SURVEY II-1

SELF-SURVEY OF EXPORT ACTIVITIES AT DOMESTIC TRADE SHOWS
 

Pick the number showing how often each activity occurs in your company during preparation for a domestic trade show. If your answer is between two numbers, (example 6 and 8) record it as 7. Then record your score in the space to the right of each item.

Scale

 
0
never
2
seldom
4
less than
half the time
6
more than
half the time
8
frequently
10
always

Pre-Show Planning for the Trade Show:
Write #
1) Is the company aware of foreign visitor's presence & potential prior to the show?
2) Are the company's export goals considered in planning this trade show?
3) Is an effort made to develop plans to attract targeted foreign visitors to the booth?
4) Is training on working with targeted foreign visitors provided to the booth staff?
5) Are export material and handouts developed for use with targeted foreign visitors contacts?

During the Trade Show:
6) Are booth activities & displays developed and used to attract/screen foreign visitors, i.e., graphics, foreign language signs, flags, world maps, etc.?
7) Does the booth staff screen the aisle traffic to identify targeted foreign visitors?
8) Are overseas representatives immediately alerted when important foreign buyers visit the booth to insure a timely and appropriate post show follow-up by the representatives?

Following the Trade Show:
9) Are foreign visitor contacts evaluated against preshow expectations?
10) Are foreign sales leads quickly followed-up while they are still fresh?

Note: Convert your 1–10 score on each question to a percentage by adding decimal before each number. Then for each question, compare your score to the median score for a sample of 250 California firms shown on the next web page
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