trade shows. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em. On the one hand, you need to attend to be considered a viable player in the industry. On the other hand, you’re sharing space with hundreds of your biggest competitors—all vying for the attention of people who may not even be the decision-makers you’re trying to reach. On top of that, you’re juggling freight charges, booth fees, hotel charges, entertainment and travel expenses, and (of course) the costs associated with developing a whiz-bang, knock-out, show-stopping trade show promotion.

Whew! So the question is, with all that pain and suffering, how can marketers make it worthwhile? Let’s take a look at how we handled our most recent trade show experience, and the takeaways you might borrow for your own event marketing campaign.

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Variable Data: More than a Name

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If there’s one thing Gilson’s marketing team knows, it’s the importance of using your data to your advantage. So when we set out to plan our pre-show campaign for GlobalShop, we carefully considered the use of variable data.

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