Category: Trade Show Management Software

ExhibitDay is the all-in-one Software-as-a-Service solution to track and manage your trade shows.

Planning Virtual Events

While some trade shows are postponed or canceled indefinitely in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, others are going digital. With the ubiquity of the Internet and availability of online connectivity tools, Virtual Events have quickly become the Event Industry’s primary response to the pandemic.

We are all in this together; and, as always: The Show Must Go On…

We just released the ability to tag your Events in ExhibitDay as In-Person or Virtual.

Adding Virtual Events

When adding a new event, you can now choose the format of the event (In-Person or Virtual).

Add a Virtual Event

Tagging Existing Events as Virtual

You can change the format of your existing events in ExhibitDay using the new Event Format Drop-down (top-right corner of the event page).

Change In-Person Event to Virtual

Virtual Events: Filtering by Event Format

On the main Events page, your virtual events will have the Virtual Event icon next to them. You can filter the Events page by event format (In-Person or Virtual).

Filtering Virtual Events

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More Attachments!

You can now attach any number of files to Tasks, Sponsorships, Playbook Scheduled Items, and Booth Services in ExhibitDay.

Add Attachment

To attach files, simply click the [Add Attachment] button when you’re adding or updating Tasks, Sponsorships, Playbook Items, or Booth Services in ExhibitDay.

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The Activity Feed

We are excited to announce the release of the Activity Feed module in ExhibitDay.

You can now view recent activity in your ExhibitDay Workspace using the new Activity Feed page.

User Activity Feed

You can Like or Comment on any activity in your feed. By default, when you comment on an activity, the Activity Principal (person who initiated the activity) gets an email notification about your comment; they can then, in return, respond to your comment on the activity. Other users who Liked or Commented on the same activity will receive an email notification as well.

Privacy / Access Control

Like all other data in your ExhibitDay Workspace, the Activity Feed is not publicly available (it is only available to users in your ExhibitDay Workspace).

Restricting Content on the Activity Feed

The content on the Activity Feed can be restricted for a given user to include only the activity for that user. This restriction can be enabled under: Workspace Settings > Users & Permissions.

Activity Feed Content Restriction

Disabling the Activity Feed

If you wish to disable the Activity Feed for your Workspace all-together, it can be done under your Workspace Settings.

Disable User Activity Feed

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Tagging Users as Contributors of Tasks, plus, other Enhancements

We just released the following ExhibitDay enhancements.

Task Contributors

You can now tag users as ‘Contributors’ of a task in ExhibitDay. Contributors are members of your team who are in some capacity involved in (or interested in following) a task. By default, tagged Contributors get email notifications when important updates are made to a task they are tagged in (e.g. when the task gets marked as completed or when a comment gets added).

Trade Show Task Contributors

New Email Notifications for Tagged Users

Users that are tagged as Attendees of an event, or tagged in travel reservations and scheduled Playbook items, now get email notifications once they have been tagged. Like all other ExhibitDay notifications, these new notifications can be configured (enabled/disabled) under My Profile & Preferences > Email Preferences.

Exporting the Events Page

You can now export the view on the main events page to a spreadsheet (.csv format).

Export Events to Spreadsheet

Note: The export function is available to ExhibitDay Workspaces that are on the Premium plan.

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Event Star Ratings, Plus, Other Enhancements

We just released the following ExhibitDay enhancements.

Event Star Ratings

Some events are worth going back to year-after-year; others are not. Some events yield favorable ROI; others do not!

Whatever your team’s take on a given event may be, it can now get reflected in ExhibitDay using the new Star Rating system.

To rate an event, go to the event page and use the stars (at the top right of the screen) to specify a rating (0-3 stars).

Trade Show Rating

On the main Events page, you’ll see each event’s rating next to its name. You can use the events filter (top right corner of the page) to filter out events based on their Star Ratings.

Event Ratings

Events Page: Annual Grouping

You can now view a list of your events by year. When viewing your events in List View or Detail View, use the extended menu on top of the Events page tab strip to see an annual grouping of your events.

Events grouped by year

Events Tab Drop-down

When you are on the main events page or viewing a specific event, you’ll notice a new drop-down menu next to the top Events tab. You can use this drop-down menu as a shortcut for adding a new event, or, seeing a list of your 3 most-recently-viewed events.

Events Dropdown

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