THE GREATEST SELECTION OF DISPLAYS FOR EXHIBITIONS

by admin | Apr 1, 2022 | Marketing, Promotions

Article from Nettl

Everything you need to look the part and make an impression

“Cheers” both beam, as bubbling flutes clink
To that chance encounter, toasted with a wink
Strangers at an expo, one year ago today
Now his greatest client, it’s fair to say

A decision was sealed, when he refused to blend
His incredible stand demanded all must attend
Transfixed by intensity and jaw dropping drama
Their eyes locked, like some kind of nirvana

They got down to business, it was plain to see
What a fruitful relationship this was destined to be
His huge display, popped-up, taken-down in a blink
It attracted all the big spenders, he began to think

Both pockets brimming with leads, he stood tall
For his truly was the finest show of them all

Don’t set off without these essentials

Below is a selection of our favourite exhibition essentials. We can also help with designing graphics for your stand, custom landing pages for collecting data and printing your show literature.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, just get in touch

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A thoroughly useful Display Explainer for modern ladies and gentlemen

Your display will be standing proud in a jiffy. Follow these steps for perfect formation…

UNPACK

Remove your stand from its exquisite carry case (provided with our compliments). You’ll find some white gloves inside, in the event of dirty digits.

PREPARE

Lay out the aluminium pieces. Each has letters or numbers. Fond of playing “Snap” as an urchin? Excellent, you’ll relish the next step.

CONSTRUCT

Match each number or letter and snap poles together, one by one. Most stands are tool-free, although if we supply an allen key, please do use it.

STRETCH

Pull over the fabric graphic, like a giant duvet cover. Make sure it’s the right way round. Then zip it up, stand back and admire.

SHOW TIME

Meet your crowds, excite your audience and dazzle your prospects. But please do take a moment to enjoy your finest show of them all.

PACK UP

While others toil, dripping with sweat, your stand will be down in minutes. Neatly roll up the fabric cover for next time and repack the carry case. And off you trot.

Exceptional ways to create the finest show of them all

TEARDROP MINI

1.9m version of tear-shaped flag, for restricted height
from £87
Base from £66

TEARDROP GRANDE

Massive 3.6m tear-shaped flag. One is great, looks best in pairs
from £195
Base from £25

TEARDROP

2.7m standing flag
from £109 FDFQ270
Base from £25

QUILL

Standing flag
from £98
Base from £25

EMPIRE

3.5m standing flag
from £109
Base from £25

QUILL GRANDE

Our tallest flag at over 5m, towers above all the others
from £195 FDFF510
Base from £25 CHOOSE YOUR BASE

FLUTTER

Standing flag
from £76
Optional small water base £25

FESTIVAL

Hand-held flag from £58

CARNIVAL

Hand-held flag
from £68

CARNIVAL 2

Marching flag
from £91

APOSTROPHE

Backpack flag
from £109

HYPHEN

Backpack flag
from £124

JELLY

Fat and low
from £190

LOLLY

Tall and narrow
from £190

EXPOSURE

PVC Outdoor Banner
£163

BARISTA

1m branded café banner from £220

BUILDER

1.8m x 3.2m front-printed site barrier cover from £125

BOUNCER

1.0m x 2.2m Wrapover crowd barrier from £125

WATER RING

Extra stability for Cross, Square or Water base.
£16 each

GROUND SPIKE

Suitable for outdoor use on compacted ground.
£39 each

WATER BASE

Outdoor on flat surfaces in moderate wind conditions.
£34 each

WALL MOUNT

For indoor or outdoor use on flat, solid walls.
£34 each

CROSS BASE

For indoor or outdoors on hard surfaces only.
£25 each

SQUARE METAL BASE

For indoor or outdoor use on flat surfaces.
£66 each

Become Famous Locally … outdoors

by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Article, Marketing, Promotions

Will your greatest outdoors help you become famous locally?

Could your business soon be spilling out onto pavements, patios, terraces and rooftops to optimise your outdoor space?

Whether it’s branded signage, shelter, or seating, contact us. We can help you do more in your greatest outdoors.

CAFE BARRIERS

Quickly transform spaces into an alfresco setting, direct footfall, or section off outdoor areas.

PARASOLS

Perfect come rain or shine. Our parasols are printed with fade-resistant inks on a resilient tent fabric to help protect your punters from the elements and create custom spaces.

FLAGS

Use fluttering fabric flags to show you’re open for business. Display your offers and control visitor flow. Signpost collection points, entrances and exits.

UMBRELLAS

We can’t always count on the sun to make an appearance but we can be prepared. Keep guests dry with custom branded umbrellas showcasing your logo.

SEATING

Create branded outdoor breakout spaces with little hassle. Our range of seats, deckchairs, bean-bags and cubes can be curated to make any space inviting and suitably distanced.

THE 3 HABITS OF PANDEMIC DEFYING BUSINESSES – #3

by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Article, Educational, Marketing

Article from Nettl

#1 Embrace e-commerce

No one will ever buy shoes online.

Or at least they didn’t, until Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos, believed they would. Free delivery, free returns, unparalleled customer service and 12 years later the Amazon acquisition boast annual revenues of over $2 billion.

So how do you feel about buying a car? Do you enjoy perusing the forecourts? Trying the seats for size? The free coffee, a test drive? (Even if you do have to put up with the ever-so-attentive sales assistant). Let’s face it, once you’re driving the thing around you’re sold, right? Hmm, maybe the thought of the sales process is enough to put some people off, but how can anyone resist that new car smell?

Well, it appears that smell is surplus to pre-sales requirements, as thousands flock to buy their next car online. No fuss, no haggling, no test drive. Just next day delivery. It’s a game-changer.

If you can buy shoes online, and cars online, you can sell your thing online too. Not just ‘can sell’. Must sell.

The relentless march online has been underway for years. £3 of every £10 is now spent online. 50% more than before the pandemic. Ecommerce was already growing substantially. The pandemic simply accelerated things. New online shoppers were forced to try it. And they liked it. Once habits form, behaviour changes forever. It seems certain more sales will happen online. And not just consumers. Because behind every B2B transaction is a human.

And even if you don’t sell products, you should be offering online bookings. Webinars, demos, or free trials. All smoothly transacted online. The successful churches we mentioned earlier all signed up to enable online donations. E-commerce isn’t just essential, it’s a post-pandemic survival skill.

A bonus 4th – Embrace adaptability

Overall, embrace adaptability. Creativity. Persistence.

Where there’s a will there’s a way. While there’s demand, a route exists to make it happen. And if demand has dwindled, then new opportunities will arise.

Don’t give up. We’re here for you now and we’ll be here for you on the other side.

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THE 3 HABITS OF PANDEMIC DEFYING BUSINESSES – #2

by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Article, Educational, Marketing

Article from Nettl

#2 Embrace virtual

This is about doing the next best thing. About being there, even when you’re not there.

Where virtual sermons transformed sofas into pews, estate agents globally have taken to virtual to bring your next home into your existing one. Virtual tours are nothing new and yet perhaps just timely, as people become accustomed to a new way of doing things.

Virtual house tours and 3D walkthroughs have all but seen the end of open houses, at least for the time being, and with no sign of this move being detrimental. Quite the opposite in fact, as the technology supports an unexpected backdrop of record property prices and new home sales. A trend observed on both sides of the Atlantic.

Our very own Nettl studios across the globe have continued to offer virtual meetings throughout the last year. Even when physical stores were forced to stay closed, you could arrange a video chat or call back online.

Adam Whitehouse, studio manager at Nettl of Birmingham in the UK, is happy to vouch for the importance of virtual meetings.

“You can’t underestimate the human factor when working with a business on their marketing or website. Being able to have honest face to face meetings, albeit virtually, has been so important when it comes to maintaining that chemistry. Of course, we look forward to meeting again in person, over a coffee. But the convenience factor of virtual makes me think it’s an option that’s here to stay.”

But Adam believes just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look the business. “We make the most of our fabric backdrops, lanyards and fashion-fit workwear to add some professional whoosh to our Zooms”.

Here are Hailsham Creative, we have made the most of using Streamyard – spending time in advance adding graphics, banners and logos. Animated opening and closing credits with a soundtrack helps to engage viewers.

Ask us if you’d like to discuss some graphics for virtual events or backdrops.

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Tomorrow –

#3 Embrace e-commerce

THE 3 HABITS OF PANDEMIC DEFYING BUSINESSES – #1

by admin | Feb 25, 2021 | Article, Marketing

Article from Nettl

Even the most acclaimed tasseographer would admit it’s a little early to gauge the full economic impact of the global covid outbreak. But we can confidently say the effect on trade has been substantial. Quite likely the most challenging circumstances many current business owners will have ever experienced.

Some will have been hit harder than others. ‘Non-essential’ retail, leisure and tourism, events and hospitality: The sectors that appear to have been affected the most severely, for the longest period of time. Others, such as local and professional service providers, have weathered the storm a little better, proving resilient in uncertain times. A benefactor of their workplace environment, or necessity.

Everyone will have needed to adapt of course. But according to Yelp, most local service providers tend to find a way to push through the crisis. Especially plumbers, despite search terms related to unblocking a toilet rather comically up 400%.

Elsewhere, some industries appear to be made for this situation. Major players in software, home improvement, medical supplies, home-cooking subscriptions, gaming, home entertainment, lip-syncing video-sharing social apps…just to rattle off a few.

For a comprehensive list of the corporate giants making the big gains, check out this report of stock market winners. If you can stomach it.

But what can we find that’s beyond circumstance?

Bridging industries, regardless of product or service offered?

What are the attitudes that stay-afloat businesses have adopted? What are the strategies any business can implement? Many have nimbly adapted to not just see the pandemic through, but even dare to thrive.

In a time when hugs are out of the question, let’s look at 3 of the common habits successful businesses and organisations during his time have embraced…

1. Community
2. Virtual presence
3. E-commerce

Nothing epitomises these factors more eloquently than the plight of a church today. This article writes in detail about how the pandemic has affected American churches in different ways. The author highlights a great divide that perhaps mirrors the wider landscape.

Specifically, organisations that have gotten ahead digitally have nurtured their community and continued to oil economic wheels. In contrast, groups more reliant on traditional methods have struggled to cope. A microcosm for how each and every business and organisation has also coped (or failed to).

#1 Embrace community

At the heart of every church is its community. Gatherings, service, places of worship. All clearly affected by attendance. Depending on where you are in the world, there could be restrictions on groups getting together. But you will always find people reluctant to meet in person, due to fear, responsibility or a combination of the two.

No pastor wants to deliver his sermon via zoom. Even if they are tempted by the cat filter. But for many, it has become the only way to survive, whilst showing ‘love for thy neighbour’. The road to digital has been easier for some churches than others. Well funded larger churches have been quick to adopt new processes. Progressive church groups with perhaps a younger demographic have already been publishing their content online for around a decade. But some more remote, smaller or traditional groups remain either less keen on the idea or simply lack the resources.

It makes a difference though. Churches with YouTube channels, Instagram pages, and prominent websites saw 533% more donations than those without. It’s not just about delivering content online. With community, just like with all good networking, you reap what you sow.

Similar examples can be found in the world of business. Local businesses and brands with a strong digital presence are the ones staying top of mind throughout tough times. Growing awareness and brand loyalty even when doors are closed. Business groups and local towns have even come together to support each other. Like poet John Donne almost said, ’no business is an island’.

If you’re interested to see how local entrepreneurs have used support sites to bring the business community together, have a gander at this article on driving local sales.

Read article

Tomorrow –

#2 Embrace virtual

February Midweek Wealden

by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Article, Educational, Marketing, Midweek Wealden

We were delighted to welcome our first Midweek Wealden guest, Bev Toogood on 17th February.

Bev talked about her 2 businesses, Almost Off Grid and ScrawnyGoat.com and how she sees the future of our High Streets and retail in general. Watch our interview and stay til the end to see the video of The last Encore. This beautiful track was written for Gary Penalver by mark Bruce and is performed by The Coastal Collective. If you’d like to downlaod the track or make a donation to Macmillan Cancer Support, the links are below.

https://www.almostoffgrid.com/

https://scrawnygoat.com/

https://thecoastalcollective1.bandcamp.com/track/the-last-encore

https://donation.macmillan.org.uk/

Join us again LIVE on the 17th March, 12.30pm for half an hour on Facebook or Youtube.