Pop Up Booths

Pop Up Booths are the “Gold Standard” of the portable trade show systems. In recent years the costs for printing Full Mural Displays on either rigid roll able panels or on vivid dye sublimation fabrics have decreased, allowing anyone to use these systems as the foundation of a trade show booth. By adding modular counters, banner stands and literature racks it is possible to create a powerful branded visual impact using inexpensive components that can be reconfigured for changing future display needs. Pop up booths can be configured in many sizes and shapes and designed to be easy to ship and set up by a single person in minutes!

We strongly recommend using your Pop Up Booth for Corporate Image and Branding and not for product specific information. Your Pop Up Booth Graphic can be re used for several years and is the most expensive part of the system. It usually costs about 75% of the cost of the original booth to reprint the graphics. By using banner stands together with literature for product specifics, you can protect your investment while offering product specific collateral. Your logo and brand are the enduring image that needs you need people to remember even after current products are obsolete.

Pop Up Booth Styles – Mural panel versus Fabric Systems

Pop Up Booths have evolved from early systems that used carpet panels with graphic panels being attached with Velcro. Today there are two categories of graphics that are used in pop up booths each offering different strengths and weaknesses. The most popular is the Rigid Mural Panel Pop Up which provides for the highest quality printed. The other popular choice are Fabric Dye-Sublimation Pop Ups which are less expensive and extremely easy to set up in less than one minute! Here are some considerations when deciding between the styles.

Rigid Mural Panel Pop Up Booths

This is the most popular portable trade show booth in use today because it offers the best combination of professional look & feel, economy and ease of use. Unlike Fabric Pop Ups, a Mural Pop Up is able to form a perfect curve creating a powerful back-wall to display your brand. Our OpalJet Panels with Dye inks and textured polycarbonate over laminates provide the most vibrant and accurate colors available surpassing what is possible with dye sublimation printed fabrics. These two factors (curved form and graphic quality) make our Rigid Mural Panel Pop Ups a first choice in building a portable trade show display system.

Alta Graphics has fabricated Rigid Mural Panel Pop Up Booth systems for over 10 years and specializes in providing the best quality and design for a reasonable price. Our frames use a 12” wide footprint making them very stable. 100% of the system connectors are magnetic using powerful “rare earth magnets” ensuring extremely fast set up. All frame components are field reparable should that be required with no special tools. Our printing process provides the highest quality achievable anywhere in the world – Guaranteed! You will find less expensive systems online where some or all of these factors have been eliminated. We feel that if your budget does not allow for the purchase of a quality rigid panel pop up booth, you should consider a fabric panel pop up or an in-line banner stand wall rather than buying a sub standard low quality system.

Fabric Dye-Sublimation Pop Up Booths

In recent years improvements in the quality of printed fabrics has allowed the fabrication of Pop Up Booths using a single piece of vivid panel. Because the entire panel is so light and folds, it remains attached to the frame when packed or set up eliminating the steps of attaching the panels to the frame. This saves several minutes in both set up and packing the booth. It also provides a much lighter overall weight making it easy to handle. These convenience factors combined with a lower price point make this a popular choice for many applications.

Rigid Mural versus Fabric Pop Up Booth Comparison Chart

Pop Up Booth Configurations

Pop Up Booths are available in many sizes and shapes ranging from table top display systems to custom configurations for oversize booths meeting specific display requirements. The most popular configuration is the 10’ system designed to provide a complete package for a ten foot square trade show booth area. Here are the most popular sizes and shapes for Pop Up Booths.

Table Top Systems

Pop Up Table top displays offer a powerful impact for smaller events. Systems usually range from 15 to 30 pounds making them very light and easy to handle. They are about 5’ in width designed to fit on most standard tables and have an overall height of 7’ (including table) providing a large branding area in a small space. Available in both Rigid and Fabric panel Systems.

While a 10’ space is the industry standard, some applications require a narrower width for a smaller show or to allow flexibility in future uses. For this requirement Pop Ups can be configured in either 6 foot or 8 foot systems using either rigid or fabric graphics.

10 Foot Pop Up Booth Systems

Because this is the most popular size is offers the best value per square foot in a pop up booth. Available in both Rigid and Fabric panels the systems are priced to include the most features for the lowest price.

20 Foot Pop Up Booth Systems

Pop Up Booth Frames can be configured in an almost infinite number of configurations for larger booths. The most common are the “Gull Wing” or “Serpentine” configuration. Panels can be added to the back of the frame for a double sided system that can be positioned in the center of a 20’ x 20’ booth for a center wall to create separation of the space. Booths can easily be separated and used as two stand alone 10 foot systems allowing for flexibility in meeting the needs of larger and smaller shows.

[ Template of Gull Wing ]	[ Template of Serpentine ]

Custom Pop Up Booths

We can fabricate Pop Up Frames to meet any need. By using custom frames and flexible graphic panels (Rigid Mural Panel Graphics), we can form almost any curve or shape. Here are some ideas of how a series of Pop Up Towers can be used and reconfigured to meet changing requirements using the same system. Talk to our Trade Show specialist to see how a custom booth can be built to fit your unique display needs!

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Display U Config

Pop Up Booth Accessories

The two most important Pop Up accessories are the lighting and case. Typically a Rigid Panel System includes both as a standard part of the Pop Up package while a Fabric Pop Up package offers both as optional add ons.

Pop Up Booth Cases

	Shipping Case	Carry Case

There are two types of cases commonly used with Pop Up Booths; a hard molded plastic shipping case or a soft carrying case not suitable for shipping, If you need to ship your system using UPS or as checked luggage, you need a true shipping case. If you travel to shows by car a soft sided carry case is suitable. The Hard Shipping Case that comes standard with our Rigid Mural Panel Pop Up Systems, can be converted to a customer service counter or podium with the addition of an optional case graphic wrap.

Pop Up Booth Lighting

	Lighting – Halogen		Lighting – Vegas

Illuminating your booth is the best way to “Power Up” your brand! Industry standard lighting uses Halogen bulbs while “Vegas Style” LED lighting is becoming an affordable alternative. LED lighting is an option costing more than halogen and is required in some trade show venues (like Las Vegas) because it is cooler and less hazardous. Lighting is standard with Rigid Panel Pop Up Booths and optional with Fabric Dye-Sublimation Booths.

Other Pop Up Booth Accessories

While a Pop Up Booth provides an excellent Graphical Back Wall, the addition of other display hardware towards the front of your booth provides a layered look with more visual interest. Most commonly added options include a portable literature rack, Banner Stands and a portable display & customer service counter.

Booth without Accessories		Booth with Accessories