Whether you are attending a trade show as an exhibitor or as a buyer, there are plenty of mobile apps that can allow you to use your mobile devices to take the best out of these important annual appointments.
The session presented at AIBTM in Chicago the 12 of July 2013 offered an overview of the best apps and provided some tricks to better manage many of the steps connected with trade show participation.
In the slides you can find some examples of apps helping you to plan the whole trade show and to record all relevant data in a central system, to exchange contact’s and collect mailing list signups, to take surveys, to create and show presentation of your company and products, to track the attendance, to build and share memories on your social media channels and much more.
2. Apps
dedicated
to
many
of
the
ac1vi1es
that
par1cipants
might
have
to
manage
before,
during
and
a8er
the
trade
show.
Some
1ps
and
some
cri1cal
points
Prac1cal
solu1ons
to
facilitate
the
life
for
buyers,
exhibitors
and
visitors.
Solu1ons
for
some
specific
needs
We
will
see
together
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3. Wifi
connec1vity
in
the
show
venue
Some
apps
need
the
devices
to
be
under
the
same
wifi
(and
o8en
exhibitors
and
buyers
use
different
networks).
Check
for
updates
and
pay
aFen1on
to
bugs
Availability
of
the
services
provided
throughout
the
app
in
the
country/state
where
the
trade
show
will
take
place
Some
6ps
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4. Trade
shows
abroad?
Wifi
problem
solving
Skype
WiFi
Get
online
at
over
1
million
WiFi
hotspots
around
the
world.
Pay
per
minute
with
Skype
Credit.
The
must-‐have
app
for
trips
abroad
and
interna1onal
travelers
–
available
at
over
1
million
hotspots
worldwide.
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5. Planning
Trade
shows
Trade
Show
Results
Mul6plier
–
Standard
This
app
will
work
at
any
trade
show,
without
having
to
download
a
special
app
for
the
conference
or
event
you
are
aFending.
You
can
email
yourself
a
complete
ac1on
plan
of
all
your
results
as
well
as
a
PowerPoint
presenta1on
of
everything
you
achieved.
The
professional
version
has
the
emailing
capabili1es
for
your
data.
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6. Schedule
your
extra
appointments
according
to
par6cipants
availability
doodle.com
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7. Doodle
2
Go
Schedule
events
without
mail
chaos!
With
this
app
you
have
the
services
of
www.doodle.com
in
your
pocket
-‐
all
for
free
and
without
registra1on
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Schedule
your
extra
appointments
according
to
par6cipants
availability
8. QuickLead
is
the
ideal
iPad
lead
capture
tool
for
trade
shows.
It’s
simple,
quick,
easy
to
use,
and
records
all
your
leads
in
a
central
system.
Take
photos
of
people,
sketches
or
business
cards.
Record
your
thoughts
on
the
iPad
itself,
using
your
finger
or
a
stylus.
Export
as
Excel
file
Managing
data
and
follow-‐up
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10. Counters
Counters+
Counters+
is
a
counter
to
let
you
easily
track
unlimited
things,
like
for
example
the
number
of
par1cipants
to
one
or
more
sessions.
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11. TimeSta6on
Turn
your
iPad
or
iPhone
into
a
contactless
1me
&
aFendance
system.
TimeSta1on
runs
in
the
cloud,
there’s
no
so8ware
or
servers
to
maintain.
Managers
can
see
who’s
in
and
run
1me
and
aFendance
reports
any1me,
anywhere.
ANendance
&
Time
Tracking
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12. Buyers
and
visitors
registra6on
Please
Sign
In
Hand
anyone
your
iPad
-‐
in
a
few
seconds
they
can
fill
out
a
form,
aFach
a
photo.
Please
Sign
In
sends
you
an
email
with
the
contents
of
each
sign-‐in.
Please
Sign
In
is
perfect
for
Recep1on
Desks
and
Guestbook
for
par1es.
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13. Mailing
List
Signup
Tools
Thread
At
events,
conferences,
tradeshows,
you
can
easily
collect
emails
and
contact
info
from
your
iPad
via
the
app.
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14. Mailing
List
Signup
Tools
Sign-‐Up
Events
Gather
Leads
from
Trade
Shows!
Easily
sign
up
names,
emails
and
phone
numbers
from
visitors
to
your
trade
show
booth,
kiosk,
storefront
and
office.
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15.
Mailchimp
user?
Collect
subscrip6ons
Chimpadeedoo
Meet
your
new
signup
form.
Chimpadeedoo
makes
it
easy
to
collect
email
addresses
from
your
iPad
and
import
them
into
MailChimp.
Works
offline
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21. Welcoming
buyer
and
visitors
Proximity
Slideshow
Proximity
Slideshow
is
an
app
useful
to
perform
a
transi1on
between
2
images
or
playing
a
video
when
mo1on
is
detected
in
front
of
the
iPad.
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22. Webcast
the
events
in
your
booth
Event-‐Cast
With
Event-‐Cast
webcas1ng
your
events
is
fast,
easy,
and
inexpensive.
From
baseball
and
football
to
school
plays
and
special
events
and
more,
Event-‐Cast
allows
you
to
webcast
your
local
events
live
on
the
Internet.
And
now
with
the
Event-‐Cast
app,
webcas1ng
your
event
is
even
easier.
Event-‐Cast
turns
your
phone
into
a
mobile
broadcast
studio.
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23. Building
memories
to
share
Remote
ShuNer
-‐
Camera
Timer
with
Lens
filter
Remote
ShuFer
is
the
best
and
easiest
way
to
take
a
beFer
photo
when
you
are
alone
or
group
photo.
Remote
ShuFer
allow
you
to
connect
your
iPhone,
iPod,
and
iPad
using
one
as
camera
and
one
as
remote
to
see
live
stream
preview.
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24. Product
or
service
presenta6ons
deck
slideshow
presenta6ons
deck
makes
crea1ng
a
world-‐
class
presenta1on
complete
with
animated
charts
and
transi1ons
as
simple
as
touching
and
tapping.
deck
brings
your
content
to
life,
enabling
you
to
focus
on
cra8ing
your
story
and
le]ng
us
do
the
rest.
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25. Scrollshow
Scrollshow
is
the
most
innova1ve
presenta1on
editor
ever
designed
for
iPad.
Ideal
for
storytelling,
1melines
and
infographics.By
handling
several
scrolling
speeds,
it
allows
you
to
create
panoramic
presenta6ons
using
the
astounding
2.5
dimension
perspec1ve
that
mirrors
the
parallax
effect
used
in
gaming.
Product
or
service
presenta6ons
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26. iPad
2,
3
and
4
–
no
special
app
is
needed
to
send
your
content
to
a
screen
This
way
the
presenter
can
stand
anywhere
in
the
room,
walk
and
deliver
thepresenta1on
interac1ng
with
clients/par1cipants.
Apple
TV,
cables
and
connectors,
laptop
Tech
tools
to
project
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27. Wikipedia:
Mul1cast
is
the
delivery
of
a
message
or
informa1on
to
a
group
of
des1na1on
computers
simultaneously
in
a
single
transmission
from
the
source
A
cri6cal
point:
WiFi
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28. Slides
and
presenta6ons
Pointer
Show
your
presenta1on
on
a
secondary
screen
such
as
a
projector,
TV
or
monitor
and
interact
with
it
by
poin1ng
and
drawing.
CloudOn
CloudOn
brings
Microso8
Office®
to
your
iPhone
&
iPad
and
links
it
to
your
Box,
Dropbox,
Google
Drive
and
SkyDrive
accounts.
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29. Remote
mouse
Turn
your
iPad
into
a
wireless
touchpad
and
keyboard
now!
You
can
take
control
of
your
presenta1ons
from
anywhere
in
the
room.
Remote
mouse
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30. Some
6ps
Have
always
ready
a
“plan
B”
with
all
the
cables
and
adaptors
needed
in
case
the
WiFi
doesn’t
work
properly.
Close
down
all
non-‐essen1al
applica1ons
on
your
iPad
before
star1ng
your
presenta1on
and
turn
on
the
"do
not
disturb"
mode.
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31. Last
minute
communica6ons/signals
Large
Type
A
simple
applica1on
which
displays
words
as
large
as
possible.
Type
your
message
and
press
Return
to
show
your
message.
Double
tap
to
edit.
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32. Last
minute
communica6ons/signals
Sign+
Sign+
is
the
easier
way
to
turn
your
iPad
into
a
digital
sign.
Use
it
at
spor1ng
events,
at
the
airport,
or
even
in
the
classroom.
It's
never
been
easier
to
make
your
own
signs.
No
markers
or
paper
required.
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33. Last
minute
communica6ons/signals
2Meet1
Within
just
a
few
seconds
this
applica1on
allows
to
prepare
a
personal
gree1ng,
choose
the
appropriate
colors
and
fonts,
add
a
photo
of
a
guest
o r
c o m p a n y
l o g o
o r
background
picture.
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34. Your
computer
and
data
remotely
available
Splashtop
2
-‐
Remote
Desktop
Splashtop
is
the
easiest
and
fastest
way
to
access
your
Mac
or
Windows
PC
from
your
iPad!
Use
Splashtop
to
access
your
computer
on
the
local
network.
View
and
edit
Microso8
Office
and
PDF
files.
Browse
the
web
using
IE,
Chrome,
and
Firefox
with
full
Flash
and
Java
support.
Access
your
en1re
media
library
and
documents.
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35. Solu6ons
for
your
specific
needs
QR
and
other
tools
Conference
call
Project
Management
Tickets
and
lists
Social
Media
Counters
&
6mers
Quiz
polls
&
survey
Docs
edi6ng
and
sharing
Presenta6ons
Mee6ng
management
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