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Trade show booth printing guides

Practical playbooks for exhibitors planning a live printing booth — lead capture, traffic, and picking the right shirt.

Badge-scan-to-print: the booth lead machine

Badge-scan-to-print turns a trade show giveaway into clean lead capture. Here is how the workflow runs and why it beats a fishbowl of business cards.

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7 booth traffic ideas that beat another pen

Seven trade show booth traffic ideas that actually pull an aisle, led by live t-shirt printing, plus how to make the crowd convert into leads.

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Choosing the best shirts for expo giveaways

Which blank makes the best expo giveaway tee? Compare Bella+Canvas 3001, Gildan, and softstyle options for feel, print quality, and whether attendees keep them.

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RSVP reserve your booth crew

Send your show details once

Give us the show, your booth number and power drop, the tee volume you want to move per day, and where your artwork stands. We come back with a booth-station plan sized to your aisle.

What we need to quote

Show name and dates, booth footprint and power, daily attendance, target shirts per hour, and whether your logo is print-ready or needs art prep.

Call (562) 614-4800

Merch Troop reviews your booth details and follows up with a station plan, crew count, and shirt-per-hour estimate.