Exhibiting at a trade show involves far more than a great booth design. Behind every successful exhibit is a web of logistics - production timelines, freight, material handling, install labor, venue requirements, and dismantle - that has to be coordinated precisely.
Trade show project management brings all of it under one roof. With Metro, a dedicated project manager takes ownership of your exhibit from the moment your design is approved, managing every detail and deadline so you can focus on what happens at the show rather than how your booth gets there.
Here's how the process works.
Trade show exhibiting that's effective. We proactively collaborate with your team to account for every detail. Your project manager will be with you every step of the way to make sure your booth is aligned with your goals.
Our team has years of experience optimizing crate sizes, weights, scheduling, and more to help your company save money, skip the hassle, and get your goods on time–every time.
Our goal is to ease your stress by taking care of details that will distract you from your goals. We handle all of your tedious paperwork and show forms, so you can have a complete turnkey experience.
Dealing with show contractors can often be difficult and expensive. Let us handle the dirty work—and save you money in the process. We will oversee drayage, electrical, and all other show services to make sure you're being billed correctly.
As the most reliable exhibit house in the industry, we're always prepared for the unexpected. We will help your company navigate through any issues that emerge throughout the exhibiting process, and ensure that they're handled quickly and professionally.
Booths take up a lot of space, and we have the perfect storage solutions for you. Your project manager will orchestrate this process, making sure your exhibit has a home in one of our many storage locations across the US.
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For many exhibitors, the value comes from reducing the amount of coordination their internal team must handle. A trade show involves production schedules, freight, material handling, labor, venue requirements, electrical services, forms, deadlines, installation, and dismantle. Metro assigns a dedicated project manager to coordinate these moving pieces, giving your team a central point of contact and allowing you to focus more of your time on marketing, sales, and the event itself.
Once the exhibit design is approved, your dedicated project manager takes ownership of the logistical execution of the project. From there, the project manager coordinates production schedules, freight, show requirements, installation, and other operational details leading up to the event. Their involvement continues through the show process and the post-show handling of the exhibit as required by your program.
Metro’s project management process can include booth strategy, logistics planning, forms administration, show services coordination, contingency management, and storage coordination. Your project manager helps oversee details such as freight scheduling, crate planning, drayage, electrical services, venue requirements, installation, dismantle, and other deadlines associated with getting your exhibit onto and off the show floor.
Yes. Companies with recurring or multi-show programs can benefit significantly from centralized project management. Metro’s related storage, inventory management, shipping, maintenance, and installation capabilities make it possible to coordinate an exhibit across multiple events rather than starting from scratch for each show. The specific structure of a multi-show program depends on your calendar, booth configurations, assets, and service requirements.
Show services such as drayage, electrical, venue labor, internet, rigging, and other contractor charges are generally distinct from the project management service itself and vary by show. Metro can coordinate these services, submit forms, monitor requirements, and help review billing, but your proposal and show budget should identify which third-party charges are billed separately.
Contingency management is an important part of Metro’s project management approach. Trade shows involve many vendors, deadlines, shipments, and venue requirements, so unexpected issues can occur. Your project team helps identify and address problems as they arise and coordinates with the appropriate vendors or show contacts to keep the project moving.
Metro has supported thousands of exhibitors and manages projects across a broad range of industries, booth sizes, venues, and event schedules. That experience extends beyond booth production to the operational details surrounding exhibiting—including freight, show forms, material handling, electrical services, installation, dismantle, storage, and ongoing exhibit programs.
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