Exhibitor Resources:

Welcome Imaging USA Exhibitors! Use the resources on this page to prepare for and promote your Imaging USA involvement—so you can have an even more successful, memorable event.

Exhibitor Move-in:

• Friday, January 13, 2012 - Noon - 5:00pm
• Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 7:00am - 9:00am

Show Hours:

• Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 11:00am - 4:30pm
• Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:00am - 4:30pm
• Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 9:30am - 1:30pm

• Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 2:00pm - 8:00pm
• Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 8:00am - 12:00pm

Location:
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130

Useful Links:

Hotels & Travel
Get hotel promo codes & travel info for your Imaging USA stay. *Please use this link to make hotel arrangements for Imaging USA. Non-approved vendors have been contacting exhibitors to sell housing at Imaging USA, so be wary. PPA in no way endorses these companies, and they often are not trustworthy or reliable.

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Exhibitor Directory & Floor Plan
Click here to access the live, interactive Imaging EXPO floor plan. Exhibitors can also sign in to update their company information.

Exhibitor Prospectus
Download to learn more details about exhibiting at Imaging USA 2012.

Exhibitor Service Kit:
Full Exhibitor Service Manual
Imaging USA Information
Rules & Regulations
GES Information (General information, EAC forms, etc.)
GES Mandatory Forms (Payment forms)
Material Handling (Shipping, Transportation, etc.)
Decorating Services (Carpet, Furniture, etc.)
Labor Services (Installation & Dismantling, Hanging Signs, Cleaning, etc.)
Louisiana Sales Tax Return
Audio Visual
One 2 One Flyer
2012 Convention Center Exhibitor Policies
Convention Center Billing & Payment Forms
Electrical Services
Plumbing Services
Utility Locations Form (Needed for electrical, plumbing, internet, etc.)
Internet Services
Telephone Services
Booth Security Order Form
Floral
Lead Retrieval Order Form
Exhibitor Success Kit

*Please use the vendors listed in this kit. Non-approved vendors have been contacting exhibitors to sell housing and services at Imaging USA, so be wary. PPA in no way endorses such companies that "poach" housing and services, and they often are not trustworthy or reliable.

Promotional Ideas & Tools:

Invite Your Best Customers with a Free Expo Pass

Invite your best customers to the Imaging EXPO with a Free EXPO Pass! Share this link with everyone you would like to see at the show—email it, tweet it, blog it, post it on your website and even print it if you like: https://www.xpressreg.net/register/IMGX012/start.asp?sc=2012TSC

Web Buttons & Banner Ads
Place these pre-made web buttons and ads on your site’s home page, your company blog or any other online place. Link your button or webpage to www.imagingusa.org, so your customers know where to go to see you:

Press Releases & Announcements
Will you be offering a jaw-dropping show special? Unveiling a new product? Let photographers know why they can’t miss seeing you at the Imaging EXPO, and they will plan accordingly.

While your company should send out emails and add announcements to your website, blogs, Twitter accounts and Facebook pages, consider also sending PPA a press release or other type of announcement to drum up attention and excitement. We’ll post it on the Imaging USA blog (http://imagingusa.org/news/) and possibly the PPA Today blog, increasing your exposure even more. To send these releases, please email Angela Wijesinghe.

Consider sending in your show special or new product unveiling announcements early. We’ll get it ready to go and post the information on your requested days only. (Or we can announce it earlier to drive more traffic to your booth.)

Click here to download a sample fill-in-the-blank press release  for copy and formatting ideas.

Press Kits
If you have a new (or fairly new) product, your marketing team might have pulled together a press kit to help media learn about it. You can still make use out of those kits, even though we will not have a separate media office this year.

Consider keeping any press materials at your booth, and emailing Angela Wijesinghe about it. She will send out periodic announcements to the registered Imaging USA media guests, and can point them to your booth.

Imaging USA Media
Every year, members of photographic industry magazines, blogs and other publications register for a Media Pass to Imaging USA. Consider scheduling a meeting or interview with them, especially if you have something new or exciting that your company is doing.

To contact them, just email Angela Wijesinghe. She will notify the media and will either send you their information or relay messages for you (depending on the media members’ preferences).

Why You Can't Miss This Show:

Meet Your Best & Most Qualified Buyers:

• 10,000+ Attendees
• Almost 3 in 4 attendees purchase products at Expo.
• More than $1 million spent on products & services.
• 95% of attendees would recommend Imaging USA to another photographer.
• 98% of exhibitors reported overall satisfaction
• 88% of exhibitors say they’ll invest as much or more in future Imaging USA events.

Exhibitor Prospectus
Download to learn more details about exhibiting at Imaging USA 2012.

For more information, please contact an account manager today:

Booth & Sponsorship Sales Contacts: