Best of Show Contest

Our judges will select 1 winner for the following:

• Best of Show First Place Winner
• Best of Show Second Place Winner
• Best Product Promo Winner

All winners receive:

• framed award
• announcement on the show floor
• recognition on PMA’s website, including photos of the booth
• recognition in a PMA Press Release

• First choice of booth space in the 2020 Foodservice Produce Expo

• One All Access Pass to the 2020 Foodservice Conference

• digital advertising

How/When Will Booths be Judged?

• Judging will be conducted by a team of industry professionals during show hours on Saturday, July 27.
• After evaluating each booth, winners will be announced on the show floor at 3:45 p.m.
  
  

Who are the Judges?

• The judges will remain anonymous, meaning you could be observed one time or several times throughout the day, and at any moment – so be ready! 

Staff Performance:

• Proactive Engagement: How well the staff engages attendees off the aisle rather than waiting for an attendee to approach them.
• Adequate Staffing: Evaluates if there are too many or too few staff for the exhibit space. Can visitors find a staffer with ease?
• Positions/Placement: Where does staff stand – behind or next to counters?
• Professionalism/Appearance: Are staff professional and dressed appropriately for the audience and environment?
• Non-verbal Communications: Do staff exhibit negative non-verbal behavior, such as arms crossed, or sitting, talking with each other or on the phone?

Booth Attraction:

• Hierarchy of Graphics: Tells who the company is, what they do and what they’re offering at each vantage point for the visitor to see.
• Exhibit Design: How easily the exhibit attracts attention, how well the space is laid out, uniqueness of design’s effectiveness at communicating who they are and what they do.
• Overall Exhibit Appeal: How welcoming and inviting the space is to attendees

Products & Messaging

• Display: Color, size, location and uniqueness.
• Eye Appeal: Ability to draw the visitor’s attention visually.
• Benefit Messaging: How effectively the brand/product communicates product benefits.
• Integrated Brand Messaging: How well brand messaging has been integrated in graphics, signage, themes, literature, etc.

• Online product listing in the exhibitor directory (pre-show evaluation)
• On-site showcase display
• Promotion of the new product in your booth