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Virtual conference demonstration with live Q&A

This movie takes the viewer through the sequence of visiting a V-Ex virtual exhibition and conference venue, and arriving at a custom branded virtual auditorium. On entering the virtual seminar area there are several recorded and live-stream presentations to choose from. We then get to see a live Q&A with one of the speakers. The movie then looks at how the Q&A interface works for the viewer. We see a question being asked, the moderator seeing the question and approving it, and then the presenter’s screen showing the question.

Virtual conference venue tour and explanation

This movie takes you on a full tour of a virtual convention centre built on the V-Ex Virtual Exhibitions platform. It shows a front door, lobby, exhibition area, virtual meeting rooms and an auditorium. It demonstrates how a virtual environment can host different web applications for live streaming, pre-recorded content, virtual presentations and webinars. Ideal for hosting online events that can be live and then continue to offer an immersive visitor experience 24hrs on-demand for a long period of time after the live event.

What options are available for a virtual exhibition stand?

Using the IndustryExpo.online virtual trade show as an example, this movie runs through all the main options when it comes to designing and building a virtual exhibition stand or booth. The presentation starts with a 3×3 metre virtual shell scheme stand with a small number of standard furniture and display options, it then moves on to a 6×3 metre stand based on a shell scheme, but with some custom graphics and stand exhibit options. The movie then moves on to explore larger custom exhibition stands that include 360 degree views and on-stand navigation options, plus a huge variety of photo-realistic 3D interactive content. It also covers popular promotional ideas for increasing visitor numbers to your virtual exhibition stand.

VIP invites and e-tickets to a virtual exhibition

This movie covers the VIP invitation service available to digital marketing teams using the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition platform. It explains how exhibitors can invite their own contacts to their stand, and see the information about each visitor. This contact data is not shared with other exhibitors if you are exhibiting at a virtual trade fair or convention, only if your visitor decides to go and visit another stand at the show, and signs the relevant T&Cs. If you are using the V-Ex platform to create an interactive online conference or experience of your own, then you can use the VIP service to invite select guests directly and ask others to register for entry.

Exploring the CRM dashboard on the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition Platform

This movie explains the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) dashboard on the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition platform. This dashboard allows owners and operators of a virtual booth to invite guests directly to the stand and then understand what that visitor is most interested in, allowing for directed and efficient marketing and sales follow-up activity. The CRM dashboard will also provide information on registered show visitors who have signed the T&Cs to enter a virtual exhibition where the stand is hosted – providing it is built on the V-Ex platform.

How the statistics viewer dashboard works on the V-Ex platform

This movie explains the information that is displayed on the statistics dashboard on the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition platform. The commentator describes how the geolocation and traffic aspects of the UI are driven by Google Analytics behind the scenes, but presented in an easy to navigate and understand graphical way. It covers visitors by day, week, month, year and five year periods, and shows how the stats dashboard allows stand owners to drill-down into the visitor numbers to individual sections and product hotspots. This provides valuable data for checking the effectiveness of marketing activities and benchmarking your virtual exhibition stand against other digital marketing tools.

What is included on a V-Ex Virtual Exhibition CMS dashboard.

This movie provides a guide to the Content Management System (CMS) dashboard on the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition platform. One of the defining aspects of a true virtual experience platform is that the back-end is sophisticated enough to offer a full content management UI to the owner / operator. The V-Ex CMS dashboard allows live control over all aspects of a virtual exhibition or virtual showroom environment; from navigation and stand interactive elements, to registration and hot-spot content. Be that images, text, video, live steam events, webinars, messaging, chat or the usual pdf literature and enquiry forms.

What can a virtual exhibition booth actually do?

In this movie an experienced builder of virtual exhibition stands, or ‘virtual booths’ , explains what can be achieved when you use the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition platform to build your stand. It covers everything from information panels to avatars of real sales people. It also explores the idea of active ‘pins’ and ‘hotspots’ where content can be loaded for the visitor to explore. There are a wide range of features that carry across from a physical stand design, and some new ones which you can only really achieve digitally. Renders, sections and interactive elements are all explained in an easy to understand on-screen demonstration.

What are virtual exhibition stand pins and hotspots?

This movie explains the interactive elements that are available on a virtual exhibition stand built using the V-Ex Virtual Exhibition platform. They include ‘pins’ that can be clicked, and ‘hotspots’ which are content windows that open-up to provide visitors with access to a wide range of information such as; images, text, 3D interactive products, movies, presentations, live streaming video feeds, web chat and messaging, to name just a few. The movie also explains about static 3D views of virtual booths and 360 degree interactive 3D views of live virtual exhibition stands.

What is a Digital Twin?

This video shows examples of digital twin exhibition stands and booths built by virtual exhibition stand provider V-Ex, it describes how V-Ex can build a digital twin of a physical exhibition stand / booth to take advantage of online interest in any show you are attending. It also describes how exhibitors can use a digital twin exhibition presence to increase footfall with an interactive photoreal 3D visitor experience.

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"It was a huge team effort to put together our biggest and best virtual trade fair yet. Thanks to the V-Ex team for your professionalism, expertise, attitude and great humour."

"Virtual Exhibitions can reduce carbon emissions by 99% when compared to equivalent live events."

"At V-Ex we are encouraged to collaborate and to suggest new ways of doing things. The learning process never stops as we're always able to innovate and experiment with new ideas and techniques."

“We’re absolutely delighted with the way our online Commercial Conference went and the overall project experience working with V-Ex. Both the venue you delivered for us and the platform are fantastic – the functionality is great and nothing we asked for was too difficult to achieve.”

"Our CEO loves the signage you created for the investor day. It looked great in the lounge of the Nasdaq building."

“With V-Ex Hybrid we were able to make ACWHTR Live! a year-round educational event with four individual, multi-day sessions consisting of a combination of live seminars and on-demand content.”

“Thank you for all you help with getting the conference ready and delivering the studio experience. The board are delighted with the results and the feedback across the business has been super positive. Thank you for everything your team has done, you guys made it literally a pleasure”