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DEC. 20, 2024
$195 EARLY BIRD DEADLINE
JAN. 17, 2025
$295 FINAL DEADLINE
Honoring the industry's top exhibit producers, the FindIt Top 40 (produced by EXHIBITOR Magazine and FindIt Marketplace, the buyer's guide to trade show products and services) recognizes the world’s best exhibit houses based on a variety of criteria within five different categories. Top-ranked entrants receive a custom plaque, and all firms named to the Top 40 will be recognized via print and online coverage.



Eligibility
Small, medium, and large exhibit houses with offices anywhere in the world are eligible to apply. Entrants must be exhibit producers, but capabilities may include any combination of the following: custom exhibits, rental exhibits, portable and/or system-based exhibits, pop-up exhibits, etc. In order to participate, entrants must submit the online entry form and remit payment. While entrants may choose not to answer questions on the entry form that are not marked as required, they will not earn points for those criteria.



How to Enter
Complete the Online Entry Form.

Once you have completed the Online Entry Form, you will receive a link to a page where you will remit payment of the entry fee. The discounted, early bird entry fee is $195 (if completed by December 20) or $295 (if completed by January 17), which may be credited toward a new FindIt Marketplace listing, or the renewal of an existing listing. No applications will be accepted after January 17, 2025.


Questions?
If you have questions during the entry process, please contact questions@exhibitormagazine.com



Criteria
Applicants will be evaluated using an objective algorithm weighted to reflect how EXHIBITOR magazine readers value a variety of criteria when determining whether or not to include an organization on a request for information (RFI) or request for proposal (RFP). The myriad criteria being considered have been categorized into five primary areas:
  • Company and Capabilities
  • Honors and Awards
  • Thought Leadership and Industry Participation
  • Service and Reliability
  • Creativity and Key Differentiators

The evaluation process also includes a survey of current clients and a review of entrants' past projects, selling points, and innovations, conducted by a panel of corporate exhibit managers.



Recognition
The 40 highest-scoring firms (regardless of company size) with headquarters in North America will be announced among the FindIt Top 40. The top-ranking firm within each of the five primary categories will be honored during EXHIBITORLIVE in San Antonio, March 16-20, 2025. Additionally, the highest-scoring international firms (with headquarters outside North America) will be named to a separate list of the industry's top global exhibit providers (including a Best International Exhibit Producer honoree). All companies named to the FindIt Top 40 will also receive recognition in print and online via a press release, an online FindIt Marketplace listing, and a special section within the April/May 2025 issue of EXHIBITOR magazine.

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