17 Things the E 3 Exhibiting Effectiveness Evaluation Team...

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1. Office of Fossil Energy's visually captivating exhibit, using imagery, color, lighting, and depth. 2. Steady Grow’s themed exhibit with clear and concise messaging on headers. 3. Deep Earth Academy’s creative use of a floor graphic that extended from the back wall image through the floor. 4. Disney Planet’s over the top thematic exhibit with excellent use of props, color, shape, and scale. 17 Things the E 3 Exhibiting Effectiveness Evaluation Team Thought Stood Out From the Crowd on the Show Floor By Jefferson Davis, President, Competitive Edge For the first-time, NSTA provided the E 3 Exhibiting Effectiveness Evaluation program at the 2012 National Conference. As a special bonus, the E3 evaluation team thought it would be beneficial and educational to spotlight exhibits on the show floor displaying an extra dose of thoughtfulness, creativity and effectiveness. Please understand these are not in any ranking order, and by no stretch are they the only ones, just the ones that really jumped out to us as we walked through the Exhibit Hall. Enjoy!

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1. Office of Fossil Energy's visually captivating

exhibit, using imagery, color, lighting, and

depth.

2. Steady Grow’s themed exhibit with clear and

concise messaging on headers.

3. Deep Earth Academy’s creative use of a

floor graphic that extended from the back

wall image through the floor.

4. Disney Planet’s over the top thematic

exhibit with excellent use of props, color,

shape, and scale.

17 Things the E3 Exhibiting Effectiveness Evaluation Team Thought

Stood Out From the Crowd on the Show Floor

By Jefferson Davis, President, Competitive Edge

For the first-time, NSTA provided the E3 Exhibiting Effectiveness Evaluation program at the 2012 National

Conference. As a special bonus, the E3 evaluation team thought it would be beneficial and educational to

spotlight exhibits on the show floor displaying an extra dose of thoughtfulness, creativity and effectiveness.

Please understand these are not in any ranking order, and by no stretch are they the only ones, just the ones

that really jumped out to us as we walked through the Exhibit Hall. Enjoy!

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5. Google’s use of a large red flashing arrow to

attract attention.

6. NASCAR's robotic car stem racetrack demo.

7. Ward’s thoughtful use of a make and take

station in the booth that was consistently busy.

8. Lego Education’s open and inviting theater

area with cool seating.

9. FANUC’s excellent use of color,

interchangeable back wall graphics and the dice

picking robotic demo.

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10. ESTES use of their product as a furnishing

via the rocket table.

11. NEES tsunami simulator demonstration.

12. National Geographic's branding integration

of their yellow border into all aspects of their

exhibit, including the follow the yellow brick

floor graphics to the attendee photograph

station with the yellow frame.

13. Tru Green's whimsical booth design using

turf flooring and the character Watershed Fred.

14. Pearson's excellent messaging execution

in a product station.

15. Vernier’s well-designed exhibit,

communicating their messages at three

distinct viewing levels.

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16. Texas Instruments large backlit rotating

company identification sign and well placed

product directional signage.

17. Carolina Bio Supplies wide array of live

science demos and creatures.

18. Sea World / Busch Gardens:

Live penguins & live snakes!!

We hope these exhibits inspire and

give you ideas for your exhibit.

Hopefully, we will be able to include

your exhibit next year!