{"id":2081,"date":"2012-05-02T12:08:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T02:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2021-02-01T14:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T04:56:56","slug":"and-which-stands-were-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/05\/02\/and-which-stands-were-best\/","title":{"rendered":"And Which Stands Were The Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2082\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2082\" title=\"Total Kitchen Worx\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Haddrick and Marty Hull &#8230; part of the friendly team on the Total Kitchen Worx stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 2, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Exhibition skills trainer <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ronmcdermott.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron McDermott<\/a><\/strong> cast an experienced eye over the stands at the recent <strong>South Burnett Exposed<\/strong> business expo in Kingaroy to assess exactly how they measured up.<\/p>\n<p>McDermott makes a living by coaching businesses how to correctly present their exhibition spaces so they can get their point across.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 12 months he has presented SMART Exhibiting seminars in the South Burnett through DEEDI and the local tourism organisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He judged the stalls at the expo on the following criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does my exhibit communicate who I am, what I do and what&#8217;s on offer &#8211; with simplicity?<\/li>\n<li>Does my exhibit stand out from the crowd? Have I utilised colour height, movement and engaged the senses?<\/li>\n<li>Is there sufficient exhibit space to engage my visitors?<\/li>\n<li>Am I handling promotional products or special offers skillfully?<\/li>\n<li>Am I offering new ideas, products or experiences?<\/li>\n<li>Am I dressed for success?<\/li>\n<li>Am I effectively reaching out and relating to my visitors?<\/li>\n<li>Am I presenting a compelling, memorable message?<\/li>\n<li>Am I recording leads, sales or other outcomes properly?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Full Results:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Best in Show &#8220;Exhibit Design&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; Total Kitchen Worx<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Runner-Up &#8211; BIEDO<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Runner-Up &#8211; Seng&#8217;s Sales &amp; Service<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Best in Show &#8220;Promotion Activities&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; RHealth &#8211; Healthy Communities Program<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Runner-Up &#8211; South Burnett Garage Doors<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Best in Show &#8220;Visitor Engagement&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; Expresso Mobile Coffee \u00a0\/ Total Kitchen Worx (equal winners)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2083\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2083\" title=\"Total Kitchen Worx\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/expo2-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Total Kitchen Worx stand was praised by Ron McDermott for its design and visitor engagement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exhibition skills trainer Ron McDermott cast an experienced eye over the stands at the recent South Burnett Exposed business expo in Kingaroy to assess exactly how they measured up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":2082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[21],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>And Which Stands Were The Best? 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