PromoShow hosted its “Made in the USA” themed Virtual Trade Show on Tuesday, July 28th. The show featured over 35 Suppliers showcasing their USA Made products and included live entertainment, education, and prize drawings.
Brandon Pecharich, Digital Media Director at PromoCorner, was the show’s host bringing us live content throughout the day. “This isn’t like the real thing, it IS the real thing! The Suppliers are LIVE, the Distributors are LIVE, the content is LIVE! Being able to incorporate all of the live drop-ins on the “show floor” while being broadcasted on Facebook Live is revolutionary! Did I mention it’s LIVE?! Whoop!”
The show kicked off with Doug Dittbenner, Sales Director at Taylor Signs & Graphics, singing the National Anthem.
Keeping things in line with a more traditional trade show, we added education sessions throughout the day. Stephen McFadden, President at Perfect Promotions & More, showed us how to find the positives each step of the way as we work through COVID-19 while Charity Gibson, National Accounts Manager at Peerless Umbrella, taught us that getting more of what we want begins with saying yes to new adventures.
To help us all get-up and out of our chairs, Shannon Loredo, Sales Executive at Business Branders, LLC, led a Midday Stretch teaching us simple moves we can use every day to stay active!
As a show of appreciation to all of our Distributor attendees, we held several live drawings where three lucky winners each won a $100 Visa Gift Card and one super lucky winner won a $500 Visa Gift Card.
- Jane Rhodes - Tuxedo Ranch
- Lynn Wood - Quality Resource Group
- Andrew Severs - Publicite Ad Factory Inc
- Andrew Nisenshal - BrandWise LLC
Congratulations winners and thank you to everyone that attended!
“Enjoyed the show! Got some information on some new Suppliers and ordered some samples,” stated Evelyn Flynn, MAS Corporate Brand Manager at Adworks Promotions, Inc.
"Thank you again for the great show today, it was a great turn out and we were busy the entire day! It felt like we were back on the show floor with our booth and interacting with our customers. Looking forward to the next one!" said Birttany Tiringer, New England Regional Sales Manager at Tekweld.
With the success of the show, we asked Laurie Moore, Client Services Director at PromoCorner, to share how PromoShow has evolved over the past five months. “When PromoShow was launched in March, there were a lot of skeptics (and I’m sure there still are) but based on the response to the “Made in the USA” Virtual Trade Show, I think it’s safe to say people are seeing the value of connecting virtually. Change can be difficult, but at PromoCorner, it excites us! It drives us to think creatively and work collectively to solve the challenge at hand.”
PromoShow will be hosting two more virtual trade shows in 2020, Drinkware on August 25 and Holiday Gifts on September 29. Suppliers interested in a booth during either show can email sales@promocorner.com. Distributors can register for Drinkware and pre-register for Holiday Gifts.