If you’re a frequent trade show and fair visitor in the course of your promotional campaign, most probably you’re already aware of the mind-blowing advantages of having a banner as a trade show display. With that in mind you don’t want to limit yourself to the great indoors. Besides, to take part in a seasonal fair under the open sky, in the soft comforting breeze of capitalism can be one of life’s simple pleasures. Maybe you just want to display your banner at the roadside and sell stuff.

Having said that let’s investigate that ever growing niche that is outdoor banner stands.

Outdoor banners are different from the stands you normally use indoors. Before saying anything else, let me tell you that conventional banner stands don’t work outside! They will tear and crumple and along with them your dreams of being an outdoor tradeshow superstar on the road to commercial divinity! The outdoors can be a very, very dangerous place for banners.

Outdoor banners need to be wind and rain resistant. They have a weighted base – it prevents your outdoor banner stand from being toppled by a breeze. Before you begin to worry, the portability is still retained – the banner stand’s base can be hollow, and during an exhibition you can simply fill it with sand or water.

Rain could be a disastrous eventuality for conventional banners. Even laminated graphics are not sufficient protection against the rain as; water will penetrate under the lamination and spoil the prints. Hence the best choice for all outdoor banners is vinyl printing. It will ensure the durability of your graphics and, the PVS covering will also protect the outdoor banner stands from destructive effect of the sunlight.

To summarize, some quick outdoor banner stand tips:

1. An outdoor banner stand should be not only eye catching, but also aesthetically designed and neatly manufactured.

2. The outdoor banner stands are in general slightly more expensive than conventional ones but save money on print cost in the long run and ensure re-usability.