Among their offerings, all of which you can access from the Expomation site, include ExpoTour, an interactive floor plan application that helps attendees learn about vendors and schedule their time at upcoming shows. ExpoTour is a functional and straightforward application that allows your attendees to search for exhibitors, view a scalable show floor diagram, create customized maps that highlight specified exhibitors and view pop-up virtual exhibit booths. A scheduling tool can be added as well so that delegates can arrange appointments with exhibitors. On the left of the ExpoTour window, you search for exhibitors and view lists of matching vendors. On the right you can view the entire show floor or a portion or the show floor, which is color-coded so that you can quickly locate specific types of exhibitors.
Users can also create and save multiple views of their customized floor diagrams.
Exhibitor content can be uploaded in two ways. Show managers can upload the data themselves or exhibitors can be given access to their own password-protected Booth Builder and input their contact information and other company details on their own. According to Deborah Hodin, marketing manager, TSCentral, who gave me a tour of the ExpoTour application, it takes TSCentral two to four weeks from the time that they receive your floor plan diagram and list of exhibitors to create the infrastructure for your site. At this point, show managers receive reports via email that provide information about the personalized floor plans created by attendees. These reports provide a listing of the vendors that have been added by attendees to their customized diagrams.