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Trade shows and events

A digital business card for trade shows, conferences and events

At a booth you meet a lot of people fast. Paper cards end up in a tote bag and get tossed at the airport. With cardtap they scan your phone and you're saved in their contacts before the conversation is over.

How it works at the booth

1. Before the show, set your cardtap lock screen and print your QR on your badge insert or booth sign.
2. When you meet someone, wake your phone and hold it up. They scan it with their camera.
3. Your page opens. They tap "Save my contact," and your photo, phone, email and links go into their phone.
4. If they want you to follow up, they use the "Share your info" form on your page. Each one is emailed to you.
5. After the show, download everyone who shared their info as a CSV from cardtap.me/edit and follow up.

See a live page: cardtap.me/keitheddleman.

What cardtap is and isn't

cardtap handles the personal hand-off: getting you into their phone, and giving them an easy way to send you their details. It doesn't scan attendee badges and it doesn't sync to a CRM. If your show requires badge scanning for lead retrieval, keep using the show's app for that. cardtap fits next to it.

Pre-show checklist

• Set the lock-screen image (how) and turn your brightness up.
• Download the 1360-pixel QR and add it to your badge insert, booth sign or table tent.
• Have a coworker scan it and save your contact, so you know it works.
• Check your page: title, links and the phone number you want people to have.

Running a team at the booth?

Each person gets their own page and QR, so contacts go to the right rep. Each page is $79 a year after its trial. There's no team plan today.

Questions

Does it need a signal on the show floor?

The person scanning needs data or Wi-Fi to open your page. Convention-center Wi-Fi can be slow, so the page is kept light.

Can it scan attendee badges?

No. cardtap doesn't do badge scanning or lead retrieval.

Do I get the contacts people send me?

Yes. Each one is emailed to you as it comes in, and you can download them all as a CSV. cardtap never texts them or sells their info.