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Looking Ahead - Your 2025 Trade Show Planning Guide
2025 is fast approaching, and if you’re not prepared, you’ll be stuck with late fees and rush charges for your events. We’ve compiled a timeline and a few tips to help you stay on track this coming trade show season.
A 30-Year Journey of Growth, Community, and Success
Reflecting on the 30 years of FB Displays & Designs, Inc., it’s been an incredible journey filled with growth, challenges, and countless memories that have shaped who we are today.
The Best is Yet to Come
This week we asked around the office to look ahead and predict the future. What will we see in the NEXT 30 years? What will we see from the company? The industry?
8 Questions to Ask After Your Trade Show
After the dust has settled of another busy trade show, performing a post-trade show analysis will help you determine your successes and areas for improvement.
A Grand Ole Show: ExhibitorLive 2024
Within weeks of joining Apogee, we were planning a trip to the premier industry trade show, ExhibitorLive. Tara, a few members from the main Apogee team, and I ventured down to…
Bigger and Better (x2)
The Marathon Companies decided to make a splash at this year’s IRE by upgrading to an island booth. Our team at FB Displays & Designs previously designed a 30x10 inline display for them…
Nine Common Costly Blunders
I was armed with the show kit, which, back then, was printed on paper in a binder, and I felt like I was going to ace my first install….
Budget Conscious Decisions
Planning a new budget is the perfect time to assess your show program and ensure you’re being mindful in your decisions.
Print vs. Web: Designing for Different Applications
Do you know the differences between designing for print versus web?
Planning An Effective Booth Space
How do you make the most of a 10-by-10 space? Certainly, it's not easy to utilize every inch without creating a cacophony of clutter.
When is it Time to Upgrade?
How do you know when it’s time to upgrade? It’s not always as simple as a broken piece you can’t replace.
It’s Not You, Booth, It’s Me
How do you know when to retire a display? It’s not always just because it breaks. When we first partnered with Fisher Associates…
Step Up Your Exhibit’s Flooring
When FB Displays and Designs was established in 1994, then called FB Portable Displays, carpeting was standard for any and…
Use Imagery to Your Advantage
The hardest part of a design is when you are staring at a blank page to start. An easy creative ice-breaker is to play around…
Best Practices for Show Services
There is a lot of planning that goes into attending a trade show. However, if something goes wrong…
Our Web Design Journey
After a meeting with a marketing consultant in May, we came to the decision that it was time for a website makeover…
Holy Moley (Magnetics)!
We partnered with the J. Fitzgerald Group to re-energized the Moley Magnetic brand with a bold and modern style.
Solution Spotlight: MotionLite
We’re frequently asked what the big thing in displays is right now. For a time, our go-to answer has been backlighting. Now …
Make Your Comeback with a Rental Exhibit
Trade shows are making a comeback but not everyone is ready to go full out on a new display. Exhibit rental is a great…