Chicago · Trade shows, conferences & brand events
Branded photo activations
in Chicago.
Start relevant conversations at your Chicago trade show or conference with a branded photo, AI or booth-based video experience guests can make their own. Offer a personal takeaway that supports your brand presentation, then fit the experience to the actual hall, floor plan, current show rules and production responsibilities.
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Built around your event
Give professionals a reason to connect.
Project-based service. Dates, travel, staffing and venue access are confirmed in the event proposal.
Know your McCormick Place hall
McCormick Place includes North, South, West and Lakeside Center spaces. Start with your exact hall or room, the current show manual and the venue requirements. Contractor status and who handles each part of the work must be confirmed for your event.
Official planning references: McCormick Place campus overview, McCormick Place contractor guidance. Venue information checked October 3, 2026; recheck the current organizer manual for your event.
Offer a portrait worth stopping for
A headshot, Elite portrait or campaign-specific enclosed experience gives guests useful personal content and your team a reason to introduce itself. Connect the image guests receive to the conversation you want to start.
Keep the creative relevant and approved
Scientific, medical and industrial audiences do not justify collecting sensitive personal information. Use approved graphics and only the fields needed for the agreed event purpose.
Give your team a clear delivery plan
Know who is responsible before the event. Name the production lead, services owner and creative approver, then review travel, freight, labor, installation access and the end-of-day handoff before confirming the work.
A few useful answers
Before we begin.
What should we send first?
Start with the event and the guest action you want. Tentative dates and an undecided venue are welcome; share only what you know. As the plan develops, the venue, usable space, a draft floor plan or current show manual can help refine the proposal; do not send confidential material through the initial form.
What shapes the quote?
Your quote reflects the experience, custom creative, operating hours and guest takeaways, plus travel, freight, venue services and staffing. This city guide does not set a fixed price or minimum.
Are these venues or shows Tumbleweed clients?
They are planning references. Naming a venue or organizer does not claim a client relationship, endorsement, approved-vendor status or reserved event date.
Start with Wendy
Give guests a reason
to connect.
Tell us who you want to reach in Chicago and what you want them to do next. Share the venue if you know it, and we’ll shape the creative and event plan together.
Plan Your Activation