In this episode of Exhibitor Insight, we’re covering Firstbeat Technologies, the leading provider of physiological analytics for sports and well-being. Their work focuses on transforming heartbeat data into personalized information about exercise, stress, and recovery. Firstbeat was founded in 2002 in Jyväskylä, which is the hub of sports sciences of Finland with the University and physiology labs. Their mission is to use physiology and science to unlock human potential in health, performance and productivity.
Firstbeat has developed revolutionary analytics technology that creates a digital model of user’s physiology through advanced modelling of heart function and heart rate variability (HRV). The background of Firstbeat is in exercise and physiological sciences and their products are based on physiology research.
Matt’s advice for exhibitors in this video is to be “proactive in the pursuit of building relationships”, and we couldn’t agree more. When you’re at a trade show, one of your motives is to engage with as many attendees as possible and to build meaningful relationships. Exhibiting is very similar to the art of sales, and just like in sales, you need to take the initiative and be more proactive in your endeavors. Here’s a list of ways you can be proactive to lock down leads.
Being a proactive exhibitor means realizing that your biggest competition at the show is time. Attendees simply don’t have the time to visit every single booth that’s at the show. Therefore, you should invite them to your booth before the show even starts, and offer attendees an interesting and relevant gift, experience, demonstration, or benefit for visiting you at the show. You don’t want to be the passive exhibitor who’s waiting hopefully for visitors to show up; you want to take initiative and do everything you can to gather attendees to your booth and maximize your time there. Additionally, being proactive doesn’t simply stop at the show. Once the show is over, you should forward the leads you acquired to the appropriate sales person, prioritized by need and urgency. Try to rank your leads by quality and potential, and send over their information so your sales team can effectively follow-up after the show. You definitely don’t want your hard-earned leads to go to waste.
