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 The About the PowerExporting™ Program Manual.