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Web Based Trade Show Management Software ShowGo Connect

August 20th, 2012 | Posted by seattlesoftware in Trade Show Management Software - (0 Comments)

As exhibit coordinators you’re constantly being asked for confirmation and tracking numbers, on-site contact names, emails or phone numbers. What if your sales team and event personnel had easy access to your vital trade show data without contacting you first? Think of the time you’ll save.

ShowGo Connect is your answer. Users get 24/7/365 access from home, the hotel, the trade show floor or wherever their travels take them. Trade show coordinators and personnel now have web-based access to all of their vital trade show information from any Internet connected computer via ShowGo.

Seattle Software Corporation integrates the new web based trade show management software ShowGo Connect with ShowGo

The release of ShowGo Connect delivers a wide range of new features to its existing trade show management software, ShowGo. Exhibit coordinators and sales personnel now have their trade show data at their fingertips. Never again will they be without. Now all the tradeshow personnel can be on the same page making communication a breeze.

ShowGo Connect’s key features:

  • Accessible – Access information anytime, anywhere from any computer without a download.
  • Flexible – Report generation with the click of a button, export to many popular formats (PDF, Word, Excel).
  • Communicate with ease – Distribute reports to anyone in the world whether they use ShowGo or not.
  • All Access – Secure, web application that is a cross-platform, cross-browser, delivering critical updates quickly and easily.
  • Seamless Integration – Fully integrated with ShowGo software, all information is automatically synched with the master database.
  • Pre-formatted Reporting – Generate and customize over 30 pre-formatted reports with its built-in report generator.
  • Control – Delegate report access and privileges based on user’s credentials.

President Shane G Eckel noted, “This is a great addition to the portfolio of productivity tools that ShowGo offers the exhibit coordinator and sales manager. Now, all sales personnel will be well-informed by using ShowGo Connect without the need of going through the trade show coordinator. ShowGo Connect makes access to trade show data easier than ever. ”

ShowGo’s networked database provides multiple users easy access and relevant tools to manage event details, including budgets and expenses, inventory management, task reminders, travel schedules, custom reporting and much more. The comprehensive tools ShowGo provides will result in not only flawless trade show management, but also seamless relationships between trade show events, marketing efforts, and corporate goals.

ShowGo Connect is an add-on to ShowGo software and requires the client’s database to be hosted by Seattle Software Corporation. For more information including pricing or to request an online demo of ShowGo and ShowGo Connect contact:

Seattle Software Corporation
Creators of ShowGo
Trade Show Management Software

Contact:
Carmen Smith
carmen@seattlesoftware.com
www.seattlesoftware.com
(206) 286-7677 ext. 117

 

 

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Top 5 ways to save time when planning your Tradeshows with ShowGo software

May 21st, 2012 | Posted by seattlesoftware in Trade Show Management Software - (0 Comments)



We here at Seattle Software Corp want you to get the most out of your tradeshow planning software, so we’ve put together a Top 10 list of ways to save time using ShowGo. We’re starting with 5 and will wrap up with the second half next week.

Let get started!

Top 5 ways to save time with your trade show planning software ShowGo.

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Event Duplication Wizard

1. Event Duplication Wizard – Copying tradeshow data when planning new events
If you like to save time, the Event Duplication Wizard’s for you! Since most of us have reoccurring events from year to year or similar shows throughout the year, once you’ve entered data into the first event the Event Duplication Wizard will allow you to copy that data as many times as you like. You can pick and choose the aspects of the first event that you want to copy over into the new event instead of having to re-enter the information into a blank form. Basic Event Information, Tasks, Scheduling, ROI, Inventory and Budget can all be brought over. You can even create a budget for next year’s show based on last year’s actual expenses for that show.

No tradeshow management software program other than ShowGo has this feature. This wizard will save you at least 3-4 hours per event.

2. Task/Budget Templates – Apply preset templates to new events
Like the Event Duplication Wizard, the Tasks and Budget Templates are a huge time-saver when shows occur on a year to year basis or similar shows happen during the course of the year. Instead of entering and reentering the tasks one by one over and over, entering tasks via the task template can save you a lot of time and increase accuracy, making sure you haven’t missed a thing. You’ll never miss a deadline again! These advantages are also seen in the Budget section.

3. Export to Excel – Export screen data into Excel ShowGo’s Reporting modules
ShowGo’s Reporting Module is one of its greatest strengths. But if you want a super quick and easy way to export and print the Event List, Contact List, Tasks List, or any of the ShowGo lists, this is what you’re looking for. Just go to that screen, click on File and select Export to Excel and you’re good to go. Excel will retain the way you’ve grouped, sorted and filtered the information as well. It’s just another way that ShowGo allows you to get your information out of the software quickly and easily.

4. Create Appointment – Email Schedules/Appointments to Personnel
Updating Event attendees and sales reps on what their schedule will be for an upcoming show can be a bit time consuming. But with the ‘Create Appointment’ feature this process has simplified all that. In the Scheduling module, just click ‘Create Appointment’, and ShowGo will open Outlook with a new appointment, addresses it to the Personnel and grabs the booth info, schedule, etc for that event. You can even attach a report. Once you’re ready to send it out, click Send. Personnel receive the Appointment request and when they click Accept, it’ll go directly into their calendar. It’s just that easy.

5. Add Invoice – Adding Invoices to tradeshows without opening the Event Form
If you add invoices on a regular basis for your tradeshows, then check this out this feature. Whether you’re on the Calendar or the Event List view, select the Event you want to work on, Right click and select ‘Add Invoice’ . The Invoice Form opens immediately for that event. There’s no need to have to open the Event Form. You’ll quickly see how much time you’re saving via ‘Add Invoice’ method.

There is it. Your top 5 ways to save time using your tradeshow planning software ShowGo. Next week I’ll show you 5 more ways.

Seattle Software Corporation
Creators of ShowGo
Trade Show Management Software

info@seattlesoftware.com
www.seattlesoftware.com
(206) 286-7677 ext. 3 Support
(206) 286-7677 ext. 5 Sales


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How to Copy and Paste your Data within your Tradeshow Software ShowGo

May 15th, 2012 | Posted by seattlesoftware in Trade Show Management Software - (0 Comments)

When you’re faced with deadlines, budgets, and stacks of paperwork planning for your next event means every second counts.  Whether you’re entering travel itineraries, setting up your budgets or planning schedules data entry often creates redundancies, and inefficiencies.  ShowGo’s Copy and Paste feature cannot only save you hours of time, it can prevent the inevitable inaccuracies than accompanies recurring data.

One area this can be most useful is the Scheduling and Itinerary section of ShowGo. When you need to track the flight information, many times your personnel will be leaving on the same flights at the same time.  If you have 2 or even 100 personnel entering each one individually could potentially take you hours even days depending on the number of Sales reps attending the show. The copy and paste feature cuts it down to a fraction of the time.

How to Copy and paste data within ShowGo tradeshow software

  1. Go to the Reservations Tab and select the Itineraries Tab.
  2. From the ‘Personnel’ drop down list select the first person whose has the first leg of their itinerary already entered.
  3. On the left of the first leg of the itinerary click on the triangle
    (The information will turn blue, meaning it’s all been selected)
  4. On the keyboard select Ctrl + C to copy

 

Paste to another Personnel’s Flight Itinerary

  1. From the Personnel drop down select a second person
  2. Click on the green ‘plus sign’ just to the right of personnel’s name to activate Itinerary form
  3. Click on the arrow on the left hand side of their itinerary
  4. Click Ctrl + V to Paste (This will paste the Itinerary from the other persons itinerary’s into the second person’s Itinerary)
  5. Click the ‘Save’ button in the top Left of the Form

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Video for an upclose look on how to do it within the Itinerary section of ShowGo.

This feature is useful not only in the Scheduling > Intinerary section, but you’ll find yourself using it throughtout the software.  Task Management, Contact management, Scheduling.  Find out for yourself how the Copy and Paste feature  works best for you.

 

Until next time…

Seattle Software Corporation
Creators of ShowGo

 

info@seattlesoftware.com
www.seattlesoftware.com
(206) 286-7677 ext. 3 Support
(206) 286-7677 ext. 5 Sales

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Custom Filtering for ShowGo – Trade Show Management Software

February 16th, 2012 | Posted by seattlesoftware in Trade Show Management Software - (0 Comments)

For Seattle Software’s first blog we’re going to start with one of ShowGo’s greatest strengths – flexibility. We’re going to begin by looking at Custom Filtering on the Event list.

Often at the beginning of the year a number of ShowGo users come to me looking for a way to intelligently filter the Event list so they only view those events they want to view. After you’ve used ShowGo for a while, you can start to build up quite a few events. Filtering the records in the Event List to make available only the data you want to work with.

You sort data to quickly organize your data and to find the data that you want.

Filtering your data with Trade Show Management Software

You filter data to display only the rows that meet criteria that you specify and hide rows that you do not want displayed, for one or more of the events you want to  view. Filtering your data or data manipulation in general, is time saving, and helps tailor your data to your exact needs.

Now that 2012 has begun, you may only want to view those events you’ve for 2012? Let’s get started.

It’s very easy to make this update.

On the Main Form, go to the Event list and click on the ‘Filter’ next to the ‘Start Date’

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The Custom Filter form will appear.

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If you only want to see events in 2012, select the following:

In the first drop down select: ‘Greater than or equal to’

In the second, enter the date you wish to start with: 1/1/2012

 

To undo this filter, it’s just as easy.  Click on the filter and select ‘All’.  Now all your shows will reappear.

 

Stop searching through years of Events and filter only what’s relevant to you right now. This flexibility in your trade show management software makes ShowGo easy to use and easy learn.

 

Until next time….

Seattle Software Corporation
Creators of ShowGo

 

info@seattlesoftware.com
www.seattlesoftware.com
(206) 286-7677 ext. 3 Support
(206) 286-7677 ext. 5 Sales

 

 

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