Revenue tools for show organizers

Your show has more to sell than tables.

VendorStax helps card and collectible show organizers create more revenue opportunities around the same event through add-ons, premium placements, memberships, sponsorships, digital visibility, and attendee sales.

More revenue channels does not mean higher prices everywhere. The goal is to sell optional value where it makes sense.
Revenue Beyond Tables Illustrative revenue stack
Organizer controlled
Table Reservations Foundation
Vendor Add-ons Checkout upgrades
Premium Locations Space value
Memberships Recurring access
Digital Visibility Show Spotlight
More ways to earn from one audience. Without creating six different systems.
Monetize the moments already happening

Revenue opportunities can exist across the entire show lifecycle.

VendorStax gives organizers different ways to package value before booking, during checkout, before the show, and while attendees are on the floor.

Before Booking

Memberships and early-access programs create value before reservations open.

During Booking

Add-ons and premium locations increase what a vendor can purchase in one transaction.

Before the Show

Sponsor packages and featured placements create pre-event exposure opportunities.

During the Show

Show Spotlight visibility and special offers create digital inventory while attendees are engaged.

Next Show

Memberships and vendor history help organizers bring recurring value into the next booking cycle.

Vendor add-ons

Turn useful extras into optional upgrades.

Add-ons let organizers package services vendors already ask for instead of handling them manually through messages, cash, or side spreadsheets.

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Offer what fits your venuePower, reserved parking, extra badges, early load-in, display cases, table rentals, trade-night space, and more.
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Put upgrades in the booking flowVendors make the choice while they are already reserving instead of creating another follow-up task for staff.
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Control availabilityEnable only the add-ons relevant to a show and set pricing or limits as needed.
Vendor Add-ons
Spring Collectibles Show
Organizer Settings
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Reserved ParkingVendor parking near load-in
$15
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Power AccessStandard outlet access
$10
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Extra Vendor BadgeAdditional participant access
$10
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Early Load-InPriority setup window
$10
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Display Case RentalShow-provided case
$25
Premium placements

Not every location on the floor has the same value.

Entrances, corners, islands, and high-traffic areas can carry more value than standard tables. VendorStax lets the organizer reflect that in the way space is packaged and booked.

Define premium inventoryMark the spaces that deserve different positioning or pricing.
Keep the choice transparentVendors can see the location and understand why it is different before they reserve.
Avoid one-price-fits-all floor plansUse the floor as inventory instead of treating every six-foot table as identical.
Standard
Premium
Island
Premium
Entrance
Standard
Standard
Premium
Corner
Standard
Premium Island
High-visibility center placement
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Standard
Premium
Corner
Standard
Premium
Exit Flow
MAIN ENTRANCE
Organizer memberships

Turn loyalty into a recurring program.

Memberships let organizers package access and convenience around their own shows. The organizer defines the tiers, pricing, capacity, and benefits.

1. Vendor joins

The organizer controls who can purchase or receive membership.

2. Benefits activate

Early booking, waitlist priority, preferred-table access, or other organizer-defined benefits become available.

3. Membership carries forward

Status follows the vendor across eligible shows instead of being recreated every event.

4. Organizer manages the relationship

See membership status, renewal timing, and use alongside vendor history.

Silver
$49 / year
Early booking access and organizer-defined member benefits.
Gold
$99 / year
More priority, stronger access benefits, and organizer-defined perks.
Platinum
$149 / year
Highest access tier for the organizer's most committed returning vendors.
Digital visibility

Sell visibility during the show.

Show Spotlight lets vendors show attendees what they are bringing and where to find them. That creates a digital layer of the event the organizer can package as paid visibility.

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Spotlight VendorOffer limited featured placement to vendors who want more visibility during the event.
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Show Spotlight SponsorSell a presenting or supporting sponsor position around the digital discovery experience.
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Special DealsLet sponsors publish attendee-facing offers, discounts, and promotions.
The floor gives vendors physical visibility. Show Spotlight gives organizers digital visibility they can sell.
Explore Show Spotlight
Show Show SpotlightSpring Collectibles Show
Presented by TAG
FeaturedFor SaleWantedSpecial Deals
SPOTLIGHT VENDOR
Parker Trading Co. Tables 42–43

High-end Pokémon and Lorcana singles available at the show.

SPONSOR SPECIALFree grading review at Booth A1
View Offer →
Revenue reporting

Know what came from tables-and what came from everything else.

If organizers are going to add new revenue channels, they need to know whether those channels are actually contributing. VendorStax separates table revenue from add-ons, sponsors, memberships, and other event income.

A useful organizer metric is Revenue Beyond Tables: how much of the show's revenue came from channels other than the basic table reservation.
SHOW REVENUE$49,500
BEYOND TABLES$6,800
REVENUE UPLIFT+15.9%

Revenue by source

Table bookings
$42.7k
Add-ons
$2.8k
Sponsors
$2.0k
Memberships
$1.1k
Digital visibility
$900

Give your show more than one way to earn.

See how VendorStax can layer add-ons, premium placements, memberships, sponsorships, and digital visibility around your existing reservation workflow.

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