No leftovers here! We served up our experiential booth again, but this time at the Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, NJ. We refined some of the details and improved our recipe - read on for a deeper dive into the details!
We were parked next to the real concession stands this time around. At first we were worried this would cause some folks to get hangry, but I think the high number of excellent food jokes we heard from attendees proved that the location was perfect. We did get some confused looks - a few even warned us about their food allergies! - but one thing is certain, our "burrito" tote bags were loved by all.
Shout out to Tipsy Saddle for their horse trailer-turned-mobile bar.
Our in-booth demos are always the best part of the show. Attendees get a chance to really see our transfers in action, ask questions about application, and get a better feel for how easy it is to use them. Attendees could "order" either an Original Full Color "Burrito", printed using our Original Full Color screen printed heat transfers, or Direct to Film "Tacos", printed using our Direct to Film transfers, and we would press the transfer right there in the booth!
We chose designs that would highlight how these two different transfer types have similar "ingredients" and are both great additions to any "menu". Food metaphors aside - we mean it. Both DTF and Original Full Color are great tools for your decoration needs. Just depends on what that need is!
Each garment was also branded with a tagless neck label - we were pressing these all weekend using a hat press provided by Insta. So easy, so simple, and a great way to elevate any garment!
And a big thank you to Fruit of the Loom for providing all of our giveaway garments this weekend. We used the super easy-to-decorate ICONIC™ t-shirts.
Our featured item, of course, was the Thankful "Burrito", a tote bag decorated with our most popular transfer, the Varsity 1 Color formula. These tote bags were rolled made-to-order using purple and white pin-striped deli paper and handed out straight from the truck.
A big thank you to Alphabroder for providing the tote bags for this special giveaway. We used OAD's Medium Gussetted tote, a sturdy option that was easy to decorate with our Varsity 1 Color transfers.
With so many transfer types to choose from, we couldn't just show off Original and DTF! Shelly, from our super customer support team, drew tacos, burritos, and elote for our Puff giveaways! We also had a special edition Atlantic City design specially made for the show. This showed off our multidimensional puff in Puff Mint and Light Purple.
To compliment our menu items, we had various Taco Bell-inspired “hot sauce” packets for each of our different swatch packs: Standard, Puff, Metallic, Neon, and Glitter colors. Our swatch packs are an additional resource for our customers to use when placing their order or working on projects so they can cross reference with our colors!
We had garment racks and mannequins throughout the space with various apparel items and transfer types, but nothing is quite like the “Touch Wall”. It's designed for attendees to touch and feel our transfer types, empowering them to compare each to find the best transfer type for their next project.
Our favorite part? Being able to easily compare the differences and similarities between formulas like Varsity vs Classic or Original Full Color for Direct to Film.
My favorite feedback of the weekend:
Tonie, our VP of Technical Sales, (position third from the left) on a Shop Talk panel sharing tips & tricks for how to solve decorations problems using heat transfers.
On Friday, Tonie Mignogna, our VP of Technical Sales, participated in a Shop Talk panel hosted by Ink Kitchen and moderated by Stan, @Tshirtsidehustle. The panel topic was about how to troubleshoot common issues that may occur when using transfers, such as decorating technical fabrics prone to scorching, odd placements on garments, application, and more! Tonie shared details on how to use everyday objects found in your shop to solve some application challenges. Stay tuned for a more detailed post about the talk soon!
We hope to see you at the next show!