Professional tradeshow displays below MSRP

A little extra effort can make your budget go further

Mission

Startup Display’s mission is simple and transparent. As the founder with over a decade experience selling tradeshow displays and over 5 years in the startup world. My entrepreneur mind kicked in when I choked on quotes to get my own display. So I set out to provide a great resource offering exhibit house quality without the expensive fluff. This is achieved by reducing time, cutting overhead, giving more ownership to the customer, and simplifying the process.

About us

Startup Displays is a resource created to support startup companies by providing tradeshow displays at a lower cost. As a startup you need to run your business lean and stretch your budget as far as possible, sometimes this means a little extra legwork to reduce your costs. We are partnered with the same manufacturer used by most exhibit houses, but we have trimmed the operational fat that increases your cost. Honestly, you’ll likely spend less time doing this yourself thank the time you’d spend with a display house rep.

Pros

Quality: Get display house quality without the overhead

Selection: Large selection of available options

Savings: Significant cost savings

Cons (If you can call it that, mostly trimming the fat)

No secondary art proofing: A typical display house will proof your art before sending off to the manufacturer. However, the manufacturer proofs the art as well and you will see a proof to approve. By cutting out the display house proof, you may lose up to 2-3 days in the process if your art has any issues.

No physical display evaluation: The display will typically go from manufacturing to the display house where the display will be setup and evaluated for any defects. Here the display will come direct to you, where you will be responsible for evaluating the display for defects.

No display selection support: A typical display house will help you in the selection of your display based on your needs and advise you on functions, features, portability, ease-of-use, etc… Here you will be responsible for your own research and selection.

Longer lead time: Our quoted lead time is 3 business days for proofing art and 10 business days for production, and expected response times can be from 24 to 48 business hours. This solution is intended for those preparing well in advance.

No hardware customization: All displays are purchased as seen and described in the catalog with your provided art on the graphics.

Your Responsibilities (We provide complete instruction)

Select display: Review the catalog and select all of your display options needed including backwall, counter, lighting, etc… It is advised to save a link to each item for easy access to the needed downloads such as graphic templates and setup instructions.

Request quote: Save all of your needed part numbers to fill in quote request form.

Download graphic templates: Download all your needed graphic templates for design specs and art requirements.

Design graphics: Design your graphics to specs and requirements

Upload graphics: Upload your graphic files to be proofed.

Make payment: 100% payment must be made prior to your order moving into production.

Approve art proof: Once your art proof is emailed to you, you must approve to move into production.

Download setup instructions: Be sure to download your display setup instructions from the product page.

Evaluate delivery: Evaluate your package delivered for any damage prior to opening the package, photograph any package damage if it exists.

Evaluate display: Unpackage and setup your display within 2 days of receiving. We must notify manufacturing of any issues within a timely manner.

What Do We Offer?

Suggestions for Cost Savings

Factors to keep in mind when selecting your display to reduce cost of ownership.

Shipping

You should keep display case sizes and quantity in mind when making your selection to reduce ongoing shipping expenses. You should also consider shipping your display materials to your hotel and avoid shipping directly to the shows, as you will often incur drayage charges that are usually based on a minimum weight per package. So if the show venue charges drayage at a 100 lb weight, this means if you ship 1 package at 100 lbs you will be charged for a 100 lb weight, if you ship 2 packages at 50 lbs each you will be charged for a 200 lb weight. Be careful, these charges can add up fast. Don’t even think of sending a small envelope to the venue, that’s also a 100 lb weight.

Installation

Show labor can be very costly, for smaller display areas be sure to select displays that are simple and quick to setup on your own. Always be sure to pack extra items with your display like tape, screwdrivers, powerstrip, knife, etc… The venue will charge a lot to provide these basic items.

Rental Items

I would suggest renting an 8′ or 6′ folding table vs purchasing a counter. You can purchase a branded table throw and then be able to store your display cases, bags, boxes, etc… under the table during the show. This will avoid show drayage fees and also waiting hours at the end of the show to get your cases back and be able to take your display down to pack it up.

Easy Order Packages

Get an idea how our pricing compares to MSRP and the average exhibit house. No research needed, just use easy order part #’s listed below in your formal quote request.

Build your own display package process

Select any variation of kits and items from the catalog.

Pick Display

Catalog

Request Quote

Quote

Art Guidelines

Download

Upload Art

Upload

IMPORTANT

When you click button to upload art you will see a link on page “I just want to send files”, use this link.

Put your Invoice # as the title.

You will be required an email to send upload to. Use:

order@startupdisplays.com

FAQ’s

Does my company have to be a startup to purchase from you?

No. We designed our business model around the needs of helping the startup community, but anyone is welcome. However, we do offer additional discount benefits to startups participating in accelerator and incubator programs.

What form of payments do you accept?

To keep our pricing to you low, we only accept check, money order, or wire transfers to avoid credit and debit card processing fees.

How do I contact Startup Displays?

You can contact us via the order@startupdisplays.com email or @ 860.515.8882
If it is regarding anything about an order, put your invoice # in the subject line.
If it is regarding an issue with your quote request, put “Quote Request” in the subject line.
If it is regarding advice or direction, put “Advice” in the subject line.

Do you offer any quantity discounts?

Yes, any available quantity discount will be applied to your quote automatically. If the manufacturer gives us a quantity discount, you will get a discount.

Can I get any advice or direction at all from Startup Displays?

Although this site is intended to be a do it yourself, We are happy to answer questions if needed.

My display arrived damaged, with a defect, or an incorrect item. What should I do?

Make sure to photograph any shipping damage prior to unpackaging

If items are incorrect, photograph items received

If defects are found, photograph the defects

Email all photos and any descriptions of the issues to email address provided in your quote. Startup Displays will submit an RMA with manufacturing and provide you the return shipping details along with a shipping label.

When will someone from Startup Display's respond to me?

We will respond within 24-48 hours.