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When a Calculator Isn't Enough

Tools create clarity. Experience creates confidence. Sometimes you need someone who's been through it before to help you see what the numbers don't show.

Who Strategy Calls Are For

Marketing Directors & Event Managers

Planning your company's trade show presence and need to build a defensible budget or make a case for investment to leadership.

Founders & Business Owners

Considering trade shows as a growth channel and want to understand whether the investment makes sense for your stage and goals.

Teams Planning Multiple Shows

Exhibiting at several shows per year and looking for ways to reduce costs, improve efficiency, or standardize your approach.

Brands Ready to Level Up

You've done shows before but feel like you're leaving value on the table—or spending more than you should for the results you're getting.

What Happens on a Strategy Call

A 30-minute conversation to review your situation, identify gaps, and give you actionable clarity—whether we work together or not.

01

Review Your Numbers

We'll look at your current budget, past show costs, and upcoming plans to understand where you're starting from.

02

Identify What's Missing

Most teams have blind spots—costs they haven't accounted for, decisions they haven't considered, or assumptions that need testing.

03

Map Out Next Steps

You'll leave with specific recommendations—whether that's adjusting your budget, rethinking your booth strategy, or exploring execution support.

Problems We Help Solve

You're not sure if your budget is realistic for what you want to achieve

You've been surprised by costs at past shows and want to prevent that

You're deciding between renting, buying, or building a custom booth

You need to justify trade show investment to leadership or finance

You're planning multiple shows and want to optimize across the calendar

You're not sure which vendors to use or how to evaluate proposals

You want to understand the true cost of ownership for booth assets

You're trying to decide between booth sizes, show selection, or both

What This Isn't

We're not going to pitch you packages or pressure you into services. This is a planning conversation, not a sales call.

If it makes sense to work together on booth design, execution, or ongoing strategy, we'll talk about that. But many people take what they learn on the call and execute on their own—and that's a successful outcome too.

The goal is clarity. Everything else follows from that.

Ready to Talk?

Book a 30-minute strategy call. No prep required—just come with your questions and your current thinking on your upcoming shows.