Exhibiting at MF India 2026?
Don't come home with cards instead of pipeline.

Pre-show outreach to Chennai's sheet-metal buyers, lead capture, post-show nurture. Engineered for RFQs, not booth visits.

Dates
27-30 August 2026
Venue
Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam
City
Chennai
Expected Visitors
20,000+ projected
Slots / edition
2 max
⏱ Booking deadline: 28 July 2026 · 61 days remaining

Run by Sajid (12 yrs procurement + structural-steel project engineering, incl. Riyadh Metro) and Arjun (BI / portfolio analytics at a global engineering consultancy). 2 client slots per edition. Free diagnostic tools at flintleads.com let you evaluate us before we talk.

Three Packages.
Pick the One That Matches Your Stage.

Show Sprint

For first-time exhibitors testing the digital layer

₹1,50,000
one-time, all-in
8-week engagement
What's included
  • Discovery & ICP locking (Week 1)
  • 250–400 verified buyer contacts from show attendee pool
  • 4-week pre-show outreach campaign — LinkedIn + cold email
  • Lead capture infrastructure (QR + landing page + iPad form)
  • 4-week post-show nurture sequence
  • 30-day debrief report with measurable outcomes
Not included
  • On-ground content (recommend external visual production studio)
  • Paid LinkedIn ads
  • Booth design / printing
We target

8–12 booked discovery meetings

Floor commitment

4 meetings — triggers no-cost extension campaign if missed

Book Show Sprint

Show + Pipeline Launch

For owners committed to a 12-month pipeline strategy

₹4,50,000 + ₹1,00,000/month × 3
one-time + 3-month retainer (₹7.5L total over 4 months)
16-week engagement
What's included
  • Everything in Show Maximum, plus:
  • 90-day post-show Pipeline retainer with 100-200 fresh contacts/month
  • Show lead reactivation campaign (Days 30-60 post-show)
  • Founder LinkedIn brand build — profile audit, 90-day content calendar
  • Bi-weekly strategy calls + monthly performance reports
  • Quarterly executive briefing with pipeline value calculation
Not included
  • On-ground content (recommend external visual production studio)
  • Other shows running in parallel (separate engagement)
We target

25–40 booked discovery meetings across 4 months

Floor commitment

15 meetings — pause clause refunds unused retainer if not producing

Book Show + Pipeline Launch

Add-ons (any tier)

Founder LinkedIn brand setup
one-time. Skip if Tier 3 (already included)
₹40,000
Custom case study post-engagement
we write a detailed case study you can use in future sales
₹75,000
Multi-show booking
when 3+ shows are booked annually upfront
15% off
Visual production introduction
we connect you with industrial visual production studios at no charge — you contract direct
₹0

30% / 30% / 40% split

30% on contract signing, 30% on outreach launch, 40% on debrief delivery

No refunds. We work until process commitments are delivered. If outcome floor is missed, we run a no-cost extension campaign focused on closing the gap.

Book Now to Hit
The Full Pre-Show Window

01

Booking deadline

28 July 2026

Last day to book Tier 1 or Tier 2 with full pre-show outreach window. Later bookings get compressed scope.

02

Content brief due

7 August 2026

ICP profile, key message, target buyer roles, named accounts. Locked at this point — no shifts after.

03

Outreach live

14 August 2026

LinkedIn + email campaigns deployed. Daily response monitoring kicks in. Meeting bookings start landing on your calendar.

04

Show day 1

27 August 2026

You arrive at the booth with pre-booked meetings already on your calendar. Lead capture infrastructure live.

05

Show day final

30 August 2026

Last meetings, final lead captures, hand-shake transitions to post-show nurture phase.

06

Debrief delivered

29 September 2026

Full report: meetings booked, leads captured, RFQs in flight, cost-per-qualified-RFQ, recommendations for next show.

Five Steps from
Discovery to Debrief

01

Discovery & ICP locking

60-min kickoff. Lock target ICP, products to push, geographic priorities. Define what 'a qualified RFQ' means for you.

02

Buyer list build

250–700 verified attendee contacts (depending on tier). LinkedIn + email + role + company verified. Tiered by priority.

03

Outreach campaign

LinkedIn connection sequences + cold email cadences sent under your founder's name. Daily response handling. Meetings booked on your calendar.

04

On-show capture

Lead capture infrastructure (QR + landing page + iPad form). Every visitor becomes a structured CRM contact, not a card.

05

Post-show nurture + debrief

4-week nurture sequence (personal follow-ups for top 20, automated for everyone else). 30-day debrief with measurable outcomes.

Questions Exhibitors
Usually Ask About MF India 2026

I'm exhibiting for the first time at MF India. Is Tier 1 (Show Sprint) enough?
Yes — Show Sprint is designed for first-time exhibitors. You get the digital outreach layer (LinkedIn + email to attendees) plus lead capture and post-show nurture. Skip Tier 2 unless you already have on-ground content (capability film, booth photography) handled separately.
How reliable is the 20,000-visitor projection?
It's an organiser estimate — MF India 2026 is the 1st edition, so there's no prior actual to compare against. First-edition industrial shows typically land at 60-80% of organiser projections. Realistic working range: 12,000-18,000 visitors. Either way, our outreach campaign isn't dependent on footfall — we pre-book meetings with named accounts. The show itself becomes the meeting venue, not the lead source.
How many attendees will actually be relevant buyers for a sheet metal supplier?
At a focused show like MF India (vs diluted multi-vertical shows), ~14-20% of attendees are decision-influencers from auto OEMs, Tier 1s, or industrial procurement teams. Even at the conservative end of the projection (12,000), that's ~1,700-2,400 addressable buyers. We target the top 250-400 by role and company fit.
It's a new show — how do I know the turnout will be there?
You don't, fully. First editions are higher risk than established shows. But MF India is backed by AIEMA Technology Centre (the team behind ACMEE — Chennai's most established machine-tools show), so their organising muscle is proven. We hedge by targeting outreach to known auto Tier 1 procurement teams in Chennai/Hosur/Sriperumbudur — they'll be there regardless of show buzz.
My booth team is small. Can we still capture leads properly?
Yes. The lead-capture infrastructure (QR codes + landing page + iPad form) we set up in Tier 1+ works with any team size. Even 1-2 people on the booth can collect structured data from 50-80 visitors per day if the system is in place.

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Confirmation Call

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Payment terms

30% on contract signing · 30% at outreach launch · 40% at debrief delivery. INR bank transfer to proprietor's account. GST not applicable currently (operating under threshold).

No refunds. We deliver.

Process commitments are firm. Miss any → we keep working at no charge until delivered. If outcome floor is missed, we run a no-cost extension campaign. No money-back, just work-until-done.

7-day cooling off

Within 7 days of signing AND before any work begins, you can withdraw for full refund less ₹25,000 admin setup fee. After 7 days OR after work begins, paid milestones are non-refundable but convert to credit toward another show within 12 months.

Show-cancellation policy

If the show organizer cancels or postpones >60 days, paid milestones convert to credit toward next edition or another show within 12 months. No cash refund — credit only.

Approval SLAs

Outreach copy: you approve within 48 working hours. Landing page: 3 working days. Strategic decisions: 5 working days. Past these windows, approval is presumed and we proceed.

Asset provision

Within 7 days of kickoff, you provide: company logo, founder photo, product photos, brand guidelines, existing collateral. Delays in asset provision shift our delivery timeline by equivalent days.

IP ownership

Buyer contact lists, landing pages, and debrief reports are yours. We retain anonymized methodology data for benchmarking. Case-study mention is anonymized by default; named mention requires written consent.

Slot cap per edition

We accept a maximum of 2 client engagements per edition of this show — to make sure each one gets full-founder attention from kickoff to debrief. Once filled, we move to a waitlist for the next edition.

Full engagement terms (liability, confidentiality, governing law, force majeure) are in the contract sent after the confirmation call. You sign once you're satisfied.

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