When planning your next event, deciding between renting or purchasing a booth can be an important choice for you to make. Las Vegas trade show displays are more than just structures, they’re impactful and engaging solutions designed to connect brands with audiences in a competitive environment. Whether you rent or buy, the key is investing in a booth that reflects your brand’s goals, and message.
Deciding Between Renting and Purchasing
Choosing between renting or purchasing a trade show display in Las Vegas depends on your company’s budget, frequency of exhibiting, and degree flexibility required. Las Vegas hosts hundreds of trade shows each year, offering countless opportunities to make an impression but also fierce competition.
Invest in your booth: With thousands of companies competing for attention, a meticulously custom-designed and built Las Vegas trade show exhibit from E&E Exhibit Solutions ensures that are not only visually striking but strategically crafted to maximize visitor engagement.
E&E Exhibit Solutions offers both rentals and purchases designed to give you flexibility while maximizing visual impact and brand consistency. Whether you’re testing the market or exhibiting year-round, the right approach depends on your goals, resources, and plans for future events.
Benefits of Renting a Trade Show Display
For many exhibitors in Las Vegas, renting offers convenience, maximum flexibility, and cost savings without sacrificing quality or design.
- Cost-effective: Renting eliminates the large upfront cost of purchasing a new booth.
- Flexibility and variety: Each event is unique. Each venue and booth location is unique. Each target audience is unique. Even your marketing goals per show may be unique. Rentals allow you to start from scratch and design unique solutions for each event.
- No storage costs: Since you don’t own the booth, you avoid storage, maintenance, and repair expenses between shows.
- Multiple shows at once: Many clients participate in multiple shows at once and rentals are a great solution for clients with heavy, overlapping tradeshow schedules.
Although the modular architecture of an E&E booth offers maximum flexibility to re-design and build your purchased booth structure from the ground up, you would still have to assess per show what you own vs what elements are added or subtracted.
Renting is perfect for companies seeking lower upfront costs, and the freedom to change designs effortlessly, all while maintaining a professional, high-impact look.
Benefits of Purchasing a Trade Show Display
For companies that exhibit multiple shows per year at different times, purchasing a booth can be a smart long-term investment.
- Long-term investment: Over time, the cost per use of an owned booth becomes significantly lower than repeated rentals, especially if your trade show requirements stay consistent.
- Benefits of a Custom Modular Booth: With a portable, modular booth from E&E, you can engage in collaborative design meetings to reconfigure your booth to meet each show’s unique requirements and goals.
- Higher ROI for frequent exhibitors: For companies with active event schedules and infrequent design changes, purchasing can be more economical.
E&E Exhibit Solutions creates custom trade show displays that balance form and function, designed to evolve with your brand and integrate advanced features like LED walls, interactive technology, and modular components.
Factors to Consider Before Making a Decision
Ask yourself the following before deciding which option is best:
- How often do you exhibit? If you only attend one or two shows annually, renting is more practical. For multiple shows at different times, purchasing may deliver better long-term ROI.
- Will your needs change? If your brand or marketing strategy is evolving, a rental offers the easiest adaptability.
- What is your budget? A purchase requires a higher upfront investment, while rentals spread out costs over time.
Renting vs. Purchasing: Quick Comparison
Renting a Trade Show Display
Pros:
- Lower upfront costs
- Maximum flexibility regarding size and layout per show
- No storage or maintenance
Con:
- Can cost more over time for frequent exhibitors
Purchasing a Trade Show Display
Pros:
- Long-term cost efficiency for frequent shows at different times
- Full ownership write-off deduction
Cons:
- Higher initial investment
- Requires storage and upkeep
- Constant evaluation of what you own vs what your re-design requires.
Maximizing Your Las Vegas Trade Show Presence
Whether you rent or buy, success comes down to strategy and preparation.
Before the Show
- Book early: Secure a prime booth location near entrances or high-traffic areas.
- Create a memorable design: E&E creates custom designs that are highly impactful on the trade show floor. Each design is purpose-built to capture attention, facilitate meaningful interactions, and convey your brand’s message effectively. This approach guarantees an optimal return on your investment by driving qualified leads, enhancing brand presence, and ultimately contributing to your business growth.
- Understand the logistics: Our dedicated project management support is the cornerstone of E&E’s success in delivering seamless trade show experiences for our clients. From the initial planning stages through flawless execution, our expert project managers serve as your single point of contact, meticulously coordinating every detail to ensure your trade show goals are met on time and within budget.
During the Show
- Engage visitors: Make your exhibit interactive with demos, digital displays, or VR experiences.
- Train your staff: Friendly, informed representatives make a lasting impression.
- Promote your presence: Encourage social sharing and follow-up connections.
Our team takes care of booth design, production, logistics, shipping, installation, and dismantle so you can focus on making the most of your trade show experience.
Partner with E&E Exhibit Solutions
E&E Exhibit Solutions has over 30 years of experience designing and producing trade show displays and corporate events for some of Las Vegas’ most prestigious venues, including the Wynn and Encore Convention Center and the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Whether you need a trusted partner for your next event or a rental display solution, we’ll ensure your presence is impactful, memorable, and worth the investment.
When you’re ready to start planning your next Las Vegas trade show display, contact E&E Exhibit Solutions to discuss your goals, explore your options, and design a booth that sets you apart.
