Trade Show Marketing Blog

For a limited time only, you can pick between 26 canopy colors to further customize your Alumalite display. Despite the wide variety of color choices, there is no additional charge, and MODdisplays will still ship your exhibit in only five business days. This special limited time offer applies to our Alumalite Wave displays, Arch displays, and Straight displays, which allows our clients to have the widest selection available.

Supported by durable aluminum extrusions, the Alumalite canopy is constructed from aluminum tubing covered in a flexible, stretchy fabric.  This fabric can be one of 26 colors at no additional charge to you, and we guarantee that you’ll find a color that matches your branding package.

Alumalite trade show exhibits are making a big splash in the portable trade show display industry because of their unique design and easy setup, and the addition of free colored canopies will only serve to help these systems stand out from the crowd. Unlike standard popup displays, these systems can hold a number of accessories including monitor mounts, literature shelves, product shelves, counters, and customizable exhibit lighting.

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MODdisplays offers a wide variety of Entasi tension fabric display kits, and each kit comes with its own unique configuration of accessories such as monitor mounts, literature holders, product shelves, stand-off graphics, and trade show counters. Despite the versatility of our Entasi displays, they are inexpensive and lightweight when compared with other portable exhibit systems on the market. The structure of these displays is made from anodized aluminum tubing with patented quick-lock connectors for easy setup. The aluminum tubing is shock-corded together whenever necessary so that exhibitors will have no trouble assembling the booth in a matter of minutes.

Entasi graphics are produced using a process called dye sublimation. This process essentially burns your image into a durable, washable fabric graphic that is guaranteed never to wrinkle or fade. The fabric wraps all the way around the aluminum structure, allowing for a snug fit every time. The graphic can be cleaned in any standard washing machine using a mild detergent on the gentlest cycle. To remove stubborn smudges, simply take your graphic to the nearest dry cleaner.

MODdisplays offers free graphic design and free custom renderings for every Entasi booth we offer. Most companies require that you place your order long before you know what your finished booth will look like, but MODdisplays will show you a detailed image of your trade show exhibit before you agree to purchase. Although we offer a wide variety of pre-configured Entasi packages, Entasi displays and accessories are also available a la carte, which allows you to build your own system from scratch.

MODdisplays has drastically reduced prices on all of its truss display packages. We are proud to offer the lowest prices in the industry on every orbital truss system, including our complete line of 10′ x 10′, 10′ x 20′, and 20′ x 20′ truss exhibits. Each package comes complete with the necessary hardware, graphics, and shipping cases to create a unique look for your next event.

Truss displays are extremely durable thanks to their tubular steel construction, and with proper care your truss system may be the last exhibit you ever need to purchase. Despite their rugged design, orbital truss systems still maintain many of the advantages of modern portable exhibits. There are numerous accessory options available for use with your truss booths including monitor mounts, literature holders, shelving units, and slat walls.

All of our truss graphics are dye sublimated fabric. This advanced printing process essentially burns your image into a durable, washable fabric graphic that is guaranteed never to wrinkle or fade. These graphics can be folded in storage to take up minimal space. In addition to the printing of your graphics, MODdisplays also offers free graphic design with the purchase of any truss display system. Our unique process ensures that your graphic presence sends a powerful message at your next trade show.

Most trade show displays utilize large format printing in some form. Only the highest quality photographs can be blown up to the size that is required for the backdrop of a trade show display, and we recommend purchasing digital photos from a stock photography website such as www.iStockPhoto.com. When selecting your photo from a stock photography website, choose the largest size option available.

If you want to figure out if your image will work for your trade show display, you will need to know the size of the image (usually listed in pixels or inches) and the resolution of the image (usually listed in DPI or dots-per-inch). In order to avoid pixelation (which is the appearance of fuzziness or blurriness within your image), your image will need to be 100 DPI when it is blown up to actual size.

Image size and resolution are inversely proportional. As image size increases, image resolution decreases. If you magnify an image to twice its original size, the resolution of the image will be cut in half. Suppose your image is 1200 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high (100 pixels = 1 inch, so the image would be 12″ x 12″ when printed), and the resolution is 100 DPI. If you blow up the image to 2400 pixels x 2400 pixels, the resolution would be reduced to 50 DPI. If you shrink the image to 600 pixels x 600 pixels, the resolution would increase to 200 DPI.

With this in mind, the first step in figuring out if your photo will work is to determine what size it will need to be when printed. Suppose you need your photo to cover the entire back wall of your Exhibit One display (70.75″w x 82″h). It is highly unlikely that the image you need will be available in the correct size when you purhcase it, so you will need to blow up the image to the size you need before you can work with it. The largest images on stock photography websites will usually come at a resolution of 300 DPI, and the size of the image will vary. Using the relationship between image resolution and image size, you should be able to quickly determine if the photo will be large enough to remain crisp when it is blown up to the size you need.

You never need to worry about fuzzy images when you work with MODdisplays, because we have checks and balances in place to ensure that low resolution images do not make it to print. Our graphic designers check each file for images that may appear fuzzy when printed, and these problems will be pointed out in your e-proof. We never go to print without our client’s approval, and our e-proofs are very thorough and meticulous. Most resolution issues are fixed at this stage, and the chances of a client receiving a graphic with pixelation are extremely slim.

At MODdisplays, we place all of our emphasis on the final output. We understand what it takes to look great at a trade show, and we work hard to make sure our clients are pleased with the graphics we print.

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• Free 10 x 10 section of soft wood flooring with any purchase of $2,500 or more. Trade show flooring is a valuable marketing asset at any convention or expo, and MODdisplays is giving flooring away with any purchases over $2,500. Any trade show booth looks better with well designed exhibit flooring, and our soft wood floors go well with almost any style of trade show exhibit.
• Free shipping on any trade show case. MODdisplays understands that shipping trade show cases can be a costly enterprise, but we’re willing to take the cost of the first shipment upon ourselves. Use the coupon code “CASESHIP” at checkout to receive free shipping on the purchase of any trade show case we carry.
• Receive graphic infill panels at no cost when you purchase an Exhibit One counter system from MODdisplays. Our trade show counters provide exhibitors with storage as well as a place to meet and greet attendees. Adding your graphics to the front of your counter allows you to further enhance your company’s brand at your next event.
• Free shipping case with the purchase of an Orient Banner Stand Wall with lights. When you purchase an Orient Banner Stand Wall and add a set of Lumina 2 trade show lights, your entire package will be shipped in a durable, rugged shipping case with wheels. In addition to protecting your banner stands and light fixtures, the shipping case will make transportation easier.

If you have any questions about our promotions, give MODdisplays a call at 877.663.3976 or email sales@moddisplays.com.