Attending Baby Fairs, Expos & ShowsConversation surrounding the details of organizing your own table to host at an event.
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When you attend an expo, whether it be a home show, home/garden, fashion, RV, sportsman, etc..., what are you looking for?
What catches your eye, finds your interest?
How do you respond to the booths and personnel attending them?
Are you looking to make a concrete decision while there or are you just looking for information?
Would you even think about making a decision about a product or purchase while at an expo?
I ask all of this in order to better understand those expo attendees. We can often get discouraged because we feel like our effort at baby fairs and expos goes un-noticed simply because we don't pick up any/many clients. I'd like to reframe this into a positive position.
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B'earth Angel the absentee doula "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."
I look for attractive booths...samples! I'll admit I love samples. Give-aways, I love to enter contests. Professional looking literature. Honestly, the big thing, is people who are not pushy. if someone is standing out in the aisle hawking their wares or services I will give them a wide berth. If I think someone is going to try to talk me into something or talk me to pieces about a particular subject, or make me feel guilty for not buying something, I will quickly walk the other way.
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"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals". ~J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
I also do not like pushy people. I like having the option to approach for information if I want it or to just walk away. I like samples as well (and anything edible). I like simple but eye catching colors and organization. I definitely do not intend to make any decisions at them. I like to research and make sure I'm getting the best deal and I can't do that with no resources available (phone/internet). Also, I tend to visit booths/tables at the "edges" rather than in the middle.
I am one of those who just goes to walk around, I may stop if I see something interesting and if the booth person looks approachable, but not pushy. LOl I prefer to look at booths where no one is there...maybe they went to grab a coffee or something.
I usually walk around a couple times and then go back to what ever booths look interesting.
I never bring my wallet, I would rather think about what I want and call them back at a later date. I do not like to enter draws if I know that if I do not win they will call and hound me to buy their product.
I am drawn to booths by sight. Pretty fabrics, literature and fun stuff. A professional, but non-assuming individual who is pleasant, and not pushy (desperate).
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I hate pushy people trying to sell me stuff! At the last fair thing I was at someone was trying to sell me gutter doohickeys, and wouldn't stop even after I said I rent my house so the gutters are pretty much not my problem! So, you can bet that I won't be getting gutter doohickeys even if I had a gutter to put them in, just b/c the salesman irritated me!
From reading your responses, it sounds like the average person wants an attractive display that catches their attention; free/giveaway items; a very relaxed person manning the booth or no one at all.
Now do you think that the above discribed booth would also work for a doula booth at a baby fair? Why or why not?
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Originally Posted by Bex
I look for attractive booths...samples! I'll admit I love samples.... Professional looking literature. Honestly, the big thing, is people who are not pushy. if someone is standing out in the aisle hawking their wares or services I will give them a wide berth. If I think someone is going to try to talk me into something or talk me to pieces about a particular subject, or make me feel guilty for not buying something, I will quickly walk the other way.
Free samples, free edibles, no pushy person manning the booth are my biggest biggies. Professional looking materials are a plus, but truth be told...I'll approach for the freebies first and foremost!
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Originally Posted by b'earth angel
From reading your responses, it sounds like the average person wants an attractive display that catches their attention; free/giveaway items; a very relaxed person manning the booth or no one at all.
Now do you think that the above discribed booth would also work for a doula booth at a baby fair? Why or why not?
I don't see why it would make any difference to me, but maybe I'm weird. As a professional looking around, it would be fine with me if the booth was unmanned. For clients who may be uninformed, however, it might be best to have a relaxed person present in case some have questions (some people aren't readers for information and prefer to verbally ask instead of read). Just my
I hate pushy people trying to sell me stuff! At the last fair thing I was at someone was trying to sell me gutter doohickeys, and wouldn't stop even after I said I rent my house so the gutters are pretty much not my problem! So, you can bet that I won't be getting gutter doohickeys even if I had a gutter to put them in, just b/c the salesman irritated me!
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As a professional looking around, it would be fine with me if the booth was unmanned. For clients who may be uninformed, however, it might be best to have a relaxed person present in case some have questions (some people aren't readers for information and prefer to verbally ask instead of read). Just my 
