It's time to start planning your exhibit! To help make sure your plans are on schedule, please read the items below. Looking forward to seeing you in Birmingham!

Let's Get The Show On The Road!
As METALFORM travels for the first time to Birmingham, rest assured PMA is working hard to make the show a success. The floor plan is currently 90% sold and the exhibitor list is growing steadily.

The promotional campaign has already kicked off, and the theme this year will be "A Smart Place To Do Business". Based on our attendee research, the primary reasons attendees go to METALFORM are these:

 1. To see new products and developments
 2. To see specific products and companies
 3. To see advanced production technologies
 4. Solve a specific problem

This show is your opportunity to demonstrate your new offers, as well as tried-and-true solutions to the attendees' challenges.

Exhibitor Service Kits
Exhibitor Manuals will be available to you later this month from Freeman, the official general show contractor. It will be in a user-friendly, online format and accessible via password. This environmentally-friendly and cost-effective upgrade will also save on printing and distribution costs. Please keep in mind, to receive a manual you must be current in your exhibit space payments (70% paid). If you have questions regarding your payment status, please contact  Pam Pirogowicz.

Why Should I Read the Exhibitor Service Kit?
Okay, sure you are busy. We know that you have lots of things to juggle. There is never enough time to do everything you want to do. But if you do just one thing, read the Exhibitor Service Kit.

Why? You will save money. You will get what you need, when you need it. Your show experience will be productive. You will reach your show objectives.

If you do not take time to read the service kit now...you may encounter higher costs. You may not be able to obtain the services and supplies that you will need. You may encounter frustrating delays and inconvenience. Life is complicated enough! It takes less than one hour to read through. Pay particular attention to dates and deadlines. For those services and supplies that do not have printed deadlines, the sooner you place your order, the better your chances of getting exactly what you want.

Complete Your Show Directory Listing Now
Make sure you get maximum exposure online, as well as in the full print version of the show directory distributed onsite. Submit your company description and product listings, and attendees can search for your company by name, keyword or product type. We make it easy to do with two ways to submit your listing: fill out the online Show Directory Listing Form and submit it electronically, or print it out from the Exhibitor Manual and fax it in. Please contact Pam Pirogowicz or call 216-901-8800 for more information.

Promote Your New Products
Introducing a new product or service at METALFORM Birmingham? Make plans to include your company in the upcoming “New Products” page on the official show website, and let attendees know what you’ve got to offer before the show! Take advantage of this excellent promotional opportunity – reply to ppirogowicz@pma.org with a brief description of the new product or service you’ll be showcasing and include pictures, if available. Get more information here.

Order Your Supply of VIP Tickets
Attendee registration will open on November 8, and our direct mail campaign will kick off this month. As in the past, each exhibitor will automatically receive a quantity of 100 VIP tickets to distribute to your customers. If you require more than 100 tickets, please use this handy online form to order additional quantities at no cost. For questions regarding any attendee promotions, please contact Amy Primiano.

Dates to Remember

• November 8 - Registration opens

• December 7 - Final booth space payments due

 

 

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Thank you for including Regional METALFORM Birmingham in your marketing plans. 
Looking forward to a great show! 

Questions or Comments? Contact a member of the METALFORM Team for assistance.

  is sponsored by:
Precision Metalforming Association
6363 Oak Tree Blvd.,
Independence, Ohio 44131-2500
Phone: 216-901-8800---Fax: 216-901-9190