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If you use both Novi AMS to manage your members and Map D to manage your events, have we got good news for you! Map D and Novi have partnered to develop an integration that allows data to flow seamlessly between our platforms. This makes it easier than ever to sell your tradeshow space while keeping your AMS and Quickbooks up to date—all while barely lifting a finger!

ORLANDO, FL, USA – July 1st, 2021 – on June 30th, 2021 Map D, a company now part of Nextech AR Solutions, was recognized as the “Supporting Associate Organization of the Year” by the Florida Society of Association Executives (FSAE).

The FSAE Supporting Association Organization of the Year award honors a company or organization with at least one FSAE Associate member that has demonstrated outstanding efforts, excellence, and innovation related to its ongoing or special programs or services that benefit their industry, profession, or the association industry.

New Feature: Design Customizations

Today we're writing about a new feature added to your event's show set up and settings panel - design customizations! Design customizations will let Map D clients take control of their event's look and feel like never before. 

Selling exhibitor booths is not always an easy task.

If you are an event director or promoter, you’ve got to stay on top of current trends to make sure you’re planning smarter, operating efficiently, and developing new revenue sources. Here are 6 trends you should be aware of and consider incorporating into your event(s).

With all of the competition, creating a trade show exhibit that's going to draw the attention of the crowd is one of the key components to great marketing for your business. Making your exhibit unique can be done by having a central theme that incorporates information about your company and engaging customers in an interesting and interactive way.

With the rise of technology and the decline of the economy, more and more corporations are turning to virtual trade shows as a way to save money. In her article on Forbes.com, "How to Table a Virtual Trade Show," Melanie Lindner outlines a few tips and guidelines to follow in order to make the most out of your virtual trade show experience.

Where is the hotel? What flight is our tech guy on? Who has the print material? Is anyone coming to this show?

Wish you'd handled all the details before it's time to light the lights? Fear not. If you refer to this list of 101 Tips for the Trade Show Exhibitor your show will run smoothly before you even step foot out of your office and all the trade show hours through.

Why host a trade show? Why market in a convention? What are the benefits?

Involvement at trade shows creates many benefits for your company in the marketing world. Here are ten reasons why your company should invest in a trade show:

You may have seen one of these images on the back of your favorite shampoo bottle or vending machine beverage, but these new-age barcodes are much more than what meets the eye.

These images—QR or "Quick Response" codes—are 2D matrix barcodes that, when scanned, link consumers to business web pages, emails, contact information, and more. This is a great new way to provide yet another form of interaction with attendees or exhibitors at your next trade show.

How it Works

QR Codes work in virtually the same way as linear barcodes except that they have the ability to store much more information. First, a phone must be able to scan QR codes; there are many options including specialized apps and some phones can scan with the camera app.

Then simply by scanning the barcode with your smartphone camera while using the app, the coded URL, bookmark, or phone call is automatically launched.

Where to Get a QR Code

In order for your business to successfully use QR Codes at your next trade show, you need to use a QR Code generator. This is an easy, free online system and, again, there are many options that will fit your business needs. More and more QR generators are being created every day, but listed below is an option that I think is the easiest to get started with:

• QRCodify - This takes less than a minute to generate a code and gives the option to put in anything you'd like and you can even choose the foreground and background colors.