Now that we’re busy planning our 2012 invention show, I am excited to announce that we have nine different product searches coming to INPEX^® 2012!

The following companies will conduct searches for new products to add to their existing lines, as well as give feedback to inventors:

The Clorox Company

Schroeder & Tremayne

Tupperware Brands

Stanley Black & Decker

Hampton Direct

Jarden Consumer Solutions

Quickie Manufacturing

Jasco Products

SkyMall

Inventors with appropriate new products, fitting the criteria, will have the opportunity to present their inventions to representatives from these companies at INPEX^®.

Keep checking back to my blog, as I’ll tell you in the coming months the different criteria that each of these companies require. Also, we’re working every day to add more product searches to INPEX^® 2012, so keep your eye out for more information!

If you have a product that you think fits any of these companies’ profiles, don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to meet with company representatives. Call 1-888-54-INPEX to speak with one of our account representatives, and book your booth today!

I’m excited to announce that our INPEX^® website has now been officially updated with information regarding our 2012 show, to be held June 13-15 at the Monroeville Convention Center, just outside of Pittsburgh!

If you’re thinking about buying a booth at our 27^th annual show, you can now visit our website for the most updated information on product searches, Inventor’s University™ seminars, and many other events happening at the 2012 show.

If you’ve got an invention ready to manufacture, license or market, join us for another exciting show at INPEX 2012! Call 888-54-INPEX to speak to one of our account representatives today! Space is limited, and booth space is available on a first come, first served basis.

If INPEX® isn’t your first trade show, you’ve undoubtedly experienced the lull that happens at other industry trade shows. For whatever reason, at certain times the show floor just seems quiet and a little less traveled. Maybe you’ve also experienced the frustration of seeing attendees visiting your neighbor’s booth, but continuing to walk right past your booth. I’d like to share some tips which may help you figure out why attendees may be passing up your booth and what you can do to solve that problem and get more booth traffic!

1. Your booth looked too boring.  Like too many other exhibitors, your trade show booth has dull colors, too much text and too many small images.
2. Your benefit was not clear.  With all that text, or else none at all, your trade show booth graphics didn’t quickly communicate your product — and why it’s worth visiting your booth.
3. Your booth staffers don’t look appealing.  They looked unprofessional, uninterested, unmotivated, and pre-occupied — not the kind of people a potential customer wants to talk to — let alone buy from, for that matter.
4. Your booth staff didn’t attempt to engage the attendee.  Rather than offer a greeting or ask a question, they stared into space, or talked with each other, or into the phone.
5. Your booth space lacks activity.  It looks too dull compared to other exhibitors who are having energetic conversations, presentations, demos, and more.
6. Your booth wasn’t invited.  Attendees only have so much time to visit booths, so those that asked him to visit before the show get first dibs.  Or perhaps…
7. The attendee already has an appointment.  He breezed past you on the way to a meeting with another exhibitor further into the hall.  But you can still get him on his return trip — if he walks down your aisle again.

The above tips were taken from Skylinetradeshowtips.com.

For more information about exhibiting at INPEX® 2012, held June 13-15 at the Monroeville Convention Center in Pittsburgh, contact us at 1-888-54-INPEX to book your booth today!

After INPEX^® is over each year, we ask our inventors for their feedback. We like to find out what we’ve done well or what we can improve for the following year’s show.

Below are several testimonials from inventors who attended INPEX^® 2011, and what they thought of their experience at America’s Largest Invention Trade Show.

• Seeing other inventions and making new friends was the highlight of the week.   I found myself part of a family, be they inventors or INPEX Staff.
  I was quite impressed with how well this event was organized and conducted.  THANK YOU!

Gary Hills, Holiday Storage Solutions

• The opportunity to meet with major companies all in one place is worth the exhibit fee alone.  The process and cost to meet these companies I feel would be a major task and much more of an expense than the exhibit fee.

James and Lisa Morris, The CloverHolder

• This was our first show we had been to and found it very informative and met some great people and staff. It’s nice to have everyone in the same building going through all of our inventions together; as everyone is in the same process.

Tim Ratliff, R Kids World

If you are interested in attending INPEX^® 2012, to be held June 13-15 at the Monroeville Convention Center, contact us at 1-888-54-INPEX.

I’ve just returned from Las Vegas and the 2011 ERA D2C Convention held last week.  This show gave our inventors many positive experiences and networking opportunities!

As promised before I left, I want to announce the 2011 “Inventor of the Year.”

Leonard Mangalindan, of Tustin, California, for his invention, “Power Press™.”

The Power Press™ is a complete pushup training system that gives one a total upper body workout. It tones several different muscle groups by using a color-coded system on just one board. To use, an individual simply inserts the included hand grips into the corresponding color-coded spaces to work a specific muscle group. The invention helps to promote proper pushup form and position and is ideal for all different fitness levels.

Thirty-seven inventors from the InventHelp-INPEX^® New Product Showcase pitched their products to a panel of experts from the Direct Response Industry. As a prize, Leonard received two complimentary passes to the ERA Moxie Awards, held Thursday evening at the close of the show. I was excited to present Leonard with a trophy at the ceremony on behalf of InventHelp^® & INPEX^®, recognizing his achievement at being named “Inventor of the Year” by the expert panelists!

The other four inventors who got to see their products pitched on stage by professional pitchmen and women were:

Gary Hills, Holiday Light Saver

Michael McVan, BoxerBall

Kendra Rivers, Keep it Klose

Joe Watrach, Sleeve Links

Congratulations to Leonard, and to all of our inventors! It was a great week and we can’t wait for next year!