Team leadConfident, camera-ready models, brand ambassadors and sales reps who stop the aisle, start the conversation and scan the badge. In Las Vegas, Orlando, New York and every major show city.
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Every trade show staffing booking is matched to your show, city and industry. Not the right fit? We send more, until it is.
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We’ll email your quote within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Need it now? Call (800) 994-8030.
Trade show staffing means hiring trained, temporary event professionals, such as trade show models and booth staff, to work your exhibit. They draw attendees into the booth, deliver your key message, run demos, scan badges and pass qualified leads to your sales team, so your own people can focus on closing deals.
Purple Exhibits staffing at a glance
| Roles | Trade show models, brand ambassadors, sales reps, product specialists, demonstrators, emcees |
|---|---|
| Rate | $85 per hour, per person. Same rate for every role and city |
| Minimum | 4-hour shift |
| Book ahead | 3–4 weeks ideal · rush in 72 hours |
| Coverage | Nationwide · offices in Las Vegas, NV and Fishkill, NY |
| Included | Product briefing, uniform plan, lead-scanner training, backup staff, lead report |
Polished, camera-ready presence that stops the aisle and anchors your photo moments.
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Warm, outgoing staff who deliver your message in one line and hand off interested visitors.
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Ask your qualifying questions, scan badges and tag every lead hot, warm or cold.
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Industry-savvy staff for technical, medical, food and beauty products.
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Run demo stations, keep lines moving and turn a try-it moment into a conversation.
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Presenters and performers who pull a crowd for scheduled booth moments.
Book an emcee →| Your show goal | Hire | Typical team (10×20) | Measure it by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fill the pipeline | Sales repsAmbassadors | 1 ambassador in the aisle, 2 reps in the booth | Qualified leads scanned |
| Be the booth everyone photographs | ModelsEmcee | 2 models, 1 emcee for scheduled moments | Booth traffic, social mentions |
| Launch a product | DemonstratorsSpecialists | 2 demo staff, 1 specialist | Demos completed |
| Sample or give away | Ambassadors | 2–3 ambassadors on rotation | Samples out, emails captured |
One flat rate: $85 per hour, per person, for every role in every city. No agency markups, no role or city surcharges.
$680 / day per person (8 hrs)
$2,040 / day (3 people × 8 hrs)
$2,720+ / day (from 4 people × 8 hrs)
| Staff | Hours | Rate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 brand ambassadors | 48 | $85 | $4,080 |
| 1 lead-qualifying sales rep | 24 | $85 | $2,040 |
| Briefing + uniforms | – | – | Included |
| Estimated total | 72 | $6,120 |
We tell you about any extra before you sign. The quote you approve is the invoice you get.
Rule of thumb: one person for every 50 sq ft of open booth space, at least two on the floor, and shifts of no more than four hours. At a flat $85/hr, the calculator gives you the whole budget.
Estimated budget: $6,120 at $85/hr · Lead Machine
That’s the whole price. Send these numbers and we’ll confirm it within 24 hours.
Share your show, booth size, goals and what makes a lead qualified.
Approve the quote. We then send matched profiles. Swap anyone until the team is right.
Product briefing, talk track, uniforms and practice on your lead scanner.
An on-site lead runs breaks and backups. You get a lead report at close.
Booth representatives greeted visitors, ran product conversations at the demo stations and scanned badges across all three show days, briefed on the client’s product the week before. See more of our work →
We design, build and staff exhibits, so your talent knows the booth before the doors open.
| What you get | Purple Exhibits | Typical model agency | Hiring temps yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approve every staffer, unlimited swaps | ✓ | Sometimes | ✗ |
| One published flat rate ($85/hr) | ✓ | ✗ | – |
| Trained on your product and lead scanner | ✓ | Basic | ✗ |
| No-show guarantee with real terms | ✓ | Vague | ✗ |
| Lead report after the show | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Booth design, build and staff from one team | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| One invoice for the whole team | ✓ | ✓ | One per person |
Still unsure? Call (800) 994-8030 and talk to a staffing coordinator.
Purple Exhibits charges a flat $85 per hour, per person, with a 4-hour minimum. The rate is the same for every role, including trade show models, brand ambassadors, sales reps and product demonstrators, and the same in every city. A 3-day show with 3 staff working 8 hours a day comes to $6,120.
Book 3–4 weeks before the show for the best choice of talent and time for product training. For CES, SEMA and other big Las Vegas shows, book 6–8 weeks ahead. Rush requests can often be filled within 72 hours.
Yes. Once you approve the quote, we send profiles with photos, languages and show experience matched to your show. You approve every person. If someone isn’t the right fit, we send more options at no charge until the team is right.
A 10×10 booth usually needs two people on the floor at once, and a 10×20 needs two to four. A good rule is one person per 50 square feet of open space, with shifts of no more than four hours.
A trade show model is booked mainly for presence: drawing attention, photos and product reveals. A brand ambassador is booked mainly for conversation: delivering your message, qualifying visitors and capturing leads. Many of our talent do both.
Yes. Every booking includes a product briefing, a talk track built from your key messages, your qualifying questions and practice on your lead-retrieval app.
Whatever fits your brand: your branded apparel, a matching uniform we source, or cocktail or business attire. We agree on the look during briefing so the whole team matches.
A briefed replacement arrives within 2 hours, or that shift is free. For teams of four or more, an on-site team lead handles breaks and backups.
Yes. Every staffer is interviewed, reference-checked and rated after every show.
Yes. We follow each venue’s labor rules and tell you upfront which tasks talent can do and which must go through show labor.
Yes. Spanish-speaking talent are available in every market, and we can source Mandarin, Portuguese, French, Italian and other languages for international shows.
Yes. Las Vegas is our home base, with local talent for CES, SEMA, NAB Show, JCK, MAGIC and every show at LVCC, Venetian Expo and Mandalay Bay, so there are no travel fees.
Purple Exhibits has local trade show staff in 35 cities: Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa, New York City, Chicago, Anaheim & Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix & Scottsdale, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Columbus, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Kansas City, St. Louis, San Jose & Silicon Valley, Fort Lauderdale, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Each city page lists its venues, shows and local crew, and we staff other U.S. cities on request.
No. $85 per hour, per person covers screening, product briefing, uniform planning, backup coverage and the post-show lead report. The only possible extras are overtime beyond 10 hours in a day, travel outside our home markets, rush bookings and custom uniforms, and we tell you about any of them before you sign.
Yes. Purple Exhibits designs, builds, installs and staffs exhibits, so one team handles the booth, the trade show staffing and the logistics.
Yes. You receive a lead report with every badge scanned, tagged hot, warm or cold, plus notes from each conversation, so your sales team knows who to call first.
Join the Purple Exhibits talent roster for CES, SEMA and shows nationwide.
Send the show and dates. You’ll get faces and a price within 24 hours.
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