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The Smart Exhibitor Handbook

A guide to making better, smarter and more valuable events

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Contents

Accessing & Editing Your Profile

  • Overview of profile types
  • Logging in for the first time
  • Setting up your company profile
  • Adding products
  • Adding team members
  • Logging into your existing account

Networking

  • Your dashboard page
  • Discovering potential contacts
  • Searching for specific contacts
  • Saving and viewing your favourites
  • Your interactions dashboard

Introduction

  • What is a Smart Event
  • What are the benefits

Messages & Meetings

  • Sending & viewing messages
  • Requesting a meeting
  • Viewing and managing meetings
  • Assigning a team member to a meeting
  • Starting your virtual meeting

Lead Retrieval

  • Accessing badge scanning
  • Scanning badges
  • Sharing & exporting leads

Increasing engagement

  • Premium Online Showcases
  • Sponsorship and Advertising
  • Thought Leadership
  • Notifications

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Introduction

Our new Smart Event platform has been re-designed to give exhibitors a more valuable experience, creating more opportunities to meet and connect with your target audience.

  • Represent your company through your online profile
  • Get real-time leads from everyone who has viewed your profile online or scanning with the app
  • Connect with potential buyers who share your interests, pre during and post event
  • Engage with valuable contacts by connecting, messaging or setting up meetings

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Accessing & Editing Your Profile

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There are 3 different profile types:

  • Exhibitor
    • Can update company profile, adding products, etc.
    • Can add other team members
    • Can view all team members’ meeting schedules

  • Admin Team Member
    • Can update company profile, adding products, etc.
    • Has a personal profile that can be edited and can interact with others
    • Can add other team members
    • Can view all team members’ meeting schedules

  • Member Team Member
    • Has a personal profile that can be edited and can interact with others

Overview of Profile Types

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Each of the 3 profile types will receive an email with instructions for accessing the site.

Exhibitor profiles will receive an email with a username and password.

Both types of team members will receive an email with an activation link. Once the link is clicked you will be prompted to create a password. .

Admin team members can toggle between managing the company profile and its associated functions and managing their personal profile and its associated functions by clicking on Profile in the upper right corner,then clicking on the highlighted bar where their name is shown (or where their company name is shown if they’ve already clicked on their name).

*Check your spam folder if you don’t see an email in your Inbox.

Logging in for the first time

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Setting up your Company profile

As an exhibitor or admin team member, you can edit and add to your company profile. Make sure to take the time to create an engaging, informative and appealing profile.

Once in your profile you can take the following actions:

  • Adding/editing your company logo
  • Adding/editing your company description
  • Adding/editing your company contact information
  • Adding Team Members
  • Adding Products
  • Choosing your notification settings
  • Updating your password
  • Downloading leads

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Adding Products

On this screen you can add products.

Each product can have:

  • A unique name
  • Unique product categories
  • Unique product description
  • Multiple product images
  • One product video
  • Associated documents
  • A team member attached if you have a team member who specializes in this product

Each product can be toggled to Active status, meaning it is visible to others, or Inactive status, meaning it is visible only to you. Each product’s status can be changed at any time.

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Adding Team Members

To Add a Team Member, first click on the Add Team Member button as shown on Screen 1.

Next enter the Team Member’s email address as shown on Screen 2. Each Team Member must have a unique email address.

Then, on Screen 3, enter additional details about that Team Member and choose a role for them. Please refer to page 5 for the important distinctions between the Member role and the Admin role.

Once you click Add Team Member on Screen 3, that person will receive an email with an activation link and will be able to log into the platform to set up their personal profile.

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Logging into your existing account

To log in to an existing account, visit Discover.Pharmpackeurope.com and click on the Login button in the upper right corner.

A few important reminders:

  • Exhibitor profiles must log in with the username that was emailed to them, rather than email

  • Admin team members can log in with their email address and the password they created. Once logged in, they will be able to toggle between managing the company profile and its associated functions and managing their personal profile and its associated functions by clicking on Profile in the upper right corner and then clicking on the highlighted bar where their name is shown (or their company name if they’ve already clicked on their name).

  • Regardless of profile type, the Forgot Password link can be clicked to trigger a password reset email.

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Networking

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Company Dashboard page

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When logged in with an exhibitor profile or as an admin team member accessing the company profile (as explained on page 10), this version of the Dashboard page is displayed.

To navigate to the this page click on Settings in the left navigation, then click Dashboard at the top of the new navigation that appears.

In the Dashboard you can see::

  • Company profile completeness
  • Number of meeting requests, across all team members, by status
  • Product stats
  • Company profile activity
  • Top performing team members

You can also share your profile from this screen.

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Personal Dashboard page

When logged in with a personal profile this version of the Dashboard page is displayed.

To navigate to the this page click on Settings in the left navigation, then click Dashboard at the top of the new navigation that appears.

In the Dashboard you can see::

  • Personal profile completeness
  • Number of personal meeting requests, by status
  • Personal profile activity

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Discovering Potential Contacts

To get started, visit the Attendee List.

To navigate to the Attendee List from the Profile section, click on Settings then click on Attendee List in the new left navigation that appears.

This is where you can start building your pipeline of future valuable contacts, conversations and customers. Make sure to brief your teams on how to browse attendees with the easy-to-use filters.

Available filters include:

  • Countries
  • Participant categories
  • Organization
  • Primary activity
  • Markets active in
  • Activity categories
  • Interest categories

Each person’s profile card can be clicked into for additional details about that person. There are also icons that allow you to add the person to your list of favourites, send them a message, or send them a meeting request.

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Searching for a Specific Contact

To get started, visit the Attendee List.

To navigate to the Attendee List from the Profile section, click on Settings then click on Attendee List in the new left navigation that appears.

The Search box is in the upper left of the page and the list can be searched by:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Company
  • Position

Each person’s profile card can be clicked into for additional details about that person. There are also icons that allow you to add the person to your list of favourites, send them a message, or send them a meeting request.

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Saving and Viewing Favourites

You can save a person, company or product to your list of favourites by clicking the star icon on the profile card.

An item that you have already favourited will have a solid star while a not yet favourited item will have a hollow star.

To navigate to your list of favourited items from Edit Profile, click Settings and then click on Favourites in the new left navigation that appears.

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Company Interactions Dashboard

When logged in with an exhibitor profile or as an admin team member accessing the company profile (as explained on page 10), this version of the Dashboard page is displayed.

To navigate to the this page click on Settings in the left navigation, then click Dashboard at the top of the new navigation that appears.

At the bottom of the Dashboard page you will see a list of who has interacted with your profile and who your team has scanned onsite.

Interactions displayed are:

  • Company profile page viewed
  • Page favourited
  • Meeting requested
  • Product viewed
  • Product favourited
  • Scanned at stand

On this page you can:

  • Click into a person’s profile to see additional details about them
  • View all leads from both the website and mobile
  • Add a person to your favourites
  • Send a message
  • Send a meeting request

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Personal Interactions Dashboard

When logged in with a personal profile this version of the Dashboard page is displayed.

To navigate to the this page click on Settings in the left navigation, then click Dashboard at the top of the new navigation that appears.

At the bottom of the Dashboard page you will see a list of who has interacted with your profile and who your team has scanned onsite.

Interactions displayed are:

  • Personal profile page viewed
  • Personal profile favourited
  • Meeting requested
  • Scanned at stand

On this page you can:

  • Click into a person’s profile to see additional details about them
  • View all leads from both the website and mobile
  • Add a person to your favourites
  • Send a message
  • Send a meeting request

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Messages & Meetings

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Sending & Viewing Messages

Throughout the platform you will see a this Message icon on all company, product and people cards.

To send a message, click on the icon and begin typing your message.

At the top of the page, to the left of the profile picture, you’ll see Messages and Notifications. When you receive a message, it will appear in Messages and you will also receive a notification under Notifications.

You can all see and search all of your messages by clicking on the profile picture in the upper right, then choosing Messages in the Networking section of the drop down menu.

From this page you can also create group chats.

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Requesting A Meeting

Throughout the platform you will see a this Meeting icon on all company, product and people cards.

To request a meeting, click on the icon and begin filling out the form.

In the first step you’ll be asked for:

  • Subject - what is the purpose of the meeting?
  • Message - a short message about why you want to meet
  • Others you wish to invite (optional) - Invite others to join your meeting using their email address
  • Location to meet (online or at event)
  • Duration of the meeting

In the second step, you’ll be asked to select a date and time for the meeting and then your meeting request will be sent to the other party when you click the Request Meeting button.

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Viewing & Managing Personal Meetings

On the My Meetings page, you can see all of your meeting requests along with the status of each.

To navigate to My Meetings, click on the profile picture in the upper right, then click on My Meetings in the drop down menu under Networking.

On this page you can accept or decline a meeting request, as well as reschedule or cancel a confirmed meeting.

There is both a list view and a calendar view.

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Viewing & Managing Your Team’s Meetings

On the Team Meetings page, you can see meeting requests for all of your team members, along with the status of each meeting request.

On this page you can view meeting requests by:

  • Status
  • Team Member
  • Date

There is both a list view and a calendar view.

As a reminder an overview of meeting requests count and top performing team members can be found on the company dashboard page.

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Starting Your Virtual Meeting

The My Meetings page is also where you’ll go to join your meetings.

To navigate to My Meetings, click on the profile picture in the upper right, then click on My Meetings in the drop down menu under Networking.

For each of your meetings you’ll see a countdown clock and a greyed out Join button as seen here:

When it’s time for a meeting, the Join Room section will turn green and you can simply click it to join your meeting.

On the next screen, click Continue so a quick microphone and camera check can be done, then on the next screen click Join Room. Should you need to do any quick troubleshooting, click on the I in the upper left of the screen.

Please note, you can join up to 10 minutes before the start of your meeting. The meeting room will also stay open should the meeting run over.

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Lead Retrieval

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Accessing Badge Scanning

By clicking Meeting you can request a meeting with a participant.

Your you can send the meeting request with the following information:

Subject - what is the purpose of the meeting?

Message - a short message

Invite others to join your meeting using their email address

Find a location to meet (online or at event)

Duration of the meeting

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Download the event mobile app and log in using your exhibitor or team member credentials.

These are the same credentials that you use to log into the web platform.

Once logged in navigate to Badge Scanning.

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Scanning Badges

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Step 1: To scan a badge, tap the scan icon on the bottom right.

This will open your camera so you can scan the badge. When the camera is pointed at the badge, it will automatically scan.

Step 2: After scanning add your notes on the next screen.

On this screen you can add:

  • What type of lead they are (Potential Partner, Potential Client, Supplier, Other)
  • What type of client they are (New/Old)
  • If they’ve been contacted (Yes/No)
  • Lead Rating (1-3 stars)
  • Which Products they are interested in

Below the products section, there is also a box to type in any additional notes about the lead.

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Sharing & Exporting Leads From the Mobile App

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Each person can view the badges that they’ve scanned by navigating to Badge Scanning in the app.

On this screen, there is also an Export link in the upper right that can be used to export the leads.

This will trigger an email to the user with an attached spreadsheet of leads which includes:

  • Name
  • Email
  • Company
  • Position
  • Address
  • Phone
  • Star Rating
  • Notes added
  • Products the lead was interested in
  • Type of client (new/old)
  • Time of scan

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Sharing & Exporting Leads From the Website

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Leads can also be downloaded from the website.

  • When accessed using the exhibitor profile this download will include all web and all scanned leads for all team members. Because this file contains all leads, the downloaded spreadsheet will have an additional column for Lead Owner.

  • When accessed using a personal profile this download will include all web and all scanned leads for just that person.

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Promotional Opportunities

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Premium Online Showcase

In addition to the Premium Online Showcase package, you can upgrade to the Deluxe package.

The following is included across both Web and Mobile applications:

  1. Header image
  2. Publish Unlimited Products
  3. Upload videos
  4. Add extra Team Members

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Choose to feature your Company Profile at the top of the exhibitor list

Your company will be highlighted and featured at the top of the lists Featured Exhibitors on both website and mobile App

Featured Exhibitor

SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING

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Display Advertising

Gain exposure by having your advertising displayed across the online platform and on the mobile app.

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Position

Dimensions

1. Half Width

680 x 124

2. Sidebar unit

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3. Mobile Banner

320 x 100

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Mobile Sponsorship

Splash Screen and Badge Sponsor are premium mobile app sponsorship opportunities.

Strictly limited to one sponsor each:

  1. Splash Screen this can be a static or moving image for all App user

  • Badge Sponsor includes your branding in the digital badge on mobile app

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