Things to prepare before heading to set up a booth at an event or exhibition.

1. Prepare Business Cards:
It's crucial for networking at each exhibition or event. Business owners should prepare with an ample supply of business cards, each including the person's name, address, contact number, and a suitable profile picture.

2. Hire Translators and Prepare the Team:
Have a prepared team capable of communicating with potential clients or existing customers visiting your booth. Sometimes, there are international visitors looking for interesting products to bring back to their companies or other channels in their own countries. Hence, having a team proficient in English, Chinese, or other languages is essential.

3. Public Relations Preparation:
Publicize your booth, the event venue, the duration, and the daily activities at your booth through emails or various social media platforms to interested customers related to our business and partners. It's about building good relationships between the organization and the customers. Additionally, promoting through the event organizer's website helps promote both our products and brand simultaneously.

4. Booth Design:
Booth design should reflect our products and services. Elements like brand colors, banners, slogans, or designs should stand out, be clear, and convey our products' message clearly to ensure viewers remember our brand from the first glance.

5. Customer Attraction Techniques:
Offering promotions is a key to attract customers and boost sales. For instance, giving out gift vouchers, providing product samples, or allowing customers to try out products.

6. Booth Space Utilization:
Tables, chairs, and other amenities should be adequate for customers, and there should be other attention-grabbing items like computers, TVs for product demonstrations, advertising signboards, plugs, and lights, which should be arranged appropriately and suitably for each specific event.                                         

7. Prepare Necessary Business Documents:
Essential documents like business introductions, product-related documents, brochures, leaflets, trading conditions, quality certification documents, quotations, and purchase orders should be prepared.

8. Presentation Techniques and Preparing to Answer Questions:
Prepare and think of potential questions visitors might ask at the booth to build trust in the brand and maintain a professional demeanor.