Conferences are a great way for attendees to engage with your brand. If they engage via social media? Even better. So if you’re tired of standing behind a table of brochures and tchotchkes with a limited return on investment, here are five creative ways to up the ante on your next conference booth and maximize on your conference circuit.
Activities provide a natural way for attendees to engage with your brand.
We had a blast smashing fax machines at #HIMSS18! Automate the painful, inefficient chart pull process and retire your fax machine. Contact our experts today: https://t.co/En1olQyUMq pic.twitter.com/QZKAg3sXHm
— Sansoro Health (@SansoroHealth) March 14, 2018
Sansoro Health, a company that improves accessibility of electronic health records, had attendees destroy its legacy competitor: the fax machine.
Stop by our booth at #HIMSS19 to see how we're working towards creating a brighter future for digital health. Plus, come fill in our coloring wall! pic.twitter.com/cbuPh9OhsL
— AMA (@AmerMedicalAssn) February 12, 2019
At HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) 2019, attendees could stop by the American Medical Association booth to get creative with color.
Partnering with an artist can inspire conferences attendees — and even you — to see your brand in a new light.
LRS Output Management has been showing off ice sculptures across several conferences. At HIMSS 2018, they showed off a different sculpture each day.
Epic had a banana sculpture attendees were welcome to hop on for a photo. Questionable? Yes. Memorable? Definitely.
Visage is ready for you, are you ready for Visage? #Proven #EnterpriseImaging #RSNA18 #Visage7 https://t.co/9mf5JaYcjp pic.twitter.com/f0VUwENRti
— Visage Imaging (@Visage_Imaging) November 25, 2018
Visage Imaging worked with a motion designer to highlight a swoop element they use in their branding.
Connect your brand to a good cause and leave conference attendees with a positive impression.
Cardinal Health had attendees create blankets for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Connection IT ended one conference with 500 bags to donate to local hospitals, where they were given to children receiving care.
Optum booth visitors biked in full business casual for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Make your booth an oasis that encourages attendees to stick around longer.
Intermountain Healthcare displayed projection mapping to create an Instagram-worthy experience.
Salesforce’s outdoorsy theme harkened back to summer camp.
Howard Medical took a retro spin by making their booth a diner.
When you’ve spent time differentiating your brand via design, show off the design risks you’ve taken in your conference booth.
In a sea of bland blues and whites, PRA Health Sciences’ bright pink was easy to spot.
athenahealth brought their brand to life by highlighting the cute graphics they use on their website.
Splunk’s trendy dark booth had attendees doing a double take.
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