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Exponents GLIDE™ (click image for large)
Exponents, Inc.’s new GLIDE™ is a portable exhibit system designed to bring big-screen digital technology to smaller displays commonly used in 10-x-10-ft. floor spaces and retail venues like auto dealerships, health clubs, bank lobbies and hotel and restaurant meeting rooms.
Priced below $5,000 and designed to support a 50-lb. 37-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor large enough to effectively communicate an exhibitor’s main messages, GLIDE™ can change how marketers use portable exhibits.
According to Exponents’ President Bruce Backer,”With GLIDE™ we have a new and better way to approach messaging at shows. We can finally break free from a 30-year-old tradition of only using static printed graphics and signage in small trade show booths, which are a growth area in this business.”
Not only is digital content potentially unlimited, including as much information as required, it can be updated quickly and inexpensively using applications like Microsoft Office PowerPoint® and Adobe Flash Player®. Portable exhibits generally haven’t been sturdy enough to support a large monitor at eye level, so key information is printed on fabric or vinyl wall panels that are expensive to produce. If a company attends trade shows in multiple markets, the panels will often have to be changed from show-to-show to keep the messages relevant.
GLIDE™ is comparably affordable, environmentally friendly, easy to set up, supports large screen video and has a unique, attractive look that should catch attention on the exhibit floor.
Interestingly enough, an entire 10′x10′ exhibit can be set up by one person in less than 30 minutes, and everything fits into a single rolling roto-molded case with a total weight of approximately 100 lbs. In addition to smaller booths, the system can also be used in islands and towers in larger trade show floor exhibits. Video monitors are rented separately.
Also, we like to point out that the GLIDE™ system is Greenish.* The use of lightweight and recyclable materials plus LED lighting creates a very small carbon footprint.
For more info, visit their website at www.exponents.com.
*Tradeshow Blues’ overall take on the movement.
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