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A credentialed buyer floor spreads across two venues for four days — put a team out front who can qualify every badge that stops.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for SHOT Show 2027 — locally sourced in Las Vegas, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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SHOT Show staffing

SHOT Show staffing puts trained booth talent, lead-retrieval specialists and brand ambassadors on your stand at SHOT Show — the largest trade show for the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry, produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and held January 19–22, 2027 across the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. Attendance is restricted to verified industry professionals, law enforcement and credentialed media — there is no public day — so every person on the floor is a qualified buyer, distributor, retailer or agency representative. TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency, founded in 2005, that recruits, vets, briefs and manages SHOT Show talent locally in Las Vegas — trained on your product line and show rules before the doors open and run through one dedicated account executive — so exhibitors get a polished, compliant booth without flying in or housing a crew on the Strip.

Event details

SHOT Show 2027 at a glance

Dates
January 19–22, 2027
Days
Tuesday–Friday
Venue
Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum
Address
201 Sands Ave (Venetian Expo) and 3911 Koval Ln (Caesars Forum), Las Vegas, NV, 89169
Event type
Shooting, hunting and outdoor industry trade show (credentialed, industry-only access)
Official site
shotshow.org
Why it matters

What SHOT Show asks of an exhibitor

SHOT Show concentrates a credentialed professional buyer audience across two connected venues — the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum — with ten to twenty minutes of transit between sites during peak hours. Because the floor is industry-only, booth staffing quality directly determines post-show pipeline: there are no casual passers-by to pad your numbers, only manufacturers, distributors, retailers, range operators and law-enforcement buyers worth a qualified conversation. The show also runs under NSSF firearms display and safety protocols, so staff have to be briefed and on-message, not improvising. The four roles below each solve a different piece of standing out and capturing value on a regulated, buyer-dense floor.

The scale of the floor

A SHOT Show booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

SHOT Show concentrates a credentialed professional buyer audience across two connected venues — the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum — with ten to twenty minutes of transit between sites during peak hours. Because the floor is industry-only, booth staffing quality directly determines post-show pipeline: there are no casual passers-by to pad your numbers, only manufacturers, distributors, retailers, range operators and law-enforcement buyers worth a qualified conversation

Front of the booth

Trade show models for SHOT Show

SHOT Show trade show models work the front of your booth so no credentialed buyer walks past unengaged. On a two-venue floor open only to verified industry professionals, our SHOT Show trade show models draw and qualify visitors — separating browsing attendees from the manufacturers, distributors, retailers and law-enforcement buyers you came to meet — open conversations within show rules, and keep the stand staffed and on-energy from open to close across all four days. Because they're sourced in Las Vegas and know the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum layouts, you skip the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew piles on during a Strip convention week. The outcome: more qualified buyers stop, and your own reps stay on the high-value conversations that build pipeline.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for SHOT Show

SHOT Show promotional models pull attention to your space and turn credentialed visitors into captured leads. Standing out at SHOT Show means competing with thousands of exhibits across two venues for the same buyer's time, so our SHOT Show promotional models run product-viewing and demo stations within show rules, host giveaways and reveals, hand out materials, and hold energy through long days — drawing in the retailers, range operators, distributors and agency buyers flowing past your aisle. Each is briefed on your product line, NSSF compliance points and the one action you want every visitor to take, whether that's a scan, a demo, or a meeting booking. The outcome: higher booth traffic and more of it scanned and tagged instead of drifting to the next exhibit.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for SHOT Show

SHOT Show brand ambassadors represent your brand on a regulated floor where your story has to land with a professional audience. At SHOT Show your brand is on display to firearms, hunting, tactical and outdoor buyers and to law-enforcement and armed-forces representatives evaluating what's next, so our SHOT Show brand ambassadors are trained on your products, positioning, compliance points and talking points to carry the message consistently wherever you appear — embodying the brand on the floor, supporting product viewing, and guiding key buyer accounts and credentialed press through your space. For exhibitors returning annually, the same briefed ambassadors build familiarity with your product evolution and buyer base. The goal they serve: brand recall and on-message credibility with a credentialed industry audience.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for SHOT Show

As your SHOT Show event staffing partner we field the whole booth team behind the front line. That includes product demonstrators briefed on your equipment and NSSF show rules; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every buyer, distributor and agency contact is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters for in-booth product viewing and education; bilingual talent for the show's international buyers and law-enforcement delegations; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks and performance — and to coordinate coverage across both the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum. Our talent works through show close each day — never an early walk-off — so your booth stays covered to the final hour, not abandoned when the aisles thin. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and goals and manages the team on-site, so your stand stays staffed and producing for the credentialed buyers, retailers, distributors and agency representatives on the floor.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for SHOT Show

Local talent. Crews sourced in Las Vegas — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at SHOT Show — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed SHOT Show booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

SHOT Show staffing FAQs

Yes. TSM Agency places trade show models for SHOT Show who greet and qualify credentialed buyers at the front of your booth, open conversations within show rules, and keep your stand staffed and on-energy across all four days at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum. They're briefed on your product line, NSSF compliance points and the buyers you want — manufacturers, distributors, retailers, range operators and law-enforcement representatives — before doors open.

We staff SHOT Show with a locally based Las Vegas roster who know the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum layouts and the transit between them. Local talent arrives for pre-show briefings, handles same-day schedule changes, and returns across the four-day program without travel — and you avoid the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds during a Strip convention week.

Yes. We place lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan who scan badges, ask qualifying questions, and route high-intent buyers to your product experts, plus product demonstrators briefed on your equipment and NSSF show rules. Both are briefed on your qualification criteria and messaging before the show floor opens, and coverage can be coordinated across both venue sites.

Yes. SHOT Show draws international buyers and law-enforcement delegations from Latin America, Europe and Asia, and we provide verified-fluency bilingual talent — Spanish, Mandarin, French and other languages — who can greet, capture leads and support demos in a buyer's own language. Request bilingual staffing when you submit your quote so we can confirm availability for the January dates.

Talent generally runs $50–$85 per hour depending on role, program length and the Las Vegas market, and every booking includes staff selection, a pre-event brand briefing and a dedicated account manager. Quotes are fast — often within minutes once details are confirmed.

TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency founded in 2005, with 2,000+ events staffed, a 2,000+ talent network, a 5.0 Google rating and MPI membership. We carry $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Our talent are vetted 1099 professionals briefed on your brand and show rules before the floor opens, and every SHOT Show program runs through one dedicated account executive reachable on show days.

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SHOT Show staffing puts trained booth talent, lead-retrieval specialists and brand ambassadors on your stand at SHOT Show — the largest trade show for the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry, produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and held January 19–22, 2027 across the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas.

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